A Delhi court has dismissed a criminal defamation complaint against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, holding that no prima facie case was made out to continue proceedings. The case stemmed from remarks she made during the 2024 Lok Sabha election campaign regarding AAP leader Somnath
A Mumbai Sessions Court on January 30, 2026 granted relief to Bollywood actor Salman Khan in a defamation case filed by filmmaker Abhinav Kashyap. The court rejected Kashyap’s plea to frame charges against Khan, finding insufficient evidence to proceed at this stage. Case Background Abhinav Kashyap had filed the complaint alleging that Salman Khan made […]
A court in Bathinda, Punjab, has directed actor-politician Kangana Ranaut to appear in person on October 27 in a defamation case. The court rejected her plea to attend via video conferencing. Case Origins The suit was filed by 73-year-old Mahinder Kaur from Bahadurgarh Jandian village, Bathinda. She alleges that during the 2020–21 farmers’ protest, Kangana […]
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, have filed a defamation lawsuit in Delaware against U.S. commentator Candace Owens. The lawsuit arises from Owens’ repeated claims that Brigitte Macron was born male and was formerly known as her brother, Jean-Michel Trogneux. The Macrons say these claims are false. Evidence to be Presented Their […]
US President Donald Trump has filed a $15 billion defamation and libel lawsuit against The New York Times, four of its journalists, and Penguin Random House. The complaint claims various articles and a book published before the 2024 U.S. election contain false statements and distortions that harmed Trump’s reputation. Key Claims The suit accuses the […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has publicly distanced himself from a legal submission filed in his name before a Pune court, which claimed he faced a threat to his life in an ongoing defamation case. Who Filed the Plea? The application was submitted on August 13 by Advocate Milind D. Pawar in a defamation case connected […]
The Supreme Court on Thursday extended the stay on the summons issued to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by a magistrate court in Maharashtra in a defamation case concerning his remarks on Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. The case stems from Gandhi’s statement during a rally in which he allegedly said, “Savarkar wrote mercy petitions to the British.” […]















