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Supreme Court on Friday directed that no coercive action should be taken till July last week against private companies. ( PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Dissent not sedition: SC sends govt clear signal

The criminalising of dissent is the clearest sign of an authoritarian government

5 March 2021 8:38 AM IST

Like the proverbial pigeon that closes its eyes and believes that the cat has gone, Adityanath thinks that if he closes his eyes all the miseries that people in his state are facing will disappear. (Photo: PTI)

Pavan K Varma | Reprieve, for now, from Yogi's victim-blaming

Yogi Adityanath, the saffron dhari CM of UP, believes that everything in his state is hunky-dory

2 May 2021 12:00 AM IST

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

Karan Thapar | Sedition: Time for SC to enforce its own rulings

96 per cent of sedition cases for criticising politicians and governments over the last decade were registered after...

11 Jun 2021 12:11 AM IST

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AA Edit | It's time to scrap sedition law, not make it harsher

Laws must be brought in to protect the people, and not the government

6 Jun 2023 12:15 AM IST

People across the country are expressing their views on the issue and so did I. Nothing was offensive about the cartoon and nor did it amount to sedition, Shukla said. (Photo: Facebook)

Bastar journo faces sedition over Facebook cartoon on Justice Loya...

SP K L Dhurv said, a Rajasthan man filed the complaint against Shukla with Raipur cyber-cell, which transferred the case...

1 May 2018 9:23 AM IST

In its prospectus for the 2018-19 session, the Katihar Medical College and Hospital has not shown PoK in Indias map. The college authorities said it was an error committed by the printing press and that it was being rectified. (Photo: collegedunia.com)

Act of sedition? College owned by RJD lawmaker prints India map...

The incident triggered sharp reactions from the ruling BJP-JD(U) alliance, which termed it as an act of sedition.

7 May 2018 1:04 PM IST

Students take part in a protest demanding the release of JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar, accused of sedition, in New Delhi in Feb. 2016.

Criticism of country cannot be considered sedition, says Law...

'If country is not open to positive criticism, there lies little difference between pre and post-independence eras.' the...

31 Aug 2018 1:43 PM IST

Raza Khan was picked from Pathan mohalla in Bisauli police station area on Sunday, the SP (Rural) said.

UP man posts photo with 'I support Pak' caption on FB, booked for...

Activists from Bajrang Dal and other organisations launched a protest after they came to know about the post, police...

8 Aug 2017 9:03 PM IST

Najeeb case: Official probing missing student case steps down

Chief proctor AP Dimri confirmed his resignation, but refused to comment on the reasons behind his decision.

25 Jan 2017 2:07 AM IST

Syed Abdul Rahman Geelani

Seditious' professor in spotlight again

Geelani was first detained and questioned for several hours before being placed under arrest at the Parliament Street...

31 Dec 2016 3:01 AM IST

They raise the bogey of patriotism to make sure that any dissent is seen as sedition and therefore a threat to patriotism and security.

The Power of Hate Speech

Economic meltdown, refugee influx, terror attacks are leading to insecurities and distrust of communities and religions.

14 March 2017 1:03 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath further said, there has not been a single appointment made since 2012 over which an accusing finger has not been raised. (Photo: PTI)

Woman who married Yogi's photo, booked for sedition

The women have been sent to 14 days' judicial custody.

12 Dec 2017 12:57 AM IST