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Journalists, police clash at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

Journalists, police clash at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

Video clips showed police officials and the journalists engaged in heated arguments

Disha Ravi sent to 3-day judicial custody in toolkit case

Disha Ravi sent to 3-day judicial custody in toolkit case

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Police said Ravi was evasive during her previous interrogation and tried to shift blame on the co-accused.

Unnatural sex, adultery no longer crimes in new law

Unnatural sex, adultery no longer crimes in new law

Rediff.com13 Aug 2023

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted and struck down respectively by the Supreme Court in 2018.

Delhi Police gave us no FIR, neither reveal offences: NewsClick

Delhi Police gave us no FIR, neither reveal offences: NewsClick

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

"What we have been able to gather is that Newsclick stands accused of offences under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), for purportedly carrying Chinese propaganda on its website. All devices, laptops, gadgets, phones, etc have been seized in the past. All emails and communications have been analysed under the microscope," the statement by NewsClick read.

Hardik Patel to join BJP on June 2

Hardik Patel to join BJP on June 2

Rediff.com31 May 2022

Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who recently quit the Congress, on Tuesday confirmed that he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party.

JNU library website hacked, sends warning to 'anti-nationals'

JNU library website hacked, sends warning to 'anti-nationals'

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

The website of Jawaharlal Nehru's Central library was on Tuesday hacked with a message displaying 'You are thinking that you will get Kashmir just by barking in the campus of JNU'.

'The 36 days in jail made Varavara Rao a star'

'The 36 days in jail made Varavara Rao a star'

Rediff.com1 Nov 2023

'I asked him why were he and other writers being targeted.' 'I saw his point of view, that he and others being writers, their work was popular and well-appreciated by people, especially the youth.' 'This made the State fear them.'

Filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana moves HC seeking anticipatory bail

Filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana moves HC seeking anticipatory bail

Rediff.com14 Jun 2021

Sulthana was booked on June 10 on sedition charges following a complaint by a Bharatiya Janata Party leader that she spread false news about the spread of COVID-19 in the union territory during a TV debate.

Kangana moves SC seeking transfer of cases from Mumbai to Shimla

Kangana moves SC seeking transfer of cases from Mumbai to Shimla

Rediff.com2 Mar 2021

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel have moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of cases pending against them in Mumbai to a court in Shimla, alleging there would be threat to their lives if the trial proceeds there because of 'personal vendetta' of Shiv Sena leaders against them.

2020 Delhi riots: Court denies interim bail to Sharjeel Imam

2020 Delhi riots: Court denies interim bail to Sharjeel Imam

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

Imam is accused of making inflammatory speeches against the government on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens,

Shah, Kejriwal spar over Shaheen Bagh protests

Shah, Kejriwal spar over Shaheen Bagh protests

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

Addressing a rally in Rithala in northwest Delhi, Shah said Kejriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were against the construction of Ram temple, the scrapping of provisions of Article 370 and were not bothered about the country's image and soldiers.

Police grills JNUSU president Kanhaiya, Khalid and Anirban together

Police grills JNUSU president Kanhaiya, Khalid and Anirban together

Rediff.com26 Feb 2016

The questioning started in the wee hours of Friday and lasted for around five hours, before it resumed around 10.30 am.

NIA opposes Assam MLA Gogoi's bail in SC, says he is kingpin of Maoist acts

NIA opposes Assam MLA Gogoi's bail in SC, says he is kingpin of Maoist acts

Rediff.com27 Feb 2023

A bench of Justices V Ramasubramanian and Pankaj Mithal, which extended the protection from arrest to Gogoi till March 3, said it would hear the matter on Friday.

Time limit for sanction under UAPA mandatory and sacrosanct: Kerala HC

Time limit for sanction under UAPA mandatory and sacrosanct: Kerala HC

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

The high court said the sanction for prosecution under the UAPA was given six months after receiving a recommendation for the same and it was also "bereft of any application of mind".

