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Kerala High Court gives interim relief to NBA in plea challenging IT rules

Justice P B Suresh Kumar also issued notice to the Centre and sought its stand on the plea by NBA

Hong Kong arrests newspaper editors for 'foreign conspiracy': Report

5 journos held, $18-mn assets frozen; China warns media outlets, hails move

The search for news media

The pathetic state of India's news media - particularly news TV - leaves it at the mercy of international media and a few Indian brands that have the capacity to cover a story like the pandemic

India's pledge of good behaviour

Its endorsement of the G7's Open Societies Statement will give the world a larger say in human rights violations in the country

Protesters are not terrorists

Delhi High Court raises the bar on UAPA application

Best of BS Opinion: New idea of India, BJP is as safe as a big bank & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

A new idea of India

The values the G7 espouses must be followed

Indian Newspaper Society wants to be excluded from new IT rules

INS has said that news websites of traditional papers follow the same stringent guidelines for publication as followed by newspapers, and should be exempt from the new IT Rules

SC to examine interpretation of sedition law over right of press

The two channels were booked by Andhra Pradesh police for alleged sedition in showing 'offensive' speeches of YSR Congress rebel MP K Raghu Rama Krishna Raju.

Malaysia, China and Pakistan use Covid-19 as excuse to block press freedoms

Malaysia has witnessed a remarkable fall in press freedom while China is still firmly anchored among the worst countries in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Paris-based RSF

BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety concerns

A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country amid concerns for his safety, the BBC and a journalist organisation said

The angry Vishwaguru

The world has expectations from India and complains when those aren't met. If global praise is acceptable to Modi govt, why the resentment and rejection over criticism?

India condemns false assertions on farmers' protest in UK parliament debate

The High Commission of India in London has condemned false assertions in a "distinctly one-sided discussion" among a group of British parliamentarians on peaceful protests and press freedoms in India

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

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

Commonwealth Journalists Association urges India to protect journalists

Commonwealth Journalists Association (CJA) on Monday urged the Indian government to honour its international commitments to the Commonwealth and the United Nations and ensure that the media is free

Farmers' protest: Court to pass order on journalist's bail plea on Feb 2

A Delhi court will pass order on Tuesday on the bail application of freelance journalist Mandeep Punia who was arrested by Delhi Police from Singhu border protest site

US-China feud heightens: Beijing expels US journalists in biggest crackdown

The foreign ministry said in a statement the measure was in retaliation for Washington's decision to cut the number of Chinese nationals allowed to work for Chinese state-run media on American soil