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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicMedia freedom

Topic: media freedom

75 laws, raid on journalist behind Australian press’ move to black out front pages

Several Australian dailles Monday redacted their front pages as part of a unified protest against media restrictions & a growing culture of government secrecy.

Does India need PSU banks, asks Subbarao, UAPA Bill ‘recipe for abuses’ says Gautam Bhatia

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Editors Guild urges UP govt to withdraw cases against journalist who shot mid-day meal video

The Guild has also expressed concern over travel restrictions on journalists, referring to Gowhar Geelani case.

Javadekar says Modi govt committed to media freedom, cites BJP’s role during Emergency

Union minister Prakash Javadekar's statement comes at a time the editor of Kashmir Times is seeking the removal of the communication blockade in Kashmir.

Caravan editor wants UK and Canada’s vigilance on India’s press freedom after London spat

Vinod K. Jose wrote to the foreign ministers of UK and Canada after a heated argument with Prasar Bharati chief A. Surya Prakash at a media freedom conference.

On World Press Freedom Day, a look at what Indian journalists have to deal with

The World Press Freedom Index noted that six Indian journalists were murdered in 2018 for being critics of Hindu nationalism.

On Camera

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.