Chh'garh govt moves SC against suspended IPS officer

Chh'garh govt moves SC against suspended IPS officer

Rediff.com10 Jul 2021

According to police, the documents recovered during the raids revealed that Singh was allegedly involved in promoting enmity and hatching a conspiracy against the established government and public representatives and was booked under sedition charges.

Anyone speaking truth dubbed as traitor: Sanjay Raut

Anyone speaking truth dubbed as traitor: Sanjay Raut

Rediff.com5 Feb 2021

He said the farmers, who were known as 'warriors' when they fought the Mughals and the British, are now dubbed as anti-nationals when they are fighting for their rights on Delhi's borders.

PDP leader Waheed Para gets bail

PDP leader Waheed Para gets bail

Rediff.com25 May 2022

Para, perhaps, has become the first person to benefit from the Supreme Court putting on hold trial of cases under section 124 A (sedition).

Court sends 2 men who attacked Umar Khalid to police custody

Court sends 2 men who attacked Umar Khalid to police custody

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

The two men, who were arrested on August 20 from Fatehabad in Haryana's Hisar district, had claimed that they were cow vigilantes who wanted to draw attention towards protection of cows.

Toolkit case: Nikita Jacob gets 3 week protection from arrest

Toolkit case: Nikita Jacob gets 3 week protection from arrest

Rediff.com17 Feb 2021

According to the Delhi police, Nikita Jacob with arrested accused Disha Ravi, an activist from Bengaluru, were allegedly involved in preparing the document and were in direct touch with "pro-Khalistani elements".

HC nod to NIA to book Assam legislator Akhil Gogoi for anti-CAA stir

HC nod to NIA to book Assam legislator Akhil Gogoi for anti-CAA stir

Rediff.com9 Feb 2023

Gogoi was the only one whose bail was rejected by the court and he was released after spending 567 days in jail once Special NIA Judge Pranjal Das cleared him along with the three others of all charges.

Elgar case: Pune police search DU professor Hany Babu's residence

Elgar case: Pune police search DU professor Hany Babu's residence

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

Babu, who teaches English at the Delhi University, was booked under Indian Penal Code sections 120B (criminal conspiracy), 121 and 121A (waging or attempting to wage war against government), 124A (sedition), among others.

'If Section 66A of IT Act goes, something else will come in'

'If Section 66A of IT Act goes, something else will come in'

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

'The cases have not reduced because the prosecution has found some other way to stop people from using their right to free speech.'

'An attempt to browbeat the media'

'An attempt to browbeat the media'

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

'It is a very clear case of an attempt to bend the media.'

CBI lab finds JNU event's raw footage to be authentic: Police

CBI lab finds JNU event's raw footage to be authentic: Police

Rediff.com11 Jun 2016

"The CBI lab sent a report to Delhi police's Special Cell on June 8 saying the raw footage was authentic," a police source said.

'The police will be significantly more militarised'

'The police will be significantly more militarised'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2023

'The idea of subversive activities is so vague that it could include making fun of the government, being critical of the government.'

Kerala MLA Jaleel terms J-K as India Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, draws flak

Kerala MLA Jaleel terms J-K as India Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, draws flak

Rediff.com12 Aug 2022

Jaleel made the remarks in a Facebook post regarding his visit to Kashmir.

Bihar Min caught in video asking crowd to hit PM's photo with shoes

Bihar Min caught in video asking crowd to hit PM's photo with shoes

Rediff.com1 Mar 2017

The video is of a gathering at Amour assembly constituency of Mastan in Purnea district that was convened on February 22 to protest against demonetisation

From JNU to Jamuria: Aishe Ghosh to test her brand of politics

From JNU to Jamuria: Aishe Ghosh to test her brand of politics

Rediff.com11 Mar 2021

The first sitting JNUSU functionary to fight assembly polls, Ghosh, a latecomer into politics, blossomed as the president of the union at a time when student politics saw a resurgence after Left leader Kanhaiya Kumar came into media limelight following a sedition case.

