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Supreme Court to hear The Wire’s plea on 27 August in criminal defamation case filed against it by Jay Shah
•The Supreme Court said it would hear on 27 August, the pleas of news portal 'The Wire' in a criminal defamation case filed against them by Jay Shah.
Jay Shah defamation case: SC asks Gujarat court not to initiate proceedings against The Wire, journalist till 12 April
Fp Staff •The apex court also asked Jay Shah and other who filed the case against The Wire to file their responses within two weeks to the journalists' plea.
Gujarat High Court rules that The Wire must face trial for defamation in Jay Amit Shah case
•The Gujarat High Court on Monday rejected a petition filed by news portal 'The Wire' seeking quashing of a criminal defamation case filed against it by BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay over an article related to his company.
Jay Shah defamation case: Gujarat High Court rejects The Wire's plea challenging gag order by Ahmedabad court
•The Gujarat High Court rejected a petition by 'The Wire' challenging a gag order passed by a lower court in a civil defamation case filed by BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay Shah over an article published by the news portal
Ahmedabad court adjourns Jay Shah defamation case to 16 December as he seeks exemption from appearance
Fp Staff •A court in Ahmedabad on Monday adjourned the hearing in the criminal defamation case filed by BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay Shah against news portal 'The Wire' to 16 December.
Jay Amit Shah vs The Wire as it happened: Ahmedabad court shifts case to 16 October; businessman's lawyer fails to turn up
Fp Staff •Jay Amit Shah filed his affidavit in court No. 13 of additional chief metropolitan magistrate SK Gadhvi, who later ordered a court of enquiry under Section 202 of Criminal Procedure Code.
Gauri Lankesh murdered: South Asia Media Defenders Network demands swift probe in journalist's death
Ians •An informal association of editors expressed sadness and anger at the gunning down of the leading of journalist Gauri Lankesh outside her home in Bengaluru on 5 September.
Malini Parthasarathy quits as the Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu
Fp Staff •A year and a half after two high-profile resignations in The Hindu, another senior person has quit the Chennai-based newspaper. Malini Parthasarthy, the editor of The Hindu, has resigned from her position.
The Hindu finds an ad crass - but who defines 'crass'?
Anant Rangaswami •If crassness becomes a ground for refusing to accept an ad, a large percentage of ads that we see currently would never have made it.
It's official: N Ravi made editor-in-chief, Malini P editor of The Hindu
Fp Staff •In a comeback of sorts, N. Ravi has taken over as Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, and Malini Parthasarathy as Editor of The Hindu after Siddharth Varadarajan resigned as the editor of The Hindu.