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SC seeks Centre, AG’s response on plea challenging sedition law

The plea contended that the top court in Kedar Nath's case did not go far enough in reading down the section. "Retaining 'intention' and 'tendency' as basis for criminal liability means that these inherently subjective terms can be used (and abused) to penalise those who have not caused any violence or public disorder.

Amit Shah begins 3-day visit to Gujarat

Shah will visit the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) here to inaugurate the Centre of Excellence for Research and Analysis of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS).