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UP’s 36 more students return from Manipur
Uttar Pradesh's state government has brought back 98 of the 136 students from Manipur due to ongoing unrest, with a target of returning the remaining 38 by Thursday. All students are being taken care of, with food and transportation provided.
Updated on May 10, 2023 05:55 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Nitin Gadkari gets threat calls; NIA team launches probe in Nagpur
The calls were allegedly made by a murder convict, Jayesh Pujari alias Kantha, who was arrested from a jail in Belagavi, Karnataka.
Published on May 09, 2023 09:43 PM IST
PTI |
Supreme Court upholds bail to Pinjra Tod activists; dismisses Delhi Police appeal
The Delhi Police had approached the top court to set aside the HC decision as besides discussion on bail, it questioned the various provisions of UAPA
Updated on May 02, 2023 02:20 PM IST
Abraham Thomas
UP Civic elections: BJP expels rebel candidates in Varanasi
The BJP has expelled 36 of its workers in Varanasi, including regional vice president of BJP minority wing .
Updated on Apr 30, 2023 06:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Varanasi
Proclamation notice issued against Arsh Dalla, Hardeep Nijjar
The court of special CBI-cum-NIA judge Rakesh Kumar Gupta issued the proclamation notice under Section 82 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), asking for the appearance of the accused by May 18
Updated on Apr 28, 2023 12:45 AM IST
Mohit Khanna, Mohali
Development taking place at fast pace in state capital: BJP MLA Rajeshwar Singh
Rajeshwar Singh said before 2014, discrimination, casteism and nepotism were at their peak in the state.
Updated on Apr 26, 2023 01:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
In Eid message, al Qaeda threatens to avenge killing of Atiq Ahmad
Al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent has threatened attacks on India to avenge the murder of Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf last Saturday.
Updated on Apr 22, 2023 06:37 AM IST
SC grants Akhil Gogoi bail in UAPA case after HC sets aside his discharge
Gogoi was arrested in December 2019 for his alleged Maoist links following his participation in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 09:18 AM IST
Abraham Thomas
UPSRTC Board Meet: 100 electric buses for Lucknow, maternity privileges for women employees
These buses will have to cover at least 250 km per day and to aid their movement, 10 electric vehicle charging stations will be set up at separate locations in Lucknow
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 01:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
London High Commission violence: NIA takes over case; Khanda, Gurcharan & Jasvir named suspects
The NIA has taken over investigations into the March 19 violence and dishonour of the Indian National Flag by Sikh extremists at the Indian High Commission in London. A case has been registered against the suspects under various sections of the IPC and UAPA. The incident has strained relations between India and the UK, with the Modi government seeking strict action against the suspects, including Avtar Singh aka Khanda, whose parents were part of the ISI-sponsored terrorist movement in Punjab.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:55 AM IST
Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
Terror funding case: Delhi court sends Bishnoi to NIA custody for a week
Special Judge Shailendra Malik passed the order in an ‘in-chamber proceeding’ on an application moved by the NIA
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi
SC grants bail to Akhil Gogoi in UAPA case but refuses to discharge him
The Supreme Court affirmed the revival of a UAPA case against Akhil Gogoi in connection with the violence during the protests against CAA in 2019.
Published on Apr 18, 2023 11:09 AM IST
Uttar Pradesh government provides tap water connection to 1 crore rural families
By 2024, the state government has set the target of providing tap water to more than 2.65 crore rural families.
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:57 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Sukhbir Badal terms NSA, UAPA as ‘black laws’, wants them scrapped
Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Badal shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention for the repeal of these ‘black laws’ in the light of their adverse impact on the country’s image as the world’s largest democracy.
