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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicFreedom of speech

Topic: Freedom of speech

Metric system to taking offence & the portrait of Dorian Trump

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Madras HC directs Centre to unblock Ananda Vikatan website after removal of Modi cartoon

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.

In political crosshairs over a Modi cartoon, Tamil media giant Vikatan has a long history of defiance

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.

Like & share or unsubscribe? Delhi HC may decide what influencers can or cannot say in their videos

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.

Why HC called changes to IT rules, which allowed setting up of fact-check units, ‘arbitrary restriction’

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.

Quashing ‘Savukku’ Shankar’s detention under Goondas Act, HC questions Tamil Nadu govt’s intentions

Quashing Savukku Shankar's detention under Goondas Act, HC emphasises that speeches criticising govt can't be termed threat to public order.

Ashok Vajpeyi’s Nehru lecture was all about Modi. And the state of ‘free’ institutions

According to Vajpeyi, ultimate freedom is not found in any constitution of the world. So how can it be found in the Constitution of India?

The growing hypocrisy of Al Jazeera is getting harder to ignore now

Al Jazeera wants India to be perfectly secular & democractic. But what about Qatar?

Subscriber Writes: Political correctness, wokeism & freedom of speech

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?

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

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.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

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'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

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.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

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.