Comedian Kunal Kamra, Editors Guild of India & others challenged 2023 amendment allowing Centre to set up fact-check unit to identify false online content 'related to business of govt'.
Justice S Srimathy of the Madurai bench observed that such restrictions would 'ensure communal harmony among different religions' and 'peace in society'.
The Calcutta High Court witnessed a clash between two judges last week over the fake caste certificate scam case, which caused the Supreme Court to step in.
Court has instructed district administration to make arrangements for puja in next seven days, according to lawyer for the Hindu side, Vishnu Shankar Jain.
ASI report suggests that a temple once stood where the mosque is now, and the Hindu side seeks to 'restore' original character of the place of worship under the law’s exemption clause.
Case relates to fake papers being allegedly used to get medical admissions in Bengal. Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay had accused senior judge of favouring Mamata's TMC.
Petrol & diesel prices have barely changed since June 2022, even though oil prices have fallen 28% since then. This has boosted profitability of OMCs and dividend payouts to govt.
ThePrint had reported earlier this month that while theaterisation is the ultimate goal, set to be rolled out one year from now, the focus is on structured jointness initiatives by 2024-end.
Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?
While I find myself agreeing more with Justice Gautam Patel than Justice Neena Gokhale, some regulation needs to be applied to means of mass communication. The fiasco in the US where Trump, using his cult of personality, manages to promote a falsehood about the integrity of the 2021 election and by consequence of all state actors who participated in conducting it is scary. We have our own Rahul Gandhi who already tried this dirty low trick. I think everyone should have the right to call the prime minister an idiot online. Somehow, though we need to draw the line between the gravities of the statements : “The PM is an idiot” and “The election was stolen”. I don’t think that government alone should draw the line. This power could probably be exercised by civil servants, juries or the president. None of it is safe but giving such power to governments alone makes it possible for them to stifle inconvenient ro un-provable truths. At the very least, governments should have to explain why they decide a statement to be false and lay it before the public; not only identify it.
While I find myself agreeing more with Justice Gautam Patel than Justice Neena Gokhale, some regulation needs to be applied to means of mass communication. The fiasco in the US where Trump, using his cult of personality, manages to promote a falsehood about the integrity of the 2021 election and by consequence of all state actors who participated in conducting it is scary. We have our own Rahul Gandhi who already tried this dirty low trick. I think everyone should have the right to call the prime minister an idiot online. Somehow, though we need to draw the line between the gravities of the statements : “The PM is an idiot” and “The election was stolen”. I don’t think that government alone should draw the line. This power could probably be exercised by civil servants, juries or the president. None of it is safe but giving such power to governments alone makes it possible for them to stifle inconvenient ro un-provable truths. At the very least, governments should have to explain why they decide a statement to be false and lay it before the public; not only identify it.