BJP IT cell head Amit Malviya said on Wednesday that he has decided to pursue criminal defamation against RSS member Santanu Sinha for his social media post on 'sexual exploitation'.
Days after BJP's IT-cell head Amit Malviya filed a defamation suit, RSS member Santanu Sinha clarified on Tuesday that his social media post on 'sexual exploitation' of women was not intended to malign Malviya's image.
PTI leader Malik Ahmed Khan Bhachar said the issue has also "exposed" Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), who he accused of providing tacit support to the law.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) urged Pakistan's federal and provincial authorities to address "an alarming deterioration in press freedom" over recent months, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
A special court in Bengaluru granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday in connection with the defamation case filed by the Karnataka BJP unit.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar called the defamation suit filed by the Karnataka BJP unit against him, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a 'bogus case'.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear before a special court in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Friday in connection with a defamation case filed by Karnataka's BJP unit.
Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena on Thursday through his lawyers, requested the concerned court to award maximum punishment to Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar in a criminal defamation case filed against her.
After the Delhi Court summoned Delhi Minister Atishi in a defamation case, BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj on Tuesday said that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) cannot repeatedly make defamatory statements against the BJP without being held accountable.
The International Federation of Journalists on Tuesday condemned the passage of the contentious 'Punjab Defamation Act 2024' by the provincial administration of Pakistan's Punjab Province.
Advocate Suvendu Mukherjee for Praveen Shankar Kapoor also spoke on the matter and said, "Today the additional chief metropolitan magistrate at Rouse Avenue Court has summoned Atishi Marlena for making defamatory statements against the BJP and its leaders."
After the Delhi Court summoned Delhi Minister Atishi in a defamation case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal termed it a "dictatorship," and alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is planning to arrest all Aam Aadmi Party leaders.