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Parliament breach: What social media posts of six conspirators reveal
Fp Explainers •The six accused in the Parliament security breach come from different states and have varied political and ideological views. However, their digital footprints suggest a few similarities: their desire to make a lasting impact on society, a commitment to revolutionary ideals, and unemployment
Parliament security breach: Who is Lalit Jha, the alleged mastermind still on the run?
Fp Explainers •While four of the six accused in the security breach are in police custody, one of them, Lalit Jha is still absconding. The Kolkata-based teacher was been a unit president of an NGO called Samyabadi Subhas Sabha. His last location was traced in the Rajasthan-Haryana border’s Neemrana
Parliament security breach accused booked under UAPA: What is this stringent law?
Fp Explainers •Four accused – Manoranjan D, Sagar Sharma, Neelam and Amol Shinde – have been charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) for breaching Parliament on Wednesday. From an anti-secession law, the Act has evolved as India’s main anti-terrorism legislation
Parliament Security Breach: Four accused charged under stringent UAPA, to be produced in court today
Fp Staff •The men are being charged under UAPA sections since the case is being seen as an ‘Urban Naxal’ conspiracy. According to the UAPA law invoked, the police can seek a maximum of 30 days of police remand for the accused
Parliament security breach: Meet the ‘saviour’ MPs who fought intruders
Fp Explainers •Lok Sabha members Hanuman Beniwal, Malook Nagar and Gurjeet Singh Aujla were at the centre of the action when two men jumped into the chamber and released yellow gas from canisters. They managed to overpower the intruders and are now being hailed as 'saviours of the day'
PFI moves Delhi High Court against ban, challenges UAPA Tribunal verdict
Ajeyo Basu •The attorneys involved in the lawsuit claim that the central government had screened two films that justified the acts of the terror group and its members, in addition to questioning and presenting one hundred witnesses to justify the terror group's ban
Assets of those named by UNSC for terror funding to be frozen within 24 hours: Govt to agencies
•The Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the federal agency tasked to detect money laundering and black money in the country's economic channels, has been made the nodal agency for identifying, notifying and initiating legal action against such entities.
NIA files supplementary charge sheet in PFI-related case in Bihar
•The fresh charge sheet under different sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act against Anwar Rashid was filed in a special NIA court in Patna on Friday, a spokesperson of the federal agency said.
NewsClick row: Founder Purkayastha, HR head Chakravarty move SC against arrest in UAPA case
•A case has been lodged against the two under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly receiving money to spread pro-China propaganda.
COVID-19, Xiaomi and Vivo, farmers’ protest: What Delhi Police FIR reveals about NewsClick's China links
Fp Explainers •The Delhi Police have accused NewsClick of publishing 'paid news' to criticise the Centre's policies. The FIR also alleges that Xiaomi and Vivo through the ‘illegal infusion of funds’ were involved in a ‘larger criminal conspiracy’ against India