Metro Encounter TV, Jalandhar (2025)

28/09/2025

उपमुख्यमंत्री ने किया चिंतपूर्णी हिल्स में '1971 कैफ़े एवं रेस्टोरेंट' का शुभारंभ
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* बोले...धार्मिक-सांस्कृतिक पर्यटन, आतिथ्य और स्वरोज़गार को नई दिशा देगा यह प्रयास ,250 करोड़ से बनेगा माता श्री चिंतपूर्णी का भव्य भवन

श्री चिंतपूर्णी (ऊना), मेट्रो एनकाउंटर ब्यूरो

उपमुख्यमंत्री मुकेश अग्निहोत्री ने कहा कि प्रदेश सरकार धार्मिक-सांस्कृतिक पर्यटन को नए आयाम देने और आतिथ्य एवं सेवा क्षेत्र में युवाओं के लिए स्वरोज़गार के अवसर सृजित करने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है।

शनिवार को मुबारिकपुर स्थित चिंतपूर्णी हिल्स में नव-स्थापित '1971 कैफ़े एवं रेस्टोरेंट' का शुभारंभ करते हुए उन्होंने कहा कि यह पहल श्रद्धालुओं और पर्यटकों को आधुनिक सुविधाएं उपलब्ध कराते हुए स्थानीय उद्यमशीलता और रोजगार को भी बढ़ावा देगी।

यह कैफ़े माता श्री चिंतपूर्णी मंदिर ट्रस्ट की संपत्ति पर आउटसोर्सिंग मॉडल के तहत संचालित होगा। उद्घाटन अवसर पर विधायक सुदर्शन बबलू, अनुसूचित जाति आयोग के अध्यक्ष कुलदीप धीमान, ब्लॉक कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष रविंद्र शर्मा, एसडीएम अंब सचिन शर्मा, कैफे संचालक दक्ष नेगी व लक्ष्य वैद्य सहित स्थानीय लोग उपस्थित रहे।

उपमुख्यमंत्री ने प्रबंधन को शुभकामनाएं देते हुए विश्वास जताया कि कैफ़े अपनी उत्कृष्ट सेवाओं से श्रद्धालुओं को सुखद अनुभव प्रदान करेगा।

मंदिर में की पूजा-अर्चना, विकास कार्यों की ली जानकारी

कैफ़े उद्घाटन के उपरांत उपमुख्यमंत्री ने माता श्री चिंतपूर्णी मंदिर में मातारानी की पावन पिंडी के दर्शन कर विधिवत पूजा-अर्चना की और प्रदेशवासियों की सुख-समृद्धि की कामना की। उनकी पुत्री डॉ. आस्था अग्निहोत्री भी इस अवसर पर उपस्थित रहीं।
मंदिर ट्रस्ट के सहायक आयुक्त एवं एसडीएम सचिन शर्मा ने उपमुख्यमंत्री को स्मृति चिह्न भेंट कर सम्मानित किया।
उपमुख्यमंत्री ने मंदिर के विकास कार्यों की विस्तृत जानकारी ली और आवश्यक दिशा निर्देश दिए।

250 करोड़ से बनेगा मंदिर का भव्य भवन

उपमुख्यमंत्री ने बताया कि माता श्री चिंतपूर्णी मंदिर के भव्य भवन के निर्माण पर 250 करोड़ रुपये व्यय किए जाएंगे। उन्होंने कहा कि प्रदेश सरकार के लिए देवभूमि हिमाचल के पावन मंदिरों का संरक्षण, सौंदर्यकरण और आधुनिकीकरण सर्वोच्च प्राथमिकता है, जिससे धार्मिक पर्यटन को नई ऊर्जा और दिशा मिलेगी।

उन्होंने बताया कि मंदिर में लागू सुगम दर्शन प्रणाली ने भीड़ प्रबंधन के साथ-साथ वृद्धजनों और दिव्यांगजनों को बड़ी सुविधा प्रदान की है। ऑनलाइन लंगर बुकिंग और ऑनलाइन दर्शन जैसी डिजिटल सेवाएं भी शुरू की गई हैं।

इसके अतिरिक्त प्रसाद योजना के अंतर्गत मंदिर के लिए 56.26 करोड़ रुपये स्वीकृत किए गए हैं। फरवरी 2025 में मंदिर से जुड़े पुजारियों को बनारस हिंदू विश्वविद्यालय से ऑनलाइन प्रशिक्षण भी दिया गया है, ताकि पूजा-पद्धति की पवित्रता और गुणवत्ता सुनिश्चित की जा सके।

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27/09/2025

INDIA LAUNCHES 'SWADESHI' 4G NETWORK

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: The launch of the 'Swadeshi' 4G stack marked India's entry into a league of nations such as Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, and China, which manufacture homegrown telecom equipment.

