NIA court orders Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin to appear by July 14A Srinagar special court has issued a proclamation against Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin and three other top commanders in a 1996...
11 Jun, 2026, 12.08 AM IST
NIA raids nine places in Bengal in Bhangar blast caseIn pursuance of the MHA order, the NIA had taken over and registered the case related to the recovery of 79 crude bombs and other incrimina...
04 Jun, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
SC orders setting up of special courts for speedy NIA trialsThe Supreme Court has ordered the establishment of special NIA courts to speed up pending trials. At least one special court will be set up...
09 May, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
Courts will have to release NIA, UAPA accused if special courts not setup: SC to CentreThe Supreme Court has criticized the Centre and Maharashtra government for designating existing courts as special courts, highlighting the ...
18 Jul, 2025, 06.32 PM IST
NIA can probe unscheduled offences linked with scheduled offences: SCA division bench comprising Justices BV Nagarathna and NK Singh clarified the legal position while upholding the order of the Punjab & Hary...
16 Dec, 2024, 11.55 PM IST
Access to justice a fundamental right, delay in filing appeals in NIA cases can be condoned: Bombay HCThe Bombay High Court has ruled that appellate courts can condone delays and hear appeals filed beyond the mandatory 90-day period under th...
14 Sep, 2023, 04.20 PM IST
Calcutta HC orders transfer of probe into Birbhum explosions to NIAVacating an earlier stay by a single bench of the HC in the NIA probe, a division bench comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Bivas Patta...
21 Apr, 2022, 05.24 PM IST
NIA Act unconstitutional, repeal it: Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh to SCThe law was passed in 2008 and was enforced on December 31, 2008. The petition by senior advocate Vivek Tankha urged the court to strike it...
15 Jan, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
Amended NIA Act with powers to probe abroad comes into forceThe latest amendments to the NIA Act will allow the agency to probe terrorist activities against Indians and Indian interests abroad, cyber...
02 Aug, 2019, 05.09 PM IST
Government introduces Bill in Lok Sabha to amend NIA ActUnion minister of state for home G Kishan Reddy said the legislation will also allow the NIA probe cyber crimes and cases of human traffick...
08 Jul, 2019, 05.07 PM IST
Government plans to amend NIA Act, UAPAThe need to give more powers to the NIA to probe terror cases have come up after multiple terrorist attacks took place on Indian missions i...
16 Jul, 2018, 08.51 PM IST
Government to strengthen anti-terror laws, apparatusRajnath Singh said the government is committed to punishing terrorists and is working to strengthen the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Ac...
13 Jul, 2018, 10.15 PM IST
J-K Guv favours including state Ranbir Penal Code under NIA ActGovernor N N Vohra favoured including Ranbir Penal Code under the purview of NIA Act so that the central probe agency has sweeping powers t...
19 Jan, 2016, 11.12 PM IST
Trial of Italian Marines drags on as NIA Act creates legal tangleNIA Act silent on offence under Section 302 of IPC which forced agency to invoke a section with death penalty against Italian marines.
29 Nov, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Inform us of fake currency, terror cases: Centre to StatesThe Centre is calling a meeting of DGPs of various states in the last week of September to “sensitize” them of provisions of NIA Act.
05 Sep, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
MHA allows NIA not to invoke law providing for death against Italian marinesThe Home Ministry's revised order came on April 15 -- 11 days before the Supreme Court order when the court said that the agency can procee...
28 Apr, 2013, 10.39 PM IST
- National Counter-Terrorism Centre Act for anti-terror body likely
A govt official indicated that a separate NCTC Act may be brought in due course to give teeth to the anti-terror body and rule out any fede...
04 Feb, 2012, 05.44 AM IST