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Topic: UAPA

PDP youth leader Waheed Para, arrested under UAPA, wins J&K DDC poll from Pulwama

Waheed Para defeated his nearest rival of the BJP by over 1,000 votes in Tahab (Pulwama I). His party chief Mehbooba Mufti hails the victory.

Shocking facts uncovered in probe against Siddique Kappan, UP govt tells Supreme Court

The state told the court that Kappan claimed he is a journalist at a Kerala-based daily which, in reality, has been closed two years ago.

Professor leading home ministry’s ‘radicalisation’ study insists it’ll be faith-neutral

National Law University Delhi’s G.S. Bajpai says the year-long study aims to provide a legal definition for ‘radicalisation’, and suggest amendments to UAPA.

SC refuses to cancel bail granted to SIM card seller charged with UAPA in Delhi riots case

The top court rejected Delhi Police’s plea challenging Delhi High Court’s 23 October order granting bail to Faizan Khan in a case alleging conspiracy behind Delhi riots.

Former Congress Councillor Ishrat Jahan seeks interim bail due to Covid outbreak in prison

Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, appearing for Jahan, said she was suffering psychological problems due to her isolation in wake of Covid outbreak in the jail.

AAP govt gives sanction to prosecute Umar Khalid under UAPA in Delhi riots case

A Delhi Police officer said they have received prosecution sanction from the Union home ministry as well and can now name Khalid in their supplementary charge sheet.

J&K to Kerala, Gujarat, Bengal — Journalists across India face police action, even for tweets

Here's a list of journalists across 18 states and UTs who have either been arrested or have been booked under several sections of the IPC since March.

Not allowed out of jail cell, almost like solitary confinement, Umar Khalid tells court

The court also pulled up the Tihar's Assistant Jail Superintendent for not unmuting the mic when Khalid told him that he wanted to speak to the judge.

MPs Tharoor, Sule, Kanizmozhi join 8 others to seek UAPA repeal, release of Stan Swamy

At a press conference organised by human rights body People’s Union for Civil Liberties, 11 eminent personalities condemn ‘illegal arrests’ in Bhima-Koregaon case.

NCRB 2019 data shows 165% jump in sedition cases, 33% jump in UAPA cases under Modi govt

In recent years, sedition and UAPA have been weaponised against critics of the govt. National Crime Records Bureau’s recently-released data confirms this.

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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.