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Savarkar’s 10 clemency pleas not ‘submissive’ to British: Relative in court

June 16, 2026 12:44 pm

A Pune court was hearing Satyaki Savarkar’s defamation complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged objectionable remarks against V D Savarkar in 2023.

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'Devils and Terrorists': Calcutta High Court ends 22-year defamation battle over TV show's attack on CESC

March 27, 2026 8:31 am

After 22 years of litigation, the Calcutta High Court has closed a defamation suit against the TV show “Khoj Khabar".

J&K High Court defamation ruling clarifies that while the press can publish information from various sources, it cannot make false allegations

Can newspaper call someone ‘terrorist worker’? Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court’s tough reality check for editors

March 18, 2026 11:17 am

The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court defamation noted that media cannot publish false terror links and allows proceedings against Dainik Jagran editors over disputed militant report.

The Court of Joint Civil Judge and Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) P. M. Kolse scheduled the next hearing in the defamation case for April 4 after completing procedural formalities regarding Rahul Gandhi's new surety.

RSS defamation: Rahul names Sapkal new court guarantor, faces BJP backlash over AI Summit protest

February 21, 2026 4:15 pm

Gandhi, on his way to the court in Maharashtra's Thane district, faced a black-flag protest by BJP activists at Mulund toll plaza.

The court held that the trial court had failed to appreciate the evidence properly.

Karnataka HC sets aside acquittal of newspaper editor in defamation case, orders 6 months imprisonment

November 14, 2025 5:08 pm

Karnataka HC defamation case: The Karnataka HC passed the order while dealing with a plea filed by S N Suresh Babu, who was working as the circle inspector of police at K R police station in Mysuru at the time of the alleged offence.

Wankhede has claimed that the series disseminates a misleading and negative portrayal of anti-drug enforcement agencies, thereby eroding public confidence in law-enforcement institutions.

Ba****ds of Bollywood: 'There are posts trolling me, my wife, sister', Sameer Wankhede tells Delhi HC

October 08, 2025 12:59 pm

The Delhi High Court has issued summons to Red Chillies Entertainment and Netflix on IRS officer Wankhede’s defamation suit over the Netlix show

One ‘like’, many consequences: Rethinking defamation in the digital age

September 16, 2025 1:02 pm

As the recent decision in Abhijit Iyer Mitra v Dushyant Arora shows, when defamation law stretches into the world of ‘likes’, retweets and shares, the line between protecting dignity and chilling expression can grow dangerously thin

‘Political speeches are often exaggerated’: Telangana HC quashes criminal defamation against CM Revanth Reddy

August 02, 2025 9:24 am

The Telangana BJP unit had contended that CM Revanth Reddy made ‘fake and dubious’ speeches to harm the electoral prospects of the saffron party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls

HC quashes her plea, Kangana to face defamation trial in Bathinda

August 01, 2025 10:35 pm

Court notes lack of any apology from actor-MP who had retweeted a post wrongly identifying farm law protester Mahinder Kaur as Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh fame

Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi speaks during the Political Affairs Committee meeting, in Bhubaneswar on Friday

Savarkar defamation case: Rahul Gandhi pleads not guilty before Pune court

July 11, 2025 8:36 pm

In his criminal defamation application, Satyaki demanded maximum punishment for Rahul Gandhi under section 500 (Punishment for defamation) of the Indian Penal Code.