News, Opinion, Polity

As the Delhi courts come down heavily on the “shoddy” and “farcical” investigations by the Delhi Police into last year’s riots, Article 14 went through over 40 court orders in the Delhi riots to find a trail of false statements, fabricated charges and 11 aberrations in the police’s probe.

In a six-month-long investigation, The Caravan scrutinised social media accounts of members affiliated to sectarian organisations and parties ahead of the Delhi riots of February 2020 and the communal polarisation that they practiced.

The vigorous reportage of TrueCopy Think played an influential role in repealing an amendment to the Kerala Police Act, 118A - which was perceived to be draconian, and a repurposing of Section 66A of the IT Act, which was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2015.

The India Forum's article, essentially a look into the political and economic 'idea of India', examines where India's recent history of sectarianism and ethno-religious conflicts, and the seeming breakdown of the civic consensus, is taking the polity to. This piece, a retort to an article on Bloomberg, which laid emphasis on other aspects of India's journey - garnered significant traction on social media.

SC Observer took a close look at the Supreme Court Collegium’s resolutions, to understand the factors that go into appointing SC judges. The report found that the Collegium considers the following factors to make appointments: merit, integrity, seniority, regional and social diversity, among others.

ThePrint exposed the huge discrepancies in the investment numbers of the Bengal government’s claims and records maintained by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), a nodal agency under the Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry. This report irked the state govt and led to changes in the finance and industry department.

On September 8, The News Minute carried a story “Why Tamil Nadu is the only south state that doesn’t live telecast Assembly proceedings”. It was one of the poll promises of the current ruling party in Tamil Nadu but for 4 months since they have been in power this was not done. A day after The News Minute's story was published, Tamil Nadu CM Stalin announced in the assembly that the live telecast of the Assembly will begin with immediate effect.