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"Infringes right to freedom of speech and expression": X to appeal against
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Social media intermediary 'X' is set to appeal against the Karnataka High Court's order dismissing their plea challenging its mandatory onboarding on the government's Sahyog portal.
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"Diversity of our discourse is strength, not weakness": Manish Tewari defe
Updated : 9 months ago IST
"The strength of our democracy is its diversity, and the contesting opinions and narratives distinguish India not only from Pakistan but from a large number of other totalitarian states. The diversity of our domestic discourse is actually a strength, not a weakness. The fact remains that in
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SC quashes FIR against Congress MP's poem; court must step in to protect f
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Stressing the importance of protecting the freedom of speech and expression, the Supreme Court on Friday quashed an FIR registered against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi by Gujarat police over a social media post with a poem 'ae khoon ke pyase baat suno
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Delhi HC rejects plea to quash FIR against DU professor over Gyanvapi mosq
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The bench of Justice Chandra Dhari Singh in an order passed stated, "This Court is of the view that prima facie, the petitioner has created a disturbance of the harmony of the society and this Court has also found that the said tweet, post were made to hurt the sentiments of a large number o
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"India hopes Canada takes action against extremist elements...": MEA
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
India's position is consistent on the issue of Canada as it is hoping that Ottawa would take action on extremist elements that are misusing the freedom of speech and expression in their country, Ministry of External Affairs official spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said on Thursday.
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Our misfortune that first amendment to Constitution curtailed freedom of s
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Addressing the nation in the latest edition of his monthly radio broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, while congratulating countrymen on the occasion of Constitution Day, said it was unfortunate that the first amendment of the Constitution 'pertained to curtai
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Plea in SC seeking NIA probe into nuh violence
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In the plea, the petitioner sought to enforce fundamental rights, particularly the Right to Equality before the law (Article 14), Freedom of speech and expression (Article 19), Right to Life (Article 21) and Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice, and propagation of religion (Ar
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Rajya Sabha: Congress MP Ranjeet Ranjan gives suspension of business notic
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Ranjeet Ranjan on Wednesday gave a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha, demanding discussion on the "worrying trend of declining freedom of speech and expression in the country."
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SC: Centre granted more time to file affidavit on plea related to citizens
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Supreme Court on Friday granted more time to the Centre to file an affidavit on a plea seeking to take substantive steps in order to ensure that citizens can have their voices heard in Parliament without facing unnecessary barriers and difficulties.
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"Supreme Court has done great balancing job", says petitioner on judgement
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Advocate Kaleeswaram Raj said that the Supreme Court has done a great balancing job in the judgement of no additional restrictions, other than those prescribed under Article 19(2) of the Constitution, can be imposed on a citizen under right to freedom of speech and expression.
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SC rules against imposition of additional restrictions on freedom of speec
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices S Abdul Nazeer, BR Gavai, AS Bopanna, V Ramasubramanian and BV Nagarathna, said that no additional restrictions, other than those prescribed under Article 19(2) of the Constitution, can be imposed on a citizen under the right to freedom of speech a
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Delhi HC reserves order on PIL to prohibit fixing of images of Hindu deiti
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved an order on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking direction to the authorities to prohibit the affixation of images of the deities on the walls for the prevention of the open public urination or spitting on the 'sacred images or littering garbage
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