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Wednesday, April 8, 2026
TopicKashmir media

Topic: Kashmir media

‘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.

J&K approves new media policy to create ‘sustained’ govt narrative, thwart fake news

The ‘Media Policy-2020’ comes in the backdrop of J&K Police filing FIRs against two journalists for their reporting and social media posts.

Flutter in Kashmir media as J&K govt seeks income tax data from editors of local papers

The state government described the demand as part of an annual exercise, but editors said it had caught them by surprise.

BBC defends J&K coverage as Govt refutes international media claims of violence

BBC says it has been covering situation ‘impartially and accurately despite ‘severe restrictions’ on the ground.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.