Special MP/MLA court said remarks by former BJP MLA Raja were ‘highly provocative’ and ‘such type of venomous messages can’t be accepted’ in society governed by rule of law.
Case pertains to video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018, which was retweeted by Delhi CM. Delhi HC observed that anyone who reposts defamatory content can be held liable for defamation.
In latest report submitted to law ministry, Commission says 'right to reputation needs to be protected as it’s a facet of right to life and personal liberty guaranteed under Article 21'.
Gurugram court sentences accused to nine months in jail & fines her Rs 1,000 for tarnishing image of complainant. Grants interim bail to allow her to move higher court.
The contest seen in courts today is between the 'right to reputation' of the wealthy and 'right to free speech' of a victim or journalist. India should not encourage this unequal battle.
Whether it is Law Minister Kiren Rijiju who rages against the judiciary or a colonial-era law that sees Rahul Gandhi ejected out of office, the law and politics relationship goes beyond any reform of a statute.
Complaint states Arnab Goswami made 'grossly false', 'malicious' and defamatory statements during Republic TV's coverage of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide last year.
Akbar had filed the complaint against Ramani for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct. Whereas, Ramani said the allegations were her truth.
Niloufer Venkataraman, who deposed in the criminal defamation filed by MJ Akbar, was the first person Priya Ramani spoke to about the sexual harassment.
This confrontation looks subcontracted—escalation to re-establish Pakistan's indispensability to outside capitals while squeezing Afghanistan back under an old paradigm.
CSE, one of India’s oldest bourses, is edging towards a voluntary exit. It could never recover from market manipulation scam that caused a payment crisis at exchange back in 2001.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
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