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Azeefa Fathima

Kerala, Tamil Nādu

Journalist at The News Minute

journalist • she/her • ace • breaking news/writing stories @thenewsminute • Ramnath Goenka & Project SIREN awardee • translator

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  • Undertrial prisoners form 76% of the prison population, says India Justice Report 2025

    1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Binu Karunakaran

    India’s police force continues to suffer from severe staffing gaps, reveals the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025. As of January 2023, there is a 23% national shortfall, with 28% vacancies among officers and 21% among constables. Despite over 33,000 new posts created between 2022 and 2023, actual recruitment has not kept pace, revealing a persistent gap in filling key positions.

  • India’s judiciary choked by vacancies, delays, and gender gaps: IJR 2025

    1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Dhanya Rajendran

    India’s judiciary continues to grapple with a staggering caseload, with over 5 crore cases pending across subordinate and high courts as of January 2025, according to the India Justice Report 2025, released on April 15. Between 2020 and 2024, pending cases rose by nearly 20%. Alarmingly, 61% of high court cases and 46% of district court cases have been pending for more than three years.

  • Karnataka tops justice delivery in India, followed by AP, Telangana, says report

    1 week ago | thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Sukanya Shaji

    Karnataka is the top performer in justice delivery among Indian states with a population above 10 million, according to the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025, released on April 15. Ranks are attributed based on a ten-point score system across four parameters – police, prisons, judiciary, and legal aid. While Karnataka has a composite score of 6.78 out of 10, followed by Andhra Pradesh (6.32), Telangana (6.15), Kerala (6.09), and Tamil Nadu (5.62), West Bengal ranked the lowest with a score of 3.63.

  • Kerala actor assault case: HC expunges prior judicial remarks citing prejudice to trial

    2 weeks ago | thenewsminute.com | Azeefa Fathima |Sukanya Shaji

    The Kerala High Court, while dismissing actor Dileep’s plea for a CBI probe into the sexual assault of a female actor in Kochi in 2017, observed that certain remarks made by a single judge bench in an earlier order were “unnecessary” and could influence the ongoing trial in the Ernakulam Principal Sessions Court.

  • Slurs, Jokes, Exclusion: The Fight for Queer Leadership Amid DEI Rollbacks

    1 month ago | thequint.com | Azeefa Fathima

    In the mid-20th century, India saw a great influx of women into the workforce in the white-collared jobs of the public sector, challenging societal norms. By breaking glass ceilings in male-dominated offices, these women transcended the traditional identities to establish themselves as individuals; in turn allowing future generations of women to thrive in such professional spaces.

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Kerala actor assault case: HC expunges prior judicial remarks citing prejudice to trial https://t.co/ERErHzg4ME