Mohammad Zubair

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the city police as to what action it has taken against a Twitter user for his alleged offensive tweet about fact-checking website Alt-News co-founder Mohammad Zubair.

The Delhi Police told the high court on Thursday that it has not found any criminality against fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in a case lodged against him for allegedly threatening and torturing a minor on social media.

The Supreme Court today granted liberty to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair to approach the Delhi High Court for quashing of the FIR lodged against him at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair Wednesday told the Supreme Court that instrumentalisation of criminal law machinery cannot be used to harass journalists and his tweets neither incite anyone nor are derogatory in any manner.

The Supreme Court is hearing the petition filed by fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair seeking protection from arrest and challenging the Allahabad High Court order refusing to quash FIR registered for a tweet in which he allege

Reacting sharply to the German foreign ministry's comments on fact-checker Mohammad Zubair's arrest, the government today called it "an internal issue" and said it was needless to comment on a case that is before the court.

Case meant to threaten him against doing his job, "to put fear among those who stand up against communal elements", says Alt News co-founder's plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Delhi police on a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging the legality of his police remand.

The Congress hit out at the ruling BJP on Tuesday over the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and said the "coward" government is sending out a message to those who expose its "fake news".

While Mr Zubair's lawyer argued that he is being targeted for his "name, faith and profession", the court gave the police custody to take him to Bengaluru to recover his laptop from his home.

Mohammad Zubair's Arrest: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said "truth always triumphs over tyranny," after Alt News Co-Founder was arrested by the Delhi Police.

A man from Telangana, who was alleged by the US of being an al-Qaeda terror operative, has been deported to India after air travel between the two countries resumed partially, officials said on Thursday.

A 38-year-old Indian engineer in the US state of Ohio, accused of funding a top al-Qaida leader, has pleaded guilty to concealment of financing of terrorism.

An Indian and another man among the four persons indicted by a federal American court on charges of providing financial support to slain al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki to aid violent jihad, have been arrested in the US, while the rest two are in the UAE.

Two Indian brothers are among four men who have been indicted by a US federal court on charges of providing material support to slain al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, prosecutors said on Thursday.

The Delhi High Court Friday asked the city police as to what action it has taken against a Twitter user for his alleged offensive tweet about fact-checking website Alt-News co-founder Mohammad Zubair.

The Delhi Police told the high court on Thursday that it has not found any criminality against fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair in a case lodged against him for allegedly threatening and torturing a minor on social media.

The Supreme Court today granted liberty to Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair to approach the Delhi High Court for quashing of the FIR lodged against him at Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.

Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair Wednesday told the Supreme Court that instrumentalisation of criminal law machinery cannot be used to harass journalists and his tweets neither incite anyone nor are derogatory in any manner.

The Supreme Court is hearing the petition filed by fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair seeking protection from arrest and challenging the Allahabad High Court order refusing to quash FIR registered for a tweet in which he allege

Reacting sharply to the German foreign ministry's comments on fact-checker Mohammad Zubair's arrest, the government today called it "an internal issue" and said it was needless to comment on a case that is before the court.

Case meant to threaten him against doing his job, "to put fear among those who stand up against communal elements", says Alt News co-founder's plea

The Delhi High Court on Friday sought the stand of Delhi police on a plea by Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair challenging the legality of his police remand.

The Congress hit out at the ruling BJP on Tuesday over the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and said the "coward" government is sending out a message to those who expose its "fake news".

While Mr Zubair's lawyer argued that he is being targeted for his "name, faith and profession", the court gave the police custody to take him to Bengaluru to recover his laptop from his home.

Mohammad Zubair's Arrest: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said "truth always triumphs over tyranny," after Alt News Co-Founder was arrested by the Delhi Police.

A man from Telangana, who was alleged by the US of being an al-Qaeda terror operative, has been deported to India after air travel between the two countries resumed partially, officials said on Thursday.

A 38-year-old Indian engineer in the US state of Ohio, accused of funding a top al-Qaida leader, has pleaded guilty to concealment of financing of terrorism.

An Indian and another man among the four persons indicted by a federal American court on charges of providing financial support to slain al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki to aid violent jihad, have been arrested in the US, while the rest two are in the UAE.

Two Indian brothers are among four men who have been indicted by a US federal court on charges of providing material support to slain al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, prosecutors said on Thursday.