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UPA govt brought amendments to UAPA: Owaisi blames Congress for prolonged
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Owaisi said, "The Supreme Court did not grant bail to two undertrial accused, and the Supreme Court explained why it did not grant bail. During the UPA government, the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act was amended, and included a definition of what constitutes terrorism."
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Umar Khalid, Sharjil Imam's prolonged detention constitutionally valid, re
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and N V Anjaria stood convinced that the material against the two men primarily accused in the conspiracy case, considered on face value as required at this stage, does not justify their enlargement on bail.
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Prithviraj Chavan questions prolonged detention of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel I
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The apex court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam, while granting relief to Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa Ur Rehman, Mohd Saleem Khan and Shadab Ahmad.
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"Long incarceration itself should matter": Ashwani Kumar on SC rejecting b
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Ashwani Kumar said that judicial decisions are based on the material placed on record, but emphasised that civil libertarians would be deeply troubled by the continued detention of the two accused for an extended period.
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Tibetan Lama Tulku Palden Wangyal reportedly died in Chinese custody after
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Tulku Palden Wangyal, Head Lama of several Choegyal Monasteries, died in Chinese custody at 53 after years of imprisonment and mistreatment. The Central Tibetan Administration condemned his death as part of Beijing's suppression of Tibetan religious leaders and called on the international co
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Pak: Mass protests erupt in Balochistan over enforced disappearances, extr
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Demonstrators assembled in front of the administration block, demanding prompt measures and claiming that Pakistani officials are engaging in "unconstitutional and illegal acts" by keeping Baloch students in prolonged detention.
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Islamabad High Court orders release of Imran Khan's party members Afridi,
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad High Court, on Wednesday, ordered the release of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shehryar Afridi and Shandana Gulzar as it heard their pleas against their prolonged detentions under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) ordinance.
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