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Terming as somewhat vague the definition of a terrorist act under the stringent UAPA law and warning against its use in a cavalier manner , the high court set aside the trial court orders rejecting bail to JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita and Jamias Asif Iqbal Tanha, allowing their appeals and admitting them to regular bail. PTI

Line between right to protest and terrorist activity blurred: Delhi HC

Court grants bail to three students from JNU, Jamia Millia Islamia

16 Jun 2021 7:24 AM IST

Aakar Patel | Don't we care that India's in a mess, and its growth...

The other interesting aspect of recent years is the introduction of new laws that have taken India in a particular...

24 Aug 2021 4:23 AM IST

Human rights activist Sudha Bharadwaj after being arrested by the Pune police in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence. (PTI file photo)

NIA draft charges claim Elgar Parishad case accused wanted to wage war...

The NIA has alleged that the accused persons were active members of the banned terror outfit CPI (Maoist)

23 Aug 2021 10:49 AM IST

Rajasthan Director General of Police M. L. Lather addresses a press conference over the killing of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur, at PHQ in Jaipur, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Lal was murdered at his shop by two men for allegedly posting a social media statement in favour of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma. (PTI Photo)

Udaipur beheading: NIA to probe Pakistani links

The provisions of the UAPA that have been filed against the accused are sections 16, 18 and 20 that relate to a...

30 Jun 2022 7:19 AM IST

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair (in white cap) is escorted by policemen at the Patiala House Court in a case related to an allegedly objectionable tweet he had posted in 2018, in New Delhi on July 2, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

Aakar Patel | State's targeting of Zubair, others will make India's...

It is the Union govt's agencies under home minister Amit Shah that have been misusing their vast powers to destroy the...

4 July 2022 11:51 PM IST

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and its HR dept head Amit Chakravarty. (Image Source: PTI)

Delhi court sends NewsClick founder to judicial custody

The Special Cell of Delhi Police had arrested Purkayastha and Chakravarty on October 3

3 Nov 2023 1:07 AM IST

Social activist and preacher Father Stan Swamy. (PTI)

Aakar Patel | Don't forget 16 of Bhima Koregaon: It's symbol of what...

Stan Swamy, suffering from Parkinson's disease, was disallowed a glass with a sipper straw in jail for weeks

13 Jun 2023 12:10 AM IST

Students Islamic Movement of India (Representational Im

Government seeks info on Simi from states

Simi, which the officials claim has been found to be involved in terror activities in many past terror activities.

6 Jun 2018 2:07 AM IST

According to the ATS, on May 11 this year, it had had arrested one of the accused, who is an electrician from Behram Baug area of Jogeshwari. (Representational image)

Terror charges against four, one from Pakistan

The ATS filed the chargesheet under sections 16, 18(A), 18(B) and 20 of the Unlawful Activity Prevention Act (UAPA).

17 Aug 2018 3:05 AM IST

File picture of Bhima Koregaon attack

Pune police get extension to file charge sheet against activists held...

Citing fresh arrests in the Bhima-Koregaon violence case, the Pune police had moved the court for an extension on...

2 Sept 2018 3:02 PM IST

Officials investigate the blast site after an explosion near a motor-stand in Darjeeling. (Photo: PTI)

GJM chief is booked after grenade hit on Darjeeling cops

The incident happened around 24 hours after a powerful IED blast at the super market in the Hills.

21 Aug 2017 2:00 AM IST

DU professor GN Saibaba. (Photo: File)

Disabled DU professor GN Saibaba gets life term for Maoist links

Saibaba, who is 90 per cent disabled and bound to a wheelchair, was first arrested in May 2014 but granted bail by the...

7 March 2017 4:44 PM IST