In a major boost to tele-communication infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G stack, marking India's entry into a coveted league of nations that manufacture telecom equipment.

On the occasion of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's silver jubilee, the PM also commissioned more than 97,500 mobile 4G towers, including 92,600 4G technology sites of the telecom service provider.

These towers have been built at a cost of around Rs 37,000 crore with 'swadeshi' (indigenous) technology.

The launch of the 'Swadeshi' 4G stack marked India's entry into a league of nations such as Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, and China, which manufacture homegrown telecom equipment. The India-made network is cloud-based, future-ready and can upgrade seamlessly to 5G, an official said.

The rollout of the 'swadeshi' 4G network is a transformative step in line with the Prime Minister's vision of a Digital India, bridging the digital divide and empowering rural communities, while paving the way for BSNL's 5G upgrade and integration, an official statement said.

Over 26,700 unconnected villages, including 2,472 of Odisha, in remote, border and left-wing extremism-affected areas will receive connection with this launch.

This will serve over 20 lakh new subscribers, the statement said.

These towers are solar-powered, making them India's largest cluster of green telecom sites and a step forward in sustainable infrastructure.

This apart, the Prime Minister also unveiled India's 100 per cent 4G saturation network through digital Bharat Nidhi, where 29,000 to 30,000 villages are connected in a mission-mode project.

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27/09/2025

BAREILLY CLERIC ARRESTED ON HIS "I LOVE MUHAMMAD" VIDEO

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: Tauqeer Raza, a local cleric and chief of Ittehad-e-Millat Council, whose call for protest supporting the 'I love Muhammad' campaign led to chaos in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly, was arrested on Saturday.

His call for protest supporting the 'I love Muhammad' campaign led to chaos in Bareilly and he was arrested on Saturday. According to officials, a huge crowd, which continued to swell, had gathered outside Raza's house after he posted a video in support of the campaign.

He is currently being interrogated, officials said.

A counter-campaign emerged in Varanasi as religious leaders protested against the 'I love Muhammad' posters with 'I love Mahadev' placards. The religious leaders described their protest as a response to allegedly "provocative" attempts to unsettle communal peace.

Bareilly Senior Superintendent of Police Anurag Arya said while most people dispersed peacefully, a section of the crowd tried to disturb law and order.

"Around 80 to 90 per cent people left after prayers, but a few individuals attempted to provoke others and move towards Islamia Ground. We have reason to believe that some external criminal elements were also involved," the SSP said.

Massive chaos erupted in Bareilly after Friday prayers as the police launched a lathi charge to counter stone pelting by protesters who were holding demonstrations in support of the 'I love Muhammad' campaign. Officials said that 10 policemen were injured in the clash.

This is the latest stand-off in a row that began weeks ago over an 'I love Muhammad' poster. A similar violence took place during protests in Uttar Pradesh's Mau after Friday prayers as some demonstrators allegedly pelted stones upon being asked to return home. The police then resorted to a lathi charge to disperse the crowd.

The protests in support of the 'I love Muhammad' campaign have spread across the country. Earlier this week, a group of minority community members damaged several shops and vehicles and threw stones at a village in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district. Posters with 'I love Mohammed' text written on them cropped up in Karnataka's Davangere, leading to stone pelting between two groups.

Unrest was also reported in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, Maharajganj, Lucknow, and Kaushambi.

The controversy began on September 4 during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi procession in Uttar Kanpur, when a 'I love Muhammad' poster was put on a tent along the route. Local Hindu groups argued that the poster was deliberately installed at a location where Hindu festivals like Ram Navami are celebrated.

Soon after, tensions rose between the two communities. While the Hindus alleged that their posters were torn and taken down, Muslims claimed that they were targeted for expressing love for the Prophet.

