Malik had earlier pleaded guilty to all charges, including those under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
In most cases, people accused of having Maoist links are slapped with too many sections for any leniency on sedition to allow them any relief.
Jammu and Kashmir High Court says freedom of expression cannot be stretched to allow a person to question the status of a part of the country or its people
Former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s statement was ‘ironic’ as opportunities of employment and business in Jammu and Kashmir...
Mohiuddin Aurangzeb Alamgir is the 33rd individual to be declared a terrorist by the government.
The convicts attract a maximum punishment of death sentence and imprisonment for life under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
PDP leader Waheed Para had earned the gushing praise of then Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh when he assembled hundreds of young people at a function...
People of Northeast often fall back on protests to be heard and seen by India’s mainland.
The case and Ravi's subsequent short incarceration became a viral point of debate not just in India but also internationally, thanks to her links to global...
The case relates to the seizure of 2,988.21 kg of heroin, disguised as consignment of semi-processed talc stones originating from Afghanistan, which had...
Arrest has far-reaching consequences as the same may spoil the career of the student forever, the judge said. Slogans of "Sharjeel Tere Sapno Ko Hum Manzil Tak...
The United Nations UN high commissioner for human rights Michelle Bachelet described the use of UAPA in India as “worrying and said hundreds of people remain...
After Geelani’s death, videos surfaced showing Syed Ali Shah Geelani's body wrapped in a Pakistani flag.
The time to call a halt to arbitrary powers of the State is now; else it may be too late!
Imam has moved the court seeking bail in a case related to speeches made by him at two universities in 2019, where he allegedly threatened to “cut off”...
Assam Police said they are taking stern legal action against pro-Taliban comments on social media that are harmful to national security.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai was responding to a written question by DMK member Tiruchi Siva regarding the total number of people imprisoned...
The life a terror accused returns to after acquittal is nothing like what was snatched away. The tragedy doesn’t end outside jail.
Today you can go in without bail for a tweet or for stating that cow urine can’t cure Covid. But the history of this Orwellian nightmare is long. How do the...
Unwarranted curtailment of individual liberty in the name of counter-terrorism by the State is the greatest tragedy of our times.
Elangbam Ranjita wrote to the state government on Tuesday, a day after the Supreme Court set free political activist Erendro Leichombam held on the same...
No party is a saint when it comes to the abuse of anti-terror laws: ‘prison without bail’ is a clause crying out for abuse. Bottomline: UAPA, NSA and the...
Khalid along with several others has been booked under the anti-terror law in the case. They are accused of being the "masterminds" of the February 2020...
Activist Anand Teltumbde, one of the co-accused in the Elgar Parishad case, was denied bail by a special court on Monday.
The responses to an editorial I wrote earlier highlighted how divided the country has become, and possibly how devoid of compassion many of our citizens are.