Pune: Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami faces a new complaint, this time under the Cable Televisions Network (Regulation) Act, 1995, for allegedly running the television channel “to create communal hatred, religious polarisation and threatening national integrity”. Social activist Nilesh Navlakha last month lodged a criminal complaint with the Commissioner of Police, Pune, through his lawyer Asim […]
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Freedom of press not absolute: SC asks Arnab to move competent court to quash FIR
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said free citizens cannot exist if the news media cannot speak, and journalistic freedom lies at the core of freedom of expression, but it is not absolute. The observations were made by a bench comprising Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and M.R. Shah, while asking Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami to […]
Arnab Goswami says FIRs against him politically motivated; SC reserves order
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami’s plea seeking quashing of FIRs filed against him for allegedly disturbing communal harmony. Arnab Goswami told the apex court that the case against him is a concerted action by a political party against a journalist. Senior advocate Harish Salve, representing […]
Arnab trying to instil fear psychosis, need insulation, Maharashtra to SC
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government has moved a plea in the Supreme Court stating that Republic TV Editor Arnab Goswami has abused the interim protection by “browbeating, terrorising and intimidating the investigation officer, and levelled a serious allegation against Mumbai Police Commissioner through a debate on the news channel”. Goswami was granted interim protection by […]
Mumbai Police grills Arnab Goswami for over 12 hrs
Mumbai: Republic Media Network on Monday said that its Editor-in-Chief, Arnab Goswami, was interrogated by the Mumbai Police since 9 a.m. and the interrogation continued for over 12 hours, here on Monday. In a statement, the channel said that “he is cooperating with the investigators.” The network also expressed its “deep disappointment” that despite Goswami’s […]
Arnab Goswami gets 3-week protection from SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday granted three weeks protection from arrest to Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in connection with multiple FIRs against him in various states for alleged hate speeches and for defamation of Congress President Sonia Gandhi. A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising Justice M.R. Shah observed there […]
Gujarat Congress files 40 complaints against Arnab Goswami
Gandhinagar: The Congress’ Gujarat unit on Thursday filed 40 police complaints against Arnab Goswami, the Editor-in-Chief of Republic TV, accusing him of instigating communal hatred in the country and using derogatory remarks against the party chief Sonia Gandhi, in his TV show. Lodging a complaint against Goswami in Ahmedabad, state chief Amit Chavda alleged that […]
Kunal Kamra sends legal notice to IndiGo for banning him
New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, in the news following an encounter with news anchor Arnab Goswami during an IndiGo flight, has sent a legal notice to the carrier for banning him for six months and has called the decision “Illegal, high-handed and arbitrary.” The notice sent through Advocate Prashant Sivarajan of Lawmen and White […]