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27/09/2025

EX-BJP MP SEEKS PROBE INTO LADAKH VIOLENCE

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: A top BJP leader from Ladakh has questioned the Government's handling of the situation and the killing of four protesters in security forces' firing on Wednesday. Demanding a judicial probe, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, the former MP and face of the BJP in the region, has said that innocent people have been killed and "sacrifices of our young men must not go in vain".

In a letter written to the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Mr Namgyal said that firing on unarmed protestors has shaken public trust and asked for a time-bound and impartial probe.

"There is grave concern that the crisis could have been handled with greater patience. While violence and arson must be condemned, the firing on unarmed protestors has shaken public trust," Mr Namgyal said in the letter.

The protesters demanding statehood and constitutional safeguards for Ladakh turned violent on Wednesday when a mob burnt down the BJP office, Ladakh Hill Council office and also set on fire police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicles. The mob also pelted stones at police and security forces. Police said around 30 police and CRPF men were injured in stone pelting.

In response, security forces opened fire, killing four people and leaving several others injured.

"I write to you with a heavy heart, on behalf of the people of Ladakh and in my personal capacity as a former Member of the 17th Lok Sabha, to express profound sorrow and deep regret over the tragic incident in Leh on September 24, 2025. What began as a peaceful democratic expression turned into violence, leaving four young lives lost, many injured, property damaged, and our community gripped by fear," said Mr Namgyal in his letter to Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta.

In the letter, Mr Namgyal said, "Ladakh stands at a fragile juncture and the sacrifices of our young men must not go in vain"

Mr Namgyal was the BJP MP from Ladakh when Ladakh was carved out as a separate union territory in August 2019 after Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated and stripped of its special status.

Mr Namgyal said the "anguish across Ladakh is profound and citizens seek justice for the innocent lives lost, relief for the injured, and assurance that such a tragedy will never recur."

Demands for a judicial probe are growing louder in Ladakh after bodies of four men killed in firing were handed over to the families on Thursday. Among the dead is a former Army soldier of the Ladakh Scouts.

The trouble started after protesters came out of a venue where activist Sonam Wangchuk was holding a hunger strike. Mr Wangchuk was arrested on Friday under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).

While the government blamed Mr Wangchuk for inciting this violence, Ladakhi leaders allege indiscriminate firing by security forces on protesters and demanded action against those involved in firing on civilians.

"It's a clear case of disproportionate use of force. I demand an impartial and judicial probe into the killing of protesters and injuries to many people," said Haji Hanifa Jan, Member of Parliament from Ladakh.

Joining the chorus for this demand are Leh Apex Body and Ladakh Buddhist Association. Both powerful bodies of Ladakh rejected claims of involvement of Mr Wangchuk in violence and also any outsider hand in the protests in Leh. They said some people from Jammu and Kashmir's Doda, who were injured on Wednesday, were "bystanders when they were hit by bullets during indiscriminate firing".

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27/09/2025

11-YEAR-OLD MOVES SC AGAINST ENTRANCE TESTS

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: A Class 6 student of Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Delhi had applied for admission to a CM SHRI school for the academic year 2025-26.

He has challenged the Delhi Government's admission policy for CM SHRI Schools that requires students to undergo an entrance test for entry into Classes 6th, 7th and 8th.

The writ petition, filed under Article 32 of the Constitution, contends that the admission test violates Article 21-A of the Constitution, which guarantees the right to free and compulsory education and Section 13 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act).

Janmesh Sagar, a Class VI student of Government Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya in Delhi, had applied for admission to a CM SHRI school for the academic year 2025-26.

However, in compliance with a circular dated July 23, 2025, issued by the Government of NCT of Delhi, he was subjected to an entrance test on September 13, 2025.

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26/09/2025

LADAKH LEADER SONAM WANGCHUK'S ARREST SPARKS NATIONAL OUTCRY

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: The arrest of noted environmentalist and social activist Sonam Wangchuk in Ladakh has triggered a storm of political reactions across the country, with observers warning of far-reaching national repercussions.

Wangchuk, who has long championed peaceful protest rooted in Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence, was taken into custody under Section 163 after two days of violent clashes in the region. The violence, which included an attack on a BJP office, has raised tensions in a strategically sensitive area.

