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Media watchdog CPJ asks Bangladesh to ‘stop harassing’ journalist Rozina Islam, drop charges

Rozina Islam was arrested under the Official Secrets Act in May, after health ministry officials found her allegedly clicking a picture of a document with her mobile phone.

Stop targetting Aatish Taseer, Committee to Protect Journalists tells Modi govt

Targetting a journalist’s immigration status after publication of critical article shows BJP is intolerant of criticism and freedom of press, says CPJ’s Asia program coordinator Steven Butler.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Too early to draw lessons from US-Israel & Iran war, India monitoring like a hawk—Navy chief

Indian Navy chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi said that the ongoing conflict in West Asia illustrates that speed is no longer merely an enabler of warfare but a distinct capability.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.