Jay Shah And The Wire

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed news portal The Wire and its journalists to withdraw their appeal against the Gujarat High Court order in a defamation case filed by Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, over an article, even as it expressed anguish over the way journalism is being practised in the country.

The Supreme Court today extended till August 8, the stay on a Gujarat trial court's proceedings on the criminal defamation complaint filed by Jay Shah, son of BJP president Amit Shah, against news portal 'The Wire' for allegedly writing a defamatory article.

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today sharply criticised the electronic media during a hearing in the Supreme Court on a defamation suit against the website The Wire over a story on BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay Shah. "We respect freedom of the press but it has to act responsibly. Electronic media can't think they become Popes overnight," he...

A report that questioned a massive growth spurt in a company owned by the son of BJP chief Amit Shah was conflated today by the party with "supari journalism" (bounty-hunting). Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said today that the controversy suggests that the Shahs have looted the country and that instead of serving as the country's watchman or...

Serious corruption allegations have surfaced against Jay Amit Shah, the son of BJP president Amit Shah: that two companies belonging to Mr Shah showed a massive increase in turnover and received loans from the government and private companies after the BJP was elected in 2014. The BJP has denied all charges and said the allegations, made in a repor...

The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed news portal The Wire and its journalists to withdraw their appeal against the Gujarat High Court order in a defamation case filed by Jay Shah, son of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, over an article, even as it expressed anguish over the way journalism is being practised in the country.

The Supreme Court today extended till August 8, the stay on a Gujarat trial court's proceedings on the criminal defamation complaint filed by Jay Shah, son of BJP president Amit Shah, against news portal 'The Wire' for allegedly writing a defamatory article.

Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra today sharply criticised the electronic media during a hearing in the Supreme Court on a defamation suit against the website The Wire over a story on BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay Shah. "We respect freedom of the press but it has to act responsibly. Electronic media can't think they become Popes overnight," he...

A report that questioned a massive growth spurt in a company owned by the son of BJP chief Amit Shah was conflated today by the party with "supari journalism" (bounty-hunting). Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi said today that the controversy suggests that the Shahs have looted the country and that instead of serving as the country's watchman or...

Serious corruption allegations have surfaced against Jay Amit Shah, the son of BJP president Amit Shah: that two companies belonging to Mr Shah showed a massive increase in turnover and received loans from the government and private companies after the BJP was elected in 2014. The BJP has denied all charges and said the allegations, made in a repor...