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NBDSA orders News18 India to remove broadcast promoting superstition and religious intolerance based on complaint by activist Indrajeet Ghorpade
Following the complaint, News18 India warned by NBDSA over airing controversial interview with religious preacher, orders removal of content from digital platforms for violating broadcasting ethics.
One more case of centralisation & executive overreach: Press & Registration of Periodicals Bill, 2023
From powers of search and seizure, a plethora of provisions threatens media freedoms
RSS weekly Organiser ordered to take down article claiming principal of Christian school is exploiting nuns, students: Delhi HC
The Court observed that the reports were published in a reckless manner without any factual verification and were tarnishing the image and reputation of the school principal.
CJP escalates complaint against Times Now Navbharat show on Gyanvapi Mosque to NBDSA
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The show made contentious, one-sided and misinformed statements regarding the Supreme Court and the ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque
Woman seen heckling old Muslim man not “reporter” but part of right-wing ecosystem of hate
Controversial rise of YouTube channel ‘The Rajdharma’ has raised concerns about the mislabelling of content on the internet as journalism, boding ill for a serious dilution of both journalism and ethics.
Attack on freedom of speech: CPI(M) leader receives call from police over meme on Savarkar
When Sadique Basha questioned them on the law under which police took notice of the social media meme, the police backed down
Supreme Court finds self-regulation of TV to be “ineffective”, will frame stringent laws
CJI Chandrachud: “Unless you make the rules stringent no TV channel has no compulsion to comply. For any violation if there is a lakh penalty then what stops them?"
NAJ, DUJ blasts Union Govt Bill(s) on Media
Stress Necessity of Tripartite Autonomous Media Commission to Save Journalism
IIM faculty members write an open letter to corporate India to ‘De-fund Hate Speech’
Present and retired stake holders of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bengaluru have appealed to corporate India to stop funding hate
Growing calls for social and economic boycott of Muslims surfacing on social media, plea in the Supreme Court
In the plea moved, Kapil Sibal highlighted the open calls for killing and boycott of Muslims being made pan-India, action against participating police officers failing to prevent hate speeches in rallies sought
SC asks petitioners to not watch channels spreading hate, states that legal remedies available already
Justice Oka: “If you do not like them, then do not watch them. When some wrong thing is shown, it is also about perception. Is there not freedom of expression?”
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