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United News of India
29-05-2025
- Politics
- United News of India
SC initiates Suo Motu contempt case against journalist Ajay Shukla over alleged scandalous remarks
New Delhi, May 29 (UNI) The Supreme Court has initiated suo motu criminal contempt proceedings against Chandigarh-based journalist and YouTuber Ajay Shukla for allegedly making scandalous remarks against a Supreme Court judge. The case, titled "In Re: Scandalous Remarks Made by Mr. Ajay Shukla, Editor-in-Chief, Varprad Media Pvt. Ltd., a Digital Channel", has been listed for hearing on Friday before a three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, Justice Augustine George Masih, and one more judge who is yet to be nominated. This marks the first suo motu criminal contempt case taken up by the Apex Court in 2025. Although the exact content triggering the contempt proceedings has not been officially disclosed, a review of Shukla's recent uploads on his YouTube channel suggests the controversy may be linked to a video posted around the retirement of Justice Bela M. Trivedi. The video's caption reportedly referred to her as a 'Godi judge', a derogatory term implying bias in favour of the central government. Further developments are expected following the listing of the case later this week. UNI SNG RN
New Indian Express
29-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Supreme Court initiates suo motu contempt case against journalist Ajay Shukla
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday initiated a suo motu criminal contempt of court case against a Chandigarh-based journalist and YouTuber, Ajay Shukla, for his alleged and scandalous remarks against Justice Bela M Trivedi (now retired). According to the Supreme Court's causelist, the case is listed for hearing on May 30, Friday, before a three-judge bench of the top court, headed by Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih and a third judge yet to be decided. The case was titled as 'In Re: Scandalous Remarks Made By Mr Ajay Shukla, Editor-in-Chief, Varprad Media Pvt Ltd, a Digital Channel'. Shukla, in his YouTube channel, recently posted a video on the retirement of apex court judge, Justice Trivedi. In the video, the caption was described as Justice Trivedi (Former Judge) as 'Godi judge', a term describing someone as favouring Central government.
Business Recorder
10-05-2025
- Politics
- Business Recorder
Azma raps Indian media for twisting facts
LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari has said that Godi media has become a disgrace under the guise of journalism and has stooped to extreme levels in appeasing the Modi government. She said that the Modi regime fabricates a lie, and the Indian media multiplies and spreads it a hundred times over. Indian media reports are twisting facts to such an extent that they are now making false claims of capturing Pakistani cities, Azma said. She remarked that, according to Godi media, India has already conquered the whole of Pakistan. However, the reality on the ground is that all Pakistani cities are safe, and life is continuing as normal. Azma Bokhari further said that Indian media has turned into a cartoon network, and free media around the world is now mocking the Modi regime and its allied Godi media. She said India has always aspired to get close to Pakistani cities but has never succeeded — and, God willing never will. Azma revealed that Modi himself has been hiding in a bunker for the past week, while Indian forces have been facing humiliating defeats at the hands of the Pakistani military for the last three days. She stated that the Pakistan Air Force is thwarting the enemy's ambitions and making history. The PAF has shot down five Indian aircraft, a fact that is also being confirmed by international media. Thankfully, all Pakistani aircraft remain completely safe, she said. Azma Bokhari said the Indian media is broadcasting fabricated news to cover up this embarrassment and to shield the Modi government from global disgrace. She concluded by affirming that Pakistan's brave armed forces know how to defend every inch of their land, and the nation is immensely proud of its military. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Russia Today
25-04-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
Zelensky ‘blatantly lying' over claims Russia sabotaging Ukraine-Africa ties
Claims by Ukraine's Vladimir Zelensky that Russia is undermining Kiev's diplomatic efforts in Africa are 'pure lies,' South African politician Themba Godi has told RT. In a speech during a visit to South Africa on Thursday, Zelensky accused Moscow of pursuing an anti-Ukraine policy in Africa and on other continents, including Latin America. '[Russian President Vladimir] Putin …does not want Ukraine to build normal human, primarily humanitarian and economic relations with the countries of your continent. They want an exclusive presence on continents, both in your country and in other countries,' Zelensky told South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Godi, president of the African People's Convention Party (APC), called the remarks a smokescreen for Ukraine's own controversial conduct in Africa. 'It's so sad for him to come all the way from Ukraine and make such a blatantly false statement. I think part of the reason why some of us are strongly opposed to Zelensky beyond his being a puppet of NATO is the fact that they support terrorists in the Sahel region,' he told RT in an interview on Thursday. 'If you look at the havoc being caused in northern Mali, in northern Burkina Faso, as well as the central and eastern parts of Niger, with the support of Ukraine, it really is something that has nothing to do with Russia,' he added. Zelensky's visit to Pretoria has sparked widespread criticism from South African political commentators and activists due to what they called his dismissive attitude toward a 2023 Ramaphosa-led peace initiative. The publicized purpose of the trip, which Ramaphosa says is the first by a Ukrainian leader to South Africa in over three decades, had been to discuss the process of resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict. According to the South African president, Zelensky has expressed readiness for an unconditional ceasefire – a commitment Godi has called 'empty rhetoric.' The APC believes that the Ukrainian leader's visit to Pretoria is a 'desperate PR exercise' to gain sympathy amid strained relations with the US, which had been its main weapons supplier in the fight against Moscow. He claimed Zelensky 'did not care about countries of the south or of the continent,' which have now distanced themselves from him because they see him as a 'warmonger' and a 'puppet of external forces.' However, Matthew Parks, parliamentary coordinator for the Congress of South African Trade Unions, said past difficult history should not stop efforts to negotiate a ceasefire with Ukraine. 'You negotiate not with your friends, but with people you've had very difficult relations with, very painful moments. But then the point is there must be discussions, and that's always been South Africa's history,' Parks told RT.
