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Threat to withhold pensions: Govt attempts to gag criticism

It threatens to withhold pensions of officers retiring from security and intelligence agencies, if they write in the media relying on their 'domain knowledge' without permission.

Ashoka University to appoint Ombudsperson to encourage free expression

Founders of Ashoka University, which has been at the centre of an academic freedom debate following two high profile resignations, on Monday said they respect the autonomy of the institution

Et tu Ashoka?

A pioneer in liberal education takes a hard knock

After Mehta, Subramanian quits Ashoka University; faculty concerned

Over 100 faculty signatories request the vice chancellor to ask Mehta to rescind his resignation

University campuses have no longer remained inclusive spaces: Tharoor in LS

Tharoor on Tuesday said that university campuses, in the last few years, have no longer remained inclusive spaces that safeguard freedom of expression

Shekhar Gupta: Missing in opposition

We can complain about undermining of institutions, misuse of agencies, discriminatory laws, use of sedition, rail-roading of legislation. But, on all key issues, Congress is MIA

Regulating digital media: News portals wary of Centre's latest guidelines

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

UK MPs to debate press freedom, safety of protesters in India next week

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 ...

Best of BS Opinion: A change in direction, healing a weak regulator & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Big Brother syndrome

New rules for digital media have troubling implications

The speech struggle

Freedom of Expression is an essential pillar of any equitable society

Freedom of expression fundamental right in India: UN spokesperson

Following the violence on January 26 in New Delhi, the Noida police booked Tharoor, journalists Rajdeep Sardesai, Mrinal Pande, Vinod K Jose (Caravan) and others for sedition

Best of BS Opinion: India's economic self-harm, LAC disengagement and more

Here are the best of BS Opinions of the day

Freedom of speech and expression not an absolute right: Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court on Friday said the freedom of speech and expression provided under Article 19 of the Constitution was not an absolute right

Trump vs Twitter

The feud can have implications for freedom of speech

Justice delayed

Supreme Court intervention often takes too long

Letter to BS: Right-thinking people must align for defending democracy

Some public-spirited people have even been killed allegedly for their fight against religion- and caste-based politics by bigoted vigilantes

Truth to power

The law should not restrict freedom of speech in a democracy

Troll armies have links with people in power: T M Krishna on concert delay

The concert was scheduled to be held on Saturday and Sunday and was jointly organised by Airports Authority of India and SPIC MACAY

Amal Clooney & Barack Obama: Celebrities with clay feet

Both Obama and Clooney have a side that contradicts the freedom of speech they espouse, and it diminishes them, writes Karan Thapar in his new book Devil's Advocate