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‘We Cannot Be Afraid’: Rhiya Ahir in Conversation with Teesta Setalvad

What does it mean to stand beside young people when they choose to confront power?In this conversation, activist and journalist Teesta Setalvad speaks with Rhiya Ahir, whose act of...

Republic TV editor Arnab Goswami arrested in 2018 suicide abetment case

In May 2020, the Maharashtra home minister had announced a fresh CID investigation into the case 

HRDA demands investigation into fabricated cases lodged against journalist Manish Soni

Ambikapur officials file an FIR against a senior investigative journalist alleging he used abusive language against Mayor Tirki, a member of the Scheduled Tribe

Theatres will burn if Komaram Bheem shown in Muslim outfit: Telangana BJP leader

State BJP President also threatens to physically assault director S. S. Rajamouli if he does not remove the “undermining” image of Bheem in traditionally Muslim attire.

Religious conversion for marriage, disconcerting: Allahabad HC

The court referred to the Special Marriage Act as a solution to people professing different faiths

Vigil in memory of the victims of Sikh Genocide held in Surrey

The members of South Asian community came together to...

Rethink advertising on channels that spread discord: Constitutional Conduct Group

Former All India and Central Services officers write open letter to corporates to rethink advertising policy that may indirectly be funding hate speech

Plea in Delhi HC seeks regulating news channels from broadcasting content on communal disharmony 

Plea moved in the Delhi High court after right wing news channel Sudarshan TV's show Bindas Bol called Tanishq ad ‘advertisement jihad’

Right to free speech does not mean a licence to promote hate speech: Editors Guild of India

Guild tells Republic TV to behave responsibly, asks police to ensure investigation does not become a tool to suppress media rights

Centre to publish order against Sudarshan news complaints, informs SG

During a brief hearing on October 26, in the hate speech related case. the Solicitor General told the Supreme Court that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting was ready to publish its order against the broadcast of Bindas Bol show of Sudarshan News TV that was held to be prima facie communal in nature.

NBSA finally cracking down on TV news channels airing insensitive, derogatory content

Times Now held guilty of violating principles of self-regulation, Aaj Tak, Zee News, News 24 and India TV told air public apologies for insensitive and sensationalised reporting  

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