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701 Sedition, 5023 Anti-Terror Cases Registered From 2018 To 2022: Centre
As many as 701 cases of sedition and offences against the State were registered from 2018 to 2022 and 5,023 cases were lodged under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha
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"Goodbye To Sedition Section": PM Modi As Rajya Sabha Passes New Criminal Code Bills
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the passage of three criminal justice bills that will replace as many colonial-era acts as a watershed moment in India's history, and said it marked the beginning of a new era.
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Opinion: Sedition Law Being Repealed? Not By A Long Shot
The sedition law, the National Security Act (NSA), and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), have become prime instruments for stifling dissent and silencing the voices of those views that are contrarian to the government.
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Supreme Court Refers Challenges To Sedition Law To Constitution Bench
Supreme Court refers petitions challenging sedition law to Constitution bench, declines Centre's request to defer hearing
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Explained: What Is Section 150, Which Will Replace Sedition Law
The Centre's move of overhauling the Indian Penal Code also has a provision for replacing the colonial-era sedition law with Section 150 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with "acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India".
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"Acts of Secession" Replaces Sedition: New Bills To Overhaul Criminal Laws
The Centre today introduced a new Bill in the parliament to overhaul the country's criminal laws.
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Sedition Case Against Karnataka School For Citizenship Law Play Scrapped
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the sedition FIR filed against the management of a school in Bidar for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizenship (NRC).
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Should Sedition Law Be Repealed? What Commission Said
The Law Commission has said it is of the considered view that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained, though certain amendments could be introduced to bring about greater clarity regarding usage of the provi
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India Registered 5,164 'Offences Against The State' Cases In 2021: Report
India lodged 5,164 cases of offences against the State, including those under sedition, the Official Secrets Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in 2021 with an average of 14 cases every day, according to latest government data.
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"Abuse Of Sedition, Anti-Terror Laws": Ex-Judges, Bureaucrats On Jammu And Kashmir
The situation for civilians in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a "new turn for the worse" under the Lieutenant Governor's rule with activists and journalists targeted with sedition and anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and
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Maharashtra MP Claims She Received Death Threats Over Hanuman Chalisa
Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana on Wednesday filed a complaint with Delhi Police alleging that she received multiple life threatening calls.
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Rajasthan Police Team In Noida To Arrest TV Journalist Aman Chopra
Three FIRs have been registered against Mr Chopra, including in Bundi, Alwar and Dungarpur districts under various sections pertaining to sedition, outraging religious sentiments, promoting enmity between two groups, and under the IT Act on April 23.
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MP-MLA Couple, Arrested In Hanuman Chalisa Row, Taken To Separate Jails
The Mumbai Police have shifted independent MP Navneet Rana to the Byculla women's jail in Mumbai, while her MLA husband Ravi Rana was taken to Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai amid tight security, an official said on Monday.
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Anti-CAA Protest: Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charges Against Sharjeel Imam
A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (
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"Sedition Charges...": What Swara Bhasker Said In Mamata Banerjee Interaction
"There is a state which is distributing UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) and sedition charges like a 'Prasad' from God we don't want to pray to," Swara Bhasker said.
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701 Sedition, 5023 Anti-Terror Cases Registered From 2018 To 2022: Centre
As many as 701 cases of sedition and offences against the State were registered from 2018 to 2022 and 5,023 cases were lodged under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha
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"Goodbye To Sedition Section": PM Modi As Rajya Sabha Passes New Criminal Code Bills
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the passage of three criminal justice bills that will replace as many colonial-era acts as a watershed moment in India's history, and said it marked the beginning of a new era.
-
Opinion: Sedition Law Being Repealed? Not By A Long Shot
The sedition law, the National Security Act (NSA), and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), have become prime instruments for stifling dissent and silencing the voices of those views that are contrarian to the government.
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Supreme Court Refers Challenges To Sedition Law To Constitution Bench
Supreme Court refers petitions challenging sedition law to Constitution bench, declines Centre's request to defer hearing
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Explained: What Is Section 150, Which Will Replace Sedition Law
The Centre's move of overhauling the Indian Penal Code also has a provision for replacing the colonial-era sedition law with Section 150 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which deals with "acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India".
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"Acts of Secession" Replaces Sedition: New Bills To Overhaul Criminal Laws
The Centre today introduced a new Bill in the parliament to overhaul the country's criminal laws.
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Sedition Case Against Karnataka School For Citizenship Law Play Scrapped
The High Court of Karnataka on Wednesday quashed the sedition FIR filed against the management of a school in Bidar for staging a play against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizenship (NRC).
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Should Sedition Law Be Repealed? What Commission Said
The Law Commission has said it is of the considered view that Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code dealing with sedition needs to be retained, though certain amendments could be introduced to bring about greater clarity regarding usage of the provi
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India Registered 5,164 'Offences Against The State' Cases In 2021: Report
India lodged 5,164 cases of offences against the State, including those under sedition, the Official Secrets Act and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, in 2021 with an average of 14 cases every day, according to latest government data.
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"Abuse Of Sedition, Anti-Terror Laws": Ex-Judges, Bureaucrats On Jammu And Kashmir
The situation for civilians in Jammu and Kashmir has taken a "new turn for the worse" under the Lieutenant Governor's rule with activists and journalists targeted with sedition and anti-terror laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and
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Maharashtra MP Claims She Received Death Threats Over Hanuman Chalisa
Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana on Wednesday filed a complaint with Delhi Police alleging that she received multiple life threatening calls.
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Rajasthan Police Team In Noida To Arrest TV Journalist Aman Chopra
Three FIRs have been registered against Mr Chopra, including in Bundi, Alwar and Dungarpur districts under various sections pertaining to sedition, outraging religious sentiments, promoting enmity between two groups, and under the IT Act on April 23.
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MP-MLA Couple, Arrested In Hanuman Chalisa Row, Taken To Separate Jails
The Mumbai Police have shifted independent MP Navneet Rana to the Byculla women's jail in Mumbai, while her MLA husband Ravi Rana was taken to Taloja jail in neighbouring Navi Mumbai amid tight security, an official said on Monday.
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Anti-CAA Protest: Delhi Court Frames Sedition Charges Against Sharjeel Imam
A Delhi court on Monday framed charges under sedition against JNU student Sharjeel Imam in a case related to alleged inflammatory speeches made by him during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (
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"Sedition Charges...": What Swara Bhasker Said In Mamata Banerjee Interaction
"There is a state which is distributing UAPA (Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act) and sedition charges like a 'Prasad' from God we don't want to pray to," Swara Bhasker said.
