UP Court sends Mohd Zubair to 14-day judicial custody Zubair is facing a total of six cases in UP’s five districts. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jul 14, 2022
Morning Digest | Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees country; 75 kg of heroin seized near Mundra port in Gujarat, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Jul 13, 2022
A new judicial device for ‘complete justice’ India’s top court cannot be seen to be helpless when faced with issues of individual liberty The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022
Alt News co-founder Zubair’s bail plea in Delhi case deferred to July 14 Mr. Zubair had moved a fresh bail application in this case before the court of Additional Sessions Judge Devendra Kumar Jangala The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022
SC extends Zubair's interim bail in Sitapur case, next hearing on 7 September On 8 July , a vacation bench of the Apex Court had granted Zubair interim bail in the case for five days. Must read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Jul 12, 2022
Court adjourns Zubair’s bail hearing in Delhi case, SC extends interim bail in UP case Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair’s bail plea – linked to an FIR filed in Delhi – has been adjourned and will now be heard on July 14, while his interim bail in another case filed in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur has been extended till September 7. Newslaundry · Jul 12, 2022
Supreme Court extends interim bail granted to Mohammed Zubair in case registered in Sitapur Uttar Pradesh has sought time to file a counter-affidavit to Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair petition rubbishing the charges against him as ‘absurd’. The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022
14 days’ judicial custody for Zubair; now Lakhimpur police too seek his mobile, laptop Bail plea moved in Lakhimpur, fresh bail plea in Delhi case to be heard on Tuesday The Hindu · Jul 11, 2022
Lakhimpur Kheri court sends Alt News co-founder Zubair to 14-day judicial custody Lakhimpur Kheri (U.P.) A court in Uttar pradesh sent Alt News Co-founder Mohammed Zubair to 14-day j The Hindu · Jul 11, 2022
In case filed by Sudarshan News staffer, UP court sends Zubair to judicial custody for 14 days A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri today sent Alt News cofounder Muhammed Zubair to 14 days in judicial custody. This is in connection with a case filed against Zubair last year by an employee of Sudarshan News. Newslaundry · Jul 11, 2022
Government mustn't adopt 'touch-me-not' attitude: Salman Khurshid after India slams Germany's criticism NEW DELHI: In the backdrop of India slamming Germany's criticism over fact-checker Mohammed Zubair's case, former external affairs minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said the government must ensure that there is no reason for an adverse opinion and "show the best side of us" rather than adopting a "touch-me-not" attitude. The Times of India · Jul 10, 2022
Govt mustn't adopt 'touch-me-not' attitude: Salman Khurshid after India slams Germany's criticism He asked why PM Modi, who is ‘fond of speaking on everything’, does not talk about unity The Hindu · Jul 10, 2022
Morning Digest | Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to step down on July 13; Ukraine sacks ambassador to India, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day The Hindu · Jul 10, 2022
How offences are being ‘dropped’ and ‘added’ in cases against Zubair Many High Courts have ruled that altering an FIR is not permissible The Hindu · Jul 9, 2022
Newslaundry · Jul 9, 2022 UP police issue warrant for Zubair in case filed by Sudarshan News staffer The Uttar Pradesh police have issued a warrant for Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair, hours after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail in another case registered in UP’s Sitapur. Zubair is accused of promoting enmity between two religious groups through a tweet he made last year.
Newslaundry · Jul 9, 2022 Reporters Without Orders Ep 227: Sudhir Chaudhary quits Zee, Alt News deals with cofounder's arrest In this episode, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Nidhi Suresh and Ashwine Kumar Singh.
Newslaundry · Jul 9, 2022 Alt News, CIA, ‘Hinduphobic’ media: The fixations of a rightwing ‘fact-checking’ enterprise One could dismiss a Twitter account’s conspiracy theories – conjuring up an “anti-Hindu ecosystem” while linking together American philanthropist George Soros, communists, the London School of Economics, digital media and the Gandhis – as feverish hyperbole. But not when the account claims to be a fact-checker, is followed by senior…
The Hindu · Jul 9, 2022 Morning Digest | Elon Musk says he’s terminating $44bn Twitter deal; Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe assassinated, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day
The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022 Germany tells India to stop jailing journalists, reminds it that it is ‘the world’s largest democracy’ India’s foreign ministry has criticised the ‘unhelpful’ and ‘uninformed’ remarks, saying the independence of its judiciary is ‘well-recognised’
Newslaundry · Jul 8, 2022 Zubair insulted ‘respected religious leader’ Bajrang Muni's followers: UP police argue in Supreme Court Mohammed Zubair got interim bail from the Supreme Court on Friday, but the Alt News cofounder will stay in custody. In a separate case, the court provided Zee News anchor Rohit Ranjan protection from coercive police action.
Reuters · Jul 8, 2022 Indian court grants bail to Muslim journalist but detention to continue India's top court granted bail on Friday to a Muslim journalist accused of insulting Hindu religious leaders on Twitter, after his arrest last month raised concerns over media freedom.
The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022 Supreme Court grants interim bail to Mohammed Zubair in Sitapur case The Alt News co-founder however, is in judicial custody on orders of a Delhi court in a separate case
The Hindu · Jul 8, 2022 Morning Digest | U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigns; India beats England by 50 runs in first T20 International, and more A select list of stories to read before you start your day
The Hindu · Jul 7, 2022 Zubair denied bail in U.P. case, sent to six days in police custody Court notes that it ‘seems important to seize mobile phone’ the journalist used for tweet
Newslaundry · Jul 7, 2022 UP police granted seven-day custody of Alt News cofounder Zubair A local court in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur has granted the UP police custody of Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair until July 14.