Sedition
- India
BJP is endorsing hate speeches, says Justice Rohinton Nariman
Former Supreme Court judge, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, expressing concerns over the rising hate speech in the country, criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) not only for their silence over such…
- Andhra Pradesh
YSRCP rebel MP seeks time to appear before CID in sedition case
Amaravati: Rebel MP of ruling YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) K. Raghu Rama Krishna Raju has sought four weeks’ time to appear before the Andhra Pradesh CID in a case of sedition booked against…
- India
Sedition, UAPA being distributed like Prasad: Swara to Mamta Banerjee
Mumbai: Artists are finding it difficult to “tell stories” and the government is using sedition law and UAPA provisions indiscriminately, actor Swara Bhaskar said during an interaction with West Bengal Chief Minister…
- Top Stories
Lawyer files suit against Kangana’s ‘alms’ remark on India’s independence
Hyderabad: Demanding penal action against Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut for her alleged “alms” remark about India’s Freedom, a city-based Lawyer has filed a petition on the same with the Chief Justice of…
- Mumbai
File sedition case against Kangana, revoke her Padma award: Sena leader
Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe on Thursday said actor Kangana Ranaut should face a sedition case for terming India’s independence as “alms”, and her Padma Shri award should be revoked. The…
- India
Mehbooba writes to PM Modi over the arrest of Kashmiri students
Srinagar, (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the recent arrest of Kashmiri students in Agra on charges of…
- India
Celebrating Pak’s victory over India definitely not sedition: Former SC Judge
Celebrating Pakistan’s victory, defeating India at the Cricket World Cup, is definitely not Sedition, former Supreme Court judge Justice Deepak Gupta said recently. In an interview to Karan Thapar for The Wire,…
- India
India-Pak match: Kashmiri students booked for sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody
Noida: Three Kashmiri students arrested in Agra for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans were on Thursday booked for sedition, Uttar Pradesh Police officials said. The three students, two of them aged 20 and…
- India
Important to strike down 124A and offensive portion of UAPA: Ex-SC judge
Hyderabad: Former Supreme Court judge Rohinton Fali Nariman on Sunday said that it is important for the apex court to use its power and strike down 124A and the “offensive portion of…
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Sharjeel Imam denies inciting violence, says cannot be hammered with sedition
New Delhi: JNU student Sharjeel Imam, arrested for allegedly making inflammatory speeches during the protests against CAA and NRC, told a Delhi court on Monday that he cannot be hammered with sedition as…
- India
Arun Shourie moves SC against constitutional validity of sedition law
New Delhi: Former Union Minister Arun Shourie has knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court challenging the constitutional validity of Section 124-A (Sedition Law) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Shourie,…
- Middle East
Ex-Jordanian Finance Minister charged with sedition
Amman: Jordan’s State Security Court has charged Bassem Awadallah, former Finance Minister and royal court chief, and royal family member Sharif Hassan Ben Zeid with inciting sedition and opposition against the country’s…
- India
SC quashes FIR against journalist Vinod Dua for sedition
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed an FIR lodged against journalist Vinod Dua for sedition and other offences by a local BJP leader in Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show. A…
- Andhra Pradesh
‘Time we define limits of sedition’: SC stays steps against ABN, TV5
New Delhi: Taking a strong view on attempts to muzzle the Fourth Estate, a three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday called for defining “the limits of sedition”, as it put on…
- India
RS: Oppn questions increase in number of sedition cases
New Delhi: Several Opposition MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday raised questions regarding the increasing number of sedition cases being registered. Congress MP Chhaya Verma during the Question Hour sought answers…
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