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Home Ministry official testifies in sedition case against Sharjeel Imam

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat of Karkardooma Court recorded the examination-in-chief of Dharmendra Kumar, Deputy Secretary, MHA on Wednesday

Assam reported highest number of sedition cases in 2021, Haryana second

Assam was followed by Haryana with 42 cases reported in the last eight years. Jharkhand and Karnataka followed Haryana with 40 and 38 cases respectively

TMS Ep171: Gig worker shortage, EV policy, markets, sedition law

Why is India facing a shortage of gig workers? Will India's policies help it win the EV race? Will summer cheer hydrate consumer durable stocks? What is sedition law? All answers here

Sedition cases decline but remain higher than 2015, 2016: An analysis

Conviction rate almost unchanged; charge sheet filed in less than 50% cases in most years

Centre's decision to reconsider sedition law welcome step, say experts

Senior advocate Sidharth Luthra said the legislature should have re-examined the relevance of sedition a long time ago

SC to hear on May 10 pleas challenging validity of penal law on sedition

A special bench comprising CJ N V Ramana and Justices Surya kant and Hima Kohli commenced hearing arguments on a batch of pleas against the sedition law and after sometime adjourned it to next Tuesday

Rana couple's jail time to continue till Mumbai court hears plea on Apr 29

On Tuesday, the court asked the Mumbai police to file on April 29 their reply to the jailed couple's bail plea

Elgar Parishad case: Accused Sudha Bharadwaj released from jail

Activist Sudha Bharadwaj, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, was on Thursday released from a prison here on bail, after spending three years in jail

At least 10 people in UP, Rajasthan arrested for celebrating Pak T20 win

A private school teacher in Rajasthan's Udaipur was arrested on Wednesday, a day after she was sacked by the school management for allegedly posting a WhatsApp status celebrating Pakistan's victory

Best of BS Opinion: Fuel price surge, the path to herd mortality & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Saturday

Citizen, nation, sedition

Sedition law isn't just a colonial hangover. It's a convenient weapon for under-performing governments to conflate themselves with the nation and use against critics

Attack on Haryana deputy speaker's car: Police books over 100 protesters

As the state government took serious view of the incident, heads rolled and Sirsa district police chief Bhupender Singh was transferred, while an Inspector-rank official was placed under suspension

Supreme Court seeks Centre, AG's response on plea challenging sedition law

The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre and the Attorney General on a plea challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code.

Repeal UAPA

The statute has no place in a democracy

Reading down UAPA may have pan-India ramifications: Supreme Court

Refuses to stay HC order granting bail to three students in Delhi riots case

Delhi riots: Student activists released from Tihar jail on bail

JNU students Narwal and Kalita thanked their friends and well-wishers, many of whom gathered outside the jail, for supporting them during their year-long stay behind bars

Protesters are not terrorists

Delhi High Court raises the bar on UAPA application

Right to protest fundamental, can't call it terrorist act: Delhi HC

Grants bail to JNU student in anti-CAA protests case

Best of BS Opinion: Course correction on vaccine, climate of treason & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

It's only words…

Sedition law needs to be observed in letter and spirit