Sheikh Abdul Rashid, locally known as Engineer Rashid | Photo Credit: AFP A Delhi court will hear arguments on an application filed by Engineer Rashid seeking interim bail to take oath as an MP on June 18. He is being held in a 2016 Jammu and Kashmir terror funding case. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known … Read more
Photo used for representation purpose only. In another major step towards demolishing the terrorist-gangster-drug smuggler nexus in the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday, January 11, 2024, conducted searches at 32 locations in Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, officials said. The raids began early this morning and multiple teams of the anti-terror agency conducted … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear on October 30 a plea by the NIA challenging the Madras High Court order granting bail to eight accused in a case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against the alleged office bearers, members and … Read more
Jagrita Nagarikaru, Karnataka, a forum of progressive intellectuals and activists, have expressed shock over police action against those associated with NewsClick portal on Tuesday and said that “such acts constitute a conspiracy to silence the voices of individuals who dissent.” In a release, members of the forum said, “The media is the watchdog of democracy. Its function is … Read more
Twenty people, including Umar Khalid, have been booked for their alleged involvement in the conspiracy to incite the 2020 northeast Delhi communal riots. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Supreme Court on August 9 adjourned the Umar Khalid bail hearing on a UAPA case as Justice P.K. Mishra recused himself. Justice A.S. Bopanna, the leaded judge, … Read more
The signatories stated that the event was initially planned as a talk at the Centre for Continuing Education (CCE) in the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, and had been approved by the CCE chair. More than 500 scientists and academics have written to the Director of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.) in Bengaluru expressing … Read more
Intensive vehicle checks are being conducted across Coimbatore after the UAPA Tribunal on March 21, 2023 upheld the MHA’s ban on the Popular Front of India and its affiliated organisations. Photo: Special Arrangement The police stepped up security and conducted vehicle checks across Coimbatore during the late hours on Tuesday, March 21, 2023 after the … Read more
Report by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties says ‘suo motu power’ by Centre to transfer investigation from the State police was a ‘serious threat to federalism’ Report by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties says ‘suo motu power’ by Centre to transfer investigation from the State police was a ‘serious threat to federalism’ The … Read more
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has argued in a court that the five accused in the 2013 murder case of rationalist Dr Narendra Dabholkar be tried under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for striking “terror among a section of people”. The arguments over framing of charges against the five accused – Dr Virendrasinh … Read more
The government at the Centre is weakening the Indian state, creating disaffection among the people and eroding faith in the justice system and the integrity of institutions, by locking up public-spirited activists loved by the oppressed and the dispossessed on whose behalf they work, charging them with terrorism and refusing to proceed with prosecution, denying … Read more