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British Indian Student Anoushka Kale Elected President Of Historic Cambridge Union
A British Indian student, Anoushka Kale, has been elected president of the University of Cambridge's historic Cambridge Union Society, among the world's oldest debating societies which prides itself as a defender of free speech since 1815.
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Mamata Banerjee Can Make Any Comment Against Governor Within Laws: Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is free to make any statement concerning Governor C V Ananda Bose, not crossing the contours of freedom of speech and public duty.
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BJP Wants Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation To Stop Free Water, Electricity: Sanjay Singh
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, hours after being released from the Tihar jail on Wednesday, slammed the BJP in a speech alleging it wanted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's resignation to stop free water, electricity and Mohalla clinics in the capital.
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UK Unveils New Definition Of Extremism To Counter Hate Crimes
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday to counter a surge in hate crimes, raising some concerns it would inhibit free speech and unfairly target Muslim groups.
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"We Disagree...": Elon Musk's X Claims Centre Orders To Withhold Accounts
The Centre has issued orders requiring microblogging site X to act against some accounts and posts, the Elon Musk-led organisation has said, stressing that it disagrees with these actions and that the posts should not be withheld
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"With Advent Of Troll Armies...": Chief Justice On Free Speech On Internet
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday raised concerns over overwhelming barrage of speech that distorts the truth with the advent of troll armies and organised disinformation campaigns across social media platforms.
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"Free Speech Can't Be Hate Speech": Madras High Court Amid 'Sanatana Dharma' Row
Sanatana Dharma includes duty to the nation, duty to the King, King's duty to his people, duty to one's parents and Gurus, care for the poor, and a whole lot of other duties, the court observed.
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"False Narrative On Democracy Created Mostly Within India": Harish Salve
False narratives about "the death of democracy" and free speech in India are aimed at stalling the country's progress and are emerging mostly from within the country, former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve has said in an exclusive interview.
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Defining Hate Speech "Fairly Complex": Supreme Court Flags "Free Speech" Concern
Defining hate speech is complex but the real problem in tackling them lies in the implementation and execution of law and judicial pronouncements, the Supreme Court said on Friday, days after parts of Haryana were rattled by communal violence.
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"Free Speech Does Not Mean...": US Lawmakers Slam San Francisco Khalistani Rally
US lawmakers and influential Indian-Americans have condemned the attempted arson at the Indian consulate in San Francisco and called for expeditious action against those behind this "criminal act".
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ChatGPT App for iOS Now Available in More Countries Including India: All Details
The ChatGPT app for iOS users has been expanded to several more countries including India on Friday. Initially, it was launched in the US last week. It is now available in 45 more countries. The artificial intelligence chatbot parent OpenAI stated that they are working on the Android application.
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New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Said to Be Introduced in Monsoon Session of Parliament
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.
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"Students Free To Express Unpopular Views, But...": Delhi High Court On Jamia Violence Case
The student community is not a different group which enjoys any extra right regarding freedom of speech and expression and the law does not grant protection if the right to protest is demonstrated violently, the Delhi High Court said.
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"If Centre Fact-Checks News...": Congress Slams Change In Draft IT Rules
The Congress today termed as "surreptitious assault on free speech" the new amendment in the draft IT Rules, asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau
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BJP Governments Never Imposed Any Ban On Media Houses: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said those alleging violation of press freedom forget that the governments of his party had "never imposed any ban" on any media organisation, "nor curtailed" anyone's right to free speech.
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British Indian Student Anoushka Kale Elected President Of Historic Cambridge Union
A British Indian student, Anoushka Kale, has been elected president of the University of Cambridge's historic Cambridge Union Society, among the world's oldest debating societies which prides itself as a defender of free speech since 1815.
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Mamata Banerjee Can Make Any Comment Against Governor Within Laws: Court
The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is free to make any statement concerning Governor C V Ananda Bose, not crossing the contours of freedom of speech and public duty.
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BJP Wants Arvind Kejriwal's Resignation To Stop Free Water, Electricity: Sanjay Singh
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, hours after being released from the Tihar jail on Wednesday, slammed the BJP in a speech alleging it wanted Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's resignation to stop free water, electricity and Mohalla clinics in the capital.
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UK Unveils New Definition Of Extremism To Counter Hate Crimes
Britain unveiled a new definition of extremism on Thursday to counter a surge in hate crimes, raising some concerns it would inhibit free speech and unfairly target Muslim groups.
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"We Disagree...": Elon Musk's X Claims Centre Orders To Withhold Accounts
The Centre has issued orders requiring microblogging site X to act against some accounts and posts, the Elon Musk-led organisation has said, stressing that it disagrees with these actions and that the posts should not be withheld
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"With Advent Of Troll Armies...": Chief Justice On Free Speech On Internet
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Friday raised concerns over overwhelming barrage of speech that distorts the truth with the advent of troll armies and organised disinformation campaigns across social media platforms.
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"Free Speech Can't Be Hate Speech": Madras High Court Amid 'Sanatana Dharma' Row
Sanatana Dharma includes duty to the nation, duty to the King, King's duty to his people, duty to one's parents and Gurus, care for the poor, and a whole lot of other duties, the court observed.
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"False Narrative On Democracy Created Mostly Within India": Harish Salve
False narratives about "the death of democracy" and free speech in India are aimed at stalling the country's progress and are emerging mostly from within the country, former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve has said in an exclusive interview.
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Defining Hate Speech "Fairly Complex": Supreme Court Flags "Free Speech" Concern
Defining hate speech is complex but the real problem in tackling them lies in the implementation and execution of law and judicial pronouncements, the Supreme Court said on Friday, days after parts of Haryana were rattled by communal violence.
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"Free Speech Does Not Mean...": US Lawmakers Slam San Francisco Khalistani Rally
US lawmakers and influential Indian-Americans have condemned the attempted arson at the Indian consulate in San Francisco and called for expeditious action against those behind this "criminal act".
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ChatGPT App for iOS Now Available in More Countries Including India: All Details
The ChatGPT app for iOS users has been expanded to several more countries including India on Friday. Initially, it was launched in the US last week. It is now available in 45 more countries. The artificial intelligence chatbot parent OpenAI stated that they are working on the Android application.
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New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill Said to Be Introduced in Monsoon Session of Parliament
The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the government will table the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament in July. A five-judge Constitution bench of Justices KM Joseph, Ajay Rastogi, Aniruddha Bose, Hrishikesh Roy and CT Ravikumar fixed the matter for hearing in August.
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"Students Free To Express Unpopular Views, But...": Delhi High Court On Jamia Violence Case
The student community is not a different group which enjoys any extra right regarding freedom of speech and expression and the law does not grant protection if the right to protest is demonstrated violently, the Delhi High Court said.
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"If Centre Fact-Checks News...": Congress Slams Change In Draft IT Rules
The Congress today termed as "surreptitious assault on free speech" the new amendment in the draft IT Rules, asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau
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BJP Governments Never Imposed Any Ban On Media Houses: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said those alleging violation of press freedom forget that the governments of his party had "never imposed any ban" on any media organisation, "nor curtailed" anyone's right to free speech.
