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NEW DELHI: IRS officer and former Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) zonal director Sameer Wankhede has filed a defamation suit in Delhi high court against the makers of the Netflix drama series 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'.The suit filed on Thursday seeks an injunction and Rs 2 crore in damages for misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies and maligning his reputation. The series, directed by Aryan Khan, son of actor Shah Rukh Khan, was released on Sept 18. Wankhede is known ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], September 23 (ANI): Bihar Minister and JD-U leader Ashok Choudhary has given defamation notice to Jan Suraaj Party (JSP) founder Prashant Kishor, accusing him of making a new set of "wild, frivolous and defamatory allegations". The notice, sent by Ashok Choudhary's lawyer, states that either Prashant Kishor should provide proof to support his allegations or issue an unconditional apology for "causing irreparable harm and besmirching the reputation of my client" within one ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 23 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said that an individual who is in politics has to be "thick-skinned" but a distinction has to be made between satire and defamation. Justice Amit Bansal made the observations while hearing an application by BJP leader and senior advocate Gaurav Bhatia seeking the removal of "defamatory" content from social media over his appearance on a TV news show earlier this month, where he was reportedly seen wearing a kurta "without any pants/pyjama" ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 16 (ANI): President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday met the Prime Minister of Mauritius, Navinchandra Ramgoolam, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, where both leaders underscored the unique and enduring bilateral relationship between New Delhi and Port Louis. In a post on X by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, both leaders acknowledged the relationship between the two nations, which is rooted in their shared history, language, culture, and values. Also Read | 'Worst and Most Degenerate Ne ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai police has recorded the statement of Shilpa Shetty's husband Raj Kundra in a Rs. 60 crore alleged fraud case. Mumbai Police shared an update in the case and stated: "Investigations are going on against actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Raj Kundra in an alleged fraud case of Rs. 60 crore. A summon was issued by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police to Raj Kundra. He was asked to appear before police for the investigation." They further stat ...Read More >
CUTTACK: In a significant development aimed at preserving the dignity of the judiciary and legal profession, the Odisha State Bar Council has suspended advocate Hemanta Kumar Nayak from practising law for a period of two years. The decision came through a judgement passed on September 13, by a three-member disciplinary committee chaired by Bibhu Prasad Tripathy, with Phoni Bhusan Patnaik and Tapan Kumar Biswal as members. The disciplinary proceedings were initiated suo motu under section 35 of ...Read More >
Kolkata, Sep 16 (PTI) Economist and former CPI(M) leader Prasenjit Bose joined the Congress during a programme in the metropolis, and asserted that he would support the party in its fight to "save the Constitution". Bose (51) became a part of the Congress at a formal joining ceremony here on Monday in the presence of party leaders Ghulam Ahmad Mir, Syed Naseer Hussain and Kanhaiya Kumar, besides state unit president Subhankar Sarkar. "We have to protect the Constitution, establish a government ...Read More >
Cloudburst in Dehradun News: Dehradun experienced cloudbursts in Sahastradhara, leading to swollen rivers and damaged shops. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami reported rescue operations by police and SDRF. In Rishikesh, the Chandrabhaga river overflowed due to heavy rainfall, flooding the highway and trapping vehicles. SDRF successfully rescued three people stranded in the river, ensuring their safety. The local administration is monitoring the situation. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Filmmaker and television personality Karan Johar has moved the Delhi High Court seeking protection of his personality rights, following similar petitions filed by actors Aishwarya Rai and Abhishek Bachchan. Senior advocate Rajshekhar Rao, representing Johar, argued that his client's name and images were being exploited online for commercial and misleading purposes. "These are websites where my photos are downloaded. Various pages on various [social media] platforms are in my name," ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) has filed a defamation suit against Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, along with certain media outlets and social media platforms. KTR approached the Hyderabad City Civil Court seeking damages of Rs 10 crore. He demanded that Bandi Sanjay issue an unconditional public apology and that the court restrain him, along with news and digital platforms, from publishing or broadcasting defamatory content against him. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS working president K T Rama Rao on Monday filed a civil defamation suit before the City Civil Court here against Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar seeking damages to the tune of Rs 10 crore for making 'false, malicious, and defamatory' allegations. In his suit, filed through his counsel P Viswajanani, Rama Rao also impleaded several media organisations and social media platforms that carried or circulated the minister's remarks. The suit seeks mandatory ...Read More >
