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Delhi court orders FIR against Abhijit Iyer Mitra for sexually abusive posts targeting women journalists

Court finds tweets “sexually coloured,” prima facie intended to outrage modesty; directs police probe into X account and devices

What is the truth behind the ‘Chota Pakistan’ video?

A man calling Kavalande village ‘Chota Pakistan’ in a video of a Muslim gathering, has gone viral

950 mosques and 24 temples approved for loudspeakers: Mumbai Police

All religious places worked together to ensure adherence to noise pollution rules

Guess where India stands on the World Press Freedom Index?

India’s ranking has fallen to 150 out of 180 countries, slipping further this year in the Reporters Without Borders’ Index 

Replace toothless Press Council with Media Council: NAJ, DUJ

On eve of World Press Freedom Day, observed on May 3, the National Alliance of Journalists, Delhi Union of Journalists analyse the state of the media today

Eid is an occasion to celebrate humanity and brotherhood

Muslims across the world celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with a refurbished mind through month long fasting.

Why the indigenous language movement in J&K’s erstwhile Doda is crucial

The initiatives to revitalise and maintain Indigenous languages in erstwhile Doda in Jammu. hold the key to understanding who we really are 

A fair media can defang intolerance

There is a strong voice of moderates from within Muslim ranks that can be properly channelised by the media to give a rounded assessment of Islamic issues

Rashtriya Shiksha Shredder: Rahul Gandhi on CBSE’s latest omissions

Latest exclusions are 'democracy and diversity', Mughal courts, Faiz Ahmed Faiz poems, 2 years ago chapter on “federalism, citizenship, nationalism, and secularism" were dropped, then restored

Mathura: Krishna Janmabhoomi temple mutes loudspeaker

Back in 2018 too, the Uttar Pradesh government had banned “unauthorised use of loudspeakers and public address systems at religious and public places”

Refrain from using scandalous headlines: I & B Ministry to private channels

Ministry says channels have been making “unsubstantiated and fabricated claims”, “using hyperbole in order to incite audience” and “may incite communal hatred“

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Man stabbed in Trilokpuri: While media focusses on the just concluded state polls, and television channels turn the other way, two media outlets, The Tribune and Observer Post report the stabbing of 19 year old Ayaan Saifi on April 30

UP: Women protest installation of prepaid smart electricity metres in several districts

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As lynchings “normalise” in ‘New India, a Bihar imam is ‘thrashed, pushed’ from train to die in Bareilly

While the incident reportedly took place on April 26, it took sectional media and social media coverage for the Bareilly police to finally admit that the beating to death of Maulana Tausif Raza Manzari was a targeted attack, not an accident on May 1; his wife provided details of a call to her from the dead cleric where he narrated he was under attack

Reproductive Autonomy Cannot Be Subordinated to Adoption: Supreme Court allows termination of 7-month pregnancy of minor

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