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Topic: Sedition

Sharjeel Imam charged for sedition, Delhi Police says his speech led to riots in Jamia area

In its supplementary charge sheet filed Saturday, police said riots had broken out due to the protest march in December 2019 organised by Jamia students against the CAA.

Plague of 1896 redefined sedition. Coronavirus mustn’t bring in laws that outlive crisis

Bal Gangadhar Tilak was tried for his articles in Kesari during the bubonic plague. It would fundamentally change how India understood sedition.

AAP govt’s nod to prosecute Kanhaiya for sedition: What is this sanction, when is it needed

The Delhi government has given its sanction for the prosecution of Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and eight others in the 2016 JNU sedition case.

Kanhaiya says prosecution order has come now because he was to contest 2020 Bihar polls

After Delhi govt gives its nod to prosecute him in 2016 sedition case, Kanhaiya says the law is being misused and he wants a speedy trial in fast-track court.

Court directs Delhi govt to file status report on prosecution of Kanhaiya in sedition case

The court also directed Delhi Police to send a reminder to the govt seeking requisite sanctions to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar.

Karnataka anti-CAA school play: Should children not participate in political movements?

The questioning of 85 children of a Karnataka school by the police over a play that was allegedly staged against the Citizenship Act has drawn sharp criticism.

RBI announcements can do what Sitharaman’s Budget couldn’t — revive consumption

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Give Shehla Rashid 10-day pre-arrest notice in sedition case: Delhi court tells police

Political activist Shehla Rashid was booked for sedition for her controversial tweets on Kashmir in August. She was accused of spreading fake news and maligning the Army.

Macaulay’s IPC was radical in 19th century. Now, shift power balance toward Indian citizens

It’s absurd to criminalise sedition and blasphemy in a secular, liberal democracy.

Lawyer behind sedition case against 49 celebrities files ‘protest petition’ against police

The litigant accused Bihar Police of buckling to "political pressure" after they closed the sedition case filed against the 49 celebrities who wrote an open letter to PM Modi.

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Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

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.