New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Congress party on Friday hailed the Supreme Court order granting anticipatory bail to senior party leader Pawan Khera, in connection with the FIR lodged by Assam Police on a complaint by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s wife. Addressing a press conference, Congress communications in-charge Jairam Ramesh and party MP Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the Apex Court’s verdict underscores that personal liberty remains paramount and the arrest must not be a ro…
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New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the anticipatory bail plea of Congress leader Pawan Khera in connection with an FIR lodged by the Assam Police over his alleged remarks against Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.A Bench of Justices J.K. Maheshwari and Atul S. Chandurkar set aside the Gauhati High Court’s decision that had denied him pre-arrest protection, observing that while investigation must proceed with integrity, individual liber…
Washington, April 21 (IANS) FBI Director Kash Patel has filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and one of its journalists, alleging the magazine published a “sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece” aimed at damaging his reputation and forcing him from office.In his complaint, filed in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Indian American Patel accuses The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick of publishing false claims about …
Guwahati, April 7 (IANS) Assam Police have registered a case against Congress leader Pawan Khera that includes multiple charges of forgery, defamation and criminal conspiracy linked to remarks targeting the family of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, officials said on Tuesday. The First Information Report (FIR), lodged on April 6 at the Crime Branch Police Station in Guwahati, was filed on the basis of a complaint by Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, the Chief Minister’s wife.The complaint accuses Khera…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) A Mumbai Sessions Court on Thursday acquitted Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut in a criminal defamation case filed by Medha Somaiya, wife of BJP leader Kirit Somaiya.The Special Sessions Court pronounced its verdict after reserving the order in Raut’s appeal challenging his conviction by a Magistrate’s Court last year.With Thursday’s ruling, Raut has been granted relief and stands acquitted in the case.The dispute stemmed from allegations made by Ra…
Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) The Karnataka government has introduced new guidelines to prevent the automatic registration of First Information Reports (FIRs) and arrests related to social media posts. These guidelines were issued through an official circular by the Director General and Inspector General of Police. In the circular signed by the DG and IGP M.A. Saleem, it states, “It has been observed that the police officers are registering the case relating to social media posts mechanically witho…
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday recorded that the defamation dispute between Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Vivek Tankha has been amicably settled.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N.K. Singh was hearing a special leave petition (SLP) filed by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Chouhan, former Minister Bhupendra Singh Yadav, and ex-State BJP President V.D. Sharma seeking quashing of the criminal defamati…
Hyderabad, Jan 14 (IANS) Telangana Director General of Police (DGP) B. Shivadhar Reddy on Wednesday warned social media platforms not to indulge in character assassination.Expressing his anger over the character assassination taking place on social media platforms, the DGP, in a statement, made it clear that spreading false news about other individuals and their family members, making false accusations, circulating fake news, and interfering in personal lives will not be tolerated.The DGP said t…