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journalist 👩🏽‍💻 @barandbench |📧 ratna @barandbench .com | law graduate

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Ratna Singh
6 months
I write on the state of lower judiciary exams in India. I always wanted to highlight this issue. Finally! I have put in a lot of efforts to curate data to make this story happen. Do give it a read, share it, feedbacks are welcome. Thank you! :)
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1 year
This is not called protest but vandalism @ANI
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#WATCH | Gujarat | Bajrang Dal workers protest against the promotion of Shah Rukh Khan's movie 'Pathaan' at a mall in the Karnavati area of Ahmedabad (04.01) (Video source: Bajrang Dal Gujarat's Twitter handle)
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“If any of the women think that you’ll fight against the system, let me tell you, I couldn’t. And I am JUDGE. I could not even a muster a fair enquiry for myself, Let alone JUSTICE. I advise all women to learn to be a toy, or a non-living thing.” State of affairs in UP judiciary
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4 months
Update on UP woman judge who wrote a letter to CJI last month wanting to end her life alleging sexual harassment by district judge & his associates. She had filed a complaint with Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) on Sexual Harassment on July 12, 2023 (almost six months back).
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9 months
Old IPC - 511 sections New IPC - 356 sections Old CrPC - 484 sections New CrPC - 533 sections Old Evidence Act - 167 sections New Evidence Act - 170 sections #LokSabha
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5 months
25-year-old gangraped in parking lot of Noida’s Gardens Galleria Mall, 3 arrested, 2 absconding This is the state of Uttar Pradesh. District woman judge not safe, IIT BHU college student not safe, Women not safe.
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4 months
13th adjournment. #UmarKhalid
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3 months
“A rape survivor has alleged that she was sexually abused by a magistrate inside his chamber in a court in Tripura.” State of district judiciary?
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4 months
12th adjournment. #UmarKhalid
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4 months
“This is the eleventh time that the hearing in the matter has been adjourned.”
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Umar Khalid bail plea in Supreme Court adjourned yet again report by @AB_Hazardous
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8 months
Shame. Look at them laughing. This is happening inside the Parliament, just imagine the state of affairs outside it.
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8 months
A BJP MP @rameshbidhuri can be heard calling MP Danish Ali a "Bharwa (pimp), "Katwa" (circumcised), "Mullah" "Atankwadi" (Terrorist) & "Ugrawadi" (militant) ON RECORD in Lok Sabha while RaviShankar Prasad & Harsh Vardhan sitting next to him are laughing.
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4 months
Justice BV Nagarathna. (that's the tweet)
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1 year
Siddique Kappan today in Lucknow Court. His lawyer said, the release formalities are in process. He is languishing in jail for almost 2 years. #siddiquekappan
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14th postponement (adjournment?) The judge not available tomorrow for the hearing. #UmarKhalid
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6 months
I am amazed to see that ISC/ICSE board has introduced legal studies in their subject. I think it started last year (not sure) but what’s thrilling is that schools are organising moot court competitions as well. Legal education in schools is definitely a positive step.
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9 hours and counting - power cut in Lucknow. This is insane. @UPGovt @myogiadityanath I have to live a life. There is no back up. 😭😭😭 (Yes, I wanted to crib early in the morning. I am just ranting here.)
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1 year
Judiciary aspirants 10 days before the exam. “The Great Wall” 💁🏽‍♀️ #dead
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11 months
Allahabad High Court (Lucknow bench)
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2 years
“Let our work do the talking and not our speech,” says CJI DY Chandrachud. #SupremeCourt
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4 months
ANI being ANI 👀
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Mohammed Zubair
4 months
Hello @smitaprakash @ANI Why do you have to interview a common man speaking about the current Economy when you are not going to tweet about it anyways?
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3 months
Times Now Navbharat linking every instance of murder or violence against women to 'love jihad': NBDSA As per complainant, Indrajeet Ghorpade, programmes on these channels discussed topics like 'love jihad' and communal violence, targeting Muslims
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2 months
"Any decision they (lawyers supporting a particular political party) agree with is hailed but any decision they disagree with is trashed, smeared and disregarded. This cherry picking has been visible in very recent judgments too." Read here:
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1 year
Law students looking at job opportunities after graduating from law school. #sorrynotsorry
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5 months
I spoke to the concerned woman civil judge and she said, it’s her last hope after SC dismissed her plea yesterday. What she has alleged is right or wrong that the court/authorities have to decide. For a fact woman in judiciary at district level are not treated well.
