Freedom Of Press

'I'm not familiar with the documentary you're referring to. I am very familiar with the shared values that enact the United States and India as two thriving, vibrant democracies'

Not only media institutions but also officials from France, Germany, the UK, the UN and the EU condemned the suspensions, with some saying the platform was jeopardising press freedom

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was arrested on Monday by the Delhi Police over a 2018 tweet

The three-member technical panel, which has been given wide ranging powers, would comprise eminent experts, Naveen Kumar Chaudhary, Prabaharan P and Ashwin Anil Gumaste

The court said it is undeniable that surveillance and the knowledge that one is under the threat of being spied on can affect the way an individual decides to exercise his or her rights

Raids also at Bharat Samachar offices

Publication's demise comes after the govt froze its funds, seized computers, halting critical reporting of Beijing

The new guidelines seek to regulate OTT platforms and digital news media, whether they use other intermediary sites or apps such as Twitter or Facebook or host news media content on their own websites

British lawmakers will debate the issue of press freedom and safety of protesters in India next Monday in response to an e-petition which had crossed the 100,000-signature threshold required for such a debate, the House of Commons Petitions Committee confirmed on Wednesday. The 90-minute debate will be held at Westminster Hall in the Houses of Parliament complex in London and will be opened by Scottish National Party (SNP) MP and member of the Petitions Committee Martyn Day, and a minister will be deputed to respond on behalf of the UK government. The debate relates to the petition entitled Urge the Indian Government to ensure safety of protesters & press freedom', which called on the British government to make a public statement on the #kissanprotests & press freedoms. Next week, the issue will come up for debate and is expected to involve backbench MPs who have been vocal on the issue of farmers' protests in India, including Opposition Labour MP Tan Dhesi. India has ...

Mr Goswami's arrest highlights flaws in free-speech argument

A crucial pillar of the Indian republic should not be weakened

SC was hearing a plea which claimed that no provision has been enacted to protect freedom of press from "frivolous and malicious prosecution" and there is a need to lay down some guidelines

Why banning two Malayalam channels does not help tackle the crisis in news broadcasting

Journalists in India's regional-language media regularly uncover, at great risk to their lives, turpitude among politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen

In a democracy, you must learn to tolerate, the apex court added

'The press played an important role in educating, convincing and mobilising our people'