Many Pakistani media organisations have opposed the PMDA. Dawn newspaper called the proposed law 'no less than a declaration of war against journalists'.
The apex court granted interim protection to them but observed that Supreme Court can't create a separate avenue for journalists to directly come to it for quashing of FIRs.
Restricted information flows can mask political & regulatory problems as well as corruption, raising the risks of doing business—particularly in more volatile emerging markets.
A bench comprising Chief Justice NV Ramana and Justice Surya Kant is scheduled to hear three separate petitions including the one filed by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar.
The journalists requested inquiry by a judge into reports of government agencies using Israeli spyware to allegedly snoop on citizens, infringing free speech.
List contains those whose phones were allegedly potential targets of surveillance, some of which were successfully snooped upon, according to a global expose.
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Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities.
In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.
The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.
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