NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday, while quashing the FIR registered against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, underscored the importance of protecting the freedom of speech and expression. The Supreme Court was hearing a plea of Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi challenging an FIR by Gujarat police over a social media post with a song “ae…
NEW DELHI: A stand-up comedy performance by Kunal Kamra ignited a political storm in Maharashtra, leading to violent protests, legal action, and heated exchanges among political leaders. His latest show, which was released online on Sunday, included sharp jabs at Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde, provoking outrage among the Shinde-led faction of Shiv Sena.Kamra’s sharp…
Columbia student Yunseo Chung (Image Credit: X) A 21-year old Columbia University student Yunseo Chung has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) attempted to deport her despite her lawful permanent resident status.After Mahmoud Khalil, this is another student who said that the Trump administration has targeted her for…
Shiv Sena “strongly condemns” Kunal Kamra over alleged remarks on Eknath Shinde, demands apology NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Sunday served a stern warning to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra following the latter’s alleged attack on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde during a comedy show in Mumbai. The issue has already invited…
NEW DELHI: Observing that a poem recited by Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi did not seem to be against any religion, Supreme Court on Monday asked the Gujarat govt “to apply its mind” to the poem and take a stand on the politician’s plea to quash criminal proceedings initiated against him in the state for hurting…
NEW DELHI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday said that reference to Sanatan and Hindu in India evokes baffling reactions from ‘misguided souls’ driven by ‘dangerous ecosystem.’While addressing the International Congress of Vedanta organised at JNU, Dhankhar said that people who react to these terms without understanding the depths of words and meaning is ironic…
Salman Rushdie (File photo) NEW DELHI: Salman Rushdie‘s controversial book “The Satanic Verses“, which was banned by the Rajiv Gandhi government in 1988 following the uproar from fundamentalists, is now available in “limited stock” at a Delhi bookstore.The British-Indian novelist has faced a massive backlash for the book that is deemed blasphemous by Muslim organisations…
KOLKATA: One should not “transgress the boundaries of decency and law”, Calcutta HC said Wednesday, adding that the width of freedom of expression neither gave anyone a “licence to abuse”, nor to make “irresponsible or motivated insinuations which can create violence in society”, although “the socio-democratic fabric of the country is elastic to accommodate unpopular…
President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday outlined a detailed plan to restore freedom of expression and eliminate “left-wing censorship regime,” pledging immediate action upon taking office.Trump said, “When I am President, this whole rotten system of censorship and information control will be ripped out of the system at large. There won’t be anything left. By restoring…
NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday condemned the attack on Hindu Sabha temple in Brampton by alleged Khalistani extremists and said that every Canadian has the right to practice their faith freely and safely .In a widely circulated video, a violent group of men were seen wielding sticks and attacking devotees outside…
