Delete tweets against Union Minister Hardeep Puri's wife: Delhi HC tells activist Saket Gokhale
3 years, 5 months ago

Delete tweets against Union Minister Hardeep Puri's wife: Delhi HC tells activist Saket Gokhale

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed activist Saket Gokhale to immediately delete alleged defamatory tweets against Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and restrained him from posting "scandalous" tweets against her and her husband, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. In an interim order, Justice C Hari Shankar also said if Gokhale fails to comply with the directions within 24 hours of the order, Twitter shall take down the tweets. “The defendant is restrained, pending further orders of this court, from posting any defamatory, scandalous, or factually incorrect tweets on his Twitter account against the plaintiff or her husband.” The court also issued summons to Gokhale on the main suit and directed him to file his written statement within four weeks and listed the case before the Joint Registrar on September 10. The high court on July 8, had questioned Gokhale for putting out alleged defamatory tweets against Puri, without verifying the facts from her or approaching any government authority.

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Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Lakshmi Puri's Plea Against TMC's Saket Gokhale Alleging Non-Compliance Of Ruling In Defamation Suit
12 hours, 38 minutes ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Lakshmi Puri's Plea Against TMC's Saket Gokhale Alleging Non-Compliance Of Ruling In Defamation Suit

Live Law  

Lakshmi Puri, former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, on Monday moved the Delhi High Court alleging that Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale failed to comply with a ruling asking him to put an apology on social media and pay Rs. Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora issued notice in Puri's plea which seeks seek execution of the judgment passed …

Tweet Claims CJI Chandrachud’s Family Member Linked To Doctor’s Lobby In Bengal, Complaint Filed
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Tweet Claims CJI Chandrachud’s Family Member Linked To Doctor’s Lobby In Bengal, Complaint Filed

News 18  

The Supreme Court Registry on Monday filed a complaint with the Cyber Cell over a malicious tweet linking Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud’s family member to a doctors lobby in West Bengal. The tweet came ahead of the hearing by the three judges bench of Supreme Court headed by CJI in the suo motu case relating to the …

PM Modi Interview: Delhi High Court Orders 4PM's Editor-In-Chief To Remove 'Defamatory Tweets' Against The New Indian's Rohan Dua
4 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi Interview: Delhi High Court Orders 4PM's Editor-In-Chief To Remove 'Defamatory Tweets' Against The New Indian's Rohan Dua

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently passed an ad-interim injunction order for removal of “defamatory tweets” posted by Sanjay Sharma, Editor-In-Chief of Lucknow's evening daily, 4 PM Evening Newspaper, and two other individuals against The New Indian's Editor-In-Chief Rohan Dua in relation to his interview with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 2024 general elections.Justice Vikas. The Delhi High Court …

HC Directs TMC's Saket Gokhale to Apologise to Ex-diplomat Lakshmi Puri, Pay Rs 50L Damages
5 months, 3 weeks ago

HC Directs TMC's Saket Gokhale to Apologise to Ex-diplomat Lakshmi Puri, Pay Rs 50L Damages

News 18  

The Delhi High Court directed TMC leader Saket Gokhale on Monday to apologise and pay Rs 50 lakh damages to former diplomat Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri, the wife of Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri, for his defamatory tweets against her over the purchase of a property in Switzerland. ”The offending tweets are per se defamatory; that the plaintiff has suffered undeserved …

Delhi HC orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh in defamation case
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC orders TMC MP Saket Gokhale to pay Rs 50 lakh in defamation case

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Monday ruled that Saket Gokhale must pay Rs 50 lakh in damages to Lakshmi Puri, following a defamation case she filed. This stems from defamatory tweets Gokhale posted, alleging Puri had acquired property in Switzerland disproportionate to her income. Interim order and defamatory tweets In July 2021, the court had already ordered Gokhale to remove …

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma
6 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court Orders Removal Of Tweets By Congress Leaders Against Journalist Rajat Sharma

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has ordered removal of tweets made by Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera alleging that senior journalist Rajat Sharma used abusive language on air during a show on the election result day.Granting ex-parte ad interim injunction order in favour of Sharma in his defamation suit, Justice Neena Bansal Krishna ordered:“…it is directed that …

Big relief for Rajat Sharma, Delhi HC orders removal of tweets by Congress leaders
6 months, 1 week ago

Big relief for Rajat Sharma, Delhi HC orders removal of tweets by Congress leaders

