Defamation
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SC upholds Medha Patkar’s defamation conviction in VK Saxena’s case | 11 Aug | Speed News
Originals | Aug 11, 2025, 09:02 PM ISTSC upholds Medha Patkar’s defamation conviction in VK Saxena’s case. Rahul Gandhi, MPs detained in 'vote chori' protest march to EC. PM Modi unveils 184 new MP flats, says past housing was tough. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News.
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Kunal Kamra's remarks on Shinde sparks row: Freedom of speech or defamation? What does expert say?
Explainers | Mar 25, 2025, 04:09 PM ISTKunal Kamra's remarks on Eknath Shinde have once again sparked a nationwide debate on freedom of speech. While a few politicians are backing the comedian, others argue that his statements amount to defamation. Here's what legal experts have to say on the matter.
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Donald Trump's big victory: ABC News agrees to pay USD 15 Million to settle defamation lawsuit
World | Dec 15, 2024, 04:40 PM ISTTrump, who is set to become the 47th President of the United States as he takes the Oval Office in the upcoming weeks, has also been named Time magazine's Person of the Year.
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West Bengal Governor Bose reaches Kolkata High Court against CM Mamata, files defamation suit
Kolkata | Jun 29, 2024, 06:49 AM ISTAfter a female employee alleged molestation in the Raj Bhavan, TMC has made it a big political issue targeting the Governor. Recently, Baranagar MLA Sayantika Bandyopadhyay and Bhagabangola legislator Rayat Hossain Sarkar refused to take oath at Raj Bhavan, creating an impasse.
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Big relief for Rajat Sharma, Delhi HC orders removal of tweets by Congress leaders
India | Jun 15, 2024, 05:52 PM ISTDelhi High Court ordered the removal of tweets by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh, and Pawan Khera alleging that journalist Rajat Sharma abused Nayak on live-television.
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Rahul Gandhi gets relief from SC in Modi surname case after defamation conviction put on hold
India | Aug 04, 2023, 05:19 PM ISTRahul Gandhi’s has challenged the Gujarat High Court’s July 7 verdict that declined to put on hold his conviction.
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Delhi court summons Bajrang Punia in criminal defamation complaint filed by coach Naresh Dahiya
Other Sports | Aug 04, 2023, 01:29 PM ISTBajrang Punia has been summoned by a Delhi court for September 9 in a criminal defamation case filed by wrestling coach Naresh Dahiya.
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Big relief for Rahul Gandhi! Court grants permanent exemption from appearance in RSS defamation case
India | Apr 15, 2023, 10:23 PM ISTThe Magistrate will now commence with recording of evidence in the case from June 3 in the defamation suit filed by local RSS worker.
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Rapper Raj Mungase gets interim protection from arrest in case of his song 'defaming' Maha govt
Entertainment | Apr 13, 2023, 01:00 PM ISTA Shiv Sena activist at Ambernath in Thane district had lodged a complaint against rap singer Mungase over a song he recently uploaded on YouTube which uses words such as "pannas khoke" (fifty cartons) and "chor" (thieves).
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Rahul Gandhi to be disqualified as MP? Congress crucial meet today to discuss strategy
India | Mar 24, 2023, 06:12 AM ISTThe Congress is presuming that Rahul Gandhi will be disqualified as Lok Sabha MP, after his conviction in the criminal defamation case by the Gujarat court, and has called for a meeting today to discuss its strategy in New Delhi.
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'Sexist' line in 'The Queen's Gambit' courts trouble for Netflix, streamer must face lawsuit
Ott | Jan 28, 2022, 11:17 AM ISTSoviet chess master Nona Gaprindashvili took issue with a line in Netflix mini series The Queen's Gambit in which a character stated "falsely" that she had "never faced men". Gaprindashvili argued that the line was "grossly sexist and belittling."
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Delhi court acquits Arvind Kejriwal in defamation case filed by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri
News | Oct 28, 2020, 05:07 PM ISTBidhuri had alleged that CM made a defamatory statement by terming him a criminal in an interview to a news channel on July 2017.
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Ramani records statement in Akbar defamation case
India | Sep 07, 2019, 03:38 PM ISTAdditional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal's court is recording her statement.
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Hard Kaur booked for posts against Yogi, Bhagwat
India | Jun 20, 2019, 04:28 PM ISTA case has been registered against rapper Hard Kaur under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including sedition for her posts against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.
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TN min withdraws defamation case against Stalin, HC dismisses plea
India | Jun 19, 2019, 09:47 PM ISTThe Madras High Court Wednesday dismissed as withdrawn a suit moved by Tamil Nadu Local Administration Minister S P Velumani, seeking to restrain DMK president M K Stalin from levelling allegations of corruption in corporation tenders against him.
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"We are not sheep or buffaloes to be purchased", defector-MLAs hit back at Congress
India | Jun 12, 2019, 07:20 PM ISTThe Congress has alleged that they have been lured into joining the TRS, and has approached the High Court challenging their "merger" with the TRS Legislature Party.
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RSS defamation case: Bhiwandi court asks Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June 12
Politics | May 02, 2018, 04:03 PM ISTRahul Gandhi RSS defamation case: Bhiwandi court in Thane district asks Congress President Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on June 12 in a defamation case filed against him.
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Adult film star Stormy Daniels files defamation lawsuit against US President Donald Trump
World | May 01, 2018, 11:47 AM ISTThe lawsuit alleges that Trump made 'false and defamatory' statements about her in an April 18 tweet.
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Hafiz Saeed slaps Rs 10 crore defamation notice on Pak Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif
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Arun Jaitley files fresh Rs 10 cr defamation suit against Arvind Kejriwal
National | May 22, 2017, 12:21 PM ISTThe development follows an altercation between the Finance minister and Kejriwal’s counsel Ram Jethmalani in the course of a hearing in the defamation case last week