National Security Act

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AA Edit | SC flags misuse of NSA for UP political vendetta

The NSA is not the first piece of legislation which govts invoke at their convenience to penalise people through the process of the law

14 Apr 2023 12:10 AM

Allahabad High Court quashes NSA charges against Dr Kafeel Khan, orders immediate release

Khan has been in jail since January after a speech he delivered at the Aligarh Muslim University during the anti-CAA protests

01 Sep 2020 12:32 PM

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan reviews the treatment facilities for coronavirus-affected patients at the Advanced Institute of Medical Sciences in Bhopal on March 28, 2020. (PTI)

Madhya Pradesh to invoke NSA against attackers of medical personnel

An IAS officer among nine new positive cases in the state

03 Apr 2020 2:15 PM

NSA rap against Dr Kafeel Khan for anti-CAA speech at AMU

The law allows preventive detention of a person for months

14 Feb 2020 12:55 PM

On November 21, the girl was alone at her house in the township in Nakhasa police station area when her neighbour, Zeeshan, allegedly raped her. (Photo: Representational)

Rape victim succumbs to burn injuries

The girl, who was battling for life in the Safdarjung hospital in Delhi since the past nine days, died this morning, SP Yamuna Prasad said.

30 Nov 2019 5:43 PM

A 48-year-old pregnant woman, who is deaf and mute, was thrashed by a mob over suspicions of being a child abductor in Northeast Delhi, the police said on Sunday. This incident comes close on the heels of mob attacks over similar rumours in the neighbouring Uttar Pradesh (UP).

Pregnant woman beaten up over rumours of child-theft

A resident of Southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad, the woman has been admitted at a hospital by her family and is stated to be stable, the police said.

02 Sep 2019 1:28 AM

On May 30, the two-year-old girl from outside her home was kidnapped by a man and his accomplice Zahid over a loan dispute with the girl's grandfather. (Photo: Twitter)

Punish child murderers

The crime is not to be viewed in terms of communities as it hardly matters what religion such hardened criminals belong to.

09 Jun 2019 12:05 AM

The bench said he be freed forthwith unless he is not wanted in other cases, Wangkhem's counsel Soraisam Chittaranjan said. (Photo: Facebook)

Manipur HC quashes detention of journalist under NSA

The Manipur High Court has ordered immediate release of the journalist.

08 Apr 2019 7:13 PM

Mayawati strong statement came after 14 Aligarh Muslim University students were booked for sedition on Tuesday night and the Madhya Pradesh government imposed the National Security Act on Muslims on charges of cow slaughter earlier in the month. (Photo: ANI)

BJP in UP, Cong in MP examples in 'state terror': Mayawati

'People should decide what is the difference between the Congress and BJP governments,' said Mayawati.

14 Feb 2019 12:51 PM

The government in the state may have changed after the last Assembly polls, but little seems changed over cow-related issues. (Representational image)

Cows don’t need NSA cover

The use of the National Security Act against five persons for alleged acts flouting laws protecting cattle in Madhya Pradesh is unwarranted.

13 Feb 2019 3:08 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath (Photo: ANI)

SPs in MP may soon lose power to invoke NSA

NSA was invoked against 22 people on the charge during the 15-year-BJP regime in the state.

08 Feb 2019 6:33 AM

The violence which occurred after right-wing activists protested against alleged cow slaughter in the area claimed the lives of a police officer and a civilian. (Photo: PTI)

National Security Act invoked against 3 for cow slaughter in Bulandshahr

7 were arrested in cow slaughter case out of which three of them—Azhar Khan, Nadeem Khan, Mehboob Ali—were charged under NSA.

14 Jan 2019 6:36 PM

Noida varsity in a spot over campus brawl

The magistrate also said he would detain one Deepak Sharma of Rashtriya Swabhiman Dal under the National Security Act.

07 Oct 2018 5:52 AM

According to SSP Singh, district magistrate Ritu Maheshwari has sent the report of booking Sharma under the NSA to the state government for its approval. Thereafter, the report will be sent to the high court advisory board Allahabad, and after the consent of the board, the NSA will be enforced.

Ex-BSP member booked under NSA for murder

Sharma was jailed last September for allegedly conspiring to kill a BJP functionary under the Khoda police station.

10 Feb 2018 2:43 AM

In Kasganj, where the situation is tense but under control, clashes between two communities had claimed one life. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Kasganj communal clash a blot on the state: UP Governor

The governor noted that such an incident had occurred in the state for the 1st time in the last 9-10 months and described it as 'shameful'.

29 Jan 2018 2:44 PM

The order, issued by the state home department, will remain effective from July 1 to September 30.

Emergency-like order in MP

Ahead of GST, collectors given power to book ‘anarchists’.

30 Jun 2017 12:50 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: PTI)

Patrolling on foot will curb crime against women: Yogi to cops

The government is committed to providing sensitive, transparent and corruption-free administration to the people, Yogi said.

11 Jun 2017 10:48 AM

Representational Image. (Photo: File/AFP)

Cattle slaughter, smuggling to be punishable under Gangster Act in UP

The directive has been conveyed to all district police chiefs by the state Director General of Police (DGP) Sulkhan Singh.

06 Jun 2017 3:26 PM

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