The Union government claimed before the Supreme Court that the audio clip allegedly linking former Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh to the ethnic violence in the state was manipulated. The clip had 41 alterations, the counsel representing the Centre quoted an expert at the Central Forensic Science Laboratories as having stated.

The National Forensic Sciences University in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar placed on record a forensic report evaluating the authenticity of the clip. The court ordered that a copy of the report be provided to the Kuki Organization for Human Rights Trust, the petitioner in the case, and the government. Read on.

Ink was thrown at student leader Neha Bora during a protest in Ranchi against alleged irregularities in recruitment exams in Jharkhand. The police have detained the alleged attacker.

The man said that he had targeted Bora, the president of the All India Students’ Association, because of her support for jailed activist Umar Khalid. Bora alleged that the man shouted “Jai Shri Ram” after throwing ink at her. Read on.

The Supreme Court refused to entertain a petition by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitr, to allow her to appear virtually before the police in a case about purportedly provocative remarks she had made in July. She was seeking the direction fearing that eggs would be thrown at her if she went to the police station, as was done on July 1.

“Having taken the plunge into politics, you fear eggs?” the bench asked the MP. “When our freedom fighters have taken bullets on their chest?” It added that such “applications that should not come before this court at all”. Read on.

The Supreme Court dismissed a petition by Chhattisgarh’s former Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, asking it to reject a plea challenging his victory in the 2023 Assembly elections. He can raise his objections during the trial before the Chhattisgarh High Court, said the bench.

The Congress leader’s victory from the Patan constituency was challenged by his rival, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Vijay Baghel. He alleged that Bhupesh Baghel conducted a roadshow the day before the election on November 17, 2023, in violation of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. Read on.

Instagram has blocked four posts by Scroll on the social media platform since June. The platform informed

Scrollthat the content had been restricted in India “through an automated system implemented pursuant to legal requirements” under the Union government’s Information Technology Rules.

Among the content that has been blocked is an August 6 post about Scroll’s report on how most pellet gun victims in Kashmir have not received compensation even a decade after they were injured.

On July 5, a post relating to a Scroll article about Kashmir’s turbulent history providing grist for Bollywood creators looking to generate xenophobic content was initially restricted when it included a screenshot from a teaser of the film Chauhaan, showing pellet injuries. Read on.

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