#MeToo: ‘Truth is My Defence’ Says Priya Ramani
NEW DELHI : Senior journalist Priya Ramani, who had accused former Union minister MJ Akbar of sexual misconduct during his time as a media personality, was granted bail by a Delhi court on Monday in connection with a defamation case filed by him. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Samar Vishal granted bail to Ramani on a personal bond of Rs More...
Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s sister writer Gita Mehta turns down ” Padma “Award
NEW DELHI : Noted writer Gita Mehta, who is also the elder sister of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, on Saturday declined to accept the Padma Shri award. Mehta said the timing of the award was questionable More...
Government Proposes Social Media Rules That Could Suppress Users’ Speech
NEW DELHI : The Indian government is proposing new rules that aim to prevent the spread of misinformation on social media, sparking free speech concerns among local advocacy groups. The government has proposed to More...
A Crusade against Corruption hits the stand
“A Crusade against corruption” has a strong possibility in India. This is the title of a book written by Manohar Manoj; a senior journalist, who completed this book after conducting a massive research and More...
Tum bilkul……. hum jaise nikle : Fahmida Riaz
By Justice Markandey Katju The famous Pakistani progressive poet and human rights activist Fahmida Riaz who died recently wrote a poem titled ‘ Tum bilkul hum jaise nikle ‘ ( You too turned out to be More...
Fake news: Emerging as threats to the media’s independent entity Says Nag
AMRITSAR: The fake and unsubstantial news trend is making mockery of the noble profession of Journalism and it is high time to make efforts to stem the tide to save the credibility of the fourth pillar of democracy; More...
Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar passes away at 95
NEW DELHI : Veteran journalist and former Rajya Sabha member Kuldeep Nayar died late last night in New Delhi. He was 95. His last rites will be performed at 1 pm today at the Lodhi Road crematorium. Nayar also served More...
350 newsrooms banded to push back against Trump’s war on the media
U.S. Republican presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump speaks at a veteran’s rally in Des Moines, Iowa January 28, 2016. REUTERS/Rick Wilking – RTX24HM9 WASHINGTON : In an unprecedented move, More...
Editors Guild accuses Modi govt of attempting to curb press freedom
NEW DELHI : The Editors Guild of India on August 8, decried “all attempts” by the government to “interfere” with the independence of the media, taking strong note of senior journalists of two TV channels More...
Regulating Social Media Will Turn India Into ‘Surveillance State: Top Court
NEW DELHI ; The Supreme Court on Friday observed that letting one’s social media content tracked and regulated by the government would turn India into a “surveillance state”.The court said the More...