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'Slogans' for Umar Khalid, Mao books on laptop: Why 2 TISS students were denied anticipatory bail
August 08, 2026 11:24 am
Court grants pre-arrest bail plea to seven, denies it to two, noting they face allegations of downloading books on Mao, Lenin.
Goa CM defends police questioning over 'Free Umar Khalid' placard
August 01, 2026 4:26 am
“We have arrested only those who were trying to run an anti-national movement in Goa on the back of this protest,” Pramod Sawant tells The Indian Express.
2020 riots: Delhi High Court seeks police reply on Umar Khalid’s bail plea
July 31, 2026 12:27 pm
Khalid has sought interim bail citing the Supreme Court’s May order granting similar relief to co-accused Tasleem Ahmad and Abdul Khalid Saifi; matter to be heard on August 27.
Exclusive | Did you shout 'Free Umar Khalid' slogan?: Goa Police's 240-point quiz sheet
July 30, 2026 10:49 am
Other questions: "Did you criticise any government authority during your address?"; "Who financed the protest?"
'Only police were provoked': Civil rights group slams Bengaluru FIR over Umar Khalid posters
July 29, 2026 5:19 pm
The People's Union for Civil Liberties–Karnataka has criticised the Bengaluru police for filing an FIR against an unidentified woman for allegedly holding posters in support of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam during a student demonstration at Freedom Park.
'Free Umar Khalid' placard draws police action at Goa protest
July 26, 2026 3:21 am
Goa police detain man for carrying a placard that said ‘Free Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam, Bhima Koregaon 16’. Came after BJP Yuva Morcha workers staged a protest demanding his arrest
Umar Khalid writes: My PhD thesis is an act of resistance — against lies, propaganda
July 24, 2026 3:58 pm
This thesis was written not just for a doctoral degree but as an act of resistance — against lies, propaganda, and the use of state power to silence our voices.
'No option but to follow SC order': Court denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam
July 04, 2026 10:50 pm
Only on the completion of the examination of the protected witnesses, the apex court had said, or upon expiry of one year from the date of said order, whichever is earlier, Imam and Khalid would be at liberty to renew their prayer for grant of bail.
The Daily Catch-Up: Ram Temple case in Supreme Court and other top stories
June 30, 2026 2:16 pm
Rain and floods in Arunachal so bad that rescuers are being rescued, Europe heatwave excess deaths top 1,000, and an egg-harvesting racket that exploits poor women across states — all this and more in today's The Daily Catch-Up.
Delhi HC grants Umar Khalid 3-day interim bail for his mother's surgery
May 22, 2026 12:37 pm
A Delhi court had earlier declined to grant him interim bail.
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JNU row: Umar Khalid rusticated, Kanhaiya fined for pro-Afzal Guru event
April 25, 2016 9:03 pm
While Umar and Anirban were found guilty of triggering communal violence and disrupting communal harmony on campus, Mujeeb was found guilty of participating in the sloganeering.
UMAR KHALID VIDEOS
Delhi: Umar Khalid's Event At Ramjas College Interrupted, AISA ABVP Clash
June 22, 2020 7:09 pm
JNU Row: Umar Khalid, Anirban Granted Interim Bail By Delhi Court
March 20, 2016 2:33 pm
Arrested JNU Student Umar Khalid In A Student Film Made In 2009
February 29, 2016 7:42 pm
JNU row: Umar, Anirban sent to three-day remand
February 25, 2016 7:54 am
New Delhi, Feb 25 (ANI): Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Prem Nath informed that a local court has sent Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, Jawaharlal Nehru University students booked on sedition charges, to three-day police remand. The DCP said the Delhi Police will interrogate the students amid tight security. Khalid and Bhattacharya are among the five students, who along with JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, had allegedly raised ‘anti-national’ slogans at an event organised on the university campus on February 9.
Umar Khalid taken to undisclosed location after questioning
February 24, 2016 12:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, who has been booked on charges of sedition, left Delhi's RK Puram police station to an undisclosed place after questioning by police. Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who are facing sedition charges for allegedly raising anti-national slogans, surrendered before the Delhi Police on Tuesday night. Following a medical check-up, the two were interrogated for around five hours and will be presented before the magistrate later in the day.
What Transpired In Delhi HC Before JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya Surrendered
February 24, 2016 11:54 am
JNU row: Umar, Bhattacharya surrender
February 24, 2016 6:32 am
New Delhi, Feb 24 (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, who are facing sedition charges for allegedly raising anti-national slogans, surrendered before the Delhi Police last night. Following a medical check-up, the two were interrogated on Wednesday for around five hours and will be presented before the magistrate later in the day. Khalid and Bhattacharya are among the five students who, along with JNUSU President Kanhaiya Kumar, had allegedly shouted anti-national slogans at an event organised in the university campus on February 9.
ABVP condemns Umar Khalid's speech in JNU
February 22, 2016 2:45 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Monday condemned speech of Jawaharlal Nehru University student Umar Khalid, accused of raising anti-national slogans, saying the students shouting 'Save JNU' slogans are the same people supporting Khalid's speech on Sunday night. An ABVP activist said the speech has again deteriorated the image of JNU, adding that some professors are continuously supporting such students. Another activist demanded that students and teachers indulged in 'anti-national' activities should be first punished by the university and then by the judiciary.
JNU row: Umar return to campus, cops hover outside
February 22, 2016 5:45 am
New Delhi, Feb 22 (ANI): Five students of Jawaharlal Nehru University, including Umar Khalid, who were being looked by the police for making ‘anti-national’ statements on the campus earlier, surfaced at the varsity on Sunday. The five students, Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya, Rama Naga, Ashutosh Kumar and Anant Prakash, had gone missing since February 12 after JNU Student Union president leader Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on sedition charges. Khalid was seen addressing over 200 students outside the administration block on Sunday night. Police teams have been positioned outside the University and have been asked to wait for the students to surrender themselves.
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