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Indian comic faces jail over tweets on Supreme Court

November 23, 2020 5:00 AM

In a 2017 stand-up routine, Indian comedian Kunal Kamra made fun of university students being called "anti-national".

Top Indian lawyer faces jail over contempt of court

August 24, 2020 5:00 AM

NEW DELHI • One of India's most prominent lawyers faces a deadline today to apologise to the Supreme Court or risk going to jail, in a case testing the judiciary's openness to criticism and sparking a debate on freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy.

Indian lawyer, convicted by Supreme Court over tweets, faces deadline

August 23, 2020 4:31 PM

NEW DELHI (REUTERS) - One of India's most prominent lawyers faces a Monday (Aug 24) deadline to apologise to the Supreme Court or risk jail in a case testing the judiciary's openness to criticism and sparking a debate on freedom of speech in the world's largest democracy.

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