Court yet to decide whether cartoon comes under freedom of speech & expression, or affects friendly foreign ties. Judge directs media outlet to temporarily remove cartoon.
Before the current crackdown on Vikatan by BJP-led Centre, past AIADMK & DMK-led state govts have also taken it to court for defaming their leaders & parties over cartoons, articles.
It'll examine boundaries of free speech for social media influencers, following a spate of cases over 'disparaging' content about consumer brands. The latest involves a whey protein brand.
Justice Atul Chandurkar said the restrictions aim to prevent dissemination of information as envisaged under IT Act, added it’s not on the Centre to determine if some info is fake or true.
When a nation's constitution grants its citizens freedom of speech, does it mean that individuals can say whatever they want or are there any reasonable limits to such freedom?
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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