According to sources, the arrest came on instructions “from the top,” reflecting the Centre’s hardening stance. Leaders from several opposition parties—both national and regional—have condemned the move, calling it an attack on democratic rights and an attempt to silence dissent. “Arresting a Gandhian voice only exposes the government’s fear of public opinion,” remarked one senior leader.

Senior journalist Bashir Arif from Srinagar described the arrest as “nothing but frustration” on the part of the central government. He argued that the move was intended to divert attention from growing discontent among Ladakhis, who feel ignored and marginalized since the region was carved out as a Union Territory.

“For the first time, Buddhists and Muslims in Ladakh—communities often at odds—appear united. This unity is a political earthquake, and mishandling it risks pushing loyalties towards China or Pakistan,” he cautioned.

Observers underline that Wangchuk has never espoused separatism or militancy. His campaigns have focused on climate change, education, and safeguarding Ladakh’s fragile ecology, all conducted through Gandhian methods of fasts, marches, and peaceful appeals.

His arrest, therefore, is being seen as both unnecessary and counterproductive, potentially radicalizing a community that until now sought redress within the framework of the Indian Constitution.

The larger fear expressed by analysts is that Ladakh, which has historically remained peaceful compared to other border regions, may now drift into instability. “By arresting Wangchuk, the government has handed the moral high ground to the protesters,” said a Delhi-based political observer. “Instead of addressing their legitimate concerns about jobs, environment, and representation, the state has chosen confrontation.”

As protests continue, the arrest of Sonam Wangchuk is no longer seen as a local law-and-order issue but as a test of the Modi government’s ability to manage dissent in border regions. Whether the Centre chooses dialogue or doubles down on force may decide not just the future of Ladakh, but also the credibility of India’s democratic commitment.

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26/09/2025

26 Sept 2025

SC REJECTS BAN ON SALMAN RUSHDIE'S SATANIC VERSES IN INDIA

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to ban Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel The Satanic Verses, keeping it legally available despite past objections.

The plea was heard before a bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta, and was filed by advocate Chand Qureshi.

The petitioners argued that the novel, which has long been a subject of international controversy, should be banned in India due to its allegedly blasphemous content. The counsel representing the petitioners cited the Delhi High Court’s November 2024 order in support of the plea.

However, the high court had previously concluded proceedings on a challenge to the Rajiv Gandhi government’s 1988 decision to prohibit the import of the book. At the time, it noted:

“Since authorities have failed to produce the relevant notification, it has to be presumed that it does not exist.”

How did the Supreme Court respond?

The apex court bench observed that the plea was effectively a challenge to the Delhi High Court’s earlier judgment. In dismissing the petition, the bench remarked:

“You are effectively challenging the judgement of the Delhi High Court.”

With this ruling, the Supreme Court signalled that no fresh legal barrier exists to the book’s availability in the country.

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26/09/2025

26 Sept 2025

SC ALLOWS GREEN FIRECRACKERS IN DELHI, NCR

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court allowed certified manufacturers of green crackers to manufacture green crackers in Delhi-NCR, subject to the condition that they will not be sold in the NCR. These manufacturers must have permits from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) and the Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO).

The Supreme Court's direction came on Friday (September 26) when it asked the Centre to take a decision on revising the absolute ban on manufacture of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR after holding consultations with all the stakeholders, Live Law reported.

“In the meantime, we permit the manufacturers who are having the certification of green crackers as certified by the NEERI as well as PESO to manufacture. However, this will be subject to an undertaking by the manufacturers to this Court that until further orders passed by this Court, they would not sell any of their crackers in the prohibited areas,” the Supreme Court said.

A bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria passed the order in the MC Mehta case.

The Supreme Court will hear the matter next on October 8.

What's the case?
On April 3, the Supreme Court had passed an order, extending the firecracker ban in NCR to the entire year instead of just the winter season.

During the hearing, it was argued by some parties that the April 3 order was in conflict with the 2018 judgment in the Arjun Gopal case.

The bench said that it was not proposing to go into that issue at this moment.

The bench observed in the order that a complete ban may not be practical and ideal. In this regard, the bench pointed out that the absolute ban on mining in Bihar had led to the rise of illegal mining mafias.

“As has been experienced, that in spite of there being a complete ban, the ban could not be implemented,” the court said.

