Court asks if Akbar, Ramani could reach settlement in defamation case

A Delhi court on Saturday asked former Union minister M J Akbar and journalist Priya Ramani whether there was a chance of settlement between them in a criminal defamation complaint filed by him......

Sedition cases jump 160% between 2016-19: Rights lawyer

Sedition cases spiked by 160 per cent between 2016 to 2019 and conviction rate in such matters stood at just 3.3 per cent in 2019, according to an analysis of official data by a rights lawyer. The......

#MeToo case: Akbar denies meeting Ramani in hotel

Former Union minister M J Akbar Thursday said before a Delhi court that there was no meeting between him and journalist Priya Ramani in the hotel where she alleges that he sexually misbehaved with......

Delhi HC admits Akbar's appeal against Ramani's acquittal in defamation case

The Delhi high court on Thursday agreed to examine former Union minister M J Akbar's appeal against the trial court order acquitting journalist Priya Ramani in his criminal defamation case over her......