Introduced during the colonial era, Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) defines sedition as any act that attempts to bring hatred, contempt, or disaffection towards the government of India.
The vice-president underlined that freedom of expression has not been subjected to any enforced silence in India.
The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court had rejected Kappan's plea for bail, and he then moved the top court challenging the order.
Apart from the powerful forces, there are many other authorities and areas in the south Asian country which are out of the ambit of scrutiny.
The Alliance francaise du Bengal in association with The French Institute in India welcomed an eminent press cartoonist from France, Julien Berjeaut popularly known as Jul, to Kolkata.
The Editor's Guild has termed the police action as 'high-handed, arbitrary and authoritarian misuse of laws'.
The detention of a Manipuri journalist Kishorechandra Wangkhem under the National Security Act has uncovered fissures within the media while revealing the dictatorial mindset of the state's rulers
Nepal’s government has become more highhanded with regard to freedom of expression and press freedom. It ignored the amendment to…
While many Asian countries have discussed the “post-truth” political phenomenon in the social media era, Thailand appears to be a…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said the controversy surrounding Hindi film “Padmavati” was “totally absurd”. Participating in an open forum…