India TV News  

In a big relief for India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, the Delhi High Court has instructed Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Jairam Ramesh, and Pawan Khera to remove tweets alleging that the veteran journalist abused Nayak on live television during the Lok Sabha elections result day — June 4. Rajat Sharma has told the Delhi High Court that he …

Delhi High Court directs Congress leaders to remove all tweets, videos posted against Rajat Sharma
6 months, 1 week ago

Delhi High Court directs Congress leaders to remove all tweets, videos posted against Rajat Sharma

India TV News  

In a major legal relief for India TV Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma, the Delhi High Court today directed that all 'X' tweets and YouTube and Facebook videos posted against him by three Congress leaders Ragini Nayak, Pawan Khera and Jairam Ramesh be removed from social media platforms within seven days. While granting ex-parte ad interim injunction order in favour …

Made Mistake by Retweeting Video: Delhi CM Kejriwal Tells SC in Defamation Case
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Made Mistake by Retweeting Video: Delhi CM Kejriwal Tells SC in Defamation Case

News 18  

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told the Supreme Court that he made a mistake by retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee related to the BJP IT Cell. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, without issuing notice on a plea of Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order which upheld summons issued …

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi HC refuses to quash summons issued to Kejriwal in YoutTube video defamation case

Hindustan Times  

The ramifications are far more than a whisper when a public figure tweets or retweets, the Delhi high court said on Monday as it refused to quash summons issued to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in a defamation suit filed against him for reposting an allegedly defamatory video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee. The audience therefore becomes a citizenry at large whose …

Retweeting Defamatory Content Amounts To Defamation: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Summons Against Arvind Kejriwal
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Retweeting Defamatory Content Amounts To Defamation: Delhi High Court Refuses To Quash Summons Against Arvind Kejriwal

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to quash the summons issued against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video posted by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma held that retweeting defamatory content will attract the offence of defamation under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. …

TMC’s Saket Gokhale alleges data breach of senior politicians, others on CoWin
1 year, 6 months ago

TMC’s Saket Gokhale alleges data breach of senior politicians, others on CoWin

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that the country’s Covid-19 vaccination tracking platform CoWin has been breached with details of senior political leaders available on social media application Telegram. TMC national spokesperson Saket Gokhale shared the screenshots of the breach on his official Twitter account. According to screenshots shared by Gokhale, the leaked date includes Aadhaar card numbers, along with …

TMC’s Saket Gokhale alleges data breach of senior politicians, others on CoWin
1 year, 6 months ago

TMC’s Saket Gokhale alleges data breach of senior politicians, others on CoWin

Hindustan Times  

The Trinamool Congress on Monday alleged that the country’s Covid-19 vaccination tracking platform CoWin has been breached with details of senior political leaders available on social media application Telegram. TMC national spokesperson Saket Gokhale shared the screenshots of the breach on his official Twitter account. According to screenshots shared by Gokhale, the leaked date includes Aadhaar card numbers, along with …

Delhi L-G grants sanction to prosecute Shehla Rashid for tweets about Army
1 year, 11 months ago

Delhi L-G grants sanction to prosecute Shehla Rashid for tweets about Army

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has granted sanction to prosecute former JNUSU vice president Shehla Rashid Shora for her tweets on the Indian Army, officials said on Tuesday. According to officials at the L-G office, the sanction is related to a 2019 FIR registered against her under IPC section 153A at Special Cell police station here on …

Meghalaya govt files defamation case against TMC's Saket Gokhale
2 years ago

Meghalaya govt files defamation case against TMC's Saket Gokhale

Op India  

On Saturday, December 10, the Meghalaya government filed a criminal defamation suit against Trinamool Congress national spokesperson Saket Gokhale for maligning the reputation of the state government by making “deliberate, derogatory and malicious” claims against a state-owned tourism firm. The action comes days after Saket Gokhale claimed that there was Rs 632 crore worth of financial violations in the Meghalaya …

TMC's Saket Gokhale sent to two days police custody for spreading fake news over Morbi bridge tragedy
2 years ago

TMC's Saket Gokhale sent to two days police custody for spreading fake news over Morbi bridge tragedy

Op India  

On Tuesday, an Ahmedabad court remanded Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale to two-day police custody after he was arrested by Gujarat Police. The former ‘RTI activist’ was arrested over his tweet endorsing a fake news report about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Morbi visit. Saket Gokhale’s tweet spreading fake news It is pertinent to mention here that Press Information Bureau has …

Who is Saket Gokhale? Has he been arrested for a tweet on Morbi bridge tragedy?
2 years ago

Who is Saket Gokhale? Has he been arrested for a tweet on Morbi bridge tragedy?

