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  Criminal defamation be retained within scheme of criminal laws in India, recommends law panel

  India | February 02, 2024 18:18 IST

  In its report on the law on criminal defamation, the panel asserted that it is important to keep in mind that the right to reputation flows from Article 21 of the Constitution.

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  'Scorpion' remark against PM Modi: Case file against Shashi Tharoor in Delhi court

  India | November 03, 2018 17:20 IST

  A criminal defamation complaint has been moved in Delhi's Patiala House Court against Congress's Shashi Tharoor over his remark 'Modi is like a scorpion on Shivling' made during an event in Bengaluru.

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  Arvind Kejriwal, 5 others gave false statements against me: Arun Jaitley

  Politics | January 05, 2016 18:58 IST

  New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today recorded his statement in a Delhi court in a criminal defamation complaint filed by him against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and five other AAP leaders, accusing them of

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  Subrmanian Swamy, Rahul Gandhi against Centre on criminal defamation in SC

  Politics | July 14, 2015 20:45 IST

  New Delhi:  BJP's Subrmanian Swamy and Congress' Rahul Gandhi today came out in unison to assail the criminal defamation law before the Supreme Court which said that lodging of cases for political speech and debates

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  Criminal defamation in IPC should be retained: Government tells Supreme Court

  India | July 12, 2015 23:42 IST

  New Delhi:  The provision for criminal defamation should be retained in the Indian Penal Code as a deterrent against defamatory actions, the Centre has told the Supreme Court.The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its

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  Complaint against Lalit Modi over tweets defaming President, aide

  India | July 05, 2015 17:47 IST

  New Delhi: Rashtrapati Bhawan has filed a complaint with Delhi Police against former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi for posting "defamatory" tweets against President Pranab Mukherjee and his Secretary Omita Paul.The complaint sent to Delhi Police

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  Court to pass order on summoning Army chief V K Singh in defamation case

  India | May 18, 2012 16:41 IST

  New Delhi, May 18: A Delhi court is likely to pronounce on Friday its order on summoning Army chief General VK Singh and four others on a criminal defamation complaint filed by former Lieutenant General

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  Court verdict on defamation plea against Army Chief on Thursday

  India | April 25, 2012 20:54 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 25: A Delhi court is likely to deliver its verdict tomorrow on summoning Army Chief Gen V K Singh and four others, named as accused in a criminal defamation case by former