Hyderabad: BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao has filed a civil defamation suit before the City Civil Court, Hyderabad, against Union minister of state for home affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, seeking damages of ₹10 crore for making "false, malicious, and defamatory" allegations. In his plaint, filed through his counsel P. Viswajanani & Associates, Rama Rao has also named several media organisations and social media platforms that carried or circulated the statements as respondents. The suit seeks ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 15 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President and Sircilla MLA KT Rama Rao (KTR) has filed a civil defamation suit before the City Civil Court, Hyderabad, against Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, seeking damages of Rs 10 crore for making "false, malicious, and defamatory" allegations. In his plaint, filed through his counsel, P Viswajanani of PV Janani & Associates, KTR has also impleaded several media organisation ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 14 (ANI): Actor Shalini Pandey is all set to join Dhanush in his much-awaited fourth directorial film Idli Kadai. The makers confirmed the news on Saturday with a special poster introducing her character. Shalini, who was last seen in Maharaj and Netflix Dabba Cartel, will be playing the role of Meera in the film. She will share the screen with Dhanush, Nithya Menen, and Arun Vijay. The makers took to their Instagram account to welcome the actress, alon ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Congress party on Saturday lodged a complaint against BRS working president K T Rama Rao at OU police station, following his allegations that Group-1 posts were sold for Rs 3 crore each. PCC general secretary Chanagani Dayakar demanded that the former MA&UD Minister apologise lest he gets sued for Rs 100 crore as damages to the State government. Demanding that KTR prove his allegations, the Congress leader held that his irresponsible statement has the potential to tarnish the gove ...Read More >
Delhi Police have filed an FIR based on a complaint by a BJP worker regarding a deepfake video shared by the Bihar Congress unit on X. The video allegedly tarnishes Prime Minister Modi's image and disrespects his late mother. The BJP has condemned the video, while Congress defends it as a mother's advice, not disrespect. Delhi Police on Saturday registered an FIR on a BJP worker's complaint over an AI-generated "deepfake" video posted by the Bihar Congress unit on its X handle that allegedly ta ...Read More >
Guwahati: Delhi Police on Saturday registered an FIR on the basis of a BJP worker's complaint over an AI-generated "deepfake" video. The video in question was posted by the Bihar Congress unit on its X handle. Ready for a challenge? Click here to take our quiz and show off your knowledge! It allegedly played foul with the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother Heeraben Modi, as per an official. The complainant Sanket Gupta, is the convenor of the BJP Delhi Election Cell. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain BJP MPKangana Ranaut's plea to quash the defamation case lodged against her for a tweet related to the 2020-21 farmers protest and asked her to fight the case in trial court.Though Ranaut's lawyer tried to impress upon the court that it was a simple retweet that was done by many others who were not facing any prosecution, a bench of Justices Vikram Nath and San-deep Mehta said, "It is not a simple retweet as you say. You had added something ...Read More >
The Punjab and Haryana High Court had dismissed a smiliar petition last month. New Delhi: Denied relief by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has approached the Supreme Court for cancelling a case against her in connection with alleged defamatory remarks made during the 2020-21 protests against three farm laws. A Supreme Court bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta will hear her petition on Friday. Ms Ranaut, who is the Member of Parliament from Mandi ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea filed by actor and Member of Parliament Kangana Ranaut seeking to quash a defamation case linked to her 2021 tweet about an elderly woman protester at the farmers' agitation, Bar and Bench reported. A Bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed that Ranaut's remarks could not be brushed aside in a quashing petition. "You added spice. It was not a simple retweet . The interpretation of this tweet can't be co ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a formal police complaint against the Congress, accusing it of circulating an AI-generated deepfake video that allegedly maligns Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother, Heeraben Modi. In a complaint addressed to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Parliamentary Street, Delhi BJP Election Cell Convenor Sanket Gupta sought immediate registration of an FIR, citing "gross violation of law, morality, and women's d ...Read More >
