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"Democracy wrecker": BJP lashes out at Rahul Gandhi after FIR over Akashvani Bhavan ruckusA political confrontation has arisen between the BJP and the opposition INDIA bloc following an FIR against Rahul Gandhi. The FIR alleges t...
BJP's Sambit Patra slams Opposition amid Election Commission SIR dissent row; hails democracyBJP MP Sambit Patra defended the Election Commission amid the SIR row, saying correspondence among the three Election Commissioners on 14 o...
Can an employer blacklist and threaten an employee who leaves the job before completing the notice period? Know what the law saysIn some companies notice period is very long and thus employees may not wish to serve it fully. However this can have adverse consequences ...
BJP's Gaurav Bhatia files Rs 2 crore defamation suit against CJP, Abhijeet Dipke, Saurav Das & Ashutosh RankaBJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia has filed a Rs 2 crore defamation suit in the Delhi High Court against the Cockroach Janata Party (...
Two men created fake email ID in someone else's name to complain in public but court stays their FIR on identity theftAllahabad High Court stayed an FIR against two men accused of creating an email ID in someone else's name to send fake complaints, ruling t...
Divorce dispute turns into legal battle: The financial costs a husband may faceThe aftermath of matrimonial disputes often lingers long after a marriage has ended, imposing hefty financial and legal challenges on men. ...
'Blatant falsehood, malicious slander': AIMPLB slams Taslima Nasreen for remarks on madrassasThe All India Muslim Personal Law Board condemned Taslima Nasreen's statements about madrassas. Nasreen suggested these institutions should...
Criminal defamation as an offence be retained as part of criminal laws: Law panelThe Law Commission has recommended retaining criminal defamation within India's criminal laws, emphasizing the importance of protecting the...
What are defamation laws across India and the worldHere we will explore defamation laws across India and the world, examining the different types of defamation, legal remedies available to v...
Sandeep Kapoor's Algo Legal withdraws defamation suits against Sequoia, othersKapoor filed the defamation lawsuit in a Bengaluru court after reports said that Algo Legal made some companies in Sequoia's portfolio pay ...
China jails blogger who 'slandered' dead in Galwan border clashQiu Ziming -- with over 2.5 million followers on China's twitter-like Weibo -- was sentenced to eight months in prison, the court in the ea...
Validity of criminal defamation upheld by Supreme CourtDefamation will remain a criminal offence, the apex court said on Friday, justifying its decision on the ground that free speech cannot be ...
Rahul Gandhi refuses in Supreme Court to regret his statement on RSSThe complainant in the case had offered to give the case a "decent burial" should there be an "expression of regret" from Rahul Gandhi.
Notices to TV channels attempt to 'intimidate' media: Prashant BhushanBhushan used the platform of a discussion on 'Media Freedom' at the Press Club of India in attacking the BJP-led Union government.
Subrmanian Swamy, Rahul Gandhi against Centre on criminal defamation in Supreme CourtSwamy and Gandhi advanced their arguments on the issue by saying that the two provisions have an "inhibitive effect" on freedom of speech a...
SC asks Centre to respond to plea on penal defamation lawsThe plea, which came up for hearing today, has been filed by the Foundation For Media Professionals through its Director Manoj Mitta.
Decriminalize defamation? Government seeks panel’s viewCurrently, civil defamation is dealt with under the law of torts whereas criminal defamation is an offence under Section 499 of the IPC.