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Kerala’s LDF govt to defy Centre’s diktat, to screen all films as per schedule at IFFK
Senior politicians associated with the left government made it clear on social media within hours of news of the censorship of first 19, then 15 films by the Modi government, the films were slated to be screened at the prestigious International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK)
NBDSA pulls up India TV for communal, one-sided broadcast; upholds CJP complaint against broadcast
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The Authority found India TV guilty of violating neutrality and harmony principles by hosting a hate-driven panel on Bahraich violence, directing content removal and circulation of the order to all member channels
TJS George: Ink in His Veins And Fire in His Pen
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How the noose tightened: understanding modus operandi of killers who took the life of journalist-activist, Gauri Lankesh
This fourth and concluding excerpt from the much acclaimed...
How the Supreme Court built a binding legal framework to protect student mental heath
In a case where the father of a NEET aspirant sought fair investigation into the suspicious death of his daughter, the SC in a pivotal July 2025 ruling, apart from intervening on that question went further: in establishing a comprehensive, binding legal framework to protect student mental health across India. An analysis of the Supreme Court judgment in Sukdeb Saha v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.
Delving into the hearts and minds of ‘killers’ who took the life of journalist-activist, Gauri Lankesh
This third excerpt from the much acclaimed book by...
Adani Gag Orders Face Judicial Scrutiny: Four journalists secure relief, Guha’s appeal still pending
Judicial intervention restores publication rights for some, but fragmented outcomes leave others gagged, underscoring the high stakes for investigative reporting
Between Free Speech and Public Order: Dissecting the complaint against Anjana Om Kashyap
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A ruling by a Lucknow court against an Aaj Tak anchor couches this existing debate on the question of whether the responsibility for divisive programming falls on either the individual presenter or the network.
Contrasting two lists: one with “facts” on right-wing deaths, the second, targeting other writers after Gauri Lankesh
This second excerpt from the much-acclaimed book by Rollo...
From news to real estate: P Sainath on how corporate power is undermining media freedom
The other day, P. Sainath was in Ahmedabad to...
Urdu is not the monopoly of mullahs, nor even the Muslim community
Our self-styled “left liberal” intelligentsia, otherwise loud in denouncing Hindu majoritarianism, suddenly turned mute when confronted with Muslim right-wing pressure
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