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5 months
The woman judge has not received any update yet. Merry is it?
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5 months
“If any of the women think that you’ll fight against the system, let me tell you, I couldn’t. And I am JUDGE. I could not even a muster a fair enquiry for myself, Let alone JUSTICE. I advise all women to learn to be a toy, or a non-living thing.” State of affairs in UP judiciary
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UPPCS to provide employment opportunities to those candidates who appeared in the UP PCSJ interview but couldn't get selected. A progressive step by State for sure. Is it the first one though?
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1 year
State of lower judiciary in India when it comes to security. Pose as lawyer/media person in this country and shoot anyone you want.
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1 year
Warning: Disturbing visuals Sanjeev Jeeva, a west UP gangster was shot at in a Lucknow court. He was allegedly shot at by shooters posing as lawyers.
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11 months
Law students right before writing answers in examination. 🧘‍♀️
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Press Trust of India
11 months
VIDEO | Union Minister Smriti Irani performs Yoga in Noida on International Yoga Day. #InternationalYogaDay
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2 years
Sidhique Kappan’s bail rejection order in PMLA case.
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1 year
Law students when asked how is life after graduating from law school:
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9 months
Anyone can become a lawyer but not everyone understands law. :) #Saturday
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Ratna Singh
2 years
Sec 66A was declared unconstitutional in Shreya Singhal Case (2015), still the provision was being misused. It was only last year in August when @PUCLindia filed a plea in SC & informed that 745 cases were pending in 11 states. It was then that MHA directed to withdraw cases.
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2 years
PROFESSIONAL UPDATE: I am elated to inform that, I will be joining @barandbench as a Desk Editor. I am grateful & thankful to @shishirar sir, @pallavibnb ma'am & @legaljournalist sir for giving me this great opportunity. Looking forward to work with the team :)
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1 year
Which one to start with so that good vibes remain on first day of 2023? 🤓 #Welcome2023
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5 months
Old IPC - 511 sections New IPC - 356 sections Second new IPC - 358 sections (two added) Old CrPC - 484 sections New CrPC - 533 sections Second new CrPC - 531 sections (two deleted) Old Evidence Act - 167 sections New Evidence Act - 170 sections Second new IEA - 170 sections
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6 months
“Three (criminal) laws are copy-paste of existing laws. There was absolutely no need to draft so-called new Bills.” Dissent note by P Chidambaram to Parliamentary Committee.
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“State has no power to create a board for school education only for a particular religion and the philosophy associated with it, as it violates the principle of secularism,” the Allahabad High Court had observed while declaring the Act ‘unconstitutional’. The top court has
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#BREAKING | Supreme Court stays Allahabad High Court judgment declaring Madarsa Act unconstitutional reports @DebayonRoy #SupremeCourtofIndia #SupremeCourt #UttarPradesh #MadarsaAct
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2 months
“Gang-rape”
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1 year
I studied law for this day 🤌🏽🥹 #life
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5 months
Police station review ~ the year is ending well 🥲
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1 year
My two cents on UP judiciary: GS paper included everything except what people actually studied for. Law paper was like if you know your bare acts index well, you know it all. (Match the following was there just to kill your time) In short, zindagi ke saath khilwaad hua hai.
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2 years
Personal Update: Today was my last day at @LawBeatInd It has been 1yr here, with great learning experience. Thanks to @LegalTalwar ma'am for the opportunity & to the entire team for being there. I will be open for freelance work & also continue to write on legal issues.
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3 months
After 14 adjournments, bail application withdrawn in the Supreme Court. “Due to change in circumstances…to move trial court for appropriate relief.” #UmarKhalid
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2 years
Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Shakdher 💪🫂 That's the tweet. Good night.
