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Through The Lens of Raghu Rai: An evening in Mumbai
A film screening at the open air venue –Press Club Mumbai terrace—brought alive the works and perspective of the legendary photographer, Raghu Rai
NBDSA Raps Times Now Navbharat for communal, agenda-driven broadcast; orders removal of inflammatory segments
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In a win for Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP), the broadcast regulator holds the channel responsible for stereotyping Muslims, manufacturing a false narrative, and linking unrelated crimes to an entire community
Pervasive fear, surveillance of media, spiral of anti-India sentiment in Kashmir: CCG
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Concerned Citizens’ Group (CCG) –a voluntary initiative set up in 2016--on its eleventh visit to Kashmir and Jammu, from October 28 to 31, 2025 and meetings with political actors, businessmen, teachers and other professionals apart from activists has released its report recently
Bihar & the Delusion of Independent Journalism: A Free Speech Record of Five Years
Free Speech Collective (FSC), has published a detailed report...
CJP flags casteist, anti-Dalit videos on YouTube targeting CJI Gavai; seeks urgent takedown
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CJP has filed a complaint highlighting two videos on YouTube carrying casteist and hateful commentary against Chief Justice B.R. Gavai. The organisation has demanded their prompt removal and action against the channel @AjeetBharti for violating the platform’s community guidelines
The Politics of Memory: Controversy over graves of Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhatt
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The bid to erase Muslim graves is political theatre, denying dignity in death and casting an entire community as the perpetual 'other'
NBDSA pulls up India TV for communal, one-sided broadcast; upholds CJP complaint against broadcast
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The Authority found India TV guilty of violating neutrality and harmony principles by hosting a hate-driven panel on Bahraich violence, directing content removal and circulation of the order to all member channels
TJS George: Ink in His Veins And Fire in His Pen
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How the noose tightened: understanding modus operandi of killers who took the life of journalist-activist, Gauri Lankesh
This fourth and concluding excerpt from the much acclaimed...
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
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