NEW DELHI: Favouring a robust debate in the media on issues pending in court, Supreme Court on Friday said the judiciary and the press must supplement each other as foundational pillars of democracy and held that a court should not tell the media to take down a report if it was not contemptuous.The court quashed…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday tore into BJP MP Nishikant Dubey for his “irresponsible, absurd and scandalous” statements that imputed motive to the CJI-led bench for entertaining petitions challenging the Wakf Amendment Act, but displayed broad shoulders by ruling every contemptuous act need not result in punishment.Deciding not to initiate contempt proceedings against Dubey…
Rumeysa Ozturk (AP Photo) A Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk from Tufts University, detained in a Louisiana immigration facility, must be transported back to New England by May 1 for a hearing to assess the legality of her detention following her co-authorship of an opinion piece in the student newspaper, as ordered by a federal judge…
Rumeysa Ozturk (AP Photo) A Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk from Tufts University, detained in a Louisiana immigration facility, must be transported back to New England by May 1 for a hearing to assess the legality of her detention following her co-authorship of an opinion piece in the student newspaper, as ordered by a federal judge…
NEW DELHI: Protecting the interest of homebuyers, Supreme Court Thursday held that buyers staging a peaceful protest and holding banners at a public place against a realtor without using abusive language wouldn’t amount to defamation, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.Observing that right to dissent in a legitimate and lawful manner is an integral part of the…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday backed the summons issued to stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra for making derogatory references to Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde, asserting that it should be done if it is required under the law of the land.He added that while the Constitution grants citizens certain rights, they are accompanied…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Trump administration has a clear message to foreign students and green card holders who espouse views inimical to the security of the United States: expect to be deported to your home country. In a significantly broader interpretation of existing US laws with regards to deportation of legal residents, Senior Trump…
NEW DELHI: SC on Monday ruled out censorship of freedom of speech and said it remained sacrosanct if it conformed to reasonable restrictions. However, it clarified that this was not a licence to broadcast on social media platforms filthy words and depraved thoughts that militate against decency and morality. Expanding the scope of the petition…
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday questioned Gujarat police for lodging an FIR against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi over a social media post with a poem, ‘Ae khoon ke pyase baat suno (those who are bloodthirsty listen to us)’. The piece is about promoting non-violence and is not related to any…
Samay Raina & Ranveer Allahbadia NEW DELHI: The massive uproar over content creator Ranveer Allahbadia‘s “sex and parents” remark at comedian Samay Raina‘s “India’s Got Latent” show only intensified on Tuesday, with people across the spectrum stepping in to condemn Allahbadia’s crass comment.Allahbadia, widely popular for his YouTube channel “BeerBiceps,” landed trouble after a clip…