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5 months
I recently went to judge a moot-court competition - the moot problem included minorities - I asked the 10th grade student - who are minorities and what I heard next shook me completely. She said and I quote - “Minorities are lower caste people who are hired as servants, they are
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in his Varna post said: “…farming, cow rearing, and commerce are natural duties of the Vaishya and serving the Brahmins, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas is the natural duty of the Shudras.” #Assam #Himanta #HimantaBiswaSarma #Varna
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The Rajasthan police has lodged a First Information Report (FIR) against a judicial magistrate who allegedly asked a Dalit gang rape survivor to strip in court to show her injuries. Read here:
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1 year
“With an aim of ensuring accessibility in the justice system and understanding the hardships faced by the specially abled persons, in their interface with the Apex Court, CJI Chandrachud has called for a Comprehensive Accessibility audit of the Supreme Court premises.” 🙌🏽
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1 year
One year isn’t enough, just saying 🥲
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1 year
I just realised that it has been 2 years that I am into legal journalism! The journey has been absolutely amazing so far. Everyday is a new learning experience. Forever grateful for all the opportunities & kindness. Looking forward to what 2023 teaches. :) always a learner.
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2 years
No judiciary exams since 2018 in UP. Every now & then they come w some changes and add on Acts in syllabus (for mains). The syllabus now has more than 15 Acts (major +minor) - IMAGINE w GS & Language. Keeping aside it all, why on earth will they add Acts in GS section? 🥹
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1 year
@xavierunclelite @bajwasonam I hope Sara ka Sara JHOOT hai! 🫣🥹
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6 months
Retiring Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Pritinker Diwaker on Tuesday said that his transfer from Chhattisgarh High Court to Allahabad High Court in 2018 by the Collegium headed by then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra was ill-intentioned and done to harass him. +
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2 months
Update: After almost 3 months, the woman UP civil judge who wrote letter to CJI wanting to end her life citing sexual harassment by district judge has lodged an FIR. The FIR stated that she received a “death threat” letter on March 28.
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“If any of the women think that you’ll fight against the system, let me tell you, I couldn’t. And I am JUDGE. I could not even a muster a fair enquiry for myself, Let alone JUSTICE. I advise all women to learn to be a toy, or a non-living thing.” State of affairs in UP judiciary
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Completed one year at Bar and Bench today. Thankful to supremely talented team members. Everyday is a new learning experience. Grateful and counting my blessings, always. 🪬🌸
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4 months
My brother’s defence in front of parents post having a fight with me 😭😭
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VIDEO | "I said 'Owaisi' and not 'OBC'," says Ramdev in response to a media query whether he had made any remarks on 'OBC'.
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2 months
In Part I, the former Chief Justice of the High Courts of Madras and Meghalaya Sanjib Banerjee breaks his silence on real reasons for his transfer, why he has no regrets about his remarks on the Election Commission, and more. must read interview by @thereal_aamirk 👏🏽
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1 year
District and Sessions Court, Lucknow noted that there were sufficient grounds to release Ansari on bail who was arrested in one of the raids conducted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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The one who stayed, even after all the drama 😵‍💫🫥 #notgivingideas
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1 year
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So jurisprudence is all about - “kisne kya bola hai (who said what)” How on earth is anyone expected to remember all/some of it 🥹🥹 #IYKYK
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6 months
Growing up I always wanted to be a doctor but now I am a patient, recovering from trauma for choosing law as a career option. Am I kidding?
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1 year
India adopted National Anthem and National Song on this day in 1950. Also, Dr Rajendra Prasad was elected as first President of India on Jan 24, 1950. Three facts, one day; anything can come (iykyk) #Constitution
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Important Update: Supreme Court was today informed by Senior Advocate S Muralidhar appearing for Madhya Pradesh High Court that all candidates are eligible to fill the judiciary exam form (as per initial eligibility criteria). 3yrs practice or 70% aggregate - NOT required.
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6 months
Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services exam notification is out. The eligibility criteria includes either continuous practice of 3 years or 70% aggregate (for general and 50% for SC/ST) in law school final result. 🥲 They have given a proper timeline though.
