Binayak Sen

• Government should modify Food Security Act, says Binayak Sen

  Noted social activist Binayak Sen on Saturday sought modifications in the proposed Food Security Act to ensure the poor get enough food, saying it would not achieve the desired result in the present form.

• Supreme Court grants bail to Maoist leader Narayan Sanyal

  The Supreme Court today granted bail to Maoist Politbureau member Narayan Sanyal. Sanyal, along with Binayak Sen, was convicted for sedition and sentenced to life imprisonment. Binayak Sen had already been granted bail.

• Binayak calls for 'complete' repeal of sedition law

  Human rights activist Binayak Sen, released on bail by the Supreme Court after his conviction by a lower court for sedition, on Sunday said the sedition law should be "completely" repealed.

• Binayak Sen demands repeal of sedition laws

  Rights activist Binayak Sen today demanded repeal of sedition laws, saying they were being used to "suppress" the voice of the people."Sedition laws are not benefiting free people in free polity and they should be repealed. The law is being used to suppress the voice of the people," Sen, currently on bail after being convicted on charges of seditio...

• Raman Singh skips plan panel meet over Binayak Sen

  Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh boycotted a key planning Commission meeting with Eastern Chief Ministers on Monday.  Raman Singh apparently objected to the presence of activist Binayak Sen on a Planning Commission committee on health. After spending months in custody on charges of sedition, award winning civil rights activist Dr Binay...

• I'm not a traitor: Binayak Sen

  Rights activist Binayak Sen, released on bail while serving a life sentence for sedition and links with Maoists, tonight asserted he is not a "traitor" and said the Supreme Court observation in his case will have "deep political implications".         Sen also welcomed Law Minister Veerappa Moily's stand that...

• Binayak Sen released from Raipur jail

  After spending months in custody on charges of sedition, award winning civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen walked out of the Raipur jail this evening.The 61-year-old old doctor, who was sentenced to life by a local court on charges of sedition and links with Maoists, was reunited with his family amid emotional and poignant scenes, as his two daugh...

• Binayak Sen to be released from jail

  Civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen is set to be released from a jail in Raipur today.Sen's release comes after the Supreme Court granted him bail last week, striking down charges of sedition levelled against him by the Chhattisgarh government. (Read: No sedition; bail for Binayak, says Supreme Court)He had been accused of colluding with Naxalites...

• No sedition; bail for Binayak Sen: Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court has granted bail to civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen, who had been accused of colluding with Naxalites and sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition. (Read: Who is Binayak Sen?)The court observed that there was no evidence against Sen and that no case of sedition was made out. At best, it said, he could be called ...

• Binayak Sen's bail plea: Supreme Court's decision today

  The Supreme Court is expected to give its decision today on the bail plea of civil rights activist Binayak Sen, who has been sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition.Sen, 61, has challenged the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court that had rejected his bail plea on February 10.A professional doctor and a pass-out of Vellore's prestigio...

• Supreme Court adjourns Binayak Sen's bail plea hearing till Friday

  Whether civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen will get bail will be decided on Friday by the Supreme Court.  Dr Sen was found guilty of sedition in December by a court in Chhattisgarh and sentenced to life imprisonment. He was accused of waging war against the state by working with Naxals in the area.The Supreme Court has adjourned his case aft...

• Notice issued to Chhattisgarh govt over Sen's plea

  The Supreme Court today issued notice to Chhattisgarh government on Binayak Sen's bail plea after he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites.A professional doctor and pass out of the prestigious Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Sen sought bail contending that the trial court has...

• Supreme Court to hear Binayak's bail plea

  The Supreme Court will hear the bail plea for Civil rights activist Dr Binayak Sen. He was sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites. A professional doctor and pass out of the prestigious Christian Medical College (CMC), Vellore, Sen has sought bail contending that the trial court has erred in...

• Supreme Court to hear Binayak Sen's plea on March 11

  The Supreme Court will hear on March 11 the bail plea of civil rights activist Binayak Sen, sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of sedition and links with Naxalites.Sen (61) has challenged the order of the Chhattisgarh High Court which had rejected his bail plea on February 10.A professional doctor and pass out of the prestigious Christian Me...

• Binayak Sen's bail plea rejected

  A court in Chhattisgarh has rejected the bail application of Dr Binayak Sen. He was sentenced to life in prison in December after he was convicted of sedition on the basis of his alleged links to Naxals in the area.Dr Binayak Sen's wife, Ilena expressed her disappointment at today's court order. She told NDTV, ""I will try and file a Special Lead ...