A 30-year-old legal battle finally ends in victory!  The Madras High Court has ordered Sun TV to pay ₹10 lakh in damages to actor R Sukanya. The case dates back to a 1996 broadcast where forest bandit Veerappan made wild, unverified allegations. The court ruled that since the channel had total editorial control to edit the footage, it had a duty to verify the facts before airing them. Read the landmark ruling on… https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/actor-sukanya-wins-30-year-defamation-battle-against-sun-tv-over-veerappan-interview-vpyrcyqb?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ActorSukanya #MadrasHighCourt #SunTV #DefamationCase

Congress leader K C Venugopal files defamation complaint against Haryana man over politically motivated allegations ahead of Kerala Assembly elections https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/kc-venugopal-defamation-complaint-kerala-elections-jh8ie019?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #KCVenugopal #DefamationCase #KeralaElections2026 #Congress #UDF

Indigenous identity researcher loses defamation case in Sask.
A Saskatchewan judge has awarded an academic $70,000 in damages, ruling she was defamed by statements that she was pretending to be Indigenous to further her career.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/coupal-leroux-defamation-identity-9.7132040?cmp=rss

Indigenous identity researcher loses defamation case in Sask.
A Saskatchewan judge has awarded an academic $70,000 in damages, ruling she was defamed by statements that she was pretending to be Indigenous to further her career.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/coupal-leroux-defamation-identity-9.7132040?cmp=rss

Indigenous identity researcher loses defamation case in Sask.
A Saskatchewan judge has awarded an academic $70,000 in damages, ruling she was defamed by statements that she was pretending to be Indigenous to further her career.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/coupal-leroux-defamation-identity-9.7132040?cmp=rss

Vancouver councillor suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over drug comments
Ken Sim said at a press conference last week that he was misled by a picture he had seen, reportedly showing Orr distributing drugs on Christmas Day.
#Politics #KenSim #seanorr
https://globalnews.ca/news/11724420/vancouver-councillor-suing-mayor-ken-sim-defamation-drug-comments/

Vancouver councillor suing Mayor Ken Sim for defamation over drug comments
Ken Sim said at a press conference last week that he was misled by a picture he had seen, reportedly showing Orr distributing drugs on Christmas Day.
#Politics #KenSim #seanorr
https://globalnews.ca/news/11724420/vancouver-councillor-suing-mayor-ken-sim-defamation-drug-comments/

Woman who accused Quebec cardinal of misconduct did not defame the cleric: lawyer
A lawyer for the woman who has accused Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet of sexual misconduct has told a Montreal courtroom that she did not defame the high-ranking cleric.
#Canada #MarcOuellet
https://globalnews.ca/news/11724278/marc-ouellet-pamela-groleau/