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This was an exclusive in depth interview done in 2008, 16 years ago with the indomitable Ameen Sayani who passed on February 20,2024 at the ripe old age of 91. Teesta Setalvad speaks to Ameen Sayani about the 4 decades old journey in politics, music and life with nuggets of India’s freedom struggle in which Sayani’s mother was a close associate of Gandhiji. A product of the New Era school Mumbai, Sayani’s is a tale more precious in the re-telling

A case has been filed against the woman editor...

Self-censorship of broadcasting networks due to persistent government oversight have dire potential for restriction of online free speech of individuals and independent media

In a detailed representation to Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, the Editor’s Guild of India (EGI) has pointed out how the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protect Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) –possibly inadvertently--violate privacy principles enunciated by the Supreme Court-appointed Justice BN Srikrishna Commission report as also threaten the very existence of journalistic activities in India

The Editors Guild of India has expressed concern at...

The author has not been awarded the Urdu Sahitya Academy’s award, possibly because the story harks back to a reality that rulers want Indians to obliterate, and forget

First published on: June 10, 2022(In March 1994, as...

Evidence of the of targeted brutality, the use of large stone boulders, hockey sticks, iron rods that smashed the back car window and cracked the front, vocal slogans asking “Nikhil Wagle to be brought out, handed to us” from mobsters associated with the ruling BJP, Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP and other extremist organisations. But, the Pune police states to the media (on February 17) that the offence of “attempt to murder” is not made out; This is before any statement of Wagle and others has even been recorded though they have filed a detailed complaint asserting this claim earlier on February 14

The Delhi Union of Journalists (DUJ) is deeply concerned that journalists are among those injured by police action during the farmers’ protests. Two journalists, Satender Chauhan and Niel Bhalinder Singh, suffered injuries while covering the protests at the Shambhu border yesterday.

RootsTamil, Roots News 24X7 and TribesTamil exposed an unholy nexus between YouTube, a monopoly social media platform (owned by Google) and the Ministry for Electronics & Information & Technology (MeitY)-Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA); MeitY -YouTube acting in unison ensured that these vibrant and independent YouTube channels run by young media communicator, Karikalan were pulled down unilaterally one after another in May 2023; finally a gritty and determined battle ensured their restoration in November last year