Congress leader K C Venugopal has filed a defamation complaint against a Haryana-based man, alleging politically motivated accusations ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections.
The Delhi High Court questioned IRS officer Sameer Wankhede over the maintainability of his defamation suit against Shahrukh Khan, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Netflix for allegedly maligning his reputation in their series 'The Ba***ds of Bollywood'.
The hearing in a defamation suit filed against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the 2020 Hathras gangrape case has been deferred to May 2. The case, heard in an MP-MLA court, was delayed due to the presiding judge's transfer. The defamation complaint stems from Gandhi's alleged remarks about the accused 'roaming free' while visiting the victim's family.
West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Friday filed a defamation case against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Calcutta high court, a day after she said that women complained to her saying that they were afraid to visit the Raj Bhavan because of the activities there, a source said.
The Delhi-based businessman says Stephen Fleming's match-fixing charge is a gimmick by the cricketer to sell his book.
The Group has decided to withdraw the Rs 5,000-crore civil defamation suits against Congress leaders and National Herald newspaper over their statements and an article on the controversial Rafale fighter jet deal.
The Delhi chief minister filed the suit against the Delhi BJP chief for making allegations of corruption.
The Gujarat government alleges that Punjab Public Works Department Minister Pratap Singh Bajwa and Punjab Revenue and Agriculture Minister Amarjit Singh Samara are involved in a sex racket recently unearthed by the Gujarat police.
Former business partners Mihir Diwakar and his wife Soumya Das approached the high court seeking a permanent injunction and damages against Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
United States President Donald Trump said he will file a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, accusing the newspaper of running what he called a decades-long 'method of lying' against him, his family and the America First movement.
Maharashtra minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule denies allegations of owning hundreds of acres of land and announces a defamation suit. He also addresses concerns about housing irregularities and farm loan waivers.
Banned pacer Shoaib Akhtar's never-ending woes have been compounded further with Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Nasim Ashraf on Friday slapping a Rs 220 million defamation suit against him.
The defamation suit was filed after the minister alleged that the RSS had a hand in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Arjun Singh had suggested the organisation's involvement in the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi.
Imrana's sister-in-law Muhazra Begum, her sister-in-law, claims Imrana had alleged all the daughters-in-law of Ali Mohammed were raped by him.
The legal tussle between the Birlas and Lodha has taken another turn with Lodha filing a Rs 100 crore (Rs 1 billion) defamation suit against the Birlas for alleged statements made against him.
Lilavati Kirtilal Mehta Medical Trust (LKMM Trust) on Friday said it has filed a Rs 1,000 crore civil defamation lawsuit against HDFC Bank MD & CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan, over a series of malicious, and false statements made against the Trust and its permanent trustee, Prashant Mehta.
The Delhi High Court has issued summons to commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra in a defamation lawsuit filed by nine women journalists from Newslaundry. The journalists allege that Mitra used "derogatory terms and slurs" while making "defamatory, false, malicious and unsubstantiated allegations" on X (formerly Twitter). While Mitra has deleted the allegedly defamatory content, the court has directed him to submit written submissions and has reminded him of the limits of free speech. The court has also asked the social media platform X to provide its stand on the matter.
The Delhi High Court has issued summons to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami in a defamation case filed by the Congress party. The case alleges that Goswami falsely claimed the Istanbul Congress Centre in Turkiye is the office of the political party.
The petroleum ministry is mulling filing a defamation suit against an Anil Ambani Group firm for persisting with 'false claims' pertaining to government revenues from Reliance Industries KG-D6 fields.
FBI director Kash Patel has escalated his war with the media by filing a massive $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick.
Swami Nijanand Tirth of Patan district has filed the complaint under IPC Sections 499 and 500 (defamation) in the court of metropolitan magistrate G C Gamit. Tirth has contended in his complaint that action should be taken against Chidambaram as he has "hurt" the sentiments of Hindu saints by using the term 'saffron terrorism'.
Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik on Tuesday told the Bombay high court that the defamation suit filed against him by Dhyandev Wankhede, father of Narcotics Control Bureau zonal director Sameer Wankhede, was only an attempt to cover-up the 'illegalities' committed by the IRS officer and claimed none of his statements against them was false.
The defamation suit filed by sports management firm IMG against Giles Clarke could cost the England Cricket Board chief a whopping 20 million.
Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the wife of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, has filed a Rs 10 crore defamation suit against Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi for 'false' allegations of irregularities in a food processing project.
Bangalore-based TVS Motor Co has filed a Rs 250-crore (Rs 2.5-billion) defamation suit against Bajaj Auto Ltd in the Bombay high court, against the latter's allegation of patent infringement. Earlier, BAL alleged that TVS had copied its patented DTS-i (Digital Twin Spark plug ignition) technology in the 125 cc TVS Flame, slated to be launched in December this year.
Suspended Indian Administrative Service officer Pradeep Sharma has filed a criminal defamation case in a local court in Ahmedabad against editor and columnist Madhu Kishwar, alleging that she tried to tarnish his image in the snooping scandal.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor has sought rejection of the suit by Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), claiming it is not maintainable as the alleged defamatory statement "does not contain any imputation concerning any persons whose identity can be established".
Anil Parab's suit said Somaiya had been continuously indulging in a smear campaign since May 2021 by publishing false and reckless allegations on social media by attributing a scam to Parab in connection with a construction of a resort at Dapoli in the Ratnagiri district.
The fresh suit was filed on Monday in the Delhi high court after Jethmalani accused Jaitley of being 'guilty of crimes and crookery'.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has filed a Rs 500 crore defamation case against Congress leaders for alleging land grabbing by him and his family. The lawsuit follows a press conference where Congress leaders claimed Sarma possessed benami land.
M S Dhoni had filed the defamation suit in 2014 against Zee Media Corporation, Sudhir Chaudhary- Editor & Business Head of Zee News, IPS Officer G Sampath Kumar, and News Nation Network Pvt Ltd.
The court battle between boxers Akhil Kumar and Dilbagh Singh over a defamation suit filed by the former has become uglier.
Bhuyan Sarma filed the suit at the court of civil judge No 1 of Kamrup metropolitan district on Tuesday and it is likely to come up for hearing on Wednesday, her counsel Padmadhar Nayak said.
The notice said the country's oldest paramilitary force has been serving the nation, playing a crucial role in ensuring peace, security, and development in various regions, including Manipur.
HDFC Bank is engaging external legal firms, both domestic and international, to investigate the circumstances surrounding former part-time chairman Atanu Chakraborty's resignation.
Actor couple Aditya Pancholi and Zarina Wahab, whose son Suraj is facing charges of abetting the suicide of actress Jiah Khan, have filed a Rs 100 crore defamation suit in the Bombay high court against Rabia Khan, the mother of the deceased.
The grandson, Satyaki Savarkar, said his lawyers have moved the city court with a complaint under sections 499 and 500 of the Indian Penal Code.
Fatehi, a Canadian citizen, also arrayed 15 media organisations as accused in her complaint.
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