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TopicBhima Koregaon violence

Topic: Bhima Koregaon violence

No mosquito nets, no medicine—Teltumbde recounts life in prison in ‘The Cell and the Soul’

The Bombay High Court granted him bail in November 2022, finding insufficient evidence of Teltumbde's involvement; the Supreme Court upheld this decision, and he was released on November 26, 2022.

As Gautam Navlakha gets bail, a look at Bhima Koregaon case & other suspects

New Delhi: While granting bail to human rights activist Gautam Navlakha in the Bhima Koregaon case of 2018, the Supreme Court Tuesday said that...

‘Prima facie there is no evidence’ — SC order granting bail to two accused in Bhima Koregaon case

Granting bail to Vernon Gonsalves & Arun Ferreira, SC Friday said prosecution failed to show link between accused and CPI (Maoist), or any violent acts against public functionaries.

Supreme Court grants bail to activist and poet Varavara Rao in 2018 Bhima Koregaon case

The apex court gave Rao bail on medical grounds; he had been in custody for two and a half years.

Report ‘links’ Pune Police to hacking campaign that ‘planted evidence’ on Bhima Koregaon suspects

Report by tech magazine Wired, quoting US cybersecurity researchers, alleges that email accounts of three accused — Rona Wilson, Varavara Rao and Hany Babu — were compromised.

Stan Swamy death ‘institutional murder by inhuman state’, kin of Bhima Koregaon accused say

Stan Swamy, 84, an accused in Elgar Parishad case, died at Mumbai’s Holy Family Hospital where he was admitted on 29 May following a Bombay HC order.

‘Left to die’: Families of Bhima Koregaon accused demand their release, say jail conditions poor

The families and friends of Bhima Koregaon prisoners organised a webinar Friday to highlight the deteriorating health of the prisoners and unhygienic conditions in jails.

UK MPs, Nobel laureates urge India to free jailed Bhima Koregaon activists ‘in grave danger’

Letter says 'human rights defenders' awaiting trials in jails have developed health issues because of 'neglect, absence of proper medical care, deplorable hygiene conditions'.

Bombay HC relied on this Supreme Court order in a UAPA case to grant bail to Varavara Rao

Varavara Rao, accused in Bhima Koregaon violence case, has been granted bail for 6 months. HC said an undertrial’s health can't be ignored just because he is accused of a serious offence.

Bhima Koregaon suspect’s laptop was hacked to plant evidence, US firm claims. NIA rejects it

According to a Washington Post report, digital forensics firm Arsenal Consulting found activist Rona Wilson's laptop was hacked and 10 incriminating letters planted. NIA calls it 'distortion of facts'.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.