Myanmar releases foreigners including Australian economist Sean Turnell from prisonMyanmar Now, an independent news outlet, cited the military council as saying the pardons were granted because it was Myanmar National Day....
17 Nov, 2022, 09.03 AM IST
Kerala HC stays proceedings against Lakshadweep-based film-maker Ayesha Sulthana in sedition caseThe SC has stayed all such cases until the Centre re-examines Section 124A of the IPC.
09 Jun, 2022, 08.46 AM IST
Centre agrees to reconsider sedition law, here's all that you need to knowThe apex court has been hearing a bunch of petitions against sedition law which has attracted a lot of attention over its alleged misuse by...
10 May, 2022, 12.06 PM IST
Former UP Governor Aziz Qureshi booked for sedition over remark on Yogi Adityanath govtIn the FIR, police said the BJP worker, in his complaint said that Qureshi had gone to Azam Khan's house to meet Rampur MLA and Khan's wife...
06 Sep, 2021, 12.21 PM IST
Mathura court rejects bail plea of Kerala-based journalist Siddique KappanFor rejecting bail for the UAPA and sedition charges, the court banked on the investigation done by the UP police which had concluded that ...
06 Jul, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
BJP slams Kerala Minister for supporting Ayesha Sulthana in fighting sedition caseThe BJP in Kerala bashed the state Education Minister V Sivankutty for extending support to filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana, who was recently cha...
14 Jun, 2021, 03.53 PM IST
Criticism of people in positions of authority right of every citizen: Omar AbdullahNational Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Friday said the criticism of people in positions of authority is the right of every cit...
11 Jun, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
Sedition law: Is your disaffection just healthy disapprobation, or something more sinister?So, what does disaffection mean? Is it, as the dictionary has it, the loss or absence of affection for something or someone? Or is it somet...
05 Jun, 2021, 11.24 PM IST
SC to examine interpretation of sedition law over right of press, free speechA bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, L N Rao and S Ravindra Bhat said, “We are of the view that provisions of 124A (sedition) and 153 (promo...
31 May, 2021, 08.45 PM IST
Editor's Guild, IWPC slam FIRs against journalists over R-Day violenceIn a statement, the Guild demanded that such FIRs be withdrawn immediately and the media be allowed to report without fear and with freedom.
29 Jan, 2021, 07.15 PM IST
Two journalists in Manipur booked under UAPA have written to state police article published in a local news portal ‘unverified’“I regret that the government finds the article questionable and I submit that it was an oversight from our part. There will be no such mis...
18 Jan, 2021, 09.24 PM IST
View: Why India needs to scrap its sedition lawSedition law was enacted by the British to suppress any Indian dissent. This colonial relic cries out for abolition.
29 Feb, 2020, 07.47 AM IST
Over 45% rise in sedition cases in 2017: NCRB DataThe total number of sedition cases increased from 35 in 2016 to 51 in 2017, where 228 persons were arrested by the police, compared to 48 i...
23 Oct, 2019, 09.09 AM IST
SC dismisses plea seeking framing of laws against fake newsThe plea said there should be accountability, liability and responsibility of the authorities and departments concerned to prevent spread o...
08 Apr, 2019, 06.40 PM IST
JNU sedition case: Chidambaram dubs police charges as 'absurd'Earlier in the day, the Delhi Police filed its charge sheet against Kumar and nine others in the case before Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit ...
14 Jan, 2019, 10.16 PM IST
Doing away with legal provision of sedition will be unjust: BS BassiUnder attack for arresting JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar in a sedition case, Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi today defended the action...
23 Feb, 2016, 10.30 PM IST
Notices to TV channels attempt to 'intimidate' media: Prashant BhushanBhushan used the platform of a discussion on 'Media Freedom' at the Press Club of India in attacking the BJP-led Union government.
08 Aug, 2015, 08.44 PM IST