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Can Sharjeel Imam be prosecuted in different states over single speech? SC asks

Can Sharjeel Imam be prosecuted in different states over single speech? SC asks
Published on Apr 29, 2025 04:11 PM IST

Pakistan charges Baloch activist with 'terrorism'

Pakistan charges Baloch activist with 'terrorism'
Published on Mar 23, 2025 07:40 PM IST

Bihar man alleges Rahul's ‘shocking' remark led to loss of milk worth 250

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing during party's Karyakarta Sammelan at Sadaquat Ashram in Patna, Bihar, India, Saturday.
Published on Jan 21, 2025 10:20 AM IST

Legitimate dissent can’t be equated with sedition: Rajasthan HC

The court observed that while the speech was critical of the government, it lacked the mens rea necessary to constitute an offence under Section 152. (HT Photo)
Updated on Dec 23, 2024 05:12 AM IST

Bangladesh Police files case against Hindu monk Chinmoy Das, his followers

In addition to 164 known defendants and 400–500 unknown defendants, the Hindu priest is the main accused in the sedition case.
Updated on Dec 09, 2024 09:56 AM IST

India asks Bangladesh to protect minorities, hopes monk will get fair treatment

Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu leader being escorted by the police at the Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Court, in Chattogram, Bangladesh on November 26. (REUTERS FILE)
Updated on Nov 29, 2024 08:46 PM IST

Mary Millben calls on world leaders to condemn attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

American singer Mary Millben Mary Millben
Published on Nov 28, 2024 07:27 AM IST

Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours

Following are the top foreign stories at 1700 hours
Updated on Nov 26, 2024 05:02 PM IST

‘A point of no return’: Hong Kong online media outlet Stand News shuts down

Chung Pui-kuen (R), the former chief editor of Hong Kong's now shuttered pro-democracy news outlet Stand News, was convicted of sedition in court (Photo by Daniel LEE and Grace WAI / AFPTV / AFP)
Published on Aug 29, 2024 02:36 PM IST

Sharjeel Imam granted bail by Delhi high court in 2020 Delhi riots case

Sharjeel Imam. (REUTERS)
Updated on May 29, 2024 12:52 PM IST

Manipur govt lodges FIR against Kuki group leader for ‘self-rule’ comment

Ethnic violence between Meiteis, who are in majority in Imphal Valley, and Kukis, who dominate several hill districts, since May have claimed as many as 178 lives and displaced 50,000 plus persons.
Updated on Nov 18, 2023 07:28 AM IST

Sedition gets new name in bill; ambit wider, penalty harsher

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Union home minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha on the introduction of the three bills for revamping criminal laws, replace IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act on Friday.
Updated on Aug 13, 2023 12:24 AM IST

Evening brief: How sedition will change under new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill

Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha on the last day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Photo)
Published on Aug 11, 2023 05:00 PM IST

‘Abusive words against PM derogatory, not seditious’: Karnataka HC

Karnataka High Court (ANI) (File)
Published on Jul 07, 2023 03:40 PM IST

Situation from Kashmir to Kerala makes it must to retain sedition law: Law panel

Awasthi said that sedition law being a colonial legacy was not a valid ground for its repeal and several countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and Germany, have their own such laws.
Published on Jun 27, 2023 06:40 PM IST

Sedition law mustn’t trump basic rights

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Drafted by the British government to kneecap the freedom struggle, the sedition law was effectively used by the colonial administration to kneecap the freedom struggle
Published on Jun 04, 2023 09:00 PM IST

SC grants Akhil Gogoi bail in UAPA case after HC sets aside his discharge

Assam lawmaker Akhil Gogoi. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 09:18 AM IST

SC grants bail to Akhil Gogoi in UAPA case but refuses to discharge him

Akhil Gogoi, Raijor Dal president and MLA from Sibsagar, Assam, was released by the NIA court in connection with a case related to anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests. (PTI)
Published on Apr 18, 2023 11:49 AM IST

Ex-JNU student to be tried for sedition over ‘anti-army’ tweet

Shehla Rashid. (Photo by Vipin Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jan 11, 2023 05:16 AM IST

Govt hints at revision in sedition law; may take it up in Parliament

Govt hints at revision in sedition law; may take it up in Parliament
Updated on Nov 01, 2022 01:38 AM IST

Deoghar DC charged with sedition on BJP MP's complaint amid ATC entry row

BJP MPs Nishikant Dubey and Manoj Tiwari were in Deoghar to meet the family of the girl who was set ablaze by a stalker in Dumka. (ANI)
Updated on Sep 03, 2022 10:24 PM IST

Supreme Court puts sedition law on hold, those in jail can apply for relief

Centre tells Supreme Court staying sedition provisions may not be correct approach
Published on May 11, 2022 06:40 PM IST

Mahua Moitra on Centre's 'What Pandit Nehru could not do' reply on Sedition law

Mahua Moitra took to Twitter replying to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta's comment in the Supreme Court. 
Published on May 11, 2022 06:31 PM IST

Union minister explains why PM Modi decided to reconsider sedition law

Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Published on May 09, 2022 10:26 PM IST

Supreme Court to hear on May 10 pleas challenging sedition law

The Supreme Court has granted time till May 9 to the Centre to file a reply on pleas challenging the sedition law. (HT File Photo)
Updated on May 05, 2022 12:35 PM IST

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple file applications for home-cooked food in jail

Maharashtra MP Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana were arrested for allegedly promoting enmity between different groups on Saturday, April 23, 2022.
Published on Apr 28, 2022 10:44 PM IST

India’s unity not a reed that can bend to slogans: Allahabad HC in bail order

Justice Ajay Bhanot of the Allahabad high court granted bail to the three Kashmiri students on March 30. (Archive)
Updated on Apr 01, 2022 04:49 AM IST

Held for celebrating Pak win against India in WC, Kashmiri students get bail

A bench comprising Justice Ajay Bhanot granted bail to the students namely Showkat Ahmed Ganai, Inayat Altaf Sheikh, and Arsheed Yusuf. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 10:20 PM IST