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TopicOfficial Secrets Act

Topic: Official Secrets Act

‘Spy’ charge haunts UP judge-in-waiting 11 yrs after acquittal as SC stays HC’s appointment order

Accused of spying, Pradeep Kumar was arrested in 2002 & acquitted in 2014. Though he cleared the 2016 judicial entrance, his appointment as an additional district judge remains stalled.

Beyond the noise, cases of ‘outdated’ Official Secrets Act marred by legal limbo, high pendency

Jyoti Malhotra, Palak Sher Masih, and Suraj Masih are some of the latest to be booked under the OSA after India-Pakistan conflict, but such cases are often stuck in prolonged trials.

Pakistan High Commission official in Delhi named in FIR for seeking Indian defence info, 2 arrested for spying

Arrests made in Punjab. One of the accused said to have received Rs 30,000 in 2 UPI transactions from Pakistani official. Police examining applicability of diplomatic immunity in the case.

Islamabad HC suspends Imran Khan’s 3-year sentence in Toshakhana case, but ex-PM to remain in jail

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief to remain behind bars as he was booked under Official Secrets Act for making public the content of a confidential diplomatic cable from embassy in US.

Clicking photos of police station doesn’t violate Official Secrets Act: Bombay High Court

Solapur man was booked under Official Secrets Act for clicking photo of police station. HC said cops invoking section 3 of OSA without ‘application of mind’ is a ‘serious concern’.

Morarji Desai had stolen PMO documents. Was set to reveal classified secrets

In his memoir 'A Rude Life', journalist Vir Sanghvi recounts gripping details of politicians, actors, public figures and the media landscape.

Long before RTI Act, the Janata Party was already pitching for ‘openness’ in govt

In ‘Capturing Institutional Change’, Himanshu Jha writes about the Official Secrets Act and the Janata government promising ‘openness’ after Emergency.

Journalist was going to send China info on current troop deployment at LAC, Delhi Police says

Rajeev Sharma had given China info on defence buys, Army movement, Dalai Lama since 2016, in exchange for luxury holidays. He earned over Rs 40 lakh in last 1.5 years.

Is it time for India to re-examine the need for Official Secrets Act in 2019?

The Official Secrets Act, which the Modi government wanted to use against the Rafale ‘stolen’ papers, is a law that punishes breaches of national security.

SC order on ‘stolen’ documents: Did Modi govt miscalculate by being opaque on Rafale deal?

The Supreme Court has agreed to allow petitions challenging Rafale deal based on defence ministry documents accessed by The Hindu newspaper.

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Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

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.