Modi's government has increasingly brandished sedition against critics, with police arguing that words or actions of dissent make them a threat to national security. The colonial-era law has long ...

New Delhi: Emphasising that sedition law should be used as a shield for national ... unity and integrity of India) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) requires a deliberate action with malicious ...

Although the Narendra Modi government said it will “re-examine” and “re-consider” the sedition law, its apparent change of heart is unconvincing.

Out of 800 sedition cases filed across India, 326 cases were registered between 2014 and 2019, only six have been convicted and 13,000 people are reported to be in jail.

Notwithstanding the 1962 Kedar Nath judgment, the provision of sedition has to be reconsidered ... The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without ...

Indian police have dropped sedition charges against 15 Muslim men arrested for allegedly shouting "anti-India and pro-Pakistan" slogans during the Champions Trophy cricket final. Police in Madhya ...

BJP accuses AAP of exploiting sacrilege issues for political gain, while Bhim Army chief demands stronger protections.