SC stays Madras HC's order probing assets of officials involved in 2018 Thoothukudi police firing; matter scheduled for hearing on August 27.
Read Full ArticleVijayabharathi Sayani appointed Acting Chairperson of NHRC, succeeding Justice Arun Mishra. Sayani, a former Telangana High Court advocate, took charge on June 2.
Supreme Court extends stay on jail for policemen in a contempt case for publicly flogging Muslim men, agreeing to examine the appeal.
According to reports, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday met the families of the victims and announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for rebuilding the scorched homes. Promising jobs to ten families affected by the violence, Banerjee added that she would ensure "speedy justice".
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