Topic: UAPA
Assam, Manipur, UP record highest no. of cases of sedition & under UAPA, NCRB data shows
In the overall number of cases registered under 'Offences against State', however, there was a decline — 5,613 cases in 2020 against 7,656 cases in 2019.
Assam Muslims fear backlash after 16 arrests over pro-Taliban posts, say community may be blamed
In the past four days, 16 Muslims have been arrested for pro-Taliban posts on social media, including an MBBS student, a constable with the Assam Police, a teacher and a journalist.
KLO chief Jibon Singha booked under UAPA for calling Mamata Banerjee ‘outsider’
Kamtapur Liberation Organisation chief Singha was also booked under sedition charges for demanding a separate state comprising the areas in the northern parts of West Bengal.
‘Failed’ law, ‘misused to stifle dissent’: Ex-SC judges speak out against UAPA, sedition, NSA
Retired SC judges Gopala Gowda, Deepak Gupta, Aftab Alam & M.B. Lokur said definition of terror under UAPA and sedition vague, needs to be defined through judicial pronouncements.
SC says law provisions not to be debated in bail matters of activists in Delhi riots case
A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Hemant Gupta responded to Delhi police's plea to set aside bail granted to three activists and said that debates on bail orders are 'troubling'.
Is India made of porcelain? Question CJI Ramana should ask Modi govt at next sedition hearing
Sedition law isn’t just a colonial hangover. It’s a convenient weapon for under-performing governments to conflate themselves with the nation and use against critics.
Delhi court to hear February 2020 riots accused Umar Khalid’s bail plea on 27 July
Umar Khalid along with several others has been booked under UAPA and is accused of being one of the 'masterminds' of the riots in Northwest Delhi in February 2020.
Delhi riots accused Tasleem Ahmed to undergo treatment in govt hospital following court order
A Delhi court allowed Ahmed, who was arrested under UAPA, to get surgery in a hospital after he stated before the court that he was at risk of contracting a serious infection.
NIA arrests 3 under UAPA in Kashmir for allegedly conspiring to spread ISIS propaganda
During the searches at the premises of the arrested accused, the NIA recovered a large number of incriminating documents, multiple digital devices and T-shirts with the ISIS logo.
‘It’s a story of treatment innocents face’: Man acquitted in 7/11 terror case says on his book
Abdul Wahid Sheikh was acquitted after 9 yrs in jail for the 7/11 Mumbai attacks. 'Innocent Prisoners’, the English translation of his book, 'Begunah Qaidi', was launched Sunday.
Imran Khan sent Shehryar Afridi to UNGA to speak on Kashmir. But he is vlogging in Times Square
World leaders are in New York this week, and so is Pakistani committee Kashmir chairman Afridi. But he is roaming around in a Levi’s shirt commenting on women and the homeless.
Oyo plans to file for $1.2 billion IPO next week
The proposed initial public offer plan of the hospitality firm follows the success of Zomato's IPO that ended with bumper oversubscription on 16 July, the biggest since March 2020.
Defence
Air Marshal VR Chaudhari appointed as next Chief of Air Staff
Air Marshal Chaudhari, presently serving as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, will take charge after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal Bhadauria on 30 Sept, the defence ministry said.
Modi at 71 has zero challenge. But one CM is emulating him, a divisive, rising BJP star
Yogi has put high command in a tough situation. If he doesn’t win UP next year, it will set back BJP’s prospects in 2024. If he wins, it will be seen as his win as much as theirs.