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Supreme Court judge flags misuse of UAPA, calls for tolerance of dissent | Today News

Supreme Court Judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan has asserted that the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047 cannot be achieved through criminalisation of dissent, mindless arrests under the anti-terror law UAPA and "deep social fault lines". Speaking at the first national conference of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in Bengaluru on Sunday, Justice Bhuyan also lamented the poor representation of women in the higher judiciary. "Low convictions under UAPA show overuse, if not misuse, of the law," he said.

Iran’s supreme leader in the shadows: CIA hunts for signs of Mojtaba Khamenei

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Times of India•Mar 23

Iran’s supreme leader in the shadows: CIA hunts for signs of Mojtaba Khamenei

The mystery surrounding Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is deepening. Apart from a written Nowruz statement and a recently released video showing him teaching religious studies, he has avoided any in-person or prerecorded appearances. ” The CIA is reportedly working to determine whether Mojtaba is alive, wounded or fully exercising authority, particularly after reports that he may have been injured in the strike that killed his father, according to a report by Axios.

India•India Today | Latest Stories•Feb 4

Bengal SIR Supreme Court Hearing Live: SIR process is only for deletions, Mamata Banerjee argues in Supreme Court

Bengal SIR SC Hearing Live Updates The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard a plea filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the ongoing Special Intensive Revision SIR of electoral rolls in the state She is set to appear before the court and is likely to seek permission from the Chief Justice of India to argue the case in person Through her legal team she has filed an interim application requesting the courts approval to make submissions directly Stay tuned to inditatodayin to get all the latest updates.

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India•India Today | Latest Stories•Feb 3

Can't play with India's right to privacy, Supreme Court warns WhatsApp, Meta

The Supreme Court issued a stern warning to tech giant Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, over the platform's privacy policies. Tech giant and WhatsApp owners Meta received a stern warning from the Supreme...

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India•India Today | Latest Stories•Feb 2

Porsche crash: Supreme Court grants bail to 3 accused of swapping blood samples

The Supreme Court has granted bail to three accused in the 2024 Pune Porsche case, in which two people were killed. Aditya Avinash Sood, Ashish Satish Mittal, and Amar Santosh Gaikwad were arrested on charges...

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