Media
Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy. This section presents news and views about the state of Indian media.
Dainik Bhaskar issues apology for not paying tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary on 2nd October
Lal Bahadur Shastri was the second Prime Minister of India and had succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru to the post.
The Hindu ‘journalist’ cannot distinguish between revenue and profit, gets mocked on social media
Vijaita Singh is known to have a complicated relationship with the truth.
Assistant Director of Doordarshan’s Tamil channel suspended for blacking out address of PM Modi at IIT-Madras
Assistant Director of Doordarshan Podhigai TV, Tamil channel of DD, R Vasumathi, has been suspended for dereliction of duty as she did not broadcast live the speech of PM Modi
Read details: Juvenile Justice Committee report on ‘minor boys arrested in Kashmir’ calls out lies of Quint, Scroll, and Washington Post
Interestingly, the 'activists' Eenakshi Ganguly and Shanta Sinha had based their petition not on actual complains but on reports by news portals such as The Quint, The Scroll, Caravan and Washington Post.
Times of India has done a massive disservice to the memory of freedom fighter Bhagat Singh
Times of India today had a middle in its edit page where a Bhagat Singh researcher, Prof Chaman Lal has been interviewed
“Wrong and contemptuous to say that SC has allowed prosecution of Devendra Fadnavis”, Maharashtra CMO rubbishes media reports
Supreme Court has sent the case back to the trial court for fresh consideration, not ordered prosecution of Devendra Fadnavis
10 year old boy dies because of a Muslim healer, media gives the report a Hindu spin
According to a complaint by one Arfina Bibi, her son Jan Nabi Sheikh died and six-year-old son Jahangir Sheikh is admitted to a hospital with serious injuries due to occult practice by Muslim healer Alpana Bibi
AAP leader Sanjay Singh bullies Republic TV and launches tirade against Arnab Goswami when asked about Kejriwal’s anti-Bihari statement
AAP leader Sanjay Singh was caught bullying Republic TV reporter and asking him why Arnab Goswami was not raising the Chinmayanand issue when he was asked about the anti-Bihari statement by Arvind Kejriwal
Goa: Hearing against Tehelka’s Tarun Tejpal in 2013 sexual assault case adjourned to 7 October
After years of delay, the trial against the Tehelka’s former editor-in-chief finally started in Goa’s Mapusa in March 2018.
Pakistan media denies reporting Bushra Bibi’s image not reflecting in mirror, no update on the two meat-eating jinns yet
The image claiming to be a report by Capital TV was reportedly a fake image that had gone viral in 2018.
