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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicUAPA

Topic: UAPA

Day-to-day hearings, periodic reports & more—SC’s directions to ensure speedy trial in UAPA cases

Refusing to stay bail to Jnaneshwari Express case accused, top court says delays in UAPA cases acquire 'more insidious character'.

Terror trials stuck in time: German bakery to Mumbai train blasts, an endless crawl through courts

Starting from the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blasts to the 2011 Delhi high court blast, terror cases are often just languishing in the judicial maze.

Modi-led cabinet declares Delhi blast a ‘terrorist incident perpetrated by anti-national forces’

Cabinet calls for 'utmost urgency and professionalism' in investigation so 'perpetrators, their collaborators, and their sponsors' are identified & brought to justice without delay.

2 accused of funding & promoting Lashkar front behind Pahalgam get default bail as NIA drags feet

After NIA fails to file chargesheet in 90 days, Jammu court pulls ups agency for a probe going at a 'snail’s pace'. Srinagar resident Yasir Hayat & Shafat Wani are booked under UAPA.

6 yrs, no charges framed—Bhima-Koregaon accused stuck in trial limbo in 2016 Surajgarh arson case

Arrested in Surajgarh arson case, Gadling has spent 6 years in jail as undertrial. Despite nearly 200 listings from trial court to SC, proceedings haven’t moved beyond 1st stage.

Umar Khalid is not an exception. The leopards will eat your face too

India is hardly alone in this. Across the world, those who cheer authoritarian overreach discover that the bulldozer eventually comes for them, too.

Why Delhi HC rejected bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam & 7 others in 2020 riots case

A hurried trial would be detrimental to the rights of both the appellants and the state, the bench of Justices Navin Chawla and Shalinder Kaur said.

Why NIA court ordered extensive steps to protect witnesses in 2019 murder case involving PFI members

Some witnesses had earlier refused to appear in court, fearing threat to their lives. PFI workers had allegedly hacked to death a former PMK district secretary in Thanjavur.

Why J&K HC set aside relief granted in UAPA case to 2 Kashmiris who chanted anti-national slogans

Inciting people for secession from Union of India falls under ambit of 'unlawful activity' in UAPA, it says while overturning relief granted to 2 Bandipora residents.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.