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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Topic: Censorship

The meeting at which Netflix is said to have agreed to self-regulate in India

Netflix is said to have committed to look at global best practices and come up with a solution to self-regulate after meeting Modi govt officials.

China’s censorship policy could end up clipping its economic prospects

China's information gap only worsens an income gap,  which remains among the country's most chronic problems.

Imran Khan, once a critic of ISI, now claims it’s the best intelligence agency of all

Here’s what’s happening across the border: Nawaz Sharif didn’t apply for parole after wife’s death; and horrifying graffiti appears on girls’ school walls.

Censored, yes, but China’s versions of Instagram and WhatsApp are a global rage

Apps like TikTok and We Chat reportedly have millions of users around the world, and a bike-sharing app has already reached 200 cities.

Once atheist, Russia now books people for religious jokes, and crises aplenty for Trump

Warming hits Arctic's 'last bastion', and a 'green' Haj. 

Cartoonist Satish Acharya censored because some people are mightier than the pen

Censorship exists because Indians believe denial is better than cure.

How Sundar Pichai caught employees off-guard with censored Google for China

Pichai, who has been vocal about his desire to take Google to China again, is taking a stance at odds with the beliefs of the founders.

Censorship of Mission Impossible for J&K map: Hyper nationalism or a genuine diplomatic concern?

The information and broadcasting ministry has raised objections to wrongful depiction of J&K’s boundaries in a map shown in Tom Cruise-starrer Mission: Impossible –...

Nepotism exists in Bollywood because Indians love lineage: Kay Kay Menon

Speaking at Democracy Wall, the actor says he faced hurdles because of nepotism but now accepted it as ‘a fact of life’.

J&K bans 30 TV channels, including Pakistani news outlets & religious programmes

Geo News, Dawn News and entertainment channels of ARY among those banned, cable operators feel the order is a threat to their business.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.