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Topic: UAPA

How the Supreme Court UAPA verdict leaves loopholes for agencies to exploit

With the ruling, now there is no requirement for the State to prove that a person, being a member of an unlawful organisation, has actually resorted to violence.

Supreme Court’s ‘guilt by association’ verdict risks innocents getting targeted under UAPA

The task of balancing between constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights and constitutionally permitted restrictions is never an easy one for the courts.

SC reverses 2011 UAPA rulings, says ‘mere membership’ of banned organisation an offence

Overruling the 2011 judgments, SC says they failed to consider the different position of laws in US & India. Right to freedom of speech not absolute in India, it adds.

‘Radicalised in Tihar’ — story of murder convict Naushad, accused in Delhi beheading

Naushad and Jagjit have been arrested for ‘murder’ of man they claim to have killed at behest of Pakistan-based handlers. Both have been booked under stringent UAPA.

Kids studying to encounters, this photojournalist captured life in Kashmir. Then UAPA struck

NIA arrested Muhammad Manan Dar in October 2021 over images of security forces & deployments allegedly found on his phone. A Delhi court granted him bail last week.

9 yrs, 133 hearings & counting — a Ranchi man’s case exemplifies endless delays in NIA trials

According to data available on NIA website, its Delhi office has registered 288 cases since 2009, of which 7 have been closed, judgment pronounced in 14 & part verdict given in 7.

Siddique Kappan still in jail after two years. If journalism dies, democracy won’t survive

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Tamil Nadu govt recommends NIA probe into Coimbatore blast as possible terror angle emerges

Five held so far in connection with LPG blast that left 1 dead. Decision to hand over probe taken at high-level meet chaired by CM Stalin, day after cops slapped UAPA on the suspects.

On Camera

Indian Left is obsessed with Latin America. Rahul Gandhi’s visit not surprising

If you are a trained ‘intellectual’ from JNU, Jadavpur, as well as TISS, then Latin America, its intellectual contributions, and its centrality in the worldwide fight against ugly capitalism are not to be downplayed.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.