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Between Anurag Thakur and Umar Khalid, a question: Does the law treat a minister’s speech differently from a citizen’s?
May 03, 2026 1:49 pm
A troubling inversion is underway: Laws meant to curb incitement are increasingly used to silence opposition, while doctrines designed to protect free speech are stretched to shield those in power
In a room away from prying eyes, a quiet Sharjeel Imam takes part in brother’s wedding
March 26, 2026 2:17 am
Out on bail for the first time, 6 years after his arrest, 38-year-old catches up with ailing mother, favourite foods
‘Five years without trial is unjust’: JLF panel debates Umar Khalid bail case
January 17, 2026 8:41 pm
Responding to a question on the denial of bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, advocate Vrinda Grover argued that an emphasis on individual names obscured a broader pattern.
SC refuses to engage with the question: What did Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam mastermind?
January 14, 2026 12:07 pm
The judgment denying them bail presents the bureaucratic state as fumbling with “complex proceedings”, and nods in sympathy
Brinda Karat writes: On Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, the Opposition must take a stand
January 09, 2026 7:06 am
When there is hesitation to challenge unjust court orders, to oppose political persecution carried out through lawless laws like the UAPA, the ruling regime faces no real political cost for its repression
Why SC denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam: UAPA’s ever-widening definition of terrorism
January 07, 2026 7:55 pm
The UAPA, in its original state, did not address terrorism at all. Behind its current, sweeping form is a series of incremental and bipartisan amendments
'Objectionable slogans' against Modi, Shah at JNU protest sparks row, BJP blames Opposition
January 06, 2026 12:58 pm
Violence erupted on the campus on January 5, 2020, when a mob of masked men stormed the campus and targeted students in three hostels, unleashing mayhem with sticks, stones and iron rods, hitting inmates and breaking windows, furniture and personal belongings.
Supreme Court’s bail order in Delhi riots case raises deep concerns
January 06, 2026 7:22 am
The Supreme Court’s decision to deny bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the Delhi riots case, more than five years after their arrest, is an alarming retreat from the Court’s own dictum that bail is the rule and jail is the exception
Delhi riots case: Why SC denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam
January 12, 2026 2:13 pm
The apex court has used a framework of differentiated roles of the alleged conspirators, distinguishing the 'architects' of the conspiracy and its 'facilitators'.
'Very unfortunate': Umar Khalid's father after SC rejects bail plea in 2020 Delhi riots cases
January 05, 2026 4:51 pm
The Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Northeast Delhi riots case after it said they stood on a “higher footing in the hierarchy of participation” in the alleged larger conspiracy.
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