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Students take part in a protest demanding the release of JNU student union leader Kanhaiya Kumar, accused of sedition, in New Delhi in Feb. 2016.

Criticism of country cannot be considered sedition, says Law...

'If country is not open to positive criticism, there lies little difference between pre and post-independence eras.' the...

31 Aug 2018 1:43 PM IST

Google and Facebook take the position that they are not bound by the Indian law; only the US law governs them.

Private censorship

The big question is what role society should play as opposed to social media platforms.

3 Sept 2018 1:58 AM IST

Department office and those who fail to comply with the rules are to face legal consequences under the IT Act.

Gagging the media

The one-page registration form requires details like the name, address, photograph, phone number and Aadhaar number of...

9 Sept 2018 12:46 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: PTI)

Plea to ban Malayalam novel nixed

Creative voices cannot be stifled or silenced and intellectual freedom cannot be annihilated.

6 Sept 2018 6:06 AM IST

The Kat is in the house

Katrina Kaif opens up about the ups and downs of her journey.

16 July 2017 5:26 AM IST

The government can only say you have every right to criticise any religion. Only thing is use logical not emotional arguments (Photo: PTI)

Author S L Bhyrappa wants freedom to question religion

He made the remarks while speaking about the banning of books and writings that offend religious feelings.

19 Jan 2017 4:49 PM IST

India and Pakistan flag. (Representational Image)

Moneyed interests are subverting democracies

Corrupt lobbyists cannot survive without corrupt ministers, civil servants, MPs and journalists.

9 July 2017 12:16 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Throttling freedom of expression: All privileges need to be codified

The House of Commons prefers to ignore criticisms and does not throttle the freedom of speech.

6 July 2017 2:32 AM IST

Vice President M Hamid Ansari. (Photo: PTI)

Need to defend universities as free spaces: Hamid Ansari

He was delivering the 66th Convocational Address at the Panjab University in Chandigarh.

25 March 2017 4:12 PM IST

A US judge said the 17-year-old Maine boy should be tried as an adult or a juvenile on charges that he killed his parents. (Photo: Representational)

Free speech laws must be made stronger

Unlike the US, the Indian Constitution does not guarantee the freedom of the press.

18 Feb 2017 6:20 AM IST

A file picture shows ABVP members shouting slogans during a protest march at Delhi University. (Photo: AFP)

Fearing violence, varsity cancels meet

Less than 24 hours before the event, the speakers were sent an email informing them that the seminar has been postponed.

27 Feb 2017 1:13 AM IST

Police detaining ABVP activists after their clash with AISA students at Delhi University in Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Fearing DU like violence, Ambedkar varsity postpones event

The speakers were sent an email informing them that the seminar has been postponed citing the alleged threats to

26 Feb 2017 1:33 PM IST