defamation

Alappuzha (Kerala), April 5 Congress leader K C Venugopal has filed a defamation complaint against a man from Haryana before a court here, alleging that baseless and politically motivated accusations were made against him ahead of the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.The case was filed...

Nagpur, April 4 Police in Nagpur have registered a case against a man for allegedly posting "false" and "objectionable" content against Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and his family members on social media, officials said on Saturday.The accused, Rameshwar Shivaji...

Alappuzha (Kerala), April 4 – With just days remaining before the Kerala Assembly elections, the Congress has intensified its attack on the CPI-M-backed Kairali News TV channel, accusing it of disseminating a doctored and defamatory image of party General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal in an...

New Delhi, April 3 The Delhi High Court has protected the personality rights of preacher Aniruddhacharya, also known as 'Pookie' Baba, and restrained the unauthorized use of his name, voice, and image for creating memes, videos, or any other content, including AI or deepfake content.Justice...

Chitradurga (Karnataka), April 2 An Ayurvedic student is alleged to have committed suicide in the town of Holalkere after being distressed by rumors that linked her to a lecturer, police sources said on Thursday.According to police, the student was reportedly upset over false allegations...

Chitradurga, April 2 – A 23-year-old student from an Ayurveda college in Holalkere town, Chitradurga district, Karnataka, allegedly committed suicide after being distressed by rumors linking her to a lecturer, police said on Thursday.The deceased, identified as Likhitha, was a student at an...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court issued a "notice of accusation" to BJP MLA Karnail Singh in a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendar Jain, stating that there is no reason to believe that the accusation is baseless.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal was...

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), April 1 AIADMK chief Edapadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday condemned DMK top leader and Chief Minister MK Stalin for calling him a 'Sanghi,' and rejected it as a defamatory reference targeting him.Addressing a mega election rally here, Palaniswami castigated Stalin for...

New Delhi, April 1 – A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by Lipika Mitra, the wife of former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Somnath Bharti, against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal of the Rouse Avenue...

New Delhi, April 1 The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of "defamatory" posts related to the alleged molestation of a journalist on a flight, stating that using social media to circulate the allegations and reveal the perpetrator's identity before any formal investigation constitutes a...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 30 A man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to extort money from a relative of IUML state president Sayyid Sadikkali Shihab Thangal by threatening to circulate defamatory images of the leader online in Perinthalmanna, police said on Monday.The accused...

Kannur (Kerala), March 28 A public relations department official from the district has been suspended for "prematurely" releasing a complaint related to the Kerala Assembly elections to the media, without authorization, the Election Commission said on Saturday.The complaint was released to the...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary appealed to the public on Friday not to panic or hoard essential commodities, saying the government is closely monitoring the situation and there is no shortage of fuel or cooking gas in the Union Territory.He...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 26 Police said on Thursday that they have registered a case after a man allegedly attempted to extort money from a relative of IUML state president Sayyid Sadikkali Shihab Thangal by threatening to circulate images intended to defame the leader online.Perinthalmanna...

Aizawl, March 26 The women's wing of the ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) filed a police complaint against an individual on Thursday for allegedly circulating a "defamatory" social media post targeting a female legislator of the party.The complaint came amid intensified political...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 26 The Alappuzha District Collector, also the District Election Officer, on Thursday directed the police to register a case against Kayamkulam candidate, U Prathibha, for making derogatory and defamatory remarks, citing a violation of the Model Code of Conduct...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video allegedly depicting the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner."In...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video that allegedly depicted the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner"...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 A day after a political row erupted in Kerala over an EC letter carrying the seal of the BJP Kerala unit, the poll panel said on Tuesday that it has directed the police to remove misleading news about the matter from social media platforms.The Kerala Police said...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi High Court has protected the personal rights of Bollywood actor Sonakshi Sinha by restraining several platforms, including AI chatbots, from unauthorized use of her image, voice, or any other attribute of her persona.Justice Jyoti Singh also restrained the sale of...