Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died while being on an assignment in Afghanistan, will be posthumously awarded the ‘Journalist of the Year’ for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club. Pulitzer awardee Siddiqui, who was the chief photographer for the news agency Reuters,...
New Delhi: In the wake of media revelation about political cases under the present regime, Popular Front of India appealed to the judiciary to intervene and demand an explanation from the government. The organization also asked the opposition parties and civil...
According to Reporter Without Borders’ (RSF) annual round-up published recently, a record number of journalists – 488, including 60 women – are currently detained worldwide, while another 65 are being held hostage. The number of journalists detained in connection with...
Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Wednesday cited Mahatma Gandhi’s quote on the essence of newspapers as he rued that the concept of investigative journalism is unfortunately vanishing from the media canvas. In his remarks at the launch of book “Blood Sanders: The...
When a journalist asked him about the SIT adding charges in the Lakhimpur Kheri case, the minister immediately lost his temper and asked the journalist “Dimag kharab hai?” (Are you mad?) LKHIMPUR KHERI – Union Minister of state for Home, Ajay Mishra Teni on Wednesday...
By Dr. Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer With the passing of the 81-year-old veteran Muslim politician), Syed Vicaruddin Palestine, its cause, and its people have lost a dear friend and main supporter for it in the Indian arena, who worked to support it for more than half a...
Full text of journalist Maria Ressa’s speech at the Nobel Peace Prize awarding ceremony held on Friday, December 10 Thank you. Your Majesties, Your Royal Highnesses, Distinguished Members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Your Excellencies, Distinguished Guests,...
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday appreciated the stand taken by the West Bengal government for withdrawing FIR against OpIndia editor Nupur Sharma and another journalist, and remarked hope other states also follow the same approach. A bench headed by Justice...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed all criminal proceedings against two women journalists, Samriddhi Sakunia and Swarnja Jha who were arrested by the Tripura Police while covering the anti-Muslim violence in the state and their employer HW News Network. The duo...
High journalistic standards are crucial for free media, one that treats Muslims fairly and does not seek to wilfully misrepresent Muslim communities, says a report by Muslim Council of Britain’s Center for Media Monitoring on ‘British Media’s Coverage of Muslims and...