Prashant Bhushan
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BPSC exam row: Prashant Kishor sent to 14-day judicial custody after he refuses to accept bail
Bihar | Jan 06, 2025, 05:05 PM ISTBPSC exam row: Prashant Kishor was arrested after Patna Police registered a case against him for holding the fast-unto-death at Gandhi Maidan's restricted site.
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Adani-Hindenburg row: SEBI can't be asked to take media reports as gospel truth, says SC
Business | Nov 24, 2023, 10:07 PM ISTThe Supreme Court reserved its order on the pleas concerning the Adani-Hindenburg row on allegations of stock price manipulation. During the hearing, Bhushan said there were many factual revelations made in the Hindenburg report.
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'From a house of 3-4 rooms, to a palace worth 44 cr!': Prashant Bhushan attacks CM Kejriwal
Delhi | Apr 26, 2023, 11:39 AM ISTIn a social media post, Bhushan lambasted Kejriwal for ruining the entire anti-corruption movement that had changed the political spectrum in the national capital in 2011.
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'Andolan jeevi' remark by PM Modi in Parliament irks Opposition
India | Feb 08, 2021, 10:00 PM ISTPM Modi used the Hindi word 'andolan-jivi' to describe a group of people who tend to hijack every protest or movement that has taken place in the country in the recent past.
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Prashant Bhushan regrets 'error' in his Oct 21 tweet on CJI
India | Nov 06, 2020, 09:19 PM ISTActivist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan has regretted the "error" in his tweet of October 21 in which he was critical of Chief Justice of India (CJI) S A Bobde being provided a special helicopter by the Madhya Pradesh government.
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Prashant Bhushan deposits Re 1 fine in contempt case, says 'doesn’t mean he accepts SC verdict'
India | Sep 14, 2020, 01:59 PM ISTBhushan, who deposited the fine with the apex court Registry over his two tweets seen as contempt of court, said that he has received contributions from several corners of the country for paying the fine, and a "truth fund" will be created out of such contributions to provide legal aid to those who are prosecuted for dissenting opinions.
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Contempt of court case: SC asks AG to assist against Prashant Bhushan
India | Sep 10, 2020, 02:25 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Thursday asked Attorney General KK Venugopal to assist the court in the 2009 contempt case against Advocate Prashant Bhushan for his remarks in the Tehelka magazine.
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My contempt case is watershed moment for freedom of speech: Prashant Bhushan
News | Aug 31, 2020, 08:41 PM ISTSenior lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan over Supreme Court's decision to pay Rs 1 fine in the contempt of court case held a press conference on August 31.
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'Not warranted': Former Law Minister Moily on SC punishing Prashant Bhushan
India | Aug 31, 2020, 04:31 PM ISTThe senior Congress leader said that Attorney General K K Venugopal and many jurists and lawyers had urged the Supreme Court not to punish him.
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Contempt of court case: SC imposes ₹1 fine on Prashant Bhushan; to be deposited by Sept 15
India | Aug 31, 2020, 12:40 PM ISTThe Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce today, its verdict on the quantum of sentence to be awarded to activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan, convicted for contempt of court over his two tweets against the judiciary.
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SC reserves contempt verdict against Prashant Bhushan over his two tweets
India | Aug 25, 2020, 05:01 PM ISTKK Venugopal, Attorney-General (AG) of India, urged the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday to let off lawyer Prashant Bhushan with a warning in the contempt of court case initiated against the activist- lawyer for his tweets criticising the apex court and Chief Justice of India (CJI), SA Bobde.
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Contempt case: Prashant Bhushan refuses to apologise over tweets; says 'apology would be insincere'
India | Aug 24, 2020, 01:39 PM ISTAdvocate Prashant Bhushan on Monday refused to apologise in contempt case over his tweets. Refusing to issue an apology, Prashant Bhushan today said, "an apology would be insincere and contempt of conscience." Bhushan has also filed a statement before the Supreme Court, reiterating that he will not be apologising for his tweets criticising the judiciary.
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Contempt case: SC rejects Prashant Bhushan's submission for hearing on sentence by another bench
India | Aug 20, 2020, 12:00 PM ISTEarlier on August 14, the Supreme Court had held Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets. The top court on August 5 had reserved its verdict in the matter after Bhushan defended his two alleged contemptuous tweets.
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Supreme Court holds Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets
India | Aug 14, 2020, 11:44 AM ISTThe Supreme Court has held Prashant Bhushan guilty of contempt of court for his tweets. The next hearing on sentence will be held on August 20.
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SC initiates contempt proceedings against advocate Prashant Bhushan & Twitter India
India | Jul 21, 2020, 09:48 PM ISTThe Supreme Court Tuesday initiated suo motu (on its own) contempt proceedings against activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan for his alleged derogatory tweets against the judiciary.
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SC protects Prashant Bhushan from arrest for Ramayana, Mahabharata tweets
India | May 01, 2020, 02:09 PM ISTThe Supreme Court Friday protected lawyer Prashant Bhushan from arrest in an FIR lodged in Gujarat by a retired Army personnel Jaydev Joshi for hurting Hindu religious sentiment by using "opium" with Ramayana and Mahabharata.
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CBSE marksheet of Jamia shooter is fake, claims senior lawyer Prashant Bhushan
India | Feb 02, 2020, 06:33 PM ISTSenior lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Sunday claimed that the marksheet of the shooter who opened fire at a citizenship law protest near Jamia Milia Islamia University on Jan 30 had been forged to show him as a juvenile
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National security compromised along with corruption in Rafale deal, says lawyer-activist Prashant Bhushan
India | Nov 03, 2018, 11:26 PM ISTBhushan, along with former Union ministers Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, has moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the Rafale deal.
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'Scam of unimaginable proportions', Prashant Bhushan slams BJP government over Rafale deal
India | Sep 09, 2018, 09:18 AM ISTBhushan also lashed out at the BJP-led government and said that it compromised on national security, left the Indian Air Force "high and dry", just to accommodate Anil Ambani's company in the deal.
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Rafale deal row: Sonia Gandhi-led opposition holds protest in Parliament premises
India | Aug 10, 2018, 04:48 PM ISTGandhi along with opposition MPs, including Raj Babbar, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, Ambika Soni, CPI’s D Raja, AAP MP Sushil Gupta, among others, protested in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Parliament complex, holding placards and raising slogans. They demanded that a joint parliamentary committee probe into the issue.