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Topic: Defamation

HC quashes defamation cases against N Ram, Siddharth Varadarajan, urges media to ‘introspect’

Madras HC order comes on defamation cases filed in 2012. Most of these complaints were over reports against then chief minister of Tamil Nadu, J Jayalalithaa.

Intermediaries such as Google can face defamation for complaints prior to revised IT law: SC

The Supreme Court's ruling came on a plea by Google India, which sought quashing of a defamation complaint initiated prior to the amendments to the IT Act in 2009.

Haryana deputy CM Chautala and home minister Vij to continue defamation battle in court

Dushyant Chautala had filed a case against Anil Vij last year when the BJP leader called him a ‘drug addict’, and won’t withdraw it now despite being allies.

Freedom of press supreme, but can’t be one-way traffic, Supreme Court observes

Lifting stay on the trial in Jay Shah’s defamation case against The Wire, SC says journalists giving short deadlines for a response is a problem.

Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty in RSS defamation case, to face trial along with Yechury

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury posted bail for Rs 15,000 each after they pleaded not guilty in the defamation case of a RSS worker.

Noida TV channel journalists granted bail in case for airing ‘defamatory news’ against CM Yogi

Three Nation Live scribes were held after the channel aired controversial content that 'defamed' the Uttar Pradesh CM.

Sting operations important, defamation can’t be used to gag media, says Delhi High Court

In the age of Right to Information, 'true picture' of inaccessible matters become public through sting operations, the Delhi High Court said.

Another lawyer claims conspiracy against CJI Gogoi, says SC advocates trying to defame him

Lawyer M.L. Sharma, known for poorly-drafted petitions, is seeking prosecution against senior Supreme Court lawyers for their attempt to 'destabilise' judiciary.

Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, Randeep Surjewala asked to appear before court in defamation case

The criminal defamation suit was filed by the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank & its chairman last year after the Congress leaders reportedly alleged the bank's involvement in a scam.

On Camera

After losing no.2 carmaker spot, Hyundai is betting big on the new Venue

Indian car buyers are just as tech-obsessed as their Chinese counterparts, and that obsession has taken precedence over handling and performance.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

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.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.