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The emergence of Gauri Lankesh, a fiery no-nonsense editor in Kannada
Last year, in 2024, Rollo Romig, an American journalist who lived in Bengaluru (Bangalore) and knew Gauri Lankesh, published the much acclaimed book I am on the Hit List,...
The Curtain falls on a 27 year old Saga as over a Million Viewers don’t allow the Last Bow: Ravish Kumar
In his flagship Ravish style, with panache and grace, iconic television anchor Ravish Kumar confirmed his withdrawal from NDTV, the channel that had made him, arguably, the most loved television anchor in this part of the world
K’taka: Muslim boy and man thrashed with rods by mob
The young boy was allegedly attacked for watching some objectionable video, which he denies
Delhi violence hate platforms? TV channels ‘incited’ communal strife, alleges report
Claiming that there has been "no comprehensive analysis of...
Hate Watch: Twitter suspends Kreately Media’s account after CJP complaints
Citizens for Justice and Peace (CJP) constantly reported the anti-Islamic content posted by Kreately and Twitter found it to be in violation of its hateful content rules.
Arrest Warrant issued against Deepak Chaurasia by Special POCSO Court in Gurugram
Case pertains to alleged airing of morphed video of child and family, Court cancels bail for intentionally avoiding appearance
Varying Shades of Media Comment: Raids on Wire
The media has had serious comment and condemnation on the raids on The Wire
Is MeiTY looking to censor social media completely?
Through the latest amendment to the disputed IT Rules, the Ministry has taken upon itself the onus to deal with complaints related to any content posted on social media platforms
Raids on Wire editors & seizure of electronic devices did not follow law & procedure: PUCL
Editor of the Wire, Siddharth Vardarajan told Sabrangindia that though they had opposed the seizure of these devices without providing any hash value (i.e. numeric value that uniquely identifies data lodged in any device at a particular point of time) the police did not yield
The Wire’s Intrepid and Pathbreaking Contribution to India’ s Journalism
The digital media news portal, over the past 7 years has fearlessly reported on shortcomings of the ruling government, controversial issues involving big business while facing real threats and multiple FIRs.
Statement by The Wire on seizure of electronic devices by Delhi Police
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