defamation

New Delhi, March 21 The Delhi Police has arrested a man from Arwal district in Bihar for allegedly posting objectionable AI-generated images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on social media, an official said on Saturday.The accused, who was arrested from the village of Maulanachak in a joint...

New Delhi, March 20 The Delhi High Court has directed a Tamil media outlet to remove certain defamatory content published by it against Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev's Isha Foundation.Justice Subramonium Prasad passed the interim order on March 19 in response to a lawsuit filed by the foundation...

Quetta, March 19 – The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) strongly condemned on Thursday what it described as “baseless, politically motivated allegations” against the organization and its central leader, Sabiha Baloch, asserting that it has always been a peaceful movement consistently advocating...

Kochi, March 18 The Kerala High Court has observed that maligning the character of a woman without any substance is a "pernicious form of social violence".It has also observed that when a society focuses more on a woman’s image than her achievements, "it exposes its own intellectual poverty"...

New Delhi, March 18 A Delhi court has dismissed a civil defamation suit filed by restaurant owner and entrepreneur Vidur Kanodia against social media professional Lakshita Jain over alleged derogatory Instagram posts, holding that the expressions used, including "bully" and "unprofessional," did...

New Delhi, March 17 – Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani stated on Tuesday that the Delhi High Court's order to remove social media posts linking Himayani Puri, the daughter of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, to American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was a "vindication"...

New Delhi, March 17 – Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s daughter, Himayani Puri, secured interim relief from the Delhi High Court on Tuesday in a defamation suit seeking the removal of online content that allegedly links her to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.A single-judge...

New Delhi, March 16 The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a plea filed by journalist Ravi Nair challenging a notice issued by the Gujarat Crime Branch in response to a complaint by Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd regarding a purportedly defamatory article in a newspaper.A bench of Justices...

New Delhi, March 15 Ahead of the announcement of the assembly polls schedule by the Election Commission, the Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack, saying that since 2014, "Modi's Code of Campaigning" has come to stand for "Modi's Code of Campaigning, which will be full of defamation...

Mumbai, March 13 The son of a housing complex chairperson was arrested for allegedly leaking CCTV footage which showed a woman kissing a man inside a lift, a Mumbai police official said on Friday.The video of the 36-year-old woman, who lives in the building with her husband and two daughters...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the status quo in a defamation case filed against BJP leader Koustav Bagchi, who is accused of sharing excerpts from a book on social media that contains allegations about the alleged private life of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...

New Delhi, March 12 A private tutor in north Delhi's Burari is alleged to have sexually assaulted three minor students over nearly two years, threatening them with dire consequences, including circulating AI-generated obscene images and harming their family members if they spoke about the abuse...

Mumbai, March 12 – Veteran playback singer Kumar Sanu has secured significant interim relief in the defamation case he filed. The court has passed an important order granting interim protection to the singer’s ex-wife, along with digital platforms Google and Meta, as well as unidentified parties...

Singapore, March 11 A Singapore court on Wednesday charged an Indian national with defaming a senior minister and attempting to promote ill feelings between racial groups.Jay Ish'haq Rajoo, 59, is accused of defaming senior minister Lee Hsien Loong, who is also a former prime minister, in a...

Balrampur (UP), March 9 A cleric from Bihar has been booked for allegedly making objectionable remarks about Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's mother, police said on Monday.An FIR was registered against Maulana Abdul Salim on March 7 at the Nagar Kotwali police station in Balrampur based on a...

Kannur (Kerala), March 7 A case has been registered against a man for allegedly calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "traitor" in a social media post in Sreekandapuram, police said on Saturday.According to police, the case was registered against Rajan C Kottoor, a resident of Kottoor, on...

Balrampur (UP), February 26 The local correspondent of a Lucknow-based daily newspaper was arrested and sent to jail for publishing misleading reports against the chief medical officer and other staff of a hospital here, officials said on Thursday.According to police, the action was taken...

Mumbai, February 26 A sessions court here on Thursday allowed the revision application of Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut, acquitting him in a defamation case filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife, Medha Somaiya.The BJP leader's wife had claimed that the Rajya Sabha member made baseless and...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, February 24 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve on Tuesday demanded an investigation into a 23-acre plot of land in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra, which he claimed had been "gifted" by its owner to Shiv Sena MP Sandipan Bhumre's driver much before the latter...

Bengaluru, February 22 – A fresh FIR has been registered against social activist Snehamayi Krishna for making defamatory statements against a woman.The Basaveshwara Nagar Police Station registered a First Information Report against Krishna on Saturday.According to the FIR, complainant...