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TopicDelhi riots

Topic: Delhi riots

Delhi court to hear February 2020 riots accused Umar Khalid’s bail plea on 27 July

Umar Khalid along with several others has been booked under UAPA and is accused of being one of the 'masterminds' of the riots in Northwest Delhi in February 2020.

Loopholes in probe, FIRs wrongly clubbed — why court fined Delhi Police in Feb 2020 riots case

Police were pulled up for not maintaining a proper case diary and for filing witness statements across different booklets. Complaints of separate offences that required two different FIRs were clubbed as one.

Delhi riots accused Tasleem Ahmed to undergo treatment in govt hospital following court order

A Delhi court allowed Ahmed, who was arrested under UAPA, to get surgery in a hospital after he stated before the court that he was at risk of contracting a serious infection.

Why the Facebook summons case drew SC attention back to a case pending for 16 yrs now

The 2003-5 case, N. Ravi vs. Legislative Assembly and the Facebook vs Delhi Assembly cases deal with the issue of parliamentary/legislative powers and privileges and what constitutes its breach.

Ishrat Jahan seeks bail in Delhi riots case, asks if having political affiliation is wrong

Ex-Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan, arrested under UAPA ,said there is no evidence against her in the northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case.

‘Vast powers must come with responsibility’: SC on Facebook’s role as social media platform

In an 188-page judgment that refused to quash summons to Facebook by a Delhi panel on riots, Supreme Court said Facebook has to be held accountable even as an intermediary.

Won’t quash summons to Facebook in riots case, but Delhi panel can’t probe law & order issue: SC

The Supreme Court bench says Peace and Harmony Committee cannot 'don the role of a prosecuting agency' and delve into law & order issue as the 2 are prohibited domains.

WhatsApp, Facebook posts get it wrong. Man in this video not a Delhi riots accused

The Facebook posts and WhatsApp messages claimed the arrested man in the video is Siraj Mohd Anwar, a 'mobster' from Delhi.

‘Feels unreal to see sky’: Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, Asif Tanha leave Tihar on bail

Pinjra Tod activists Narwal and Kalita, & Asif Iqbal Tanha — accused in Delhi riots case — walked out of Tihar 48 hrs after Delhi HC granted bail. Delhi Police had appealed against the order.

Delhi HC bail order to riots accused not based on evidence, but social media: Police file appeal

In Supreme Court appeal, Delhi Police demands HC bail order be stayed, says judgment reads down UAPA provisions and jeopardises similar trials.

On Camera

Navarro to Loomer—Trump’s team is making India new frontline of MAGA politics

It's a wolf pack unleashed on India, and Peter Navarro is leading it. The week gone by has been critical for Indian diplomacy amid the tensions with the US.

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?