Freedom of Speech

In a massive embarrassment to Shiv Sena, the Bombay High Court on Friday observed that party's affiliate Shiv Cable Sena was not a 'statutory body' to interfere or supersede Republic TV's contract with its cable network operators.

In a letter issued on Thursday, the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has asked the cable TV operators to stop airing Republic Bharat channel immediately.

West Bengal govt had slammed IPC section 505 against journalist and Dareeling Chronicle editor Upendra Pradhan

Tavleen Singh filed a civil lawsuit against @pokershash in Patiala House Court for his sardonic tweet against the author-writer

Twitter user Sunaina Holey was arrested after a Shiv Sena leader complained to police against her anti-Thackeray tweets.

Many human rights groups and media watchdogs have criticised the verdict against the Russian journalist and demanded her acquittal.

Jawaharlal Nehru, who is again ironically hailed as a beacon of liberalism, was insistent on curbing the freedom of the press.

Congress party had earlier signed an MoU with the Communist party of China to work on various issues together.

Amit Shah mentioned how the political environment has been deteriorating in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee's rule. The Home Minister also added that the Mamata Banerjee-led government has been threatening and intimidating journalists for exposing her government's failure.

The 23c May order also indirectly bans all criticism of the Maharashtra government led by Uddhhav Thackeray as one of the clauses in the prohibitory order says that messages that incite “mistrust towards government functionaries and their actions taken to control Covid-19” will also be acted against.