freedom of the press

Delhi HC asks Centre to respond to U.K.-based journalist’s plea challenging OCI card cancellation

Amrit Wilson, in her plea before the High Court, contended that the March 17, 2023 order cancelling her OCI card was ex-facie illegal and arbitrary

Press Council of India issues notice to Punjab govt. over arrest of journalist

It depends on who is giving the rating: Centre on India’s rank in press freedom index

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Uttar Pradesh declares The Kerala Story tax-free, CM Yogi to watch with entire cabinet

The week in 5 charts | World Press Freedom Index, GoFirst crisis, King Charles III’s coronation and more

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Indian Olympic Association President P.T. Usha meets with wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and others amid their ongoing protest against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on May 03, 2023.

Top news of the day: Russia accuses Ukraine of drone attack aimed at Putin; P.T. Usha meets protesting wrestlers, assures them support, and more

Explained | World Press Freedom Day and the Windhoek Declaration

India slips in World Press Freedom Index, ranks 161 out of 180 countries

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Stop detaining and imprisoning journalists for doing their jobs: U.N. chief Guterres on World Press Freedom Day

NEW DELHI, 03/01/2023: A scene at Supreme Court, as the Supreme Court will on Friday hear a petition filed by Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) mayoral candidate Shelly Oberoi seeking timely election of mayor and deputy mayor in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD). A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and comprising Justice Dipankar Datta took note of the submissions of senior advocate A M Singhvi, appearing for Oberoi, on early holding of the mayoral poll for MCD, in New Delhi on Friday Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma / The Hindu

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EGI again urges govt. to withdraw IT Rules amendment on fact-checking

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Sweeping powers to PIB amounts to censorship: CPI(M)

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The Supreme Court of India on April 5 observed that the state’s frequent reliance on sealed covers to validate its actions in courts has reduced constitutional rights and procedural guarantees of a fair hearing.

Supreme Court says critical views on government policies not anti-establishment

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Amidst chill in ties, Beijing freezes visas for Indian journalists

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Union Minister Anurag Thakur addresses the inaugural session of Lokmat National Media Conclave, in Nagpur, on April 2, 2023.

Indian media strong enough to set narrative across world: Anurag Thakur

In this file photo protesters chant slogans and gesture during a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong. File photo

Hong Kong rejects U.S. report criticising ‘national security’ crackdown

Journalists petitioning Coimbatore District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati seeking action against quarry operators who assaulted a video journalist near Kinathukadavu on Wednesday.

Quarry owners booked for assaulting cameraman of TV news channel near Coimbatore

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Tamil Nadu Finance Minister P.T.R. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan presenting the State Budget for FY 2023-24 in the State Assembly, in Chennai, Monday, March 20, 2023.

Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker refers report in Tamil daily ‘Dinamalar’ to Privileges Committee

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Security personnel during a raid conducted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with terror-funding cases, in Anantnag district, on March 14, 2023.

Kashmiri journalist arrested under UAPA

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Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju. File

Bid to ‘attack democracy’ in the name of freedom of expression: Kiren Rijiju

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SFI activists displaying a protest banner against Asianet News channel inside the regional office at Palarivattom, Kochi, on Friday

Protests gain momentum against SFI activists barging into Asianet News channel office in Kochi

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The Supreme Court of India.

Supreme Court rejects plea to gag media on Adani-Hindenburg issue

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U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price in Washington. File photo

Aware of BBC raid, cannot offer any judgement: U.S.