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TopicDelhi riots

Topic: Delhi riots

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.

Delhi Police moves SC against HC order granting bail to Kalita, Narwal, Tanha in riots cases

Delhi High Court Tuesday had granted bail to Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita and Asif Iqbal Tanha, saying the state has blurred the line between right to protest and terrorist activity.

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Punjab to Andhra to Telangana—state govts’ spending on freebies harming India’s growth story

It’s unfortunate that the increase in the overall debt due to irresponsible freebies is causing the downgrade in ratings by international agencies.

Indian airports currently lag behind global ones in a key revenue stream, but change is in the air

India’s major airports earned average of $4.3/customer in 2023-24 from non-aeronautical sources, much lesser than $7.2-15.9 of global ones, according to rating agency ICRA.

17 students graduate from Air Force Test Pilots School in Bengaluru

17 Students graduate from 46th Flight Test Course of Air Force Test Pilots School.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?