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Topic: Detention

Free after 6 months, Sonam Wangchuk says, ‘Everyone should go to jail at least once’

Sonam Wangchuk was arrested on 26 September last year after protests demanding statehood and Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh turned violent.

Andhra police arrest Bihar IG over 2021 ‘custodial torture’ of Deputy Speaker. Court orders release

A Patna court has refused Bihar IPS officer's transit remand, citing lack of arrest warrant, no intimation to competent court for transit remand pre-arrest, & failure to submit case diary.

Solitary confinement, no lawyer. Delhi HC intervenes in Indian’s UAE detention

According to an RTI response accessed by ThePrint, data provided by UAE authorities showed that as of August this year, 1,419 Indians were being detained in the UAE.

Retd major in ‘hot soup’—secrecy around Celina Jaitly’s brother spotlights UAE’s ‘blackbox detentions’

Retired Indian Army Major Vikrant Jaitly was picked up from a Dubai mall last year. Charges against him haven’t been made public & UAE authorities remain tight-lipped.

With PSA detentions getting quashed & revoked, how J&K cops are trying to make ‘tighter’ cases

J&K police in 2021 started training personnel in drafting dossiers to ensure there are no 'weak grounds or copy-pasting', so that detentions under Public Safety Act could be upheld & extended.

Families of Navy veterans jailed in Qatar appeal to Modi govt — ‘walk the talk, bring them back’

The 8 former Indian Navy officers have been kept in solitary confinement in Doha for over 4 months. They have not been charged with any crime yet.

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou’s return makes Chinese realise ‘US imperialism is a paper tiger’

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was detained by Canada in 2018 at US’ extradition request over alleged violation of Iran sanctions. But was it a prisoner swap deal with China?

J&K HC quashes detention of NC leader, says his activities are normal in a democracy

National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Sagar was arrested on 6 August last year as the authorities said he would oppose the scrapping of Article 370.

Police fails test of law every time Chandrashekhar Azad or an anti-CAA protester is detained

Every citizen, including the women at Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh, has the right to protest peacefully, especially, against government. And police can’t detain them.

2 politicians freed, internet back for 80 Kashmir businesses, educational institutions

Hakeem Yaseen, chief of Kashmir-based People’s Democratic Front, and Ashraf Mir, ex-MLA of the Peoples Democratic Party, were released on health grounds.

On Camera

University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.