X Plans Appeal After Karnataka HC Orders Takedown Compliance

By BPN News Desk September 29, 2025

Law & Order National

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has announced it will appeal a recent Karnataka High Court ruling that requires the company to comply with government-issued takedown notices. The firm called the order “deeply concerning,” warning that it could empower millions of police officers to

Law & Order National

Supreme Court: Commercial Speech Isn’t an Absolute Freedom

By BPN News Desk August 25, 2025

The Supreme Court has emphasized that freedom of speech does not extend automatically to commercial content, particularly when it involves public performances or entertainment. The ruling came in cases involving stand-up comics whose material mocked persons with disabilities. Apologies Extorted by Influence Comedians like Samay Raina, Vipun Goyal, and others were asked by

Law & Order National

Supreme Court Protects Cartoonist Hemant Malviya

By BPN News Desk July 15, 2025

The Supreme Court on July 15, 2025 granted interim protection from arrest to Indore-based cartoonist Hemant Malviya. He is facing an FIR filed in May by an RSS worker, alleging that he shared offensive cartoons and comments targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, RSS volunteers, and Hindu deities on social media in 2021. Court’s Strong Warning A bench comprising […]

International

Judge Blocks Trump from Deporting or Detaining Mahmoud Khalil

By BPN News Desk June 12, 2025

In a significant legal rebuke to the Trump administration, a federal judge has ruled that Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist, cannot be deported or detained on the grounds of U.S. foreign policy concerns. The ruling comes amid growing national scrutiny over attempts to suppress political speech on college campuses and among […]

State News West India

Maharashtra Government’s Selective Actions Spark Political Controversy

By BPN News Desk March 27, 2025

The Maharashtra government’s recent actions have ignited a political controversy, with accusations of selective enforcement and suppression of free speech. Government’s Response to Kunal Kamra’s Satirical Performance Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra is under investigation for alleged defamation following a satirical performance that critiqued Deputy Chief

Editorials Opinion

Karma for Kamra: When Free Speech Becomes a Convenient Cause

By BPN News Desk March 24, 2025

Kunal Kamra is hurt. Not physically—though a vandalized comedy venue can certainly bruise the ego—but morally, philosophically, democratically. The comedian is now the poster child for free speech, surrounded by the usual sound bites: “intolerance,” “fascism,” “muzzling dissent.” And right behind him, waving the same banner, is the Shiv Sena (UBT) faction, suddenly