Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

HISTORICAL FACTS: Uapa - Caught on Camera

Delhi HC seeks police response on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea in 2020 riots conspiracy case

The Delhi High Court has sought the police response on Sharjeel Imam's bail plea. Imam is challenging a trial court order that dismissed his second bail application. He was arrested in August 2020 and accused of masterminding the 2020 Delhi riots. The Supreme Court had previously refused bail to Imam…

The Economic Times

2020 Delhi riots: Court denies bail to student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam in larger-conspiracy case

A Delhi court has denied bail to activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 northeast Delhi riots conspiracy case. The activists argued their prolonged detention without trial violated their rights, citing recent judicial pronouncements favouring bail. However, the court rejected their pleas, following the Supreme Court's earlier denial…

The Economic Times

Operative behind recce of Ram temple and RSS HQ, Hafiz Saeed's relative in designated terrorist list

India has designated 23 individuals based in Pakistan and PoJK as terrorists under UAPA for their involvement in infiltration, financing, and planning attacks. This move targets operatives linked to Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar, including launch commanders and recruiters. Six Indian nationals are among those designated, highlighting a cross-border terror…

The Economic Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

2020 Delhi riots: Court reserves order on bail of student activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam

A Delhi court has reserved its decision on bail pleas for activists Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case. Both argue their prolonged detention without trial violates their fundamental rights. Khalid points to recent Supreme Court remarks emphasizing 'bail is the rule' under UAPA as…

The Economic Times

US-based Christian missionary organisation, others booked under UAPA

Bengaluru Police have filed an FIR against US-based NGO The Timothy Initiative (TTI) and six others after the Enforcement Directorate alleged they illegally channelled Rs 92.55 crore into India through a network of foreign debit cards.

The Economic Times

Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam move fresh bail pleas after nearly 6 years in jail

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam seek bail in a Delhi court. They argue their prolonged detention without trial violates their rights. Both have spent nearly six years in custody. Fresh applications cite delays and subsequent court rulings. The court has asked for Delhi Police's response. The case relates to the…

The Economic Times

Parliament Breach Case: Delhi Police file fourth chargesheet under UAPA, call it 'terrorist act'

Delhi Police Special Cell has filed a massive chargesheet in the Parliament security breach case. The 13,000-page document invokes stringent UAPA provisions against the accused. Investigators argue the incident aimed to create panic within the Parliament. The breach occurred on December 13, 2023, during Zero Hour, sparking nationwide outrage and…

The Economic Times

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

CJP can endure the meme cycle. But can it articulate what kind of India it’s fighting for?

The Modi government has decided that the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) is a ‘threat’ to national security. Earlier this week, its X handle with approximately 200,000 followers was withheld in India under Section 69(A) of the IT Act after the Intelligence Bureau flagged its content as a national security risk,…

Newslaundry

SC grants bail to accused in UAPA case over recruitment of 'hybrid' terrorists

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Suhail Ahmad Thokar. He was arrested in a UAPA case related to alleged conspiracy with terrorist groups. Thokar was accused of recruiting terrorists and radicalizing youth. The court considered his period of custody. The trial is expected to take time. He will be…

The Economic Times

SC grants interim bail to two Delhi riots accused, refers question of law to larger bench

The Delhi Police has sought reference of the question of law to a larger bench on whether prolonged incarceration and delay in trial can override the statutory restrictions on bail under anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA).

The Economic Times

Delhi High Court grants 3-day interim bail to Umar Khalid in 2020 riots UAPA case

The Delhi High Court on Friday granted a three-day interim bail to former JNU student leader Umar Khalid in a UAPA case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots. Khalid, arrested in September 2020, has remained in custody over allegations of conspiracy related to the violence in northeast Delhi.

The Economic Times

SC grants bail to UAPA narco-terror accused: bail is the rule and jail an exception even in UAPA cases

The Supreme Court has granted bail to Syed Iftikhar Andrabi, who was embroiled in a narco-terrorism case. The court underscored the fundamental principle that bail should be the standard, even in cases involving the UAPA. Andrabi has been accused of participating in an international drug trafficking and terror finance syndicate…

The Economic Times

Telangana police invoke UAPA against social media handle critical of Congress govt

The Telangana Police’s Intelligence Wing has invoked the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) against the news platform TeluguScribe, seeking details of its X (formerly Twitter) account to identify its operator. Police allege that the account frequently posts objectionable content.

Newslaundry

‘My life stopped’: What 5 years of waiting meant to the families of Delhi riots undertrials

After spending over five years in jail as undertrials, five accused were recently granted bail by the Supreme Court in the 2020 Delhi riots “larger conspiracy” case. The court refused bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam. The trial is yet to formally begin in the UAPA case in which…

Newslaundry

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

‘Raises deep concerns’ and ‘disturbing questions’: Newspapers on SC decision to deny Umar Khalid bail

After the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, several activists and legal experts have raised concerns about what the decision means for liberty and justice. While the court did acknowledge that prolonged incarceration, particularly pre-trial detention, seriously infringes the…

Newslaundry

‘Different footing’: SC denies bail to Umar, Sharjeel, but grants relief to Gulfisha, Meeran, 3 others

The Supreme Court has denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam booked under the UAPA in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Though the court has granted bail to five other accused, including Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa ur Rehman, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd Saleem Khan.

Newslaundry

Minutes after the blast: Inside the chaos at Delhi’s Red Fort

The blast near Red Fort has claimed at least 12 lives so far and left over 20 injured. The Delhi Police have invoked UAPA and agencies are investigating all angles. The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained.

Newslaundry

‘Trial at natural pace’: What HC said while denying bail to Umar, Sharjeel, others

Hearing the bail pleas of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and seven others accused in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied them relief, according to LiveLaw.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

‘Didn’t feel routine’: Siddique Kappan claims Kerala cops tried to visit home at midnight

Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and his family have alleged that a team of policemen tried to visit his house in Mallappuram’s Vengara at midnight, inciting fear.

Dynamite News

MHA forms tribunal to review ULFA's status as an unlawful association

The tribunal will be headed by Justice Michael Zothankhuma of the Gauhati High Court, mentioning a gazette notification issued by the MHA. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

Umar Khalid gets 7-day interim bail in Delhi riots case to attend family wedding

A Delhi court has granted a seven-day bail to jailed activist Umar Khalid to attend a family wedding. The former JNU scholar, who has been in custody for over four years in a UAPA case linked to the 2020 Delhi riots, will be required to surrender by January 3, 2025,…

Newslaundry

SC relaxes Siddique Kappan’s bail condition

The Supreme Court has relaxed Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail condition which made it mandatory for him to record his presence at a police station in Uttar Pradesh every Monday in connection with the alleged Hathras conspiracy case, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 339: Kashmir’s media crisis, Adani’s violation of NGT orders

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.

Newslaundry

SC seeks UP govt’s reply on journalist Siddique Kappan’s plea to ease bail conditions

The Supreme Court has sought the Uttar Pradesh government’s response to a petition filed by Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan seeking relaxation of a bail condition in a UAPA case that requires him to report to the state’s Hathras police station every Monday, Livelaw reported.

Newslaundry

‘Shocked by my arrest’: PDP leader Waheed Para on media, youth, militancy

People’s Democratic Party leader Waheed ur Rehman Para, who has been the party’s youth face, was booked under the stringent UAPA in 2020 and spent two years in incarceration. Now, he is fighting the assembly poll from Pulwama.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Shivnarayan Rajpurohit

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.