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Sanjay Hegde moves Delhi HC against suspension of Twitter account, seeks guidelines to curb censorship on social media
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSenior advocate Sanjay Hegde moved the Delhi High Court on Monday, challenging the suspension of his Twitter account
Sanjay Hegde serves legal notice to Twitter demanding restoration of account, public apology
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSenior Advocate Sanjay Hegde on Thursday sent a legal notice to Twitter demanding that the social media platform restore his account and 'provide a public apology for damaging his reputation'.
Twitter refuses to restore Sanjay Hegde's account; will take social media giant to court, says SC advocate
Fp Staff • 5 years agoSenior advocate Sanjay Hegde's Twitter account had been suspended twice last week, first for his cover image and then for a 2017 tweet.
Masked volunteers carrying rainbow banner disrupt London event criticising abrogation of Article 370 in J&K
• 5 years agoA group of volunteers wearing masks and carrying a rainbow banner representing the LGBTQ community disrupted an event hosted at SOAS University of London.
4 acquitted in Samjhauta blast case: Pakistan summons Indian envoy; BJP calls verdict 'historic', Opposition slams 'double standards'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA special NIA Court in Panchkula on Wednesday acquitted all four accused in the 2007 Samjhauta train bombing case for lack of evidence, invoking sharp and wildly contrasting reactions from Pakistan, the Indian government, victims' families and the Opposition.
In Twitter video, rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra calls Barkha Dutt, Shehla Rashid 'traitors', says they should be 'dragged out of homes'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoRebel Aam Adami Party MLA Kapil Mishra is in the news again — this time, for declaring in a video on Twitter that "we will wage a war against traitors" for their anti-national comments. In the clip, he sings that they "should be dragged out of their homes onto the streets".
Triple talaq ordinance garners mixed response: Activists, Congress accuse BJP of treating issue like 'political football'
Fp Staff • 6 years agoUnder the ordinance passed by the Union Cabinet, giving instant triple talaq is illegal and void, and will attract a jail term of three years for the husband. The decision has garnered a variety of responses from across the political spectrum.
'Big move to empower women', 'unconstitutional': Reactions pour in as Cabinet approves triple talaq ordinance
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe Congress alleged that the Centre was taking fake credit for the triple talaq ordinance, whereas activists said not only Muslim men but even Hindus should face action for abandoning their wives.
HNLU students are challenging society to rethink concepts of equality, justice; matter of time before authorities relent
Avani Bansal • 7 years agoAllegations of sexual harassment by faculty, discrimination between boys and girls with regard to hostel timings, no food facilities after 10.30 pm, arbitrary library timings and all-important administrative positions held by faculty members are among the key issues raised by students.
Protests at HNLU enters second week as law students await concrete decision from interim vice-chancellor
Vandana Agrawal • 7 years agoHNLU students have been demanding withdrawal of hostel curfews as well as a host of changes to administrative rules.