Firstpost  

Saket Gokhale is an RTI activist, who joined the Trinamool in August 2021. A spokesperson of the party, he has been arrested for spreading fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Morbi in the wake of the bridge collapse Saket Gokhale is in trouble. The Trinamool Congress spokesperson been arrested by the Gujarat Police over a tweet over …

TMC's Saket Gokhale Detained Over Tweet 'Endorsing Fake News' About PM's Trip to Morbi After Bridge Collapse
2 years ago

TMC's Saket Gokhale Detained Over Tweet 'Endorsing Fake News' About PM's Trip to Morbi After Bridge Collapse

News 18  

Gujarat Police on Tuesday detained Trinamool Congress’s national spokesperson Saket Gokhale over a tweet endorsing an alleged fake news about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Morbi after the bridge collapse incident there, an official said. Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien on Tuesday morning tweeted, claiming that party national spokesperson Saket Gokhale has been arrested by the Gujarat Police in …

Gujarat Police arrest Trinamool spokesperson Saket Gokhale over tweet on PM
2 years ago

Gujarat Police arrest Trinamool spokesperson Saket Gokhale over tweet on PM

The Hindu  

The Gujarat Police on Tuesday arrested Trinamool Congress spokesperson Saket Gokhale in connection with his tweet citing an alleged fake news about expenses incurred for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Morbi following the bridge collapse that killed at least 140 people. BJP worker Bhalabhai Kothari had approached the Ahmedabad police’s cyber cell after spotting Mr. Gokhale’s tweet on December …

YouTuber Arrested In UP For Posting Objectionable Tweets From SP Media Cell's Twitter Handle
2 years ago

YouTuber Arrested In UP For Posting Objectionable Tweets From SP Media Cell's Twitter Handle

ABP News  

The Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a YouTuber for allegedly posting objectionable tweets from the Twitter handle of the Samajwadi Party's media cell, officials said on Sunday. On November 23, journalist Manish Pandey registered a complaint at Hazratganj police station against an unidentified person running the SP media cell Twitter handle, police said. Additional Commissioner of Police, Hazratganj, Arvind Kumar …

TMC Leader Saket Gokhale Seeks Initiation Of Criminal Contempt Against OpIndia For Allegedly Insulting SC Over Oral Remarks Made In Nupur Sharma's Case
2 years, 5 months ago

TMC Leader Saket Gokhale Seeks Initiation Of Criminal Contempt Against OpIndia For Allegedly Insulting SC Over Oral Remarks Made In Nupur Sharma's Case

Live Law  

A letter has been written by TMC leader Saket Gokhale to Attorney General of India K.K. Venugopal, for seeking initiation of criminal contempt proceedings against the web portal OpIndia for allegedly insulting the Supreme Court over its oral remarks made in former BJP Spokesperson Nupur Sharma's case.The development came after the Top Court earlier this week came down heavily on …

Delhi HC Directs Twitter to Take Down Defamatory Content Against Historian Vikram Sampath
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Directs Twitter to Take Down Defamatory Content Against Historian Vikram Sampath

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has directed Twitter to take down certain defamatory tweets posted by academician Dr. Audrey Truschke against historian Vikram Sampath over allegations of plagiarism. Justice Amit Bansal, who was dealing with an application by Sampath for removal of the tweets, said that the tweets are defamatory in nature and contain links to the very same letters whose …

HC directs Twitter to take down Audrey Truschke’s tweets alleging plagiarism by Vikram Sampath
2 years, 9 months ago

HC directs Twitter to take down Audrey Truschke’s tweets alleging plagiarism by Vikram Sampath

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed Twitter to take down within 48 hours the tweets of historian Audrey Truschke, in which the allegation of plagiarism was made against historian Vikram Sampath in connection with his works on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. On February 18, the High Court passed an ad-interim order, restraining the three academics from posting the letter or …

Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Twitter's Explanation For Failing To Remove 'Derogatory' Content Against Judiciary, Judges
2 years, 10 months ago

Andhra Pradesh High Court Seeks Twitter's Explanation For Failing To Remove 'Derogatory' Content Against Judiciary, Judges

