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  Pic Generated by AI INTRODUCTION Consumption of political information in the Internet age is a dynamic process driven by various factors. Identity is an important factor influencing how people perceive and engage with political material. Understanding the importance of identity in media consumption becomes critical in the setting of the Indian political system, where diversity is not just a quality but a defining one. This article digs into the complex link between identity and information consumption, examining how cultural, religious, caste and regional ties influence how people engage with political narratives. The interaction between identity and information consumption is a dynamic force in the colourful and diversified environment of Indian politics, influencing how individuals perceive and participate in political narratives. Identity, which includes cultural, religious, caste, and regional aspects, serves as a filter for information, affecting political opinions. The purp

                                                                                                                       Pic Credit: cjp                                     INTRODUCTION The debate over abortion is a complicated tapestry of ethical, legal, and medical factors, and nowhere is this clearer than in India. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, passed in 1971, establishes the legal framework for balancing the rights of the foetus with the rights of the mother. We will be exploring a legal environment impacted by the developing knowledge of reproductive rights and the underlying ethical problems surrounding the origins of life as we embark on this comparative research. In a country with various cultural, social, and religious viewpoints, India's abortion laws aim to achieve a balance between the sacredness of foetal life and a woman's sovereignty over her own body. This complicated dance between unborn and pregnant mother rights shows not only the growth o

                          "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr Recently, we have heard about a 22-year-old woman who has died in an Iranian hospital days after being detained by the regime’s morality police for allegedly not complying with the country’s hijab regulations. Now, the questions which arise here are firstly, what are these hijab regulations surpasses the human rights of an individual? Secondly, is authority or government, in this case ‘Morality Police’ are legally as well as morally correct in taking such actions?   This case of an Iranian woman tragically losing her life allegedly due to a confrontation with the morality police over the country's mandatory hijab law sheds light on a deeply complex and controversial issue. If we trace about the history of Iran, it has been found that Iran's dress code regulations, specifically those concerning the hijab, have a historical backdrop dating back to the 1979 Islamic Re

CUSTODIAL TORTURE IN INDIA AND DK BASU GUIDELINES “Torture is a wound in the soul so painful that sometimes you can almost touch it, but it is also so intangible that there is no way to heal it. Torture is anguish squeezing in your chest, cold as ice and heavy as a stone, paralyzing as sleep and dark as the abyss. Torture is despair and fear and rage and hate. It is a desire to kill and destroy including yourself.”                                                  - Adriana P.Bartow INTRODUCTION       The term Custodial Torture can be defined as the harm that is inflicted upon a person either mentally or physically or both when he/she is in custody. There are two types of custody judicial custody and police custody. Judicial Custody can be defined as one in which a person is kept in custody by a magistrate. A person is kept for a certain period which is temporary on the orders of the magistrate. Whereas, Police Custody can be defined as one in which a person is arrested by police on the