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Samajh nahi araha thand se maut hogi ya syllabus se? #UPformentalhealthdisater
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Law students (still) looking for job opportunities after graduating from law school.🫠
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Law students looking at job opportunities after graduating from law school. #sorrynotsorry
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firsts are always special. grateful and blessed 🧿🤍 a dream from past 3 years has come true. my brother and I went all out to make this happen for mum and dad. 😭 #littlejoys
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Finally here! 🔖 @gautambhatia88 excited to read this one. :)
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“If any of the women think that you’ll fight against the system, let me tell you, I couldn’t. And I am JUDGE. I could not even a muster a fair enquiry for myself, Let alone JUSTICE. I advise all women to learn to be a toy, or a non-living thing.” State of affairs in UP judiciary
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Sorry to say but legal profession reeks of male chauvinism. You can deny it all you want but woman in fraternity have seen it to the core.
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2 years
Gauhati HC says, observations made by Barpeta court in its order granting bail to Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani for allegedly assaulting woman police officer "crossed its limits" and 'demoralised' police force and govt of Assam. (PTI)
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1 year
पुराना लखनऊ
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5 months
UPDATE: The CJI DY Chandrachud has sought information from the Allahabad HC administration today on the present status of complaints filed by the woman civil judge. This comes after the letter went viral yesterday. Check here ⬇️
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#BREAKING Under directions of CJI DY Chandrachud a communication has been sent to the Allahabad High Court seeking the present status of all the complaints by judicial officer by who sought permission to end her life by TODAY 11 AM
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Madhya Pradesh Judicial Services exam notification is out. The eligibility criteria includes either continuous practice of 3 years or 70% aggregate (for general and 50% for SC/ST) in law school final result. 🥲 They have given a proper timeline though.
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2 months
Why judicial training is important. Such progressiveness.
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Wearing 'sindoor' religious duty of Hindu married woman: Family Court in MP
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1 year
“If the son remains a son, married or unmarried; a daughter shall remain a daughter, married or unmarried. If the act of marriage does not change the status of the son; the act of marriage cannot and shall not change the status of a daughter,” the Court observed. #genderneutral
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Marriage doesn't change status of daughter; word 'servicemen' should be changed to service personnel: Karnataka High Court report by @whattalawyer
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The President of India gives assent to three criminal amendment law bills. post holidays, we are definitely going to witness struggles. 🥲
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Today, I completed three years in legal journalism. I am so grateful for the experiences, learnings, opportunities and support that have come my way. Looking forward to more of it. Thank you for being a part of this journey! 🙏
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6 months
Muskuraiey aap delulu mein hai :)
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2 years
A friend cleared Bihar judiciary pre in 2020, gave mains in 2021 and is waiting for interview date yet to be announced in 2022. I am hoping that by 2023 she will be a judicial officer. UP has not conducted any exam after 2019 despite so many vacancies in judiciary. Sigh
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Hrishi Raj Anand
2 years
The govt vacancies in the country continue to be in a dilapidated state. Some have been waiting for joining letters since 2018. Some clear the exam only to find later that their vacancy has been cancelled. The ones who protest land up in jail, and what remains constant, +++
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Introducing All India Judicial Services (AIJS) will not curb the issue that civil judge exams in lower judiciary face (as suggested by many). AIJS as per Constitution and law commission reports is only for the recruitment of District judges and no position below it.
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2 years
I am a verified being now! 🥹 Thank you @verified and @barandbench team ☺️
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1 year
Only this was needed to prove that he is an Indian by heart, nothing else. :p
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NDTV
1 year
All UK Students Will Study Math Till They're 18: Rishi Sunak
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2 months
Update: CBI registers case against Mahua Moitra in cash-for-query case
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Lokpal orders CBI probe against Mahua Moitra report by @whattalawyer #MahuaMoitra #lokpal @MahuaMoitra
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5 months
Indianisation? 👀 saree not sorry
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Peace in rest? I bought the new ones right before the new bills were introduced in Parliament. I might buy new CPC bare act next year (only if, stars are aligned 👀)
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9 months
Poor judiciary aspirants. 😢
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Star @SauravDassss came to meet yesterday 👀✨
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1 year
@advsanjoy no comments 👀
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6 months
Law interns pls note.
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NDTV
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"Nothing Should Be Given For Free...," Says Narayana Murthy
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1 year
Referring to Kappan, the bench said he was trying through his reporting to “show that the victim needs justice,” that ordinary people can ask questions of those in power — “Is that a crime in the eyes of the law?” writes ⁦ @alishan_jafri ⁩ 🙌🏽
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One year later: ANI added the word to list (for good?)👀
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my decision to be a law student 🙂
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