Chung Pui-kuen, Patrick Lam, could face a maximum jail term of 2 years, first sedition conviction against any journalist or editor since Hong Kong's handover from Britain to China in 1997.
French radio journalist Sébastien Farcis says he has left India after 13 yrs & that 'no reason' has been given by MHA to justify its action. He's an OCI card holder, married to an Indian.
Malhotra, who has served in senior positions in prominent publications, including ThePrint, specialises in politics, foreign policy, diplomacy and culture, especially in South Asia.
These issues bubbled to the surface after freelance French journalist Vanessa Dougnac and ABC’s South Asia bureau chief Avani Dias left India citing curbs on journalistic freedoms.
Moscow's Basmanny court placed them in pre-trial detention after state prosecutors accused them of taking part in activities of "extremist" organisation founded by Navalny.
The New York-based non-profit, which promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journalists, said in a statement that scribes had also experienced ‘multiple assaults, threats, cyberattacks and censorship’.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray)'s Priyanka Chaturvedi, TMC's Mohua Moitra, Congress's Pawan Khera among those who took to social media to share the communication.
At least 6 journalists have quit in last 10 days after threat from blog said to be run from Pakistan. Many took to social media to announce their dissociation from media houses.
In terms of media houses, BJP leaders engage more with Zee, Republic & Jagran groups, while opposition prefers NDTV & India Today, finds study by University of Michigan researchers.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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