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday sought an explanation from Twitter for its failure to remove several 'derogatory' comments posted against the judiciary and some High Court judges as per High Court's order. Twitter has been called upon to file a reply by February 7, 2022.A division bench comprising Chief Justice Prashant Kumar Mishra and Justice M. Satyanarayana Murthy …

Case Against Rahul Gandhi For Allegedly Disclosing Rape Victim Identity In Social Media Withdrawn From Delhi Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Case Against Rahul Gandhi For Allegedly Disclosing Rape Victim Identity In Social Media Withdrawn From Delhi Court

Live Law  

A Delhi Court yesterday disposed of as withdrawn a plea filed by BJP Delhi Media Head and Spokesperson Naveen Kumar Jindal against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly disclosing the identity of 9 year old minor victim who was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Delhi Cantt area.Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Dharmendra Singh of Rouse Avenue Court took on record the. …

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess
3 years, 1 month ago

"Respect Public Sentiments": Delhi High Court Tells Twitter To Remove Objectionable Content Regarding Hindu Goddess

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove certain alleged objectional materials regarding a Hindu Goddess.Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was of the view that Twitter should respect sentiments of the public as it was doing business for them. The Delhi High Court has told the social media giant, Twitter to remove …

'No Urgency, You Can Do Without Twitter': Delhi High Court In Sanjay Hegde's Plea For Early Hearing In Twitter Account Suspension Case
3 years, 4 months ago

'No Urgency, You Can Do Without Twitter': Delhi High Court In Sanjay Hegde's Plea For Early Hearing In Twitter Account Suspension Case

Live Law  

While dealing with an application for early-hearing filed by Advocate Sanjay Hegde in the case pertaining to suspension of his Twitter account, the Delhi High Court observed that the matter does not involve any 'urgency' and posted it on September 29.Observing that several other matters of importance are pending, Justice Rekha Palli remarked,"Suspension of Twitter account is no urgency. While …

Removed offending tweet by Rahul Gandhi, Twitter tells Delhi High Court
3 years, 4 months ago

Removed offending tweet by Rahul Gandhi, Twitter tells Delhi High Court

The Hindu  

Microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday, Augut 11, 2021, informed the Delhi High Court that it has removed an offending tweet posted by Congres leader Rahul Gandhi sharing a picture of himself with the parents of 9-year-old alleged rape and murder victim in the capital. Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh posted the hearing on the petition seeking initiation of legal action …

Twitter Tells Delhi High Court That It Has Made Permanent Appointments To Posts Required By New IT Rules
3 years, 4 months ago

Twitter Tells Delhi High Court That It Has Made Permanent Appointments To Posts Required By New IT Rules

Live Law  

Twitter told the Delhi High Court on Friday that it has made permanent appointments to the posts of Chief Compliance Officer, Resident Grievance Officer and Nodal Contact Person on August 4.A single judge bench comprising of Justice Rekha Palli was hearing a plea filed against the non-compliance by Twitter India and Twitter Inc with the Information Technology Rules, 2021. The …

Saket Gokhale voluntarily deletes tweets he vowed not to voluntarily delete
3 years, 5 months ago

Saket Gokhale voluntarily deletes tweets he vowed not to voluntarily delete

Op India  

Rahul Gandhi fanboy Saket Gokhale has deleted the tweets where he made unfounded allegations against Lakshmi Puri, wife of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Saket Gokhale alleged that Puri bought a house worth $2.5 million in Switzerland, for which the couple did not have enough legitimate sources of income. Source: Twitter The Delhi High Court had heavily criticised Gokhale and …

Desecration of Reputation has Become Child's Play, Union Min Hardeep Puri & his Wife Suffered Enough Damage: Delhi HC
3 years, 5 months ago

Desecration of Reputation has Become Child's Play, Union Min Hardeep Puri & his Wife Suffered Enough Damage: Delhi HC

News 18  

The Delhi HC on Tuesday while directing RTI activist Saket Gokhale to delete all tweets against former United Nations Assistant Secretary and wife of Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri-General Lakshmi Puri, said in the age of social media, desecration of the reputation of a public figure has become child’s play. News agency ANI reported, that a bench of Justice C …

Delhi HC directs activist Saket Gokhale to delete tweets against former diplomat Lakshmi Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC directs activist Saket Gokhale to delete tweets against former diplomat Lakshmi Puri

