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Congress boosted morale of Naxals: PM Modi

Modi also slammed manifesto of Congress for promising to repeal sedition law.

17 April 2019 1:15 AM IST

Police personnel who are scheduled to be on election duty during the third phase of polling cast their votes for general elections in Ahmedabad. (Photo: PTI)

India

Will make sedition law more stringent: Rajnath Singh

The minister claimed that nobody could doubt the commitment and integrity of Mr Modi.

13 April 2019 2:26 AM IST

Opinion

Why sedition law must go

The logic against it is if the law is on the books then it will be liable to be misused.

11 July 2019 12:01 AM IST

India

Supreme Court won't entertain plea on sedition law misuse

The court said it was open for the petitioner to approach the appropriate authority

6 March 2020 1:20 PM IST

Now, the cases heard by the Supreme Court have anywhere between two and 30 parties. Who decides who will be unmuted? (PTI)

India

SC terms sedition law British colonial legacy, asks Centre why retain...

The bench said the main concern was about the 'misuse of law'

15 July 2021 12:37 PM IST

Two men were arrested for allegedly preparing fake Aadhaar and voter ID cards (Representational image)

Opinion

Aakar Patel | Sedition not the only law that should go. There are many...

Once it dawns on the judiciary that some laws are out of place in a 21st century democracy, then problematic laws will...

17 May 2022 1:52 AM IST

Pasoori , sung by a 37-year-old Pakistani musician named Ali Sethi, is being talked about as a delightfully subversive performer, since the song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song. (Twitter)

Opinion

Shobhaa De | What does sedition law have to do with Pasoori?

The song is more a metaphor for India and Pakistan tensions than a love song

13 May 2022 11:55 PM IST

India

SC to government: Put sedition law on hold till review

Expressing concern at the misuse of the sedition law, the CJI said, there are concerns. Cases are pending the law is...

11 May 2022 7:19 AM IST

India

Government tells Supreme Court it will review sedition law

The Centre's latest position is in sharp contrast with the stance it took in its response filed on Saturday

10 May 2022 6:44 AM IST

India

SC to hear on May 10 pleas challenging validity of penal law on...

A special bench commenced hearing arguments on a batch of pleas against the sedition law and after sometime adjourned it...

5 May 2022 1:18 PM IST

$The case under 124 A (sedition) has been registered against the writer, police said. As per the complaint filed by the Yuva Morcha activists, Kamal had posted some excerpts from his novel \Smasanangulude Nottupusthakam\ on Facebook, which they alleged was an insult to the national anthem. (Representational Image)$ Opinion

AA EDIT | Stop abusing penal code

A large number of people have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh under these sections for taking out protests against the...

8 July 2022 11:55 PM IST

The Supreme Court has chosen to make public its reiterated recommendations with regard to certain judges whose appointments the government has been sitting on for over five years now. (Representational Image)

Opinion

AA Edit | SC move for larger bench on sedition law welcome

Democratic constitutions put the citizen at their core, not the state.

14 Sept 2023 12:05 AM IST