Das has been accused of insulting the national flag of Bangladesh. He had applied for bail in the High Court after a lower court in Chittagong rejected his plea on 2 January.
Dr Madri Kakoti, assistant professor in the linguistics department, is accused of threatening peace with her posts on X. FIR came on a complaint by a student & ABVP member.
UP-based Bhojpuri singer Neha Singh Rathore, known for ‘truth to power’ songs, has been booked for ‘affecting national integrity’ after posts on Pahalgam attack.
Shaon, a vocal critic of Yunus-led govt, was picked up for allegedly 'conspiring against the state'. Saba, on the other hand, was detained for ties to Hasina's Awami League.
Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was booked for 'undermining the country’s sovereignty and creating unrest' at Chittagong’s New Market square during a protest on 25 October.
Chung Pui-kuen, Patrick Lam, could face a maximum jail term of 2 years, first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.
Senior advocate Indira Jaising joins list of jurists seeking deferment of implementation of new laws, scheduled for 1 July. Experts worried about lack of procedural safeguards, misuse.
SC says 1962 ruling upholding sedition was on basis of narrow understanding of fundamental rights then, declines govt request to defer hearings in light of pending bill to replace IPC.
He was the bridge connecting the era of legendary actors like Bachchan and Khanna in the 70s, Govinda and Salman Khan in the 90s, and even later, in films like Malamaal Weekly and Dhamaal.
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.
After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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