Freedom of expression is not licence to abuse, says HC, but shuns gag order | India News – Times of India

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…

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HC cites lack of proof, junks sedition, extortion FIRs against IPS officer | India News – Times of India

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh HC Wednesday quashed all three FIRs filed against 1994-batch IPS officer G P Singh in connection with sedition, extortion and disproportionate assets charges.A division bench noted that the FIRs seem to have been filed solely to harass him. Singh was an ADGP when the FIRs were registered. According to Singh’s counsel, among the…

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High court voids Himachal’s appointment of 6 parliamentary secretaries | India News – Times of India

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh HC annulled Wednesday the appointment of six Congress MLAs as chief parliamentary secretaries by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s govt prior to the state’s cabinet expansion on Jan 8, 2023.Declaring these appointments unconstitutional, the court deemed Himachal Pradesh Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances, Powers, Privileges & Amenities) Act, 2006, to be “void ab…

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Throw out Congress, save ‘roti, beti & maati’: PM Modi in Jharkhand | India News – Times of India

PAKUR/DUMKA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi stepped up campaigning in Santhal Pargana for the second phase of the Jharkhand assembly election, calling upon voters to unite and bring BJP into govt if they valued their “roti, beti, and maati (employment, daughters, and land)”.Ahead of polling on Nov 20 for the remaining 38 assembly seats in Jharkhand,…

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India backs early Gaza truce: EAM Jaishankar to Saudi counterpart | India News – Times of India

Union minister S Jaishankar with Saudi counterpart NEW DELHI: In a meeting with his Saudi Arabia counterpart Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, external affairs minister S Jaishankar underlined India’s support for an early Gaza ceasefire, saying while India condemns acts of terrorism and hostage taking, it’s deeply pained by the continuing death of innocent civilians…

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CIK detains Kashmiri student for ‘glamorizing terrorism’ | India News – Times of India

SRINAGAR: A student from south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, currently pursuing his MSc in Lab Science, was detained by Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) Wednesday for allegedly misusing social media to propagate radical, anti-national views and instigate public sentiment against Govt of India. He allegedly “glamorized” terrorism on his social media handles and was himself about to pick…

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