In a big relief to Akshay Kumar and Arshar Warsi's upcoming movie Jolly LLB 3, the Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition seeking action against the song 'Bhai Vakeel Hai' from the movie and demanding a stay on its release for allegedly defaming the judiciary and legal profession. A Division Bench of Justice Sangeeta Chandra and Justice Brij Raj Singh observed that they found 'nothing objectionable' in the song's lyrics or even in the film's trailer or teaser. "We did not find a ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Barely three months after she described her father, BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), as the "God" surrounded by "demons," the party suspended K Kavitha for alleged anti-party activities, prompting her to quit the organisation. The Telangana women leader's case is comparable to that of YS Sharmila, sister of former Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and chief of YSRCP, who revolted against her brother following property disputes. She later floated ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an interim relief to former Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T. Harish Rao, the Telangana High Court on Tuesday restrained the state government from taking any action against them till further orders in the case relating to alleged irregularities in the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project based on the Ghose Commission's report. The court restrained the government from taking the action while adjourning the hearing ...Read More >
The police in Nagpur and Nashik registered FIRs against Sanjay Kumar based on complaints from two tehsildars under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The Supreme Court Monday stayed the FIRs against psephologist Sanjay Kumar, co-director of Lokniti, a research programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS), over his now withdrawn claims of additions and deletions to the voters' list in Maharashtra. A bench of Chief Justice of India B R Gavai and Justice N V ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Central Board of Film Certification(CBFC) has been given the directive by the Bombay High Court to certify the upcoming film 'Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi', and give clearance for its theatrical release without any cuts or modifications. The order came on Monday, after the court heard the matter over repeated non-compliance by the CBFC. The bench had decided to watch the film over the weekend and on Monday noted that there was no issue because of which the film should be denied ...Read More >
Cleared: dkHyderabad: Stating that the Justice PC Ghose Commision of Inquiry that went into the issue of Kaleshwaram irregularities acted unfairly, former chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and former irrigation minister T Harish Rao on Tuesday approached Telangana high court against the state govt for conducting a "false and premeditated" inquiry into the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project and filed a writ petition to strike down the commission's report. The case is likely to be heard shortly. ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has begun the process of taking legal action against digital media agencies and certain influencers which it claims is "spreading malicious propaganda" against it via alleged paid defamatory content. The BRS has initiated the process of issuing legal notices to "certain" digital media agencies and influencers who are reportedly publishing content content online against former chief minister (and president) K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) and ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The opposition BJP on Thursday reiterated its demand for placing an interim report of the ongoing SIT probe into the Dharmasthala mass burial case besides putting an end to the constant online slander against the Dharmasthala temple. Speaking on the issue in the Assembly, state BJP president and MLA B Y Vijayendra demanded the government to conduct an enquiry against the person who claimed to have buried hundreds of bodies in the forests near Dharmasthala. "Who is this person and wha ...Read More >
Pune, Aug 14 (PTI) Congress MP Rahul Gandhi's lawyer on Thursday withdrew from a Pune court the plea claiming apprehension of threat to the parliamentarian from followers of Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The lawyer, Milind Pawar, said the court has accepted withdrawal of the plea. Earlier on Wednesday, hours after filing the plea, the lawyer said it was filed without Gandhi's consent and would be withdrawn. Pawar is representing Rahul Gandhi in a defamation case filed by Satyak ...Read More >
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