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Topic: Journalists

Nobel Peace Prize for journalists is a reminder that freedom of the press is under threat

Three decades after the downfall of totalitarian regimes in Eastern Europe, forces of darkness and intolerance are on the march.

All you need to know about Pakistan’s media bill that Amnesty, others are wary of

Many Pakistani media organisations have opposed the PMDA. Dawn newspaper called the proposed law 'no less than a declaration of war against journalists'.

Pakistani journalists are protesting Imran Khan’s ‘black’ law. Shehbaz Sharif is all ears

The proposed regulatory body, PMDA, will have the authority to impose sanctions on media entities in case these rules are violated.

SC asks 3 journalists of The Wire to move Allahabad HC for quashing FIRs lodged in UP

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.

Govt approves Rs 5.05 crore for families of 101 journalists who died due to Covid

MoS for Health Bharati Pravin Pawar informed the Lok Sabha that an amount of Rs 5 lakh each will be provided to the families of these journalists.

What press freedom crackdowns from US to China to Turkey mean for investors

Restricted information flows can mask political & regulatory problems as well as corruption, raising the risks of doing business—particularly in more volatile emerging markets.

SC to hear pleas seeking probe into Pegasus hacking scandal on 5 August

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.

Senior journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar move SC seeking independent probe into Pegasus scandal

The journalists requested inquiry by a judge into reports of government agencies using Israeli spyware to allegedly snoop on citizens, infringing free speech.

List of Indian journalists, activists allegedly put on surveillance using Pegasus

List contains those whose phones were allegedly potential targets of surveillance, some of which were successfully snooped upon, according to a global expose.

Malala Yousafzai on British Vogue cover & Pakistan’s first-ever military reality show

Our prolific feature about Pakistan’s fascinating politics, economy, society, culture, cricket, fashion and more — stories beyond the routine headlines.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

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. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

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.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

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.