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Centre Updates List Of Terrorist Organisations, Unlawful Groups
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, is India's primary anti-terrorism law which allows the government to declare organizations as terrorist groups or unlawful associations, enabling authorities to take action against them.
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Dawood Declared Terrorist In Individual Capacity, Says Bombay High Court; Grants Bail To Two UAPA Accused
The Bombay High Court ruled on July 11 that Dawood Ibrahim's designation as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) does not extend to provisions for being a member of a terrorist organization.
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Restrictive Statutory Provisions Don't Prevent Bail: Supreme Court
Restrictive statutory provisions in law do not prevent courts from granting bail to an accused, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while granting bail to a man arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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Delhi Lt Governor Okays Prosecution Of Arundhati Roy Under Anti-Terror Law
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event here in 2010.
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Bharat Web3 Association Calls for Teamwork in Building Ironclad Anti-Money Laundering Laws
The Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) recently hosted its first ever training and awareness workshop on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The aim of this meeting was to open dialogues on the steps that could prevent the misuse of cryptocurrencies for unlawful activities like money laundering and terror financing.
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Ex Nagpur University Professor Shoma Sen Gets Bail In Elgar Parishad Case
Former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, in jail since her arrest in 2018 under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, was granted bail by the Supreme Court today.
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Will End "Draconian" Anti-Terror, Anti-Corruption Laws: CPI(M) Manifesto
The CPI(M) today released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, promising to scrap "draconian" laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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17 Organisations Declared Unlawful Associations Under Anti-Terror Act: Centre
Seventeen organisations are currently named in the list of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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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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NewsClick Official Withdraws Petition Against His Arrest Under Anti-Terror Law
NewsClick's human resources department head Amit Chakravarty on Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition against his arrest under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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Home Ministry Forms Tribunals To Reconsider Ban On 2 Kashmir Organisations
The Union Home Ministry has formed tribunals under the stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA, to decide whether the ban on two Kashmir-based organisations, Muslim League and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, was justified.
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Terror Accused's Immovable Property Attached In Jammu And Kashmir
Immovable property of a terror accused was attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, police said.
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"Inciting People To Establish Islamic Rule": Terror Tag For J&K Outfit
An organisation named 'Muslim League Jammu Kashmir' has been declared an 'unlawful association' under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today.
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Parliament Security Breach: Delhi Police Opposes Accused's Plea Seeking Case Copy
Police told the court that the copy of the FIR, lodged under stringent sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), including terrorism, is in a "sealed cover" because of its sensitive nature.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Banned Group Pfi's Plea Against Ban
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea of the Popular Front of India (PFI) against an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the central government.
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Centre Updates List Of Terrorist Organisations, Unlawful Groups
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, is India's primary anti-terrorism law which allows the government to declare organizations as terrorist groups or unlawful associations, enabling authorities to take action against them.
-
Dawood Declared Terrorist In Individual Capacity, Says Bombay High Court; Grants Bail To Two UAPA Accused
The Bombay High Court ruled on July 11 that Dawood Ibrahim's designation as a terrorist under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) does not extend to provisions for being a member of a terrorist organization.
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Restrictive Statutory Provisions Don't Prevent Bail: Supreme Court
Restrictive statutory provisions in law do not prevent courts from granting bail to an accused, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while granting bail to a man arrested under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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Delhi Lt Governor Okays Prosecution Of Arundhati Roy Under Anti-Terror Law
Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena has accorded sanction to prosecute author Arundhati Roy and a former professor in Kashmir under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for allegedly making provocative speeches at an event here in 2010.
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Bharat Web3 Association Calls for Teamwork in Building Ironclad Anti-Money Laundering Laws
The Bharat Web3 Association (BWA) recently hosted its first ever training and awareness workshop on the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The aim of this meeting was to open dialogues on the steps that could prevent the misuse of cryptocurrencies for unlawful activities like money laundering and terror financing.
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Ex Nagpur University Professor Shoma Sen Gets Bail In Elgar Parishad Case
Former Nagpur University professor Shoma Sen, in jail since her arrest in 2018 under the stringent anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in connection with the Elgar Parishad case, was granted bail by the Supreme Court today.
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Will End "Draconian" Anti-Terror, Anti-Corruption Laws: CPI(M) Manifesto
The CPI(M) today released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, promising to scrap "draconian" laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).
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17 Organisations Declared Unlawful Associations Under Anti-Terror Act: Centre
Seventeen organisations are currently named in the list of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) as unlawful associations under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
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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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NewsClick Official Withdraws Petition Against His Arrest Under Anti-Terror Law
NewsClick's human resources department head Amit Chakravarty on Monday withdrew from the Supreme Court his petition against his arrest under the anti-terror law, the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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Home Ministry Forms Tribunals To Reconsider Ban On 2 Kashmir Organisations
The Union Home Ministry has formed tribunals under the stringent anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA, to decide whether the ban on two Kashmir-based organisations, Muslim League and Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, was justified.
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Terror Accused's Immovable Property Attached In Jammu And Kashmir
Immovable property of a terror accused was attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Wednesday under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, police said.
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"Inciting People To Establish Islamic Rule": Terror Tag For J&K Outfit
An organisation named 'Muslim League Jammu Kashmir' has been declared an 'unlawful association' under anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said today.
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Parliament Security Breach: Delhi Police Opposes Accused's Plea Seeking Case Copy
Police told the court that the copy of the FIR, lodged under stringent sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), including terrorism, is in a "sealed cover" because of its sensitive nature.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Banned Group Pfi's Plea Against Ban
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the plea of the Popular Front of India (PFI) against an Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) tribunal confirming the five-year ban imposed on it by the central government.
