Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks if this is an initial step towards more curbing of dissent ahead of LS polls & questions why it is used against opposition leaders & dissidents.
Speaking at the launch of his book on freedom of speech, SC lawyer Rohan J Alva stressed that the reasonable restrictions in Article 19 (1)(a) is different from sedition.
Imam — who is in judicial custody since January 2020 — will, however, continue to remain in jail as he is yet to secure bail in the Delhi riots conspiracy case.
New Delhi: Pakistan has released a slew of directives to news channels asking them to refrain from indulging in "spreading misinformation and disinformation" against the...
Until the safeguards are laid down to prevent misuse of laws like UAPA, NSA or PSA, sedition’s departure might not have too much of an effect on ground.
Three-judge bench led by CJI Ramana also asked the Centre and state governments to refrain from filing any FIR under Section 124A (sedition) until its provisions were re-examined.
Supreme Court suspended Section124A after hearing a bunch of petitions challenging various aspects. Petitioners range from Lok Sabha MP to journalists facing sedition charges.
While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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