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Topic: Journalists

Not just Adityanath, UP journalists have been jailed, thrashed under Akhilesh & Mayawati too

Latest incident came Sunday when 30-40 journalists were ‘locked up’ in a room in a Moradabad hospital where CM Yogi Adityanath was on an inspection visit.

Sedition, defamation, blocking public servant: Laws ‘misused’ to crack down on journalists

Journalist Prashant Kanojia was booked for defamation, among other charges, when he made a Twitter post about Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath.

Now, Yogi govt arrests farmer & village head for social media posts on ‘CM wedding video’

Sharing the video of a woman proposing marriage to Yogi Adityanath had led to the arrest of journalists Prashant Kanojia, Anuj Shukla and Ishika Singh.

In Karnataka, 16 journalists arrested in 1 year, most for blackmail & false propaganda

Many journalists have been booked for extortion, blackmail & false propaganda, and there’s a growing sense that the rot starts at the top of the Kannada media.

On World Press Freedom Day, a look at what Indian journalists have to deal with

The World Press Freedom Index noted that six Indian journalists were murdered in 2018 for being critics of Hindu nationalism.

Journalists in Raipur are now wearing helmets for ‘safety’ from BJP leaders

After four BJP leaders allegedly thrashed a local journalist Saturday, journalists in Raipur want a law to protect them.

No more sunny-side up: How Pakistan army taking journalists to conflict areas has backfired

It may be easy for the Pakistan military to manage traditional mainstream media, but social media plays by its own rules.

Editors Guild condemns denial of entry to J&K journalists into Srinagar stadium on R-Day

Six journalists were denied entry into Srinagar's Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium despite the journalists having the requisite passes.

Pakistan journalist in exile fears he’ll meet Khashoggi’s fate if he returns home

Taha Siddiqui narrowly escaped an abduction attempt last year. Living in Paris in self-imposed exile, he now fears assassination if he returns to Pakistan.

Are trolls the new ombudsman or are they a nuisance Indian media has to live with?

In 2018, trolling and online harassment continued to rise on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. Journalists were at the receiving end of...

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Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.