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Terrorism, sedition charges framed against Aasiya Andrabi
New Delhi: Terrorism and sedition charges have been framed against Kashmiri separatist and Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chief Aasiya Andrabi for allegedly conspiring to commit terror acts and waging war against the country…
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Disha asked Greta to delete tweet on ‘toolkit’ fearing action under UAPA: Police
New Delhi: After Greta Thunberg shared the “toolkit” on Twitter, climate activist Disha Ravi asked the Swedish environmental activist to delete her post fearing action under the stringent law UAPA as…
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India
UAPA can’t be used to deny bail to accused for years: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday held that a constitutional court can grant bail to an accused facing prosecution under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, (UAPA) on grounds of…
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AAP govt gives nod to prosecute Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam under UAPA
New Delhi: The AAP government in Delhi has granted sanction to prosecute former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Umar Khalid who had once campaigned for the party. The list also…
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No trial, No bail: Activist Sudha Bharadwaj spends third birthday in jail
Popularly called the ‘people’s lawyer’, Activist and Professor Sudha Bharadwaj spent her third consecutive birthday in jail. Declining health and serious ailments are her companions in the prison, as several…
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Kerala gold smuggling: NIA invokes UAPA against Swapna Suresh, 3 others
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala gold smuggling case, which has rocked the Pinarayi Vijayan government, took a new turn on Friday with the National Investigating Agency (NIA) registering an FIR against four…
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Delhi
Just married Ishrat Jahan denies interim bail extension
NEW DELHI: A court here on Friday denied extension of interim bail to former Congress municipal councillor Ishrat Jahan, booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in connection…
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Delhi
Delhi riots probe: Lawyers slam police for invoking UAPA
New Delhi: Predominant lawyers including Mehmood Pracha and Colin Gonsalves expressed their views against the invocation of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in Delhi riots probe. Recently, two Jamia…
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Delhi
Delhi police summons Jamia student booked under UAPA
New Delhi: Chandan Kumar, a student of Jamia Millia Islamia has been summoned by the Delhi Police Special Cell in connection with riots that broke out in Northeast Delhi in…
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Delhi
Civil Society condemns booking of Umar Khalid, others under UAPA
New Delhi: Joint Statement of Prominent Citizens We, as activists, academics, and citizens of India from all walks of life, strongly condemn the actions of the Delhi Police in falsely…
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India
Kerala Police reconsider if to charge arrested youths with UAPA
KOZHIKODE: With Kerala’s ruling CPI-M up in arms over the way the police have arrested two party workers under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Kerala Police chief Loknath Behra…
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India
Supreme Court notice to Centre on UAPA Act
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the validity of turning an amendment into law to declare an individual as a terrorist.…
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India
UAPA: SC notice to Centre on pleas against amendments
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre on a plea challenging the validity of turning an amendment into law to declare an individual as a terrorist.…
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India
Plea in SC challenging amendments to UAPA Act
New Delhi: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday challenging the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Act, 2019, notified by the Centre, to designate an individual as a…
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Politics
Look at your past: Shah hits out at Cong amid UAPA discussion
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asked the Congress party to look at their past while invoking reference of the emergency period during a discussion in Rajya Sabha…
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Amid uproar, UAPA Bill passed on Lok Sabha
New Delhi [India]: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill that empowers the government to designate individuals as terrorists was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday after a heated debate…
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Acclaimed theatre artist refuses Akademi award citing lynching
NEW DELHI: Acclaimed theatre artist, poet and playwright from Karnataka S. Raghunandana on Wednesday has declined the Sangeet Natak Akademi award for 2018, a day after it was announced. In his statement,…
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Mumbai: NIA court rejects Pragya Thakur’s request for permanent exemption from appearing in the court
Mumbai: A special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court, on Thursday, rejected the plea of BJP MP Pragya Thakur, an accused in the 2008 Malegaon blasts case for a permanent exemption…
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Malegaon blast case: NIA rejected Pragya’s plea seeking exemption to appear for trial
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency of Monday rejected Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, one of the accused in Malegaon bomb last case 2008 plea seeking exemption from appearing for hearing…
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Dr. Naik’s trust received crores of funds from anonymous “well-wishers”: ED
NEW DELHI: An Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe said that Islamic preacher Zakir Naik received crores of dubious donations from several Middle East countries in his and his trusts’ bank accounts…
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Politics
Pragya Thakur is the answer to Hindu terror allegations: Yogi Adityanath
Lucknow: Unfazed by criticism over fielding a terror accused in elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that Pragya Singh Thakur, an accused in the Malegaon blast case, is…
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Kashmir
Traders-called protest shutdown affects life in Kashmir Valley
SRINAGAR: A protest shutdown called by traders affected normal life across the Kashmir Valley on Tuesday The shutdown was called against the Centre’s ban on the Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir…
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India
Bombay HC slams Lt Col Purohit’s plea challenging trial under UAPA
Mumbai: Bombay High Court on Monday slammed Lieutenant Colonel Shrikant Purohit’s plea challenging the validity of prosecution sanction for his trial under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). Purohit is…
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Centre sought fresh ban on SIMI
NEW DELHI: The Centre will soon re-invoke a fresh ban on Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967. According to the Indian Express,…
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New IS module case: NIA arrests 21-year-old for supplying arms
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday said it has arrested an arms supplier in connection with its ongoing probe into the new Islamic State (IS) module ‘Harkat-ul-Harb-e-Islam’. A senior…
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