Updated on Apr 15, 2023 12:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
UP govt to organise Khelo India University Games next month
The Uttar Pradesh government will host the Khelo India University Games for the first time in May, with events in four cities. The 10-day multisport event will be launched on May 5.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 10:54 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
NIA to take over Kerala train fire case: Officials
The accused, identified as one Sharukh Saifi, who also suffered burn injuries, was slapped with murder charges on Friday under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code by a district session court in Kozhikode. He was charged with murder in a case filed by the railway police
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 04:30 PM IST
Goa: State election commission announces polls in two municipal councils
The voting for the two councils will take place on May 5 and the counting and declaration of results will be on May 7, according to state election commissioner W V Ramanamurthy, who announced the polls at a press conference on Saturday
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 07:17 PM IST
Gerard de Souza
Kerala: Man who set co-passengers on fire charged with murder
The 27-year-old accused who, according to police, confessed to the crime, was also remanded in police custody for 11 days by a local court.
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 04:52 AM IST
Ramesh Babu, Thiruvananthapuram
Kerala train fire suspect hospitalised
State director general of police Anil Kant said it is not possible to arrive at a terror link without interrogating him in detail and police will decide whether to slap the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) or not only after the interrogation
Updated on Apr 07, 2023 12:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Thiruvananthapuram
Elgar Parishad case: NIA court rejects Gautam Navlakha’s bail plea
The Bombay high court had last month directed the special court to hear Navlakha’s bail plea again after noticing that the previous order, rejecting his bail plea, did not contain proper reasoning and the analysis for the rejection of the plea.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 11:10 PM IST
Train fire suspect brought to Kerala by road; undergoing medical examination
Man suspected of starting fatal train fire in Kerala brought back from Maharashtra, currently undergoing medical examination before police questioning.
Published on Apr 06, 2023 02:52 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Animesh Chaturvedi
‘Guilt by association’ is problematic. Review it
The reversal of decisions made in a set of 2011 judgments takes a hyper-technical view of the law that is divorced from ground realities
Updated on Mar 30, 2023 07:10 PM IST
K Ch
Delhi HC directs Centre to respond on pendency of NIA cases in special courts
The MHA has been directed to file its response within six weeks. The matter has been listed for April 28.
Updated on Feb 09, 2023 07:19 PM IST
ANI |
‘Siddique Kappan’s release reminder that…’: Tharoor attacks Centre on UAPA
Tharoor said Kappan's case underlined his position that the amended UAPA - the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act that allows the government to detain individuals indefinitely and without charge - is a 'menace to democracy'.
Updated on Feb 04, 2023 12:41 PM IST
Nisha Anand | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
‘Our children…they are proud’: Journalist Siddique Kappan's wife on his release
Siddique Kappan's wife Raihana and their three children – Muzammil (19), Zidhan (14) and Mehnaz (9) – have waited for 28 months to see him walk out of the jail. Kappan's mother died during this period.
Updated on Feb 02, 2023 06:38 PM IST
Booked under UAPA, Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walks out of UP jail
Kappan was arrested while on his way to cover the Hathras gangrape in 2020.
Updated on Feb 02, 2023 12:01 PM IST
Snehashish Roy
Centre imposes ban on Jaish offshoot PAFF for terror acts
The move came a day after the home ministry banned The Resistance Front, an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, for carrying out terror activities in Kashmir.
Updated on Jan 07, 2023 04:54 AM IST
Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Jaish commander’s two-storey house razed in J&K's Pulwama
Ashiq Nengroo was designated a terrorist by the Centre in April this year under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly running a terror network from Pakistan.
Updated on Dec 11, 2022 04:43 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
SC to hear Maharashtra's appeal against GN Saibaba's acquittal today
The Supreme Court website said the matter was listed for hearing on Saturday, usually a holiday at the apex court, at 11 am by a bench of justices MR Shah and Bela M Trivedi.
Updated on Oct 15, 2022 12:00 AM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Evening brief: Centre set to ban PFI under UAPA, and all the latest news
Here are today’s top news, analysis, and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.
Published on Sep 26, 2022 04:58 PM IST
HT News Desk, New Delhi
