“New Delhi authorities on Wednesday asked India’s federal information technology ministry to block the taxi-hailing apps of US -based Uber and its local rival Ola in the city in a bid to enforce a ban on the companies’ services,” reported Reuters . However, QZ reported last year that blocking of ser...

Scroll reported: A comedy performance by Abish Mathew at the National Law University in Delhi on Sunday took a funny turn. Fifteen minutes into the act, a group of female protesters showed him the finger and walked out of the audience. Soon after, they returned with more people and a placard reading...

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*Lawyer Nandita Saikia argues that the controversial BBC documentary on the Delhi gang rape, India’s Daughter, is flawed though no more than our society itself.

The Delhi High Court on Thursday declined to immediately revoke the ban on the telecast of controversial BBC documentary “India’s Daughter” on the December 16, 2012, gang rape. A division bench of Justice BD. Ahmed and Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva posted the two public interest litigations (PILs) for re...

Granting relief to Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai, who was stopped from flying to London in January, the Delhi High Court on Thursday quashed the ‘look out’ circular issued against her.

The government argued in its advisory sent to TV channels that excerpts from the documentary India’s Daughter shown on some TV channels appeared to “incite violence against women, thus compromising women’s public safety”.

Documents leaked to the Indian Express revealed that the Essar Group allegedly regularly identified and treated important politicians to luxury yacht trips with the company’s promoters, perks and gifts, while also allegedly earmarking jobs at Essar for referrals coming via VIPs. Several politicians ...

The Supreme Court Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of section 66A of the Information Technology Act and other provisions of cyber law on the grounds of their misuse/abuse by the authorities. A bench of Justice J Chelameswar and Justice Roh...

JGLS Sonepat will hold a comedy roast on its nine-month old campus radio after initially disapproving it due to “scheduling” issues.

The Bombay high court earlier this week restrained the police from arresting AIB members, because their comedy was vulgar but not obscene. What’s the difference? Gautam Bhatia explains…

The Delhi high court has lifted its order restraining publication of reports on the alleged harassment complaint joint winner of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize, Rajendra K Pachauri.

The Delhi high court today termed “inappropriate” the central government’s decision to prevent Greenpeace activist Priya Pillai from leaving India because she would project a negative image of the country at the international level. Justice Rajiv Shakdher said that there can be differences of opinio...

A Mumbai magistrates court Thursday ordered police to investigate and register an FIR against 14 celebrities involved in the controversial “AIB Roast” show performed in a stadium here on 20 January, a lawyer said. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate CS Baviskar of the fourth Girgaum Court direc...

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Pseudonyms such as “Obama” and “Putin” will no longer be available to Chinese citizens who wish to hide their identity on the internet, following new internet restrictions implemented by the country’s authorities

The central government yesterday defended section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 saying it was to curb posting of mischievous and objectionable material on social media and websites and in no way could be construed as curbing the fundamental right to free speech and expression. Describi...

A high stakes case was part-argued today by government and petitioners on the constitutional validity of certain sections of the Information Technology Act 2000.

“Heavens are not going to fall if the provisions are stayed. This matter cannot be treated lightly. Two years have passed and there is no definite answer from you [Centre]… either you file your affidavit or we will stay the operation of these provisions,” said Supreme Court Justice J Chelameswar yes...

Correction: It has come to our attention that the below story, which we syndicated from a wire service without a thorough fact check, has been misreported by us and other media. Newslaundry has written that while Samuel’s bail was cancelled by the court on the morning of 10 November, he was granted ...