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Centre escalates action against Satluj, refers film to high-level committee after ordering OTT takedown
Invoking Section 69A of the IT Act, the Centre has ordered Satluj offline pending further review under the IT Rules
Sonia Gandhi’s letter puts many official expenditures under the public scanner
Most of these massive expenditures can be now seen as being too lavish and indulgent in the current economic situation
Plea in SC seeking strict action for communalizing of Tablighi Jamat incident by news media
The petition has asked the court to direct the government to take appropriate action against fake news and communalization
No real relief for NDTV as it receives fresh notice in alleged money laundering case
This notice comes right after SC quashed the last notice by IT Dept, for being time barred
All who spread fake news and incite communal hate will face strict action: Jharkhand DGP
As an increasing number of social media posts targeting minorities surface, police officials and state heads say those who instigate hate won’t be spared
No democracy is fighting the pandemic by gagging its media
Editors Guild, Press Club of India express concern on media being blamed and intimidated, for reporting Covid-19 facts
There is no gentle way to say this, the near future for Indian newspapers looks scary
Salaries cut at major publication, survival of scores of other papers at stake
There are no wrong answers when you ask no questions
Even though the Supreme Court has not issued a “gag order,” most media have stopped asking questions already. Not that any answers seem forthcoming.
PIB twitter handle faces “technical issue”; likes pornographic tweets
It seems like its twitter account was hacked which led to such unusual activity
Journalism in the times of Corona is not a mere ‘job’
Journalists covering the Covid-19 outbreak have found themselves on the frontlines of what is perhaps one of the most dangerous assignments of their lives. Especially in India where the CoronaVirus pandemic is expected to enter a crucial stage in the next few days.
Khan Saheb in Kashi
Ustad Bismillah Khan, 1916–2006. In the Ustad’s shehnai lies the note of reason
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