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Government preparing to 'gag' digital media, social media through broadcast bill: Priyanka Gandhi

The Congress general secretary shared on two quotes of Mahatma Gandhi (Young India, 1922) and that of Jawaharlal Nehru (March 1940) in which they had stressed the importance of freedom of speech and press.

05 August 2024, 09:56 IST

Government preparing to 'gag' digital media, social media through broadcast bill: Priyanka Gandhi

Government preparing to 'gag' digital media, social media through broadcast bill: Priyanka Gandhi

Government preparing to 'gag' digital media, social media through broadcast bill: Priyanka Gandhi

05 August 2024, 09:56 IST

Centre clears consideration of private member's Bill on free internet

The Bill seeks to expand the scope of the constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression granted to all citizens of the country by making internet accessible to all for free.

21 July 2024, 13:44 IST

Centre clears consideration of private member's Bill on free internet

Centre clears consideration of private member's Bill on free internet

Centre clears consideration of private member's Bill on free internet

21 July 2024, 13:44 IST

SC stays Karnataka HC order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel

The bench observed that the case against the news channel prima facie aimed to stop the channel from airing allegations of sex scandals involving political figures in the state.

12 July 2024, 12:57 IST

Supreme Court stays Karnataka High Court order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel

Supreme Court stays Karnataka High Court order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel

SC stays Karnataka HC order banning broadcast of Kannada news channel

12 July 2024, 12:57 IST

IIT-Bombay slaps Rs 1.2 lakh fine on students for play 'mocking' Lord Ram, Sita

IIT-Bombay, one of the most renowned educational institutions in India, has reportedly slapped a fine of Rs 1.2 lakh on a student who participated in a play called 'Raahovan', loosely based on the epic 'Ramayana'.

20 June 2024, 07:44 IST

IIT-Bombay slaps Rs 1.2 lakh fine on students for play 'mocking' Lord Ram, Sita

IIT-Bombay slaps Rs 1.2 lakh fine on students for play 'mocking' Lord Ram, Sita

IIT-Bombay slaps Rs 1.2 lakh fine on students for play 'mocking' Lord Ram, Sita

20 June 2024, 07:44 IST

Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom to support separatism: Jaishankar on Canada

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said India cannot overlook the issue for the sake of good relations.

10 May 2024, 16:22 IST

Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom to support separatism: Jaishankar on Canada

Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom to support separatism: Jaishankar on Canada

Freedom of speech doesn't mean freedom to support separatism: Jaishankar on Canada

10 May 2024, 16:22 IST

Allahabad High Court refuses to quash charge sheet against man for mocking Hindu deity, says 'freedom of speech is not absolute'

Justice Prashant Kumar dismissed the petition filed by Owais Khan who had challenged the charge sheet against him.

19 April 2024, 17:09 IST

Allahabad High Court refuses to quash charge sheet against man for mocking Hindu deity, says 'freedom of speech is not absolute'

Allahabad High Court refuses to quash charge sheet against man for mocking Hindu deity, says 'freedom of speech is not absolute'

Allahabad High Court refuses to quash charge sheet against man for mocking Hindu deity, says 'freedom of speech is not absolute'

19 April 2024, 17:09 IST

Don’t let Israel-Hamas war stifle academic freedom

The place to begin a thoughtful, comprehensive analysis of academic freedom is with a clear statement of what any university, private or public, is for: the pursuit of truth.

04 December 2023, 03:27 IST

Don’t let Israel-Hamas war stifle academic freedom

Don’t let Israel-Hamas war stifle academic freedom

Don’t let Israel-Hamas war stifle academic freedom

04 December 2023, 03:27 IST

A setback for right to free speech

Twitter contended that the government’s orders to block not just tweets but entire accounts.

06 July 2023, 19:18 IST

A setback for right to free speech

06 July 2023, 19:18 IST

Twitter must follow local laws or risk closure: Musk

'One cannot just apply America to the earth,' Musk, who last year claimed to be 'a free speech absolutist', told journalists after his meeting with Modi.

21 June 2023, 15:28 IST

Twitter can either follow local laws or risk being shut down: Elon Musk after meeting Modi

Twitter can either follow local laws or risk being shut down: Elon Musk after meeting Modi

Twitter must follow local laws or risk closure: Musk

21 June 2023, 15:28 IST

Amended rules have chilling effect on freedom of speech

Certainly, we need a mechanism to check 'fake news' but the question here is, can the Union govt alone be an arbiter on fact-checking

28 May 2023, 20:52 IST

Amended rules have chilling effect on freedom of speech

Amended rules have chilling effect on freedom of speech

Amended rules have chilling effect on freedom of speech

28 May 2023, 20:52 IST