Firstpost  

The court said that if Gokhale failed to delete the tweets within 24 hours of passing the order, then Twitter shall identify the URLs and take necessary action New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed activist Saket Gokhale to immediately delete alleged defamatory tweets against Lakshmi Murdeshwar Puri and restrained him from posting “scandalous” tweets against her and her …

Delhi HC directs Saket Gokhale to delete defamatory tweets on Lakshmi M Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC directs Saket Gokhale to delete defamatory tweets on Lakshmi M Puri

Op India  

Delhi High Court on Monday directed Congress supporter Saket Gokhale to take down the defamatory tweets casting aspersions of impropriety against ex-IFS officer Lakshmi Puri for her house in Switzerland. Earlier, the High Court had come down heavily on Gokhale for putting out allegedly defamatory tweets against former diplomat Puri without due diligence. Former Indian Diplomat Lakshmi Puri, the wife …

Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale To Take Down Tweets Against Lakshmi Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi High Court Asks Saket Gokhale To Take Down Tweets Against Lakshmi Puri

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court found RTI activist Saket Gokhale's tweets against former Indian Assistant Secretary-General to the United Nations, Lakshmi Puri, calling her a "black money hoarder" etc with respect to a disproportionate assets allegation to be prima facie defamatory. The Delhi High Court had questioned Gokhale for his allegedly defamatory tweets against the former Indian Assistant Secretary General at …

Delhi HC slams Saket Gokhale over his tweets targeting Lakshmi Puri
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi HC slams Saket Gokhale over his tweets targeting Lakshmi Puri

Op India  

On Thursday, Delhi High Court slammed Saket Gokhale, a Congress supporter and an ardent fan of senior MP Rahul Gandhi, for putting alleged defamatory tweets out against former diplomat Lakshmi M Puri on Twitter without any due diligence, reports Bar and Bench. During the hearing, the Delhi High Court asked Congress supporter Saket Gokhale about how could he be vilifying …

Ghazaibad FIR : Karnataka High Court Pulls Up UP Police Over Notice To Twitter India MD
3 years, 5 months ago

Ghazaibad FIR : Karnataka High Court Pulls Up UP Police Over Notice To Twitter India MD

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday posed several questions to the UP Police for insisting on appearance of Twitter India's Managing Director Manish Maheshwari for investigation in the FIR related to Ghaziabad video, without ascertaining the basic facts about his and Twitter India's culpability in the matter. "Whether Twitter India is capable of controlling the content?" IT Rules will not …

Twitter Warned By Delhi HC : 'Respond On Compliance With IT Rules Or You're In Trouble'
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter Warned By Delhi HC : 'Respond On Compliance With IT Rules Or You're In Trouble'

Live Law  

Lashing out at social media giant Twitter Inc for non-compliance with the Information Technology Rules, 2021, a single judge bench of Justice Rekha Palli of the Delhi High Court today said it was not going to give Twitter any protection from consequences of non-compliance, and granted Twitter time as sought for, to get back on. Lashing out at social media …

GOI slams Twitter in Delhi HC for failing to fully comply with IT Rules 2021
3 years, 5 months ago

GOI slams Twitter in Delhi HC for failing to fully comply with IT Rules 2021

Op India  

The central government has told the Delhi High Court, Monday, that in spite of 3 months time granted to all SSMIs to comply with the IT Rules 2021, having expired on May 26, Twitter Inc has failed to fully comply with the same, news agency ANI reported. In its affidavit, Centre tells Delhi High Court, “In spite of 3 months …

Twitter has failed to comply with law of land, Centre tells Delhi High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter has failed to comply with law of land, Centre tells Delhi High Court

India Today  

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that Twitter had failed to comply with the new Information Technology Rules, which are law of the land. The Centre said Twitter was a “significant social media intermediary” which was obliged to comply with the IT Rules 2021. In its affidavit, the Centre said, “Twitter Inc failed to comply with new …

Tweets By Mahua Moitra, Swati Chaturvedi Not Violative Of Twitter Policies: Twitter To Delhi High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

Tweets By Mahua Moitra, Swati Chaturvedi Not Violative Of Twitter Policies: Twitter To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

In its reply to a petition filed against Twitter Inc for failure to take action on allegedly derogatory tweets by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra and journalist Swati Chaturvedi, Twitter has told the Delhi High Court that, "The tweets are not of a category for which Twitter takes action under our policies, rules and terms of service. The plea had …

