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‘Media freedom not licence to interfere with justice system’: Kerala HC on media trials

The Kerala High Court has held that the media’s freedom of speech cannot override a citizen’s right to dignity, reputation, and privacy, especially when reporting on an ongoing criminal case. The court said that only an adjudicatory authority can pronounce the guilt or innocence of an accused, LiveLaw reported.

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‘Same promise for 25 years’: Locals as Adani’s Dharavi plan turns MVA’s rallying cry

The proposed Adani redevelopment project in Dharavi has become a contentious issue in Maharashtra’s high-decibel poll campaign. Amid the opposition’s allegations of the Adani Group being given preferential treatment under the NDA government, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has promised to scrap the Dharavi project and this is gradually…

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Himalayan trout, ‘lack of transparency’, cheaper booze: The campaign and characters of the PCI polls

A bastion of press freedom on the right-wing’s radar. A low-budget watering hole. Or a carrom room for banter. The Press Club of India’s building in the heart of Lutyens Delhi means different things to different people. But an election this week may mean it’s at the cusp of change.

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‘American dread’, ‘He’s Don It Again’: Front pages around the world as Trump swept US polls

Donald Trump has reclaimed the White House to become the 47th President of the United States, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, with projections showing his lead in key states, dominance in the Senate, and a clean sweep in more than 290 electoral seats – well above the majority mark of…

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‘Divisive, promoted superstition’: NBDSA tells News18 India to take down Bageshwar Baba interview

The News Broadcasters and Digital Association has found a News18 India interview with self-styled godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, as violative of its code of ethics and advisories on religious harmony and superstition.

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Ayodhya DM cites workload due to Ram Temple event as NGT flags ‘illegal’ report

In an apparent violation of a National Green Tribunal order, Ayodhya district magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh changed the composition of a fact-finding committee formed by the tribunal due to his increased workload linked to “development work” and “religious events” after the Ram Temple consecration.

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Wikipedia ‘put on notice’ by centre over ‘bias’ amid ANI defamation hearing

While the Delhi High Court is hearing ANI’s defamation suit against Wikipedia, several media reports citing anonymous sources have claimed that the centre has put “Wikipedia on notice” over “many complaints of bias and inaccuracies” and a small group’s control over its editorial.

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Exclusive: Journalist Mehdi Hasan on Trump’s threats to the press, founding Zeteo, reporting on Hamas

“I am actually feeling quite good about not being in corporate media in a year like this,” says journalist Mehdi Hasan, who quit his over 24-year career as a mainstream journalist to start his own news media company Zeteo.

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Congress govt clamping down on press freedom, says Telugu Scribe reporter after fourth FIR

A week after being granted bail on October 16, Telugu Scribe journalist Gowtham Pothagoni, who already has three FIRs against him, learnt that the police had registered a fourth one. Gowtham was arrested on October 7 for posting a video of a farmer, Mallaya, who praised K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR),…

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Trudeau govt accepts leaks days after Canada paper named Washington Post anonymous sources

Last week, Canada daily The Globe and Mail reported that Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie G Drouin and deputy minister David Morrison shared sensitive information with The Washington Post about alleged Indian interference in the country.

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After two expulsions, note points to rejig at Foreign Correspondents Club

The governing committee of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in Delhi has ostensibly been reconstituted, as per a note issued by Venkat Narayan, who an “emergency meet” had this month tried to remove as the club’s “president”.

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Third FIR against Langa for ‘Rs 28.56 lakh fraud’ and ‘intimidation’

The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa has been booked in a third FIR for alleged fraud and intimidation based on a complaint from a business owner, the Ahmedabad police said in a statement after a press conference on Tuesday.

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What’s Your Ism? Shailaja Paik on redefining feminism and Dalit identity

In episode 26 of What's Your Ism?, Sudipto Mondal speaks to Shailaja Paik, MacArthur 'Genius' Award winner and scholar, to delve into Dalit feminism, caste, and sexuality. They explore the concept of ‘Manuski,’ caste intersectionality, and the hidden stories of Dalit women in art.

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Washington Post’s US polls non-endorsement costs it 2 lakh subscribers

More than two lakh paid subscribers have cancelled their Washington Post digital subscriptions, and many columnists have resigned following owner Jeff Bezos’s decision to block the paper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president. This is the first time in 30 years that the publication has not endorsed a…

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Press bodies condemn FIR against Mahesh Langa, seek PCI intervention

Five press bodies have condemned the second FIR against The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa. Four of them have urged the Press Council of India to “perform its mandate of safeguarding the freedom of the press”.

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Biodiversity crisis: Where’s the funding to protect the planet?

Four of the world’s 36 recognised biodiversity hotspots are in India, while the World Wildlife Fund’s latest Living Planet report shows a decline of up to 73 percent in wild animal populations across the world. At a time when the earth is facing its worst biodiversity crisis, the issue of…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 343: Assam citizenship test, Delhi air pollution

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Scroll’s Rokibuz Zaman and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary.

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‘Investigative reporting will be extinct’: The Hindu editor, N Ram condemn FIR against Gujarat journo

Over four days after a second FIR was lodged against The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa, his colleagues took to X to condemn the police action and uphold “a journalist’s right to obtain and process a confidential or ‘sensitive’ official document in line with their work”.

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Yamuna is choking in Delhi. Is floodplain encroachment to blame?

A thick layer of white foam has taken over the Yamuna river in Delhi yet again. The toxic foam, a result of untreated sewage waste, has raised concerns months after a report pointed to increasing encroachment and concretisation on the floodplains of the river.

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TV Newsance 271: Zee’s new ‘jihad’, Sudhir’s India vs China, Aaditya Thackeray on Hindutva

It’s the festive season, and both our air and our airwaves are filled with poison. This week we saw our usual suspects celebrate in their favourite ways — fear mongering and endorsing our supreme leader.

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Hafta letters: Google and data, legacy of CJI Chandrachud, Punjab in 1980s

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‘One-sided, incomplete’: PCI chief dismisses draft report with 4 recommendations to protect journalists

A draft report by a Press Council of India member suggesting several measures for journalists has been rejected by the council’s chairperson Ranjana Prakash Desai, saying that she is recording her “dissent” as she is “unable to concur with all observations and recommendations”.

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‘Dangerous’: Delhi HC on Wikipedia model

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it is “dangerous” how Wikipedia functions, considering how anyone can edit pages on the platform, Bar and Bench reported.

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Pothole-free Delhi by Diwali? Data offers no flicker of hope

Last month, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Singh unveiled an ambitious initiative aimed at creating a pothole-free Delhi, with the government’s public works department told to repair roads spanning nearly 1,400 km with this year’s Diwali as the deadline.

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Tracking the Modi trips: Public money used for party promotion

➨ At an official event to mark the Viksit Bharat, Viksit Bihar programme in Bihar’s Bettiah, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 6 this year said the district reminded one of the life of “Sita Mata and Luv Kush, but the INDI alliance was even against the Pran Prathishtha of…

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