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Wednesday, November 6, 2024
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Topic: Journalists

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.

Centre approves Rs 5 lakh assistance to families of 67 journalists who died of Covid

In FY 2020-21, Centre provided assistance to families of 41 journalists who died of Covid, and extended the assistance to families of 26 more journalists on Thursday.

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.