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Piyush Goyal to visit Brussels to boost negotiations Union commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will visit Brussels on October 27-28 to hold high-level talks with Maros Sefcovic, executive vice-president and European commissioner for trade of the European Union, as both sides intensify efforts to finalise the India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA).The visit comes at…
WashU medical school faces federal civil rights complaint over alleged DEI bias in admissions, residency, and hiring America First Legal (AFL), a conservative legal advocacy group that focuses on defending civil rights and challenging federal policies, has filed a federal civil rights complaint with the US Department of Justice against Washington University School of Medicine…
NEW DELHI: India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Parvathaneni Harish, on Friday called upon Pakistan to end the “grave and ongoing human rights violations” in areas “illegally occupied by it,” particularly in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on ‘The United Nations Organization: Looking into the Future’,…
Alex Soros accepts the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma from Romani Rose (Image credits: AP) Noted human rights advocate and philanthropist George Soros has received the European Civil Rights Prize of the Sinti and Roma for his many years of work supporting Roma communities across Europe.The prize, awarded at a ceremony…
Singer Kumar Sanu has achieved a major legal victory as the Delhi High Court protected his personality and publicity rights. The court ordered the removal of objectionable videos and content that misused his name, voice, likeness, and performances on social media.Sanu had approached the court seeking protection for his personality and publicity rights, including his…
NEW DELHI: It was 11 years ago that Supreme Court recognised transgender people as the ‘third gender’ and upheld their fundamental right to equality and dignity.Observing that discrimination still continued, however, the court on Friday appointed a committee headed by a retired Delhi HC judge to frame a comprehensive equal opportunity policy for the community…
Hritik Roshan, Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar Bollywood is witnessing an unprecedented wave of legal action as its biggest stars rush to courts seeking protection from a growing digital menace—deepfakes, AI-generated content, and unauthorised use of their identities on social media platforms. The latest celebrity to join this fight is Akshay Kumar, who approached the Bombay…
On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court has ordered that it would grant an ad-interim order in favour of actor Akshay Kumar, protecting him from the unauthorised use of his likeness and image through deepfakes and AI-generated material. The court observed that such misuse “not only hurts his stature but has huge consequences,” underlining the urgent…
In the age of AI and Deepfake technology, concerns regarding identity rights are more alarming than ever. Thus, several Bollywood actors reached the High Court to seek protection for their personality rights. Recently, Hrithik Roshan also knocked on the court’s door for the same matter, and he has received relief, as the ruling has come…
Akshay Kumar has approached the Bombay High Court, seeking legal protection over his personality rights amid growing concerns about the misuse of celebrity likeness through artificial intelligence (AI). The actor has reportedly filed a lawsuit against parties allegedly infringing upon his identity by using AI-generated imitations of his persona. Further details on the case are…
