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When Some Titans Of Indian Media Crawled On All Fours, Like Ex-Prince Andrew, To Cover Up Or Bury The Indian Links in Epstein Files
All early birds need not catch the worm. The E-paper of The Indian Express is among the earliest to be uploaded every day. So it was on February 1,...
Delving into the hearts and minds of ‘killers’ who took the life of journalist-activist, Gauri Lankesh
This third excerpt from the much acclaimed book by...
Adani Gag Orders Face Judicial Scrutiny: Four journalists secure relief, Guha’s appeal still pending
Judicial intervention restores publication rights for some, but fragmented outcomes leave others gagged, underscoring the high stakes for investigative reporting
Between Free Speech and Public Order: Dissecting the complaint against Anjana Om Kashyap
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A ruling by a Lucknow court against an Aaj Tak anchor couches this existing debate on the question of whether the responsibility for divisive programming falls on either the individual presenter or the network.
Contrasting two lists: one with “facts” on right-wing deaths, the second, targeting other writers after Gauri Lankesh
This second excerpt from the much-acclaimed book by Rollo...
From news to real estate: P Sainath on how corporate power is undermining media freedom
The other day, P. Sainath was in Ahmedabad to...
The emergence of Gauri Lankesh, a fiery no-nonsense editor in Kannada
Last year, in 2024, Rollo Romig, an American journalist...
Storms battered her from outside, but she stood, an unwavering flame: Gauri Lankesh
Shivasundar, a freelance journalist, writer, and longtime associate and dear friend of fiery activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was assassinated on September 5, 2017, by extremists alleged to belong to the dreaded Sanatan Sanstha has penned this heartfelt poem on Gauri. On the eighth anniversary of her dastardly assassination.
Journalists’ bodies strongly condemn sedition charges against Siddharth Varadarajan, Karan Thapar of The Wire
Both the Press Club of India and the Indian Women Press Corps alleged that the Assam Police unleashed vindictive actions against the journalists through the Crime Branch
Communal violence erupts in Yavat, Pune over social media post; 17 arrested, multiple FIRs registered
A post alleging a temple rape in Madhya Pradesh sparked riots in Pune’s Yavat, a village already tense after a Shivaji statue desecration. As mobs torched vehicles and attacked property, police imposed curfew orders, fired tear gas, and launched a crackdown with multiple FIRs and mass detentions
Sumit Chakravartty: The gentle editor who was firm in his commitments and ideals
The combination of a caring politeness and approachability, on the one hand and an iron-clad firm commitment to ideals like secularism, inter-faith harmony, socialism and democracy on the other hand is rare, very rare. However, such a combination in any personality, makes the person, Sumit Chakravarty, recently deceased, a rare gem whose friendship must be cherished.
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