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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicElgar Parishad

Topic: Elgar Parishad

Elgar Parishad case: Why Rona Wilson & Sudhir Dhawale were granted bail after 6 yrs in jail

Wilson, a researcher, and Dhawale, an activist, were booked under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which has strict bail provisions. Bombay HC relied on a 2021 SC ruling.

New book investigates Bhima Koregaon—‘riots are manufactured, not spontaneous’

There’s no singular account of what happened at Elgar Parishad. In ‘Bhima Koregaon: Challenging Caste’, Ajaz Ashraf offers precisely this.

‘Trial will take years & years & years:’ SC grants bail to Bhima Koregaon accused Gautam Navlakha

The top court noted the former journalist was in jail for 4 years already, and that charges in the case were yet to be framed.

Bombay HC grants bail to activist Gautam Navlakha Elgar Parishad case, stays order for 3 weeks

High court granted Navlakha bail on a surety of Rs 1 lakh. Navlakha, who was arrested in Aug 2018, was in Nov last year permitted by Supreme Court to be placed under house arrest.

‘Mini trial by HC, Maoist links’: Why NIA wants Bhima Koregaon accused Teltumbde to stay in jail

The NIA has appealed to the Supreme Court against the Bombay High Court's bail order last week for former management professor Anand Teltumbde, who is facing charges under UAPA.

Words like ‘achhe din’ used at Elgar Parishad to stoke hate: What HC said in Jagtap bail denial

Referring to a play staged at 2017 Elgar Parishad event and alleged links with CPI (Maoist), Bombay HC Monday denied bail to Jyoti Jagtap, one of the accused in Bhima Koregaon case.

‘Give Gautam Navlakha speedy trial, bail,’ says rights body, wants NIA off Bhima Koregaon case

Delhi-based civil liberties group Peoples Union for Democratic Rights seeks immediate bail and fair trial for all accused in Bhima Koregaon case, calls for repeal of UAPA.

Bombay HC extends Bhima Koregaon-accused Varavara Rao’s time to surrender till 28 Feb

Rao, 83, is on a temporary release from jail since Feb last year due to ill-health. He was due to surrender on 5 September but has been granted extension several times on various grounds.

Activist Sudha Bharadwaj walks out of jail after 3 years

Bharadwaj was one of the 16 activists and academicians arrested in the Elgar Parishad case in August 2018 under the stringent UAPA. She was kept in Byculla women's jail in Mumbai.

Court allows Sudha Bharadwaj’s release from jail on furnishing surety of Rs 50,000

Other conditions laid down by the special court for Bharadwaj's release include that she shall reside in the jurisdiction of the court and cannot leave Mumbai without its permission.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

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.