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Topic: Anti-national

UP ATS arrests 2 for sharing sensitive info, 1 linked to ‘persona non grata’ Pakistan High Commission staffer

Tufail Alam from Varanasi and Mohammed Haroon, a resident of Seelampur, Delhi, have been charged with intending to harm India's sovereignty, unity, and integrity.

British photographers showed sites of 1857 violence, but erased Indians

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

How a Kashmiri party went from nationalists to ‘anti-nationals’ in a year

On Thursday, Suhail Khan, president of Awami Aawaz Party, was arrested for anti-national comments. It came a year after he proclaimed his nationalist sentiments at Lal Chowk.  

NCRB stopped collecting data on lynching, hate crime as it was ‘unreliable’, govt tells LS

The National Crime Records Bureau discontinued collecting hate crime data after 2017, and the term ‘anti-national’ is not defined in law, the government told Parliament Tuesday.

The ‘(Anti) National Gallery of Modern Art’, India’s sedition legacy, & ‘caged’ social media

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

19 PDP leaders refuse to sign bonds asking them not to take part in ‘anti-national activity’

The 19 PDP leaders were detained last week for trying to protest against the new land laws of J&K.

NCRB adds new category of ‘jihadi terrorists’, blames them for 85 deaths

‘Jihadi terrorists’, Naxals were added under a new section that also details instances of violence by ‘north-east insurgents’, ‘anti-national elements’ and ‘other terrorists'.

Trolled by Giriraj Singh, Shabana Azmi says her activism spares none

BJP leaders have been criticising Shabana Azmi for her remarks against trolls who go after critics of the Modi government.

Yogi’s anti-national clause for varsities: Curbing freedom or ‘cleansing’ student politics?

Yogi govt approved a draft Private Universities Ordinance that vows action against those found indulging in “anti-national activities” on campus.

Shah Faesal called out on social media: Kashmir students jailed in Karnataka have legal aid

Former IAS officer Shah Faesal had claimed that three Kashmiris jailed for an ‘anti-national’ post after the Pulwama attack had no legal aid.

On Camera

There’s a simple reason why Friends still works—absurdity of adulthood is timeless

In recent years, saying goodbye to the show has become an unfortunate ritual. Now, with the death of James Burrows, another important figure behind the show's legacy is gone.

India’s Russian oil imports set to hit all-time high this month, ahead of Iran crude comeback

Kpler data shows India's Russian oil imports are on track to reach 2.25 mbpd in June 2026, as prospects of Iranian crude returning to India grow after US-Iran agreement.

SMPP partners with Europe’s KNDS to build loitering munitions in India amid growing military demand

Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.

Why many parties break up when out of power and some don’t

Ideology keeps parties together, or the glue of power. Without either, you face the ongoing defections at an industrial scale.