Victory march on JNU campus, all eyes on Kanhaiya's release

Victory march on JNU campus, all eyes on Kanhaiya's release

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

Celebrations erupted on the JNU campus after JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar was granted interim bail in the sedition case, with supporters awaiting his release from jail.

We are proud of Kanhaiya, says kin visiting JNU

We are proud of Kanhaiya, says kin visiting JNU

Rediff.com1 Mar 2016

An uncle and brother of Jawaharlal Nehru University students union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is in jail in connection with a sedition case, have said the kind of support students and global intellectuals have shown for him makes them proud of the Bihar boy.

JNU: Court reserves order on Umar, Anirban's bail for Mar 18

JNU: Court reserves order on Umar, Anirban's bail for Mar 18

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

The duo, who is lodged in jail since February 23, has sought bail on the ground of parity with JNUStudent's Union President Kanhaiya Kumar, saying he has already been granted bail and the incident did not attract charges of sedition.

Right wing spreads hatred among various sections: Pawar to Koregaon panel

Right wing spreads hatred among various sections: Pawar to Koregaon panel

Rediff.com6 May 2022

Pawar recorded his testimony before the commission in Mumbai in connection with the January 2018 violence at the Koregaon Bhima war memorial in Pune district of Maharashtra.

JNU student leader Umar Khalid alleged death threat, files police complaint

JNU student leader Umar Khalid alleged death threat, files police complaint

Rediff.com9 Jun 2018

Khalid said that he was informed by Mevani about the threats, and he has not received any call himself till now.

As tribal body seeks Prez rule, Meiteis urge PM not to talk to Kuki militants

As tribal body seeks Prez rule, Meiteis urge PM not to talk to Kuki militants

Rediff.com26 Jul 2023

The Zomi-Kuki organisation also sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention for a permanent solution to the ongoing ethnic strife

Saffron flag row: Karnataka MLAs stay put in legislature

Saffron flag row: Karnataka MLAs stay put in legislature

Rediff.com18 Feb 2022

Congress legislators spent the whole night inside the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Council, escalating demand for the dismissal of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister K S Eshwarappa over his statement regarding the national flag.

Kanhaiya on two-day Bihar visit; will meet Nitish, Lalu

Kanhaiya on two-day Bihar visit; will meet Nitish, Lalu

Rediff.com30 Apr 2016

Kanhaiya will meet top non-Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and will visit his native village in Begusarai district to meet his parents.

Hate speech case: Akbaruddin Owaisi released from jail

Hate speech case: Akbaruddin Owaisi released from jail

Rediff.com16 Feb 2013

After spending 38 days in a local prison, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen legislator Akbaruddin Owaisi, who is facing charges of sedition and waging war against the nation for his "hate speech", was released on bail on Saturday.

My face today is the face of Bastar's fight: Soni Sori

My face today is the face of Bastar's fight: Soni Sori

Rediff.com7 Mar 2016

Tribal rights activist Soni Sori, who was attacked with an acid-like chemical in Chhattisgarh last month, has said that the condition of her face is reflective of the fight in Naxal-hit Bastar area.

Delhi HC to hear plea to cancel Kanhaiya's bail

Delhi HC to hear plea to cancel Kanhaiya's bail

Rediff.com15 Mar 2016

A plea seeking cancellation of interim bail granted to Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union president Kanhaiya Kumar, arrested in a sedition case, was on Tuesday moved in the Delhi high court alleging that his speech subsequent to his release was "anti-national" and thus he violated the bail conditions.

My action was natural, says BJP MLA who thrashed student

My action was natural, says BJP MLA who thrashed student

Rediff.com16 Feb 2016

Delhi BJP MLA O P Sharma, who is at the centre of a controversy in connection with the violence in Patiala House court complex, on Tuesday claimed that a group of people had hit him and that his action as "natural".