Karnataka High Court quashes defamation case against Satish Jarkiholi
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against Congress leader and Minister for Public Works, Satish Jarkiholi, over his 2022 remarks on the word "Hindu." He had stated that the term has a "dirty and insulting meaning" in Persian, leading to allegations of defamation and hurting religious sentiments.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while allowing Jarkiholi's petition, noted that the defamation allegations did not satisfy the requirements under s. 499 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The court explained that defamation must target a definite and determinate group, as established in the Supreme Court's 1972 ruling in G. Narasimhan & Others vs T.V. Chokkappa. It held that defamation of an indefinite class of people, as alleged in this case, cannot constitute an offence under s. 500 of the IPC.
The complaint, filed by Bengaluru-based advocate Dilip Kumar, also invoked s. 153 of the IPC, which pertains to provocation with intent to cause a riot. However, the court ruled that Jarkiholi’s statement did not meet the essential ingredients of this section, as there was no evidence of intent to provoke rioting.
Jarkiholi's statement was made during a rally organised by the Manava Bandhutva Vedike in Nippani, Belagavi district, in November 2022.
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Trump repeats claim he stopped potential nuclear war between India and Pakistan
New York/Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump has repeated his claim of resolving the India-Pakistan conflict and asserted that Islamabad's leadership credited him for saving millions of lives.
"We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India. And the head of Pakistan, a highly respected General, he's a Field Marshal and also the Prime Minister of Pakistan, said President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more...,” Trump said Monday.
He made these remarks at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, flanked by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
“You know, eight planes were shot down. That war was starting to rage, and he actually said the other day that President Trump saved 10 million lives, maybe more. So we solved all these wars. The only one I haven't solved yet is Russia, Ukraine,” he said.
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Since May 10, when Trump announced on social media that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate” ceasefire after a “long night” of talks mediated by Washington, he has repeated his claim over 60 times that he “helped settle” the tensions between the two neighbours.
New Delhi has consistently denied any third-party intervention.
India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7, targeting terror infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians.
India and Pakistan reached an understanding on May 10 to end the conflict after four days of intense cross-border drone and missile strikes.
