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…
JK Rowling, the celebrated author of the Harry Potter series, has sparked controversy with her views on gender. In a recent post on X, Rowling criticized gender ideology, claiming that it has undermined fundamental rights, such as free speech, scientific truth, and the safety and dignity of women and children. At the core of her…
NEW DELHI: In a fierce attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a big ‘anti-democratic’ charge at the party while citing big Bollywood names.PM Modi, while replying to Motion of Thanks in Rajya Sabha on the President’s address on Thursday said the Congress has always crushed freedom of speech in the country.Starting from Nehru…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court dismissed Tuesday a defamation complaint filed by BJP functionary Rajeev Chandrashekhar against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, saying if every speech was viewed as defamation then “freedom of speech and expression would be reduced to nought”.The court of additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal noted there is “no prima facie evidence”…
There is a fake account on X (formerly Twitter), impersonating himself as Sonu Nigam. The handle is called Sonu Nigam Singh and most people thought that it’s actually Sonu’s real account. However, the singer has now clarified about it. He shared a screenshot of this account on Instagram and clarified that he’s not on X….
A 15-year-old girl was shot dead by her father and maternal uncle in an alleged honour killing in Pakistan‘s Quetta, after she refused to stop making TikTok videos, ARY news reported.The victim, identified as Hira, had been active on the social media platform, which enraged her father, Anwarul-Haq. After she refused to comply with his…
Spokesperson of the ministry of external affairs Randhir Jaiswal (Pic credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Expressing concern over Khalistan supporters disrupting screenings of the movie ‘Emergency’ in the UK, MEA on Friday said freedom of speech cannot be applied selectively.“We consistently raise concerns with the UK government regarding incidents of violent protest and intimidation by anti-India…
NEW DELHI: Does shouting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ inside a mosque hurt religious sentiments of Muslims? Supreme Court on Friday will hear a petition challenging a Karnataka HC decision which quashed criminal proceedings against miscreants who raised the slogan inside a mosque on the ground that it did not hurt religious sentiments.A bench of Justices Pankaj…