It added, "As was noticed by us in one of the judgments wherein in the State of Bihar, a complete ban on mining, had led to illegal mafias engaging in the business of mining. In that view of the matter, it is necessary that a balanced approach must be adopted."

Observing that a "balanced approach" has to be taken, the Supreme Court bench asked Additional Solicitor General of India Aishwarya Bhati to communicate to the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to take all stakeholders on board before taking a decison.

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26/09/2025

TRUMP'S 100% TARIFF ON PHARMA IMPORTS FROM OCT 1 TO HIT INDIA

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced tariffs of up to 100 per cent on imports of branded and patented pharmaceutical drugs, starting October 1, 2025. India's pharmaceuticals sector, one of the most dependent domestic industries on trade with America, could be significantly impacted by the move.

"Starting October 1st, 2025, we will be imposing a 100 per cent Tariff on any branded or patented Pharmaceutical Product, unless a Company IS BUILDING their Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Plant in America," the Republican leader said on Truth Social.

Trump's posts showed that his devotion to tariffs did not end with the trade frameworks and import taxes that were launched in August, a reflection of the president's confidence that taxes will help reduce the government's budget deficit while increasing domestic manufacturing.

""IS BUILDING" will be defined as, "breaking ground" and/or "under construction." There will, therefore, be no Tariff on these Pharmaceutical Products if construction has started. Thank you for your attention to this matter," he added.

In his latest tariff blitz, Trump also slapped 50 per cent duty on imports of kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 per cent on upholstered furniture, and 25 per cent on heavy trucks.

While Trump did not provide a legal justification for the tariffs, he appeared to stretch the bounds of his role as commander-in-chief by stating that the taxes were needed “for National Security and other reasons.”

IMPACT ON INDIA

America is India's largest export market for pharmaceutical goods. In FY 24, of India's $27.9 billion worth of pharma exports, 31 per cent or $8.7 billion (Rs 77,138 crore) went to the US, according to the Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India, an industry body. Another $3.7 billion (Rs 32,505 crore) worth of pharma products were exported in just the first half of 2025.

Per reports, India supplies over 45 per cent of generic and 15 per cent of biosimilar drugs used in the US. Firms like Dr Reddy's, Aurobindo Pharma, Zydus Lifesciences, Sun Pharma and Gland Pharma reportedly earn anywhere from 30-50 per cent of their total revenues from the American market.

Although the latest American tariffs appear to mainly target branded and patented drugs -- a segment dominated by multinational giants -- uncertainty looms over whether complex generics and speciality medicines from India would also be under the scanner. Moreover, large players already have manufacturing facilities in the US.

American consumers depend on low-cost generics manufactured in India. Higher tariffs would lead to price hikes, inflation and drug shortages in the country. Meanwhile, Indian companies, operating on thin margins in the US generics space, may struggle to absorb costs if tariffs are imposed on them, and end up passing them on to US consumers or insurers.

Trump has already slapped 50 per cent tariffs on Indian imports, which also includes a 25 per cent 'penalty' for continued purchase of Russian oil.

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26/09/2025

PAK PM ECHOES TRUMP'S CLAIM ON SINDOOR CEASEFIRE

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: Did Pakistan just admit the US helped it in securing a ceasefire with India during Operation Sindoor? A readout of what Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir discussed with US President Donald Trump indicated the American leader played quite a role in initiating the ceasefire.

India has several times denied claims that Mr Trump had a hand in brokering the ceasefire after its airstrikes on terror and military infrastructure in Pakistan, following the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists in April.

The US president, however, has been speaking in the same voice as Pakistan's leaders with the claim that he was one of the reasons why the two nuclear-armed neighbours agreed to a ceasefire and stopped tension from escalating.

The Pakistani statement said: "Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir met with US President Donald J Trump at the Oval Office today. The Prime Minister lauded President Trump's bold, courageous and decisive leadership for facilitating the Pakistan-India ceasefire and praised his initiative to invite key Muslim world leaders in efforts to bring an immediate end to the conflict in Gaza and restore peace in the Middle East."

"The leaders discussed enhancing the bilateral partnership, with the Prime Minister inviting US investment in Pakistan's key sectors and stressing the need to further enhance security and intelligence cooperation. The Prime Minister also extended a warm and cordial invitation to President Trump to undertake an official visit to Pakistan, at his convenience," the Pakistani statement said.

