The 88-year-old poet-activist, accused in Elgar Parishad case, was admitted to Nanavati Hospital in December following the court's intervention over concerns about his health.
On 18 November, the high court had noted that 81-year-old suffered from neurological ailments and also needed post-Covid care after recovering from the viral infection.
Rao, 81, had filed a bail application & writ petition asking to be shifted to Nanavati Hospital immediately, owing to his 'diminishing neurological and physical health condition'.
Varavara Rao's lawyer Indira Jaising claimed his health was 'fast deteriorating', and there was a legitimate apprehension that the 81-year-old poet might die in prison.
Since 2018, stringent UAPA rules, SC’s Zahoor Watali order, NIA takeover and allegedly ‘inadmissible’ evidence has made sure that all accused remain in custody.
Across the country, there have been 3,355 Covid cases in prisons and it’s not just inmates who have been affected as a large number of jail staff have also tested positive.
Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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