Indian courts have consistently upheld and championed the fundamental right to free speech and expression enshrined in the Constitution. This includes the right to put forward different and contrary views, right or wrong. A recent instance saw the Supreme Court of India striking down Uttar Pradesh's ban on the film Aarakshan. This article by A.P. Shah, retired Chief Justice of the Madras and Delhi High Courts, sets out key issues...
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J Dey murder case: Woman scribe held in Mumbai
-PTI A senior woman journalist was on Friday Arrested for her alleged role in the sensational killing of crime reporter Jyotirmoy Dey in June, police said. " Jigna Vora, deputy bureau chief of English daily Asian Age, has been Arrested today as she played a role in the conspiracy hatched to murder J Dey," joint police commissioner (crime) Himanshu Roy said. Vora, who was questioned by the crime branch in connection with the...
More »In the cross hairs of security forces by K Srinivas Reddy
The top rung Maoist leadership has every reason to be worried now as intelligence agencies in different Left Wing Extremism affected States have been striking gold in either Arresting or killing the top leadership. The Maoist movement faced a series of setbacks in 2011 as the security forces managed to Arrest four Central Committee members earlier and the fifth blow to the rebel movement was dealt in the killing of Kishenji,...
More »Kishanji killing: Intelligence agencies' informers helped nail Naxal leader Kishanji by Vishwa Mohan
Security forces zeroed in on the location of top Maoist leader Kishanji with the help from their informants within close quarters of the operational commander in what marks a success of intelligence agencies in penetrating the close-knit extremist outfit and suggests that other top-notch extremists could also be in the crosshairs. Senior official sources attribute the elimination of Kishanji to 'HumInt' ( human intelligence) network, painstakingly nurtured during the truce they...
More »Row over movie 'Dam 999', quake & safety of a 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam
-The Economic Times Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday night held consultations with water resources minister PK Bansal on the Mullaperiyar dam - an old dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, which has been reignited by a movie, Dam 999, and fresh cracks on the dam following two minor quakes in the region. "It is amongst themselves that the matter can be sorted out. We can only play a role of facilitator....
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