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Topic2020 Delhi riots

Topic: 2020 Delhi riots

Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam gets 10-day bail to attend brother’s wedding, meet ailing mother

The court has directed that during this period from 20 March to 30 March, Imam can interact only with family members, relatives & friends, and can't use social media or contact media.

Delhi riots: CBI charges 2 cops in death of Muslim man forced to sing national anthem; no murder charge

During the 2020 riots, a viral video showed injured men lying on a roadside, beaten and forced to chant the national anthem. Faizan, among them, died days later.

‘Don’t pin all hopes on institutions’—at JLF 2026 debate of lawyers

In a session titled 'The Measure of Justice' at JLF 2026, lawyers Ashwani Kumar and Vrinda Grover and US judge Ketu Shah discussed the Indian constitutional, moral and legal crises.

SC refuses 2 weeks for Delhi Police response to bail for 2020 riots conspiracy accused, gives 3 days

‘We have given you enough time’, the Supreme Court bench said, adding that accused had already been in jail for 5 years.

Delhi riots conspiracy case trial is caught in a loop—500+ dates, 160+ adjournments and counting

New Delhi: Five years ago, the national capital witnessed one of the deadliest Hindu-Muslim riots in post-Partition history. For three days, northeast Delhi burned...

Speedy trial a right but delay by accused: What HC said denying Tasleem Ahmed bail in 2020 riots case

Ahmed was arrested on 19 June, 2020, and has been in custody without significant progress in trial. He cited violation of constitutional right to liberty for seeking bail.

Why Delhi HC rejected bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 riots case

A hurried trial would be detrimental to the rights of both the appellants and the state, the bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur said.

Delhi HC rejects bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 Delhi riots case

A division bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur had reserved its verdict on 9 July after hearing the batch of petitions, which had been pending in HC since 2022.

Delhi riots acquittals: Hostile witnesses, unanswered questions & a ‘Kattar Hindu Ekta’ WhatsApp group

3 of the 9 murder cases involve the same set of accused. In these, all 12 Hindu men were acquitted by a Delhi court. Judgments in the remaining 6 cases are awaited.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

How Indian Army has tweaked its war game strategy as enemy lines on nuclear, conventional deterrence blur

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s nuclear capability will not be considered a separate domain, but part of cognitive war in multi domain operations.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.