Defamation

Gandhi will be accompanied by several other Congress leaders including Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Rahul Gandhi, during the 2019 Lok Sabha election campaign in Karnataka, said that all people having Modi surname are thieves

Reacting to Gandhi's disqualification, the Congress said it would fight the battle both "legally and politically"

'Modi' surname defamation case: Rahul Gandhi's conviction is effective from March 23

Rahul Gandhi was convicted and handed a two-year jail sentence for his "Modi" surname remarks in a 2019 rally in Karnataka

After conviction, Rahul Gandhi's sentence was suspended and bail was granted to enable him to move an appeal against his conviction within 30 days

In a veiled attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks in London, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said when India's dominance on global platforms is growing, some people are criticising the country on foreign land. Those who are criticising Indian democracy today are the same people who left no stone unturned to strangle democracy itself when they were given a chance, Adityanath said without taking any name. Addressing an event in Gorakhpur, he added that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making the country famous in the world, some people are "trying to defame" the country. The chief minister said these people criticise the country when they are abroad, and when they are home, they criticise Uttar Pradesh while they are in Kerala and Kerala when they are in Delhi. The CM said that such people who wish to weaken the strong democracy of the country and whose family's legacy has been that of the politics of "divide and rule" should be ..

Union Minister has alleged that Chief Minister Gehlot made speeches against him saying that the allegations regarding the Sanjeevani Scam are proven against him

Actor-dancer Nora Fatehi has filed a defamation suit of Rs 200 crore against the Sri Lankan actor Jacqueline Fernandez

The Mumbai Police have arrested actor and film critic Kamal Rashid Khan, popularly known as KRK, in connection with an alleged defamatory tweet posted by him, an official said on Tuesday. Khan was nabbed from the Mumbai airport late Monday night after he arrived from Dubai, the official from Malad police station said. The police did not reveal details of the tweet. The official said a look out circular had earlier been issued against him. An FIR was also registered against him in 2020 under various Indian Penal Code sections including 153 (wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot) and 500 (punishment for defamation), and provisions of the Information Technology Act, he said. The city police came to know about his arrival on Monday and immediately arrested him, the official said. In 2016, Khan had claimed that he was paid to tweet in favour of a movie of filmmaker Karan Johar.

A magistrate court here on Thursday directed Arthur Jail authorities to produce Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut before it through video conferencing in connection with a defamation complaint filed by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya's wife Medha Somaiya. Raut was lodged at the Arthur Road jail in Mumbai following his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. The Sewri metropolitan magistrate, hearing the defamation case filed by the BJP leader's wife, asked the jail authorities to produce Raut before the court at 12 noon on Thursday, her lawyer Vivekanand Gupta said. Medha Somaiya in her complaint alleged that Raut had made baseless and completely defamatory allegations against her and her husband, accusing them of being involved in a scam worth Rs 100 crore over the construction and maintenance of some public toilets under the jurisdiction of the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation in Thane. She has urged the court to begin proceedings against Raut on the charges of ...

Maurya, who is also a member of the UP Legislative Council, has sought Rs 11.50 cr as general and special compensation for loss of reputation and family honour, mental torture and physical agony

The Delhi High Court issued summons to Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Pawan Khera, and Netta D'Souza on a defamation suit filed by Smriti Irani for allegedly making baseless allegations against her a

Sequoia has been locked in a legal battle with Sandeep Kapoor, after he included the company in a defamation lawsuit against media companies that reported on a leaked Sequoia email of June 2

John Barilaro, the former New South Wales state deputy premier, had sued Google and comedian Jordan Shanks, also known as friendlyjordies, in the Federal Court over the videos

Tech giants like Meta, Twitter have decried Australia's proposed social media anti-trolling bill, stressing that it would put an unprecedented level of defamation risk on social media platforms

Based on a complaint filed by the president of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) and party MP A Revanth Reddy, the FIR was registered Himanta Biswa Sarma, the police said

Khan is accused of misusing the government letterhead and stamp for allegedly defaming the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Shia religious leader Maulana Kalbe Jawad in 2014

A magistrate court here Monday granted bail to Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Nawab Malik in a defamation case filed against him by former Mumbai BJP youth wing president Mohit Kamboj Bharatiya

This was the third time the Congress MP appeared before the court in connection with the 2019 case