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Tablighi Jamaat news reportage: SC slams Centre’s shoddy counter-affidavit
The I&B Ministry had filed an affidavit in response to PILs moved against the communalisation of the Tablighi Jamaat event in news media
CJP moves MEITY against Kapil Mishra’s communal social media posts
Known for being a serial offender, this controversial BJP leader is now recruiting his own Hindutva gang seeking his followers’ special interests- Fight love Jihad, Gauraksha, terms created by the right wing
Freedom of Press in UP: Journalists killed, attacked, arrested, not allowed to talk to lawyer
Attacks on journalists under the Adityanath-led government are a regular feature now
Patricia Mukhim quits Editors Guild of India citing “complete silence” on case against her
Mukhim says the journalists' body responded with "alacrity", and issued a statement condemning Arnab Goswami's arrest but is silent in her case
Kerala HC: It is duty of press to comment on news to enlighten public
The court quashed defamation case against newspaper as it was done in good faith and in interest of public good even if it was contemptuous in nature
Kunal Kamra refuses to apologise for tweets about SC
Comedian Kunal Kamra posted an open letter addressed to AG K. K. Venugopal, asserting that he would not retract his comments regarding the apex court
Stand up comic Kunal Kamra faces contempt charges for tweets
The Attorney General has approved the plea for contempt against Kamra based on several letters it received
Prashant Patel Umrao still spinning fake news on Twitter
From horror stories of Muslims conspiring against India to explanations of women falsely claiming harassment, advocate Umrao’s hate-ridden twitter feed is full of communal hate
CPI(M) demands freedom of digital media from government control
Pointing out that online content already functions under provisions of the IT Act, the left organisation demanded that over-the-top platforms remain free of Central government’s supervision.
Remember journalists Siddique Kappan, Aasif Sultan, Kishorechandra Wangkhem?
They remain behind bars for sharing, media posts, traveling to cover a story, publishing reports
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