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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicJournalist

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Three weeks after assault, Pune journalist Sneha Barve gets fresh threats. ‘No real action taken’

Scribe was attacked by a group of men on 4 July while reporting on land grab activity in Nighotwadi village. Accused out on bail & allegedly threatening her with death.

Odisha police arrest four including juvenile for assaulting journalist

Bijay Pradhan was in Kulthipali village on an assignment when the accused snatched his equipment, tied him up & assaulted him in front of villagers. A video of the incident went viral on social media.

Pakistani journalist banned by Army says it’s ‘sadder’ to be blocked by India

Wajahat Saeed Khan’s documentary series on the Pakistani military, We Are Soldiers, was banned by Pakistan’s media regulator, PEMRA.

SubscriberWrites: Community journalism in India’s conflict zones

Reports from conflict zones prompt court actions, while grassroots coverage fuels social movements and legitimizes protests.

At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, health authorities say

5 were killed & 20 wounded in an airstrike on a house in Gaza City’s Zeitoun, medics reported, warning that the death toll could rise. 5 journalists were killed in Nuseirat in central Gaza.

Journalist Umesh Upadhyay dies after accidental fall from fourth floor of his house in South Delhi

The veteran journalist was rushed to the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre at around 11 am after suffering serious head and other injuries.

‘You dare to lie:’ Chinese ambassador to Nepal snaps at senior journalist over Pokhara loan claim

Chen Song demanded an apology from Gajendra Budhathoki, chief editor of Taksar Magazine, for saying loan interest for Pokhara airport could be higher than reported.

Trump ordered to pay $83.3 million to American columnist for defaming her after rape accusation

After jury ruled in favour of E. Jean Carroll, the former US president criticised country's legal system on his social media site Truth Social, plans to appeal verdict.

French journalist issued notice for withdrawal of OCI card over ‘malicious’ reporting, visa violations

Notice comes ahead of French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit as chief guest of Republic Day parade. The journalist has denied the claims of the Indian government.

Murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s widow granted political asylum in US: Washington Post

Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was murdered on the grounds of Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul in 2018.

On Camera

Why Pinarayi Vijayan is going soft on an Ezhava leader’s anti-Muslim hate speech

Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.