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Topic: National Security Act

Trials in 288 gang-related cases pending, Delhi Police tells SC; proposes special courts within jails

In affidavit, Delhi Police proposes setting up dedicated court complexes within jail premises to specifically handle trials related to organised crime and gang-related offences.

Punjab govt to extend Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal Singh’s NSA detention for 3rd time

32-year-old has been in preventive detention under NSA for past two years since his arrest 23 April 2023 in Punjab. His second detention ends 22 April.

UK condemns arrest of overseas Britishers in Hong Kong

Foreign Secretary Lammy Tuesday called for repeal of 'extra-territorial' National Security Law.

Muslims assaulted, called ‘Bangladeshi’ — HRD Hindu Raksha Dal chief arrested, cops consider NSA charge

Pinky Chaudhary, head of HRD Hindu Raksha Dal, was seen attacking Muslim slum dwellers in Ghaziabad, falsely claiming that they were ‘Bangladeshis’, in a viral video.

My LS win proves govt’s ‘anti-national’ charge wrong — Amritpal’s plea challenging detention under NSA

Jailed Sikh separatist & Khadoor Sahib MP Amritpal’s petition before HC lists multiple technical grounds assailing his preventive detention, which he has termed a 'political move'.

Spurred by Amritpal’s Lok Sabha win, 3 of his associates eye Punjab assembly bypoll race from jail

Kulwant Singh Rauke, Bhagwant Singh ‘Bajeke’ and Daljeet Singh Kalsi plan to contest from Barnala, Gidderbaha and Dera Baba Nanak. All are lodged in an Assam jail with Amritpal.

Year after radical preacher & aides were lodged at Assam jail, Amritpal saga is far from over

Amritsar Deputy Commissioner has listed fresh grounds for seeking detention order. Amritpal Singh & his 9 associates have been lodged in Dibrugarh jail in Assam since March-April 2023.

‘Won’t invoke National Security Act against protesting farmers,’ say Haryana police after backlash

Ambala police has issued a statement saying that it was executing process of detaining office bearers of protesting farmers under section 2(3) of NSA, 1980, to maintain law & order.

NSA & SC/ST Act — all about the stringent laws invoked against MP man who urinated on tribal

SC/ST Act prioritises social justice, seeking to protect the rights of the communities. NSA is applied when someone is seen to be disturbing peace and harmony.

Amritpal Singh arrest LIVE updates: ‘Had option to flee, but I surrendered’ — Khalistani preacher in last message

Radical preacher Amritpal Singh was arrested from outside a gurdwara in Punjab’s Moga district on Sunday, over a month since the state police launched a crackdown against him.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?