‘Can’t view every speech as defamation’: Delhi court junks BJP ex-MP Chandrashekhar suit against Tharoor | India News

‘Can’t view every speech as defamation’: Delhi court junks BJP ex-MP Chandrashekhar suit against Tharoor | India News

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court dismissed Tuesday a defamation complaint filed by BJP functionary Rajeev Chandrashekhar against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, saying if every speech was viewed as defamation then “freedom of speech and expression would be reduced to nought”.The court of additional chief judicial magistrate Paras Dalal noted there is “no prima facie evidence” … Read more

Rajouri deaths: Leaves of docs, paramedics cancelled in view of ‘health emergency’

Rajouri deaths: Leaves of docs, paramedics cancelled in view of ‘health emergency’

JAMMU: The leaves of all doctors and paramedics at GMC Rajouri have been cancelled in view of a medical alert in the region following the deaths of 17 members of three families from the remote Badhaal village in Kotranka due to a mysterious illness. Eight of the deaths have occurred since Jan 12 alone.On Saturday, … Read more