Defamation Case
19 Feb 2021
A special court for MPs and MLAs in West Bengal on Friday issued summons to Union Home Minister Amit Shah in connection with a criminal defamation case filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Abhishek Banerjee.
04 Nov 2020
Poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar has filed a defamation case against actor Kangana Ranaut.
27 Oct 2020
The Bombay High Court on Monday granted interim relief to filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and his brother Mukesh Bhatt in a defamation case filed by them against actor Luviena Lodh.
14 Oct 2020
Bollywood actor Richa Chadda is ecstatic after Payal Ghosh, who made defamatory remarks against her, tendered an apology.
13 Nov 2019
Journalist and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's former wife Reham Khan has won a defamation case against a Pakistani news channel in a UK High Court.
12 Oct 2019
The Karnataka High Court on Friday imposed a fine of Rs. 1 lakh on Bengaluru police for registering FIRs against the administrator of a Facebook page.
09 Jun 2019
Delhi-based freelance journalist Prashant Kanojia has been arrested on Saturday by the Uttar Pradesh Police for allegedly sharing an "objectionable post" online on UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
04 May 2019
Former Union minister MJ Akbar on Saturday recorded his statement in the defamation case he filed against journalist Priya Ramani.
10 Apr 2019
A Delhi court today framed defamation charge against journalist Priya Ramani in a case filed by ex-Union minister M J Akbar after she leveled allegations of sexual misconduct against him.
25 Feb 2019
On Monday, journalist Priya Ramani was granted bail by a Delhi court after she was summoned as an accused in a criminal defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar.
22 Jan 2019
On Tuesday, a Delhi court reserved its verdict on whether to summon journalist Priya Ramani as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar, who the journalist had accused of sexual misconduct.
23 Oct 2018
The ongoing #MeToo movement has sparked a war of words between Tanushree Dutta and Rakhi Sawant.
23 Oct 2018
The Bangladesh Police has arrested prominent pro-opposition newspaper editor and lawyer Moinul Hosein on a defamation charge, days after he faced massive criticism for calling a woman journalist "characterless" on a TV talk show.
16 Oct 2018
Donald Trump scored a legal victory yesterday against pornstar Stormy Daniels when a federal US judge rejected her defamation suit against him.
29 Aug 2018
Trinamool Youth Congress chief Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of Mamata Banerjee, filed a defamation suit against Amit Shah today, alleging the BJP President has made slanderous statements against him at a public rally on August 11 in Kolkata.
12 Jun 2018
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will appear before a court in the Thane district of Maharashtra today in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker.
16 Mar 2018
AAP leader Bhagwant Mann has resigned from the party after Arvind Kejriwal apologized to Bikram Singh Majithia, a former Akali Dal leader of Punjab, in a defamation case.
28 Feb 2018
Accusing Pratap Simha of making defamatory remarks against him, Prakash Raj has filed a case against the BJP MP.
28 Nov 2017
The Gujarat HC has dismissed The Wire's plea against a gag order by a lower court.
30 Oct 2017
The Sydney SC has ruled in favor of Chris Gayle in a defamation case against Fairfax Media, which in 2016 published articles claiming he had indecently exposed himself to a masseuse.
26 Oct 2017
West-Indian star cricketer Chris Gayle has sued Fairfax Media for $1 million over defamation.
14 Oct 2017
BJP President Amit Shah has come to son Jay's defence after The Wire had alleged that the firm, Temple Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., owned by Jay Shah had increased its revenue 16,000 times after PM Narendra Modi came to power.
18 Sep 2017
An RSS swayamsevak has filed a defamation case against Congress' Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and CPI(M) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury for linking journalist Gauri Lankesh's murder to the RSS.
