Society

In Budaun, Times of India reported how a temple priest has offered to bail out a Muslim caretaker arrested for offering namaz on temple grounds. Paramanand Das condemned the video recording and emphasised Ali Mohammad's decades of faithful service. Despite the arrest and charges of defiling a place of worship, Das affirmed Ali's respect for all faiths and the temple's inclusive nature.

While court orders FIR for defamation and public mischief, CJP had earlier filed complaint with broadcaster highlighting defamatory, Islamophobic coverage

How the authoritarian proto-fascist RSS not only in a sense supported India’s formal Emergency (1975-77), filed mercy petitions for early release from prison but also –in sharp contrast—played no part in the fierce and challenging struggle for India’s freedom against colonial rule

New revelations prove: When facing ANI, YouTubers grapple with uncertainty as YouTube's vague and discretionary fair-use policy dictates content decisions and channels’ fate.

Bench grants interim stay as it find substance in petitioner’s arguments against State’s move to impose SC/ST/OBC quotas on open seats in minority colleges

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That the announcement of inclusion of the Manusmriti was withdrawn days after it was first proclaimed, illustrates the impact of the protests against its inclusion: Earlier, the objective of the course stated that “ancient Indian society, in terms of whole and its parts, has been depicted in the texts compiled in Sanskrit known as Dharmashastra.”

NBDSA stresses duty of neutrality and verification when reporting conflicting claims involving religious communities, observes Times Now Navbharat’s anchor accepted one over another without adequate scrutiny

Responding to a complaint filed by Indrajeet Ghorpade, about communally charged clickbait, the NBDSA has ordered Times Now Navbharat to remove/edit misleading thumbnails from a report on a Shimla Mosque, NBDSA ruling condemns the practice of using sensational visuals to twist narratives and create fear, issued advisory to all broadcasters that tickers and thumbnail should conform to the actual version of the discussions and interviews

Open letter from media and press freedom organisations on Gaza access