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Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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Topic: Journalists

NewsClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha & HR head arrested under UAPA, police probe ‘proceeds of crime’

As many as 46 people were questioned by Delhi Police while office of news portal was sealed in connection with its probe.

‘Worse than 1990s’ — Kashmir journalists resign, go into hiding after anonymous ‘Lashkar threat’

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.

Who are BJP & opposition’s favourite journalists? Study of retweets reveals preferences

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.

NYT has new policy for journalists using Twitter. Says ‘feeds become echo chambers’

Executive editor Dean Baquet said it would be purely optional for New York Times journalists to use Twitter because of the uptick in threats online.

MP Police take action against 2 officers, after outrage over 8 men stripped in police station

Photo of the men without clothes surfaced on social media. They were detained, allegedly beaten for protesting against CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, BJP leaders in MP's Sidhi district.

Don’t underestimate us – Pakistani journalists say after Fawad Chaudhry calls them ‘rented’

A heated altercation broke out between former Pakistan minister Fawad Chaudhry and journalist Matiullah Jan this week, but not all Pakistanis support the media’s stand.

‘Silence not an option’: Journalists urge constitutional bodies to curb ‘hatred against Muslims’

In a statement issued Wednesday, 28 senior journalists and mediapersons said ‘calls for violence’ have been met with a ‘cold and calculated silence from the country’s top leaders’.

Erudite, insightful, mentor — colleagues, well-wishers remember journalist Ravish Tiwari

Tiwari, chief of The Indian Express’s national bureau, succumbed to cancer last month. Senior political leaders were among those who paid tribute at a prayer meeting Wednesday.

58 press freedom, human rights bodies write to J&K L-G urging release of journalist Fahad Shah

Shah was arrested on 4 February for allegedly 'glorifying terrorist activities' and 'inciting the public'. Earlier, the Editors Guild had also condemned the arrest.

Editors Guild slams Fahad Shah arrest, says media freedom has ‘progressively eroded’ in Kashmir

New Delhi: The Editors Guild of India Sunday issued a "strong" condemnation of the arrest of journalist and Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah, stating...

On Camera

Top 10 picks of Serendipity Art Festival 2025 by 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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.