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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Sedition

Sharjeel Imam charged with sedition in anti-CAA riots case

The chargesheet stated that 'in the grab of protesting' against CAA, Imam 'exhorted people of a particular community' to block highways and resort to jam, thereby disrupting normal life.

‘Satisfy conscience of the court’: SC seeks status report in sedition case against Vinod Dua

The SC has extended protection from arrest for Vinod Dua till 15 July, while observing that it could quash the sedition case if it found no merit in the allegations.

Tale of 2 Indian fathers — one who stands by his daughter in jail, another who disowned his

Natasha Narwal was arrested for ‘conspiring’ Delhi violence and Amulya Leona for saying ‘Hindustan Zindabad, Pakistan Zindabad’. But how their dads reacted tells a lot about India today.

Indian citizens and media have been terrorised enough with sedition. SC must end it now

Journalist Vinod Dua’s petition is an opportunity for the Supreme Court clearly tell police and lower courts what constitutes sedition and how to deal with defamation cases.

Journalist Vinod Dua summoned to Himachal Pradesh for questioning over sedition charge

BJP leader Ajay Shyam had complained that Vinod Dua made bizarre allegations against PM Narendra Modi on his 15-minute YouTube show on 30 March.

AMU student arrested over CAA violence, charged with sedition and attempt to murder

Farhan Zuberi, 22, was arrested Thursday and has been booked under 11 charges. AMU saw violent clashes on 15 December last year during anti-CAA protests. 

Deeply disturbing that criminal laws are being used to intimidate journalists: Editors Guild

The Editors Guild of India noted two recent instances, in which one journalist was booked for sedition and the other sent a police notice, for their news reports.

Police await Covid-19 test result before arresting Gujarati journalist on sedition charge

FIR filed under sedition charges against ‘Face of Nation’ editor Dhaval Patel for carrying a report speculating on Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani being replaced.

Delhi Minorities Commission chief charged with sedition for ‘provocative’ social media post

An FIR was filed against Zafarul-Islam Khan Thursday on a complaint by a Vasant Kunj resident in Delhi. Khan had apologised for the post.

SC seeks Delhi govt’s response on Sharjeel Imam’s plea for clubbing 5 FIRs

Sharjeel Imam's advocate referred to the recent case of Arnab Goswami in which the top court stayed multiple FIRs against him and sought similar relief for Imam.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.