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Friday, April 26, 2024
TopicAnti-CAA protests

Topic: Anti-CAA protests

NIA court clears Akhil Gogoi of charges under UAPA in one anti-CAA protests case

Gogoi, an MLA and president of the Raijor Dal, was earlier granted bail in the original case filed at a police station in upper Assam, which was later transferred to the NIA.

I have not spent a day or night in my cell without extreme anxiety: Umar Khalid from Tihar

I wait for the five-minute phone call or the ten-minute video call to home. But just as we start talking, the timer ticks off. Never before have I realised the value of every second.

‘Can’t find last year’s winter cap, but they want papers from 1970?’: Shaheen Bagh illustrated

In ‘Shaheen Bagh: A Graphic Recollection’, Ita Mehrotra tells the story of Muslim women who became the catalyst for a pan-India movement against CAA and NRC.

Jailed ‘outsider’ Akhil Gogoi poised for Sibsagar win, AJP’s Lurinjyoti trails in both seats

Akhil Gogoi, a prominent activist in the state, did not even campaign as he has been jailed since 2019 on sedition and UAPA charges over protests against CAA.

AMU violence, CAA protests — the cases that made Justice Mathur ‘defender of civil rights’

Justice Govind Mathur who retired as Allahabad High Court chief justice on 13 April, is known for taking suo motu cognizance of several issues, including internet shutdowns in UP.

Assam’s ‘Cylinder Candidate’ Akhil Gogoi, who could be a worry for both Congress and BJP

Akhil Gogoi, who gained attention for fiery anti-CAA speeches and was arrested on 12 December 2019, is president of newly launched Raijor Dol.

Akhil Gogoi alleges torture in custody, claims NIA offered bail if he joined RSS, BJP

The letter, written by Gogoi from jail, also claims that the peasant leader was taken to Delhi on 18 December 2019 without the court's permission.

Disha Ravi vs Safoora Zargar — why judge gave bail to one young activist but not the other

There is perceived contradiction in judgments issued by Delhi judge Dharmender Rana, however, legally, the two cases are on a different footing.

Kerala govt to withdraw cases registered during Sabarimala, anti-CAA protests

Around 2,000 cases related to Sabarimala agitation were registered across various districts in the state between 2018-19.

Assam artistes who led CAA protests joining BJP shows there is ‘false narrative’, party says

Silchar MP Dr Rajdeep Roy had filed a writ petition in SC in 2012 seeking grant of citizenship to persecuted class coming from Bangladesh.

On Camera

Every time the Congress thinks it has a ‘revolutionary’ idea, it shoots its own foot

From Sam Pitroda talking about inheritance tax to Goan candidate saying the Indian Constitution was 'forced' on Goa, Congress has been having its own foot-in-the-mouth moments.

JP Morgan CEO praises ‘tough leader’ Modi — ‘has taken 400 million people out of poverty’

Jamie Dimon also lauded India's Aadhaar recognition system, broad availability of banking services & country's 'unbelievable' education system & infrastructure.

Terror commander Masood Azhar resurfaces to launch celeb-style ‘ask me anything’ online service

The announcement, made by JeM’s Maktab-ul-Rabita, or office for communication, comes 2 yrs after Pakistani officials claimed the militant was living under Taliban protection.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.