UPA govt brought amendments to UAPA: Owaisi blames Congress for prolonged detention of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel ImamAsaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM chief, has strongly criticized the Congress party. He alleges that amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Preventio...
09 Jan, 2026, 09.53 AM IST
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam denied bail in Delhi riots case by SC amid letters by Mamdani, some US lawmakersThe Supreme Court has denied bail to Sharjeel Imam, Umar Khalid. They are accused in a larger conspiracy case related to the 2020 northeast...
05 Jan, 2026, 12.22 PM IST
Umar Khalid case draws US attention: After Zohran Mamdani, 8 lawmakers urge India to grant 'fair trial'Umar Khalid case: Eight US lawmakers have urged India's Ambassador to the US to ensure a fair and timely trial for Umar Khalid, who has bee...
02 Jan, 2026, 10.53 AM IST
Zohran Mamdani's handwritten letter to Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid goes viral: 'I think of your words on bitterness often, we are all thinking...'NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani's handwritten letter to Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid has gone viral on social. The letter, posted by Umar Khali...
02 Jan, 2026, 10.02 AM IST
Engineer Rashid can't be allowed to use legislator status for reprieve: NIA to Delhi HCThe NIA opposed custody parole for detained J&K MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid to attend Lok Sabha proceedings, citing severe charges under the UAP...
17 Mar, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
Redrafted bills broaden definition of terrorism, include threat to economic securityThe revised Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 (BNS) has modified Section 113, aligning it with the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1...
13 Dec, 2023, 01.50 PM IST
SC to hear pleas against arrest of Newsclick founder and HR head on October 19The Supreme Court has scheduled a hearing on October 19 for the pleas filed by Newsclick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the website's human...
18 Oct, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
NewsClick row: Founder reaches SC to challenge arrest under UAPANewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha has approached the Supreme Court after the Delhi High Court rejected his plea challenging his arrest a...
16 Oct, 2023, 03.11 PM IST
Pakistan condemns Delhi court verdict against separatist leader Yasin MalikMalik, head of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), had pleaded guilty to the charges but on Wednesday told the special court whe...
25 May, 2022, 09.10 PM IST
India hits out at UN human rights body for comments on J&KArindam Bagchi, the spokesperson in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), said authorities in India act against violations of law and not...
02 Dec, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
India says it's disappointed with 'unwarranted' remarks made by UN envoy on J-KMEA Secretary (West) Reenat Sandhu said, "We take note of references to India in the oral update by the High Commissioner and express our d...
14 Sep, 2021, 09.30 PM IST
Due process followed: MEA after UNHRC and EU flakUN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of Swamy. “Bachelet and the UN’s indepe...
07 Jul, 2021, 08.37 AM IST
UN, EU human rights officials term Stan Swamy's death as 'devastating'Swamy died at the Holy Family Hospital, where he was admitted on May 29, in Mumbai on Monday, a day after he suffered a cardiac arrest and ...
06 Jul, 2021, 06.12 PM IST
Hypocritical posturing: CPI(M) on India becoming signatory to 'Open Societies Statement'The latest editorial in the party mouthpiece, People's Democracy, said while the prime minister became a signatory to the "Open Societies S...
17 Jun, 2021, 08.17 PM IST
House arrest for 5 rights activists till Sept 6: Supreme CourtA bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra questioned the Maharashtra police for arresting these persons after around nine months of the B...
29 Aug, 2018, 10.56 PM IST
US rights report slams India for ‘extra judicial killings’ and ‘arbitrary arrests’The report raised the charge of National Investigation Agency (NIA) “going soft” in the Malegaon blasts case involving alleged Hindutva ter...
16 Apr, 2016, 12.38 PM IST
New agency to take up major terror casesNIA will be like CBI but will have overriding powers for terror cases.
13 Dec, 2008, 02.49 AM IST