Twitter tells Delhi High Court it's in final stages of appointing resident grievance officer
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter tells Delhi High Court it's in final stages of appointing resident grievance officer

India TV News  

US microblogging and social networking service Twitter has informed the Delhi High Court that it is in the final stages of appointing a resident grievance officer in India. Resident grievance officer among new IT rules Appointing a resident grievance officer is one of several norms which Twitter and other social media platforms operating in India have to follow under the …

Twitter India MD May Not Appear Before Ghaziabad Cops, Challenges Notice in K'taka
3 years, 5 months ago

Twitter India MD May Not Appear Before Ghaziabad Cops, Challenges Notice in K'taka

News 18  

Twitter India’s Managing Director Manish Maheshwari has filed a writ petition in Karnataka High Court challenging the police notice under Section 41A. The social media giant had conveyed to the police that Maheshwari was available for questioning via video call but the cops sent fresh summons on Tuesday, asking the Twitter India MD to appear before it. “After seeing UP …

Ghaziabad Police sends notice to Twitter India MD, asks him to join probe in Loni case
3 years, 6 months ago

Ghaziabad Police sends notice to Twitter India MD, asks him to join probe in Loni case

Firstpost  

The Ghaziabad Police booked Twitter, news website The Wire, besides some journalists and Congress leaders over circulation of a video in which an elderly Muslim man says he was thrashed and asked to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on 5 June. The Ghaziabad Police has sent a notice to the Twitter India Managing Director, asking him to join a probe in …

Ghaziabad assault case: Complaint against Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari, Swara Bhasker
3 years, 6 months ago

Ghaziabad assault case: Complaint against Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari, Swara Bhasker

India TV News  

The Delhi Police has said that a complaint has been received against Twitter MD Manish Maheshwari, actress Swara Bhasker, journalist Arfa Khanum Sherwani and others in connection with the Ghaziabad assault case. He also accused Twitter and Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari of taking no action to remove "false tweets knowing the fact that the incident did not have any …

Twitter India MD Questioned in May Over 'Congress Toolkit' Case: Sources
3 years, 6 months ago

Twitter India MD Questioned in May Over 'Congress Toolkit' Case: Sources

News 18  

The managing director of Twitter in India, Manish Maheshwari, was questioned by Delhi Police last month in the case involving an alleged “Congress toolkit”, sources said on Thursday. The development came a week after Delhi Police teams went to Twitter’s offices in Delhi and Gurugram to follow up on two notices over BJP leader Sambit Patra’s tweet on an alleged …

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection
3 years, 6 months ago

UP Govt First to Book Twitter for ‘Misleading Content’ After Media Giant Loses Protection

News 18  

The Uttar Pradesh government has become the first to book Twitter in a criminal offence after the social media company failed to comply so far with the new IT rules that had come into effect from May 26. Sources in the central government told News18 that social media companies have to comply with the rules to get safe harbour protection …

'Statement Designed To Impede Lawful Inquiry': Delhi Police's Strong-Worded Counter To Twitter
3 years, 6 months ago

'Statement Designed To Impede Lawful Inquiry': Delhi Police's Strong-Worded Counter To Twitter

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Delhi Police, which raided Twitter India’s offices in the national capital and Gurugram in connection with its probe in the toolkit case, on Thursday said the preliminary inquiry was registered on the complaint filed by a representative of the Indian National Congress, adding hence efforts by Twitter to portray it as an FIR filed at the behest …

‘Stop Beating Around the Bush’: Govt-Twitter Feud Escalates
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Stop Beating Around the Bush’: Govt-Twitter Feud Escalates

The Quint  

A plea has been moved in the Delhi HC against microblogging platform against the non-compliance of IT rules by Twitter. According to Livelaw, the petitioner Amit Acharya, a practicing advocate in the Delhi High Court, and the Supreme Court states that Twitter is a "Significant Social Media Intermediary" as laid down under the IT Rules, 2021, and therefore, must ensure …

Congress to Twitter: Tag as ‘manipulated media’ tweets of Union ministers
3 years, 6 months ago

Congress to Twitter: Tag as ‘manipulated media’ tweets of Union ministers

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Tuesdaywrote to Twitter urging it to tag as “manipulated media” tweets of Union ministers for “spreading false and malicious propaganda” related to the alleged toolkit, which the Bharatiya Janata Party has claimed was made to defame Prime Minister Narendra Modi and build a biased narrative over Covid-19 management, and the Central Vista project. This comes days after …

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