Speaking at the Rajendra Mathur Memorial Lecture, organised annually by Editors Guild of India, Mukherjee said journalists, like civil servants, should never let their biases colour news.
The narrations linked to ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ sit far outside authenticated Hadith literature, yet modern amplification has turned a weak report into a slogan with political afterlife.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Despite enormous constraints, the Indian media – barring the pliable segment – is trying to do its job. A fine edit on Kashmir in Asian Age.