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TopicMedha Patkar

Topic: Medha Patkar

VK Saxena’s defamation case against Medha Patkar & why Delhi HC upheld her conviction

Delhi HC granted Patkar minor relief by modifying a condition of her probation, which was allowed by sessions court this April.

Opposing invite to Medha Patkar, BJP MPs force cancellation of LS panel meet on Land Acquisition Act

As Medha Patkar waited outside meeting room, BJP MPs part of parliamentary panel started calling her anti-national and accused her of stalling development, it is learnt.

Medha Patkar vs Delhi L-G: What’s the 24-year-old case about & why was she arrested

Patkar, 70, best known for her work in environmental and human rights movements, was released the same day.

Social activist Medha Patkar being released after brief arrest in defamation case by VK Saxena

Defamation case against Narmada Bachao Andolan activist Medha Patkar was filed by VK Saxena, who is currently Delhi L-G, in 2000 when he headed Gujarat-based NGO.

Portrayed Delhi L-G as ‘hypocrite’— what court said in order convicting Medha Patkar for defamation

Court rules Patkar’s 2001 statements against Vinay Kumar Saxena, now Delhi L-G, as ‘deliberate’, causing significant damage to his reputation and standing in society.

Court convicts activist Medha Patkar in defamation charge filed by Delhi LG V.K. Saxena

The Narmada Bachao Andolan leader and Saxena have been embroiled in a legal battle since 2000.

Narmada dam activism helped villagers get better compensation. But not how you think

I oversaw the largest land acquisition in history for Narmada dams, the story we forget.

Gujarat CM labeled Medha Patkar urban Naxal but Narmada Andolan never saw this cancel culture

Hasmukh Patel, then Officer on Special Duty to the Narmada Development Minister, had said that Medha Patkar's concern regarding fair and just rehabilitation was genuine.

BJP targets ‘AAP CM face’ Medha Patkar in Gujarat, AAP says it’s ‘like saying BJP’s PM pick is Sonia’

BJP leaders ranging from the Union Home Minister to the Gujarat chief minister have claimed that Patkar is AAP’s CM candidate. The activist had parted ways with Kejriwal in 2015.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.