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TopicBhima Koregaon violence

Topic: Bhima Koregaon violence

Stan Swamy has sipper, allegations against jail authorities unfair, Maharashtra minister says

Satej Patil, Maharashtra’s Minister of State for Home, also said that state government was willing to transfer the detained activist to a private hospital if needed

Wait for straw, sipper gets longer for Stan Swamy, who has Parkinson’s disease & is in jail

Stan Swamy, in jail in connection with Bhima Koregaon violence, files fresh application seeking a straw and sipper after NIA denies seizing it. Matter will be heard on 4 December.

2 years, 3 charge sheets & 16 arrests — Why Bhima Koregaon accused are still in jail

Since 2018, stringent UAPA rules, SC’s Zahoor Watali order, NIA takeover and allegedly ‘inadmissible’ evidence has made sure that all accused remain in custody.

Navlakha sought mercy for ISI spy Fai convicted in US, NIA charge sheet says

The NIA says Gautam Navlakha met Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, convicted by FBI, on several occasions and was assigned to ‘unite intellectuals against govt forces to defeat them’. 

NIA set to charge Gautam Navlakha, Hany Babu & 4 others in Bhima Koregaon case with ‘fresh proof’

The charge sheet, which has already been prepared, says the accused were operating as ‘part of the urban components of the Naxals’.

Sudha Bharadwaj, jailed in Bhima Koregaon case, withdraws medical bail plea on SC suggestion

Sudha Bharadwaj, who was arrested in 2018, sought interim bail on medical grounds due to Covid-19, citing her age and comorbities. SC says she has merit for a regular bail plea.

NIA probe into Bhima-Koregaon being used to crackdown on dissidents, say over 1,000 academics

In a joint statement, academics and scientists urge the government to end crackdown on 'urban naxals' and instead find the real culprits that caused Bhima-Koregaon violence in 2018.

Kolkata professor says NIA trying to harass him, no connection with Bhima Koregaon case

IISER-Kolkata professor Partho Sarathi Ray said he has never visited the Bhima Koregaon memorial in Pune. The NIA has asked Ray to appear at its Mumbai office on 10 September.

Bombay HC denies bail to activist Sudha Bharadwaj in Elgar Parishad case

Bharadwaj sought bail on grounds that she suffered from chronic conditions which put her at higher risk of contracting Covid-19, which the NIA refuted.

With DU prof Hany Babu’s arrest, 4 academics now in custody in Bhima Koregaon violence case

Hany Babu & 11 others are accused of attending the Elgar Parishad, which allegedly triggered violence in Bhima Koregaon on 1 January 2018.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.