by Geeta Seshu The disposal of the case against Avadhnama editor Shirin Dalvi, accused of hurting religious sentiments after the publication of a cover of the French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, underlies, yet again, how the process itself becomes the punishment. The case marks the end of a tortuous […]
A video of Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah sharing candid moments with his granddaughter went viral on social media. To the amusement of social media users, Amit Shah was seen trying to make his granddaughter wear a BJP cap while she kept removing it from her head. […]
Tejasvi Surya named 49 media houses as defendants in his suit filed before the civil judge. The publications named include The Times of India, The Hindu and Deccan Herald, among English publications, and Kannada newspapers like Prajavani, Kannada Prabha, Vijaya Karnataka and Udayavani and social media platforms like […]
“I uploaded a video of a song which was anti Modi and anti-BJP and within half an hour, I got a message that it was taken down. So fast, I just put it up and they took it down,” says Rajesh Shah, an advertising professional. Shah got a […]
Yesterday, Punya Prasoon Bajpai hosted a show on Surya Samachar : “जानिए देश के असल चौकीदार का हाल II JAI HIND II” You can view the show here It was about the ‘real’ chowkidars, the security guards employed in countless housing complexes, buildings, private and public establishments. There […]
In a welcome move on March 15, 2019, in the Criminal Appeals filed by Patricia Mukhim, editor, and Shobha Chaudhuri, publisher of The Shillong Times, against the order of contempt passed by the Meghalaya High Court, the Hon’ble Supreme Court issued notice on the appeal and stayed the […]
FPC Correspondent Srinagar: The Press Council of India (PCI) has taken cognizance and sought a response from J&K government against the advertisement ban to two leading newspaper of Kashmir. Soon after the February 14 Pulwama blast, the government unofficially ‘banned’ advertisements to Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Reader. Kashmir […]
Top newspapers in Kashmir on Sunday published empty front pages in protest against the government’s ban on advertisements to two leading dailies. Here is a special report. On Sunday, March 10, both the dailies along with other prominent Urdu and English newspapers part Kashmir Editor Guild, a body […]
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