The HC dismissed the detainees’ habeas corpus pleas, saying the act stoked ‘fear and terror’ and ‘foreseeably struck at religious sentiments’, and cited a ‘public order threat’ to justify invoking the NSA.
The real acrimony in Goa is against tourists and wealthy land buyers from Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. Yet, the fury gets channelled downward against the poorest workers from the cowbelt.
Wangchuk was detained under NSA on 26 Sept after protests demanding statehood & Sixth Schedule protection for Ladakh turned violent. He was accused of instigating the violence.
Sonam Wangchuk was arrested under NSA for allegedly instigating 24 Sept violence amid pro-statehood stir in Leh. But for his family & native village Uleytokpo, he's their 'Gandhi'.
The preventive detention law allows Centre and states to detain anyone from acting in a way prejudicial to India’s defence, security, or its relations with other countries.
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.
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.
After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.
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