Courts should not grant ex-parte injunctions against publication of a news article barring in exceptional cases as it may have severe ramifications for the right to freedom of speech of the author and the public's right to know, Supreme Court said.
The Supreme Court has urged the trial courts to be cautious while granting pre-trial injunctions against the publication of media articles and journalistic pieces in defamation suits.An interim injunction to take down an article not only impacts the author's right to publish but also the public's right to know, reminded the Court. The Court also urged the trial courts to take note of the trend of SLAPP (Strategic Litigation against Public Participation) whereby entities with vast economic...
The UN rights chief denounced the “rushed” adoption Tuesday of a new national security law in Hong Kong, calling it “a regressive step for the protection of human rights”. Hong Kong legislators unanimously passed the new law introducing penalties such as life imprisonment for crimes related to treason and insurrection, and up to 20 years […]
The promise of wealth, or in this case, ad dollars, has the marketplace heating up with scads of retailers, from first-movers like Amazon to newcomers like Wawa convenience store and the unsuspected like Cars.com automotive company.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, said the rapidly changing local and international media landscape calls for a swift overhaul of organisational structures,
For this episode of Trump's Trials, host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's Andrea Bernstein. An appeals court has cut the bond former President Donald Trump has to post from $454 million to $175 million in his civil fraud trial. The news came the same day as the deadline before the New York Attorney General could start seizing Trump properties to pay off the massive judgement. And in a separate New York court, a judge sharply rebuked Trump's lawyers in his hush money criminal case and set a trial...
Zomato has renamed its ‘pure veg’ mode to ‘veg only’ and dropped the plan to have a separate colour-coded fleet for exclusively delivering vegetarian food, following an online backlash citing concerns around community and caste-based discrimination.Several users took to social media to criticise Zomato's decision to use the term ‘pure veg’ and have delivery personnel dress up in green instead of the regular red uniforms to ferry vegetarian food.On Wednesday, Zomato rolled back green uniforms...
The State Of The Media's Double Standard Authored by Frank Miele via RealClear Politics, I’m sure everyone has heard enough about President Biden’s recent State of the Union address, certainly enough to know that the mainstream media thought it was admirable of Biden to scream at the top of his lungs that Republicans are detestable worms. You also probably heard enough from the media to be certain that Sen. Katie Britt, who delivered the response to Biden, is a lying, detestable...
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