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May 21, 2026, 06:06 PM - 6 min read
Imagine India being ranked at 131 in 2012, the year India Against Corruption launched a massive campaign against the Congress-led UPA government. As it later turned out, all the allegations were fake and frivolous. The IAC campaign was played up by the media, particularly television channels, and nobody stopped or prevented them from grilling the government so maliciously, ruthlessly and of course, falsely. And still, the RSF put the Indian Press Freedom Index at 131.
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May 19, 2026, 12:32 PM - 4 min read
The incident, captured on camera, showed Modi walking away as journalist Helle Lyng attempted to ask why he avoids taking questions from what she described as “the freest press in the world.”
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May 19, 2026, 10:55 AM - 3 min read
Considering the magnitude and complexities involved in the Indian media scenario, George stressed the presence of an extremely active media environment working through thousands of different outlets.
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May 18, 2026, 09:13 AM - 3 min read
The diplomatic friction surfaced after a Dutch journalist questioned the lack of a joint press conference during PM Modi's two-day visit to the Netherlands, whilst simultaneously raising concerns about the status of Muslims and other smaller communities.
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May 10, 2026, 06:02 PM - 3 min read
In the post, the journalist had sharply criticised the functioning of the administration, alleging the system had become "paralysed", and questioned the leadership of the chief secretary, citing lack of field experience and ineffective governance.
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May 10, 2026, 03:23 PM - 2 min read
The security situation in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso has worsened in recent times, analysts say, with a record number of attacks by Islamic extremists.
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November 16, 2025, 07:46 PM - 2 min read
Addressing a National Press Day event on November 16, chairperson of the Press Council of India, Ranjana Desai, said the loss of credibility of the press is the most worrisome of several challenges that it faces
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October 15, 2025, 12:18 PM - 2 min read
As many as 30 media houses, including one of the most prominent international dailies, have categorically rejected the Pentagon’s new media policy, saying that it violates the constitutionally protected right to free speech.
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September 22, 2025, 04:53 PM - 2 min read
A pro-humanitarian website in China, known for covering sensitive issues, has said that its citizen journalist who reported from the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan has been jailed again.
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September 20, 2025, 01:57 PM - 2 min read
The letter noted that in one instance, a case was filed against the newspaper alone, following its coverage of a political leader's press conference, an event that was also reported on by several other news outlets.
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August 19, 2025, 12:55 PM - 2 min read
The Editors Guild of India has voiced concern against the summons given to Varadarajan and Thapar, following the registration of a case alleging that they endangered the sovereignty of the country.
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August 13, 2025, 02:31 PM - 2 min read
A case has been registered against Shubham Choukse, Kunal Pawar and a few others under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for allegedly assaulting the journalist.
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