Right from Day 1 of the ceasefire, India has always maintained it was Pakistan's top military officer who contacted his Indian counterpart to end hostilities and make peace.

When that communication came, India had already destroyed several key terror infrastructure in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) and military targets like hangar, radar, anti-aircraft platforms, and even a highly prized airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft while it was on the ground.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted him to say "the Pakistanis are ready to talk", after which Pakistan's Director-General of Military Operations reached out to India.

"There was no call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Trump between April 22 (the Pahalgam terror attack) and June 17 (the date the ceasefire was announced)," Mr Jaishankar said in parliament recently during a debate on Operation Sindoor.

Unlike the 2016 Uri surgical strikes, 2019 Balakot airstrikes, or other past Indian operations which were limited in scale and scope, Operation Sindoor was technologically robust, expansive and unlike any mission India has ever carried out. The move to strike deep into Pakistan-occupied territory revealed one thing: a departure from prior doctrine.

Operation Sindoor is still going on; India's forces will strike anywhere from where terror comes, the government has said. The operation was not only the most expansive cross-border strike conducted by India since the Balakot operation, but also represented an evolution in India's strategic posture.

After intelligence agencies linked the Pahalgam attackers to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a Pakistan-based terrorist organisation with a long track record of targeting Indian civilians and security forces, India struck nine locations across Pakistan and PoK including Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Bahawalpur, Rawalakot, Chakswari, Bhimber, Neelum Valley, Jhelum, and Chakwal.

The total number of missile strikes stood at 24, making this the most extensive single-day precision operation India has ever executed.

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25/09/2025

THAKURTA WINS AS DISTRICT JUDGE LIFTS GAG ORDER ON REPORTING ON ADANI ENTERPRISES

From Our Bureau

NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Thursday lifted the gag order imposed by a civil court restraining journalist Paranjoy Guha Thakurta from reporting on Adani.

District judge Sunil Chaudhary said that Thakurta will not be bound to follow the gag order till the senior civil judge hears him and passes a fresh order.

The district judge asked the civil judge (trial court) to hear the case on September 26 at 2 PM.

"Needless to say that Ld. trial court while passing the fresh orders on the application under Order 39 Rule 1 and 2 CPC will consider the principles of law settled qua the grant of interim injunction. The appeal is disposed off accordingly and the appellant will not be liable to follow the order dated 06.09.2025 till fresh orders are passed by the court of Ld. Senior Civil Judge upon hearing him," the Court said.

The gag order in the matter was passed on September 6 by senior civil judge Anuj Kumar Singh of the Rohini Court, who ordered the removal of the defamatory content against AEL and also asked the journalists to refrain from publishing unverified and defamatory information about the company.

Apart from the five named journalists, injunction was also issued against John Doe defendants (unknown defendants).

An appeal filed by journalists Ravi Nair, Abir Dasgupta, Ayaskant Das and Ayush Joshi against the order was allowed by judge Ashish Aggarwal on September 18.

Thakurta's appeal was heard by Judge Chaudhary in detail on two days, after which he reserved his orders on September 24.

Notably, the civil judge's injunction order has been challenged by digital news platform Newslaundry as well.

Newslaundry and journalist Ravish Kumar have also challenged the Central government's orders to take down the allegedly defamatory content pursuant to the court's injunction.

The case arose after Adani Enterprises filed a defamation suit before the civil judge alleging that certain journalists, activists and organisations damaged its reputation and cost its stakeholders billions of dollars by causing massive loss to its image, brand equity and credibility of India’s brand as a country.

Adani Enterprises argued that these journalists and activists have “aligned with anti-India interests and have been continuously targeting Adani Enterprises’ infrastructure and energy projects which are critical to India’s infrastructure and energy security and have disrupted these projects with ulterior motives”.

AEL referred to the articles published on paranjoy.in, adaniwatch.org and adanifiles.com.au and said that these websites have repeatedly published defamatory content against the company, the Adani Group, as well as its founder and chairman Gautam Adani.

After considering the case, the civil court ruled that AEL had made a prima facie case for grant of interim injunction.

This led to the appeal before the district judge.

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