District judge of Saket Courts Sachin Mittal issued ad interim ex-parte injunction, an urgent order without hearing the other side, saying 'the law of defamation protects reputation'.
Case filed on BJP leader Dushyant Gautam's complaint; former BJP MLA Suresh Rathore and actor Urmila Sanawar also booked over audio clips that triggered fresh demands for probe.
HC set guidelines for police to follow in such cases, and said they must stop 'mechanical or mindless' registration of FIRs in relation to harsh & critical political speeches.
Convicting editor, court says reproducing someone's statements doesn’t exempt publisher from liability, & they must verify what they print if they wish to claim they acted in ‘good faith’.
Court was acting on defamation plea filed by journalists of Newslaundry including executive editor Manisha Pande, seeking a written apology and damages worth Rs 2 crore from Mitra.
In Ilmi’s defamation case against Sardesai, court ruled there was invasion of her privacy regarding footage recorded without her consent but also noted she had suppressed her tweets.
Dismissing case against Shashi Tharoor, court said he had not made 'false & malicious' claims against BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekar; adding TV news can fall into scheme of sentimentalisation.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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