The editor of the Jammu-based Kashmir Times newspaper accused the Narendra Modi administration of stifling press freedom in Kashmir and the rest of India in an opinion piece that was published in The New York Times, angering the Centre. Anuradha Bhasin, the owner and...
Protest across Kerala over raids on Asianet
Kerala's Leader of Opposition V.D. Satheeshan on Sunday termed the police raids at the Asianet studio in Kozhikode a clear example of "intolerance" as political leaders, social activists, and media organisations condemned the government's action. Thiruvananthapuram,...
World NGO day program organized by MESCO
MESCO trust, a Mumbai based secular NGO had organized a program today to felicitate 40 prominent NGOs from Mumbai at Islam Gymkhana on World NGO day. Chief guest of the function was CA Murtuza Onali Kachwala (Chairman -WIRC of ICAI 2022-23). He wished all the NGOs 'A...
I-T ‘Survey’ at BBC Offices Continues for Third Straight Day
There is no clarity on for how long the "survey" operations are going to continue, sources aware of the developments, said. Several opposition parties led by Congress have deplored the development, calling it a "political vendetta". NEW DELHI — The Income Tax (I-T)...
CEO Susan Wojcicki congratulates Aaj Tak on becoming world’s most subscribed YouTube channel
Earlier this year, Aaj Tak became the first news channel globally to cross 50 million subscribers on YouTube. This record feat has come just after three years of the channel crossing 10 million subscribers in the year 2019. New Delhi, Feb 4,2023: Earlier this year,...
At Last Kerala journalist, Siddique Kappan walks free
Syed Ali Mujtaba Some five months after Supreme Court granted bail to Siddique Kappan in September 2022 exonerating him from all the charges, the Kerala journalist, walked out of jail on February 2, 2023. Kappan was in jail for over two years. He was first arrested on...
‘False allegations were put against me’: Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan walks out of jail after two years
Feb 2,2023: Siddique Kappan, a Muslim journalist from Kerala, leaves jail more than 851 days after being detained by the Uttar Pradesh Police while en route to the Hathras residence of a young Dalit woman who had allegedly been murdered and gang-raped by upper-caste...
‘Adani takeover’: Senior Journalist Sreenivasan Jain resigns from NDTV
Sreenivasan Jain, a senior journalist and group editor at NDTV, announced his resignation on Saturday, ending a three-decade career with the national news network. The action was taken in response to Adani’s recent acquisition of the business in November 2022. In...
“We support free press around the world”: US on India banning BBC documentary on PM Modi
Describing India banning the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a matter of press freedom, the US State Department said that it is high time to highlight the importance of democratic principles like freedom of expression and make it a point around the...
Delhi HC questions CBI on lookout circulars against Prannoy Roy, Radhika Roy
NEW DELHI,20 Jan 2023 : The Delhi High Court on Friday queried the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on the lookout circulars (LOC) issued in view of the registration of two FIRs dated June 2, 2017, and August 19, 2019, against journalists Prannoy Roy and Radhika...