Analysis of Karnataka’s Hate Speech Bill, 2025, examining vague definitions, harsh penalties, executive powers, and its impact on free speech.
Read Full ArticleMadras High Court warns against misuse of preventive detention to silence journalists, calls it a threat to free speech and liberty.
Supreme Court 2025 landmark judgments explained in a nutshell, covering constitutional law, criminal justice, PMLA, free speech, rights and governance.
Madras High Court grants 12-week interim bail to YouTube journalist Savukku Shankar, flags repeated incarceration as abuse of process and violation of Article 21.
Mahua Moitra’s remarks on Vande Mataram spark a major legal and historical debate in Parliament, raising questions on constitutional rights and patriotic freedom.
Sameer Wankhede tells Delhi High Court that satire isn’t absolute as he sues Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies and others over defamation in Netflix series.
PM Modi releases commemorative coin and stamp marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, celebrating Bankim Chandra Chatterji’s legacy and India’s cultural heritage.
Adv. Ilin Saraswat urges action after CJI attack linked to misreporting. Paper roll, not shoe; debate grows on regulating live courtroom reporting.
Activists Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others tell SC they only called for peaceful anti-CAA protests, deny conspiracy in 2020 Delhi riots, seek bail under UAPA.
Gauhati HC quashes FIR against CNN-News18 anchor Akansha Swarup, ruling her Kamakhya Temple remarks were careless but lacked malicious intent.
NBDSA orders Zee News to remove ‘Mehndi Jihad’ broadcasts for violating neutrality and airing one-sided, communal content without balanced views.
Allahabad HC rejects Neha Singh Rathore’s plea to quash FIR over social media posts on PM Modi, Bihar polls and Hindu–Muslim politics.
Delhi HC upholds CBFC’s refusal to certify ‘Masoom Kaatil’, citing vigilantism, communal disharmony, gore and risk to social harmony.
Delhi Court bars unverified defamatory reports against Adani Group, stressing balance between free speech and protection of reputation.
SC grants anticipatory bail to cartoonist Hemant Malviya over objectionable posts on PM Modi, RSS; court notes his apology and cautions cooperation.
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