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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
TopicFreedom of speech

Topic: Freedom of speech

The Indian govt should know that internet shutdowns don’t work

George Ogola -
In India, there were 154 internet shutdowns between January 2016 and May 2018. This is the most of any country in the world.

How our Constitution makers debated & rejected the draconian sedition law

Maneesh Chhibber -
Constituent Assembly debated Section 124A’s offensive nature and the possibility that it will be misused to jail government’s critics.

Twice in a week, India moves to clamp down free speech

Madhav Khosla -
Legal and policy-related implications of the proposed amendment raise serious concerns.

No, Odisha isn’t North Korea, it can’t jail people for jokes

ThePrint Team -
The 50-word Edit — ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Freedom of speech that Indians enjoy today never existed earlier: Meenakshi Lekhi

Nikhil Rampal -
BJP spokesperson says those who criticise PM Modi tend to ignore his initiatives such as Swachh mission, steps taken for India’s growth, among others.

Top ABP editors quit, staff say Modi govt may have ‘arm-twisted channel for criticism’

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Centre categorically denies allegation that it had something to do with the resignations, minister says channel's TRPs were down. New Delhi: The resignation of two...

Blatant reliance on social media needs to be checked by citizens themselves, says CJI Dipak Misra

Justice Dipak Misra -
CJI Misra delivered the presidential address at an International Law Association event in New Delhi Wednesday. Here's the full text of his speech. My esteemed peers,...

Media should have own self-regulation guidelines, says CJI Dipak Misra

PTI -
CJI Misra delivered a lecture in which he highlighted the need for media to maintain objectivity while reporting on sensitive issues. 

Modi govt must assure everyone that changes in RTI won’t dilute rights of those who uphold it

Seshadri Chari -
Democracies become lame if citizens are denied openness, transparency and access to necessary information about the government they elect.

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

Kaveesha Kohli -
Speaking at Democracy Wall, the actor says he faced hurdles because of nepotism but now accepted it as ‘a fact of life’.
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Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by Rohit Chawla

Rohit Chawla -
Through film, textile, scent, sound, and gesture, spectators are invited to descend into an immersive environment where inherited knowledge seeps through material and form.

‘I met Messi’ was the headline of the GOAT tour. Football and fans were ignored

‘If we don’t cross tonight’—How Lt Col Hanut Singh led the charge at 1971 Battle of Basantar

Economy

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

Keshav Padmanabhan -
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Defence

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Vaibhav Pant -
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

National Interest

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Shekhar Gupta -
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.

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