A file photo of Delhi Education Minister and AAP leader Atishi. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP’s Delhi unit has sent a defamation notice to senior AAP leader Atishi and demanded a public apology for her claim that the saffron party approached her through a “very close” person to join it. The Delhi minister had … Read more
A civil court in Lucknow found Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh guilty of defaming former U.P. Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mahendra Singh. The court ordered Mr. Singh to pay a compensation of ₹1 lakh to the plaintiff. “The defendant is directed to pay a compensation of ₹one lakh … Read more
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra speaks in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Trinamool Congress (TMC) member Mahua Moitra moved the Delhi High Court on October 17 seeking to restrain Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey, advocate Jai Anant Dehadrai, and several social media platforms and media houses from posting, … Read more
An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to … Read more
Jana Sena Party President K. Pawan Kalyan speaks to The Hindu during an interview on the sidelines of Varahi Yatra in Kakinada on June 20, 2023. FOR KAKINADA. BY ARRANGEMENT | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT A defamation case has been filed against Jana Sena Party president Pawan Kalyan after leader made ‘objectionable’ comments against the … Read more
Congress party leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar As a court in Gujarat’s Surat rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s application for a stay on his conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark, party spokesperson A.M. Singhvi in a media briefing in Delhi on April 20 said … Read more
File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: Reuters Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s legal team will be moving an appeal in Surat’s Session Court on April 3, 2023 to stay his conviction in a defamation case. Mr Gandhi is likely to present in court along with senior leaders like K C Venugopal but … Read more
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Aam Aadmi Party on March 23 came out in support of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he was sentenced to two years in jail in a defamation case, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging that a conspiracy was being hatched to “eliminate” non-BJP … Read more
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has courted controversy while praising two party members, allegedly saying that they are capable of making policemen wet their pants. Former chief minister Amarinder Singh and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Daljit Singh Cheema slammed him over the purported remark and a Chandigarh police officer sent him a defamation … Read more
Rhea Chakraborty will take legal action against rumour mongers and the media for spreading false information and defaming her in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case. On Sunday, a statement issued by Rhea Chakraborty’s lawyer, Satish Maneshinde, said that a list of people will be forwarded to the CBI who made false claims on … Read more