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Delhi Court Restores Two Weekly Video Calls For Umar Khalid
Khalid had approached the court seeking restoration of two weekly e-mulakats, contending that he had been permitted the facility ever since he was lodged in jail but that it had been curtailed to one e-mulakat a week from May 2026.
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Bhopal Man Arrested, Was Allegedly Planning Lone-Wolf Attacks
The accused, identified as Mohd Faraz, is a resident of the Qazi Camp area of Old Bhopal. He was arrested by the ATS near Nanhe Bee's Mosque in a highly confidential operation.
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UAPA Accused Gets Bail After Nearly 5 Years In Custody
While granting bail, the court observed that the accused, Madhesh Shankar alias Abdullah, has been in judicial custody for more than four years and nine months.
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Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad Arrests UP Man, 22, With Jihadist Literature
In a coordinated operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Navsari Police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly conspiring to commit anti-national activities and terrorist acts.
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Centre Updates List Of Terrorist Organisations, Unlawful Groups
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, is India's primary anti-terrorism law which allows the government to declare organizations as terrorist groups or unlawful associations, enabling authorities to take action against them.
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4 Arrested In Gujarat For Alleged Links With Banned Terrorist Organisation
The Gujarat ATS has busted an Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) module and arrested three men and a woman, in operations carried out in Porbandar and Surat, police said Saturday. The men hail from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Probe Agency NIA Begins Probe Into Nitin Gadkari Death Threats
A National Investigation Agency team arrived in Nagpur on Thursday to probe threat calls received at the office of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, for which a murder convict lodged in a Karnataka jail has been held, an official said.
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Properties Of Hizbul Chief's 2 Sons Attached By Anti-Terror Agency
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday attached a house and two kanals of land belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahudeen's two sons in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam and Srinagar districts, officials said.
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Time Limit For Sanction Under Terror Law Mandatory, Sacrosanct: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that the time limit prescribed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for sanction is "mandatory and sacrosanct" while quashing three cases against a member of the CPI (Maoist) as the sanction was delay
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Withdraw Anti-Terror Law Case Against Tripura Journalist: Women Press Body
The Indian Women's Press Corps slammed the Tripura Police for allegedly booking a journalist, along with others, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to "intimidate and silence" media.
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Cases Registered Under Anti-Terror Law Increased From 901 In 2017 To 1226 In 2019: Centre
The number of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has increased from 901 in 2017 to 1226 in 2019, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Activist Stan Swamy Challenges In Court Bail Provision In Anti-Terror Law
Tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, has challenged in the Bombay High Court a provision of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) dealing with grant of bail.
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Supreme Court To Examine If Gold Smuggling Can Be Termed "Terrorist Activity"
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a question whether the offence of gold smuggling can be termed as "terrorist activity" under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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Centre Designates 44 Nodal Officers To Crack Down On Terror Funding
The Home Ministry has designated 44 senior officers from the central, state and Union Territory governments, apart from entities like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to serve as nodal authority for seizure of funds and other financial assets held by anyone engaged in or supporting terrorism.
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FIR Against Another Jammu and Kashmir Journalist, 3rd In 2 Days, For Social Media Post
Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked another journalist for allegedly objectionable social media posts; this is the third booked in the last 48 hours
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Delhi Court Restores Two Weekly Video Calls For Umar Khalid
Khalid had approached the court seeking restoration of two weekly e-mulakats, contending that he had been permitted the facility ever since he was lodged in jail but that it had been curtailed to one e-mulakat a week from May 2026.
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Bhopal Man Arrested, Was Allegedly Planning Lone-Wolf Attacks
The accused, identified as Mohd Faraz, is a resident of the Qazi Camp area of Old Bhopal. He was arrested by the ATS near Nanhe Bee's Mosque in a highly confidential operation.
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UAPA Accused Gets Bail After Nearly 5 Years In Custody
While granting bail, the court observed that the accused, Madhesh Shankar alias Abdullah, has been in judicial custody for more than four years and nine months.
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Gujarat Anti-Terror Squad Arrests UP Man, 22, With Jihadist Literature
In a coordinated operation, the Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Navsari Police have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly conspiring to commit anti-national activities and terrorist acts.
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Centre Updates List Of Terrorist Organisations, Unlawful Groups
The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), 1967, is India's primary anti-terrorism law which allows the government to declare organizations as terrorist groups or unlawful associations, enabling authorities to take action against them.
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4 Arrested In Gujarat For Alleged Links With Banned Terrorist Organisation
The Gujarat ATS has busted an Islamic State of Khorasan Province (ISKP) module and arrested three men and a woman, in operations carried out in Porbandar and Surat, police said Saturday. The men hail from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Probe Agency NIA Begins Probe Into Nitin Gadkari Death Threats
A National Investigation Agency team arrived in Nagpur on Thursday to probe threat calls received at the office of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, for which a murder convict lodged in a Karnataka jail has been held, an official said.
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Properties Of Hizbul Chief's 2 Sons Attached By Anti-Terror Agency
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday attached a house and two kanals of land belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahudeen's two sons in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam and Srinagar districts, officials said.
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Time Limit For Sanction Under Terror Law Mandatory, Sacrosanct: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court on Thursday held that the time limit prescribed under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for sanction is "mandatory and sacrosanct" while quashing three cases against a member of the CPI (Maoist) as the sanction was delay
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Withdraw Anti-Terror Law Case Against Tripura Journalist: Women Press Body
The Indian Women's Press Corps slammed the Tripura Police for allegedly booking a journalist, along with others, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act to "intimidate and silence" media.
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Cases Registered Under Anti-Terror Law Increased From 901 In 2017 To 1226 In 2019: Centre
The number of cases registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has increased from 901 in 2017 to 1226 in 2019, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Activist Stan Swamy Challenges In Court Bail Provision In Anti-Terror Law
Tribal rights activist Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoists links case, has challenged in the Bombay High Court a provision of the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) dealing with grant of bail.
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Supreme Court To Examine If Gold Smuggling Can Be Termed "Terrorist Activity"
The Supreme Court has agreed to examine a question whether the offence of gold smuggling can be termed as "terrorist activity" under provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
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Centre Designates 44 Nodal Officers To Crack Down On Terror Funding
The Home Ministry has designated 44 senior officers from the central, state and Union Territory governments, apart from entities like the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), to serve as nodal authority for seizure of funds and other financial assets held by anyone engaged in or supporting terrorism.
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FIR Against Another Jammu and Kashmir Journalist, 3rd In 2 Days, For Social Media Post
Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked another journalist for allegedly objectionable social media posts; this is the third booked in the last 48 hours
