Defamation

Opinion

Fake News: The dangers of leashing the free press in India

Debates about ethics and rigour in journalism are importantbut the government's directing these debates would be dangerous

4 min read4 Apr 2018
Politics

Kejriwal's apology to Majithia a bid to reduce defamation burden: Amarinder Singh

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh terms Arvind Kejriwal's apology to Bikram Singh Majithia an attempt to reduce the burden of defamation cases against him before the Lok Sabha polls

1 min read17 Mar 2018
Politics

Wind up Arun Jaitley's cross examination by 12 Feb: Delhi HC to Kejriwal

Delhi high court directed Arvind Kejriwal to wind up on 12 February cross examination of Arun Jaitley in a defamation suit

1 min read2 Feb 2018
Politics

Jaitley defamation case: Kejriwal allowed to file statement against second allegation

Delhi HC allows Arvind Kejriwal to file an additional written statement in the second defamation allegation levelled against him by Union minister Arun Jaitley

1 min read13 Dec 2017
Politics

Arun Jaitley's defamation suit against Arvind Kejriwal: HC verdict likely today

The Delhi high court is likely to give its verdict today in one of the interlocutory applications in the second defamation suit filed by Arun Jaitley against Arvind Kejriwal

1 min read12 Dec 2017
Politics

Gauri Lankesh: the journalist who never stopped questioning

When she entered journalism in the early 1980s, Gauri Lankesh gave no one an inkling of what she would later become more famous forher fearless activism

2 min read6 Sep 2017
Politics

Delhi court to hear Satyender Jain's pleas against Kapil Mishra on 11 September

Delhi court says it would hear next month the arguments on whether to summon sacked minister Kapil Mishra for allegedly defaming Delhi health minister Satyender Jain

1 min read23 Aug 2017
Politics

Arun Jaitley opposes Arvind Kejriwal's plea to summon DDCA records in high court

Arun Jaitley, in his reply filed before joint registrar of the high court, said that Arvind Kejriwal's application deserved to be dismissed as he has been trying to delay the proceedings in the lawsuit by filing 'frivolous' pleas

3 min read30 Jul 2017
Politics

Defamation case against Rahul Gandhi: Court defers framing of charges

A Maharashtra court deferred till 27 October framing of charges against Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case filed against him by an RSS worker

1 min read28 Jul 2017
Politics

Arun Jaitley cross-examined by Jethmalani for third time in defamation case

Finance minister Arun Jaitley was subjected to two hours of questioning by Ram Jethmalani in a civil defamation suit he has brought against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

1 min read15 May 2017