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Aakar Patel | Why Indians Need To Protect, Expand The Right To Hold Peaceful Protests

Aakar Patel | Why Indians Need To Protect, Expand The Right To Hold...

The reality is that today we have no such rights. Do Indians have the right to “assemble peacefully and without arms”?...

10 Aug 2026 11:28 PM IST

SANJAYOVACHA | Media & unreasonable use of ‘reasonable restrictions’ | Sanjaya Baru

SANJAYOVACHA | Media & unreasonable use of ‘reasonable restrictions’ |...

The judgment was categorical. “Seventy-five years into our republic, we cannot be seen to be so shaky on our...

30 March 2025 11:20 PM IST

AA Edit | SC’s welcome defence of free speech

AA Edit | SC’s welcome defence of free speech

For the police it has ordered that the effect of spoken or written words will have to be considered based on standards...

30 March 2025 11:12 PM IST

AA Edit | Can govt calibrate free speech on social media?

AA Edit | Can govt calibrate free speech on social media?

Seventy-four years later, the Supreme Court of India has now felt that there must be “regulatory measures” against the...

4 March 2025 11:32 PM IST

Bombay high court imposed a fine of 25,000 on a woman for filing a false rape complaint against her boyfriend. (PTI Photo)

Freedom of speech and expression provided under Article 19 not...

The court refused to grant interim protection from arrest to a woman booked for allegedly making offensive remarks on...

11 Sept 2020 9:18 PM IST

Tandav might have been a fit case to address larger issues pertaining to art and how artistes cannot be held accountable for the characters they play on screen. (Image credit: Twitter)

AA Edit | Assault on cinema, art, humour

The makers of the OTT serial were profusely apologetic and even removed some scenes against which objections were raised

30 Jan 2021 8:49 AM IST

Supreme Court (ANI)

Statement made by a minister cannot be attributed vicariously to govt:...

Fundamental right under Article 19(1)(a) can be exercised even against other instrumentalities other than the state, the...

3 Jan 2023 11:49 AM IST