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"Probe Sedition Angle": BJP, Congress On Fresh Case Aginst Manish Sisodia
Mr Sisodia, who is currently in jail in connection with an alleged liquor policy scam, was booked by the CBI in a fresh case related to alleged misuse of official position and using the city government's Feedback Unit for "political snooping".
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Sedition Law To Be Paused Until Review: Supreme Court's Historic Order
The controversial sedition law will be paused while the government reviews it, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark order that impacts hundreds charged under the colonial-era relic. Those jailed for sedition can approach courts for bail.
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Sedition Case Only If Senior Officer Deems Fit: Centre To Supreme Court
Sedition cases already filed should not be put on hold while the law is under review, the government told the Supreme Court today, recommending, for now, a change in the way such cases are filed.
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"We're Doing What Nehru Couldn't": Centre In Sedition Case
The hearing on sedition in Supreme Court came a day after the government said it had decided to review the legislation.
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326 Sedition Cases Filed Between 2014-2019, Only 6 Convicted
A total of 326 cases were registered in the country under the controversial colonial era law of sedition between 2014 and 2019 in which just six persons were convicted.
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Sedition Case Against Ex Governor Over Remarks Against Yogi Government
Former Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi has been booked for sedition over his alleged derogatory remarks against the Yogi Adityanath government in the state, police said on Monday.
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Chhattisgarh Government's Reply Sought On Pleas Filed By IPS Officer
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the state government on two petitions filed by IPS officer GP Singh, who was suspended early this month in connection with a disproportionate asset case and later booked for sedition.
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Chhattisgarh IPS Officer Faces Sedition Case For "Conspiracy" Against Government
Chhattisgarh police have filed a sedition case against G P Singh, an IPS officer, who was suspended earlier this week in a disproportionate assets case following raids at his premises, officials said on Friday.
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Sedition Case Should Be Filed Against Ramdev: Top Medical Body In Letter To PM
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to PM Modi demanding that yoga guru Ramdev be booked immediately under sedition charges for alleged misinformation campaign on vaccination and challenging government protocols for treatment of COVID-19
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"Don't Lecture": Minister On Congress Charge Of Sedition Law Misuse
The Congress and the government engaged in a war of words in Lok Sabha on Tuesday over sedition cases with the opposition party alleging the stringent law is being misused, drawing a sharp retort from Union minister G Kishan Reddy who asked it not to lecture others on democracy.
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"She Is A Soft Target": Activist Disha Ravi's Acquaintance On Arrest
Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist arrested and accused of sedition and conspiracy by the Delhi Police in the Toolkit case, is a kind person who does not believe in violence and her arrest is a message to young people from the government, said her acquaintance.
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Most Number Of Sedition Cases Filed In Karnataka: Government
As many as 93 cases of sedition were registered in different parts of the country in 2019 in which 96 people were arrested, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Police Cases Aimed To Suppress Voice Of Rebel Congress MLAs: Opposition
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Rajendra Rathore on Tuesday said dropping of the sedition charge from the three Special Operation Group FIRs in the alleged case of horse-trading of the Congress MLAs indicates that the state government has been misusing the probe agency to suppress the voice of rebel legislators.
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Coronavirus: Sedition Case Against Assam MLA Arrested For Alleged Communal Remarks
A sedition case has been filed against an Assam MLA who was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged communal remarks on the quarantine centres in the state. Opposition MLA Aminul Islam had allegedly called the conditions in the quarantine facilities "worse than detention centres".
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AAP, BJP Two Sides Of Same Coin: Congress On Kanhaiya Kumar Sedition Case
The Congress hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal government on Saturday for its sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the AAP's thinking is the same as that of the BJP and they were "two sides of the same coin".
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"Probe Sedition Angle": BJP, Congress On Fresh Case Aginst Manish Sisodia
Mr Sisodia, who is currently in jail in connection with an alleged liquor policy scam, was booked by the CBI in a fresh case related to alleged misuse of official position and using the city government's Feedback Unit for "political snooping".
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Sedition Law To Be Paused Until Review: Supreme Court's Historic Order
The controversial sedition law will be paused while the government reviews it, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark order that impacts hundreds charged under the colonial-era relic. Those jailed for sedition can approach courts for bail.
-
Sedition Case Only If Senior Officer Deems Fit: Centre To Supreme Court
Sedition cases already filed should not be put on hold while the law is under review, the government told the Supreme Court today, recommending, for now, a change in the way such cases are filed.
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"We're Doing What Nehru Couldn't": Centre In Sedition Case
The hearing on sedition in Supreme Court came a day after the government said it had decided to review the legislation.
-
326 Sedition Cases Filed Between 2014-2019, Only 6 Convicted
A total of 326 cases were registered in the country under the controversial colonial era law of sedition between 2014 and 2019 in which just six persons were convicted.
-
Sedition Case Against Ex Governor Over Remarks Against Yogi Government
Former Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi has been booked for sedition over his alleged derogatory remarks against the Yogi Adityanath government in the state, police said on Monday.
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Chhattisgarh Government's Reply Sought On Pleas Filed By IPS Officer
The Chhattisgarh High Court on Thursday sought a reply from the state government on two petitions filed by IPS officer GP Singh, who was suspended early this month in connection with a disproportionate asset case and later booked for sedition.
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Chhattisgarh IPS Officer Faces Sedition Case For "Conspiracy" Against Government
Chhattisgarh police have filed a sedition case against G P Singh, an IPS officer, who was suspended earlier this week in a disproportionate assets case following raids at his premises, officials said on Friday.
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Sedition Case Should Be Filed Against Ramdev: Top Medical Body In Letter To PM
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has written to PM Modi demanding that yoga guru Ramdev be booked immediately under sedition charges for alleged misinformation campaign on vaccination and challenging government protocols for treatment of COVID-19
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"Don't Lecture": Minister On Congress Charge Of Sedition Law Misuse
The Congress and the government engaged in a war of words in Lok Sabha on Tuesday over sedition cases with the opposition party alleging the stringent law is being misused, drawing a sharp retort from Union minister G Kishan Reddy who asked it not to lecture others on democracy.
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"She Is A Soft Target": Activist Disha Ravi's Acquaintance On Arrest
Disha Ravi, the 22-year-old climate activist arrested and accused of sedition and conspiracy by the Delhi Police in the Toolkit case, is a kind person who does not believe in violence and her arrest is a message to young people from the government, said her acquaintance.
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Most Number Of Sedition Cases Filed In Karnataka: Government
As many as 93 cases of sedition were registered in different parts of the country in 2019 in which 96 people were arrested, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
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Police Cases Aimed To Suppress Voice Of Rebel Congress MLAs: Opposition
Deputy Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Assembly Rajendra Rathore on Tuesday said dropping of the sedition charge from the three Special Operation Group FIRs in the alleged case of horse-trading of the Congress MLAs indicates that the state government has been misusing the probe agency to suppress the voice of rebel legislators.
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Coronavirus: Sedition Case Against Assam MLA Arrested For Alleged Communal Remarks
A sedition case has been filed against an Assam MLA who was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged communal remarks on the quarantine centres in the state. Opposition MLA Aminul Islam had allegedly called the conditions in the quarantine facilities "worse than detention centres".
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AAP, BJP Two Sides Of Same Coin: Congress On Kanhaiya Kumar Sedition Case
The Congress hit out at the Arvind Kejriwal government on Saturday for its sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a sedition case, saying the AAP's thinking is the same as that of the BJP and they were "two sides of the same coin".
