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Tuesday, August 19, 2025
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Beyond the noise, cases of ‘outdated’ Official Secrets Act marred by legal limbo, high pendency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.

Delhi High Court grants bail to journalist Rajeev Sharma in espionage case

Sharma had been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell on 14 September under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly leaking sensitive information to Chinese intelligence.

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.

Delhi court dismisses bail plea of journalist Rajeev Sharma in espionage case

The court said there was sufficiently grave evidence against Sharma, and added that his family members were trying to influence witnesses in the case.

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.

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India can’t fight Trump tariffs with emotion. Smart talks, sector relief, reforms are key

India must reduce its overdependence on the US by cultivating alternative markets—concluding the EU FTA, advancing the UK deal, and exploring entry into the CPTPP, the open, rules-based bloc of Japan, Korea, and Australia.

Amid Trump’s tariff bombs, India’s business with America surged while imports from Russia dipped 10%

As India-Russia trade decreases, India's April-July exports to the US this year increased by 21% compared to last year & imports from the US grew by 12%.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

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?