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Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture: India’s top legal minds discuss ‘trial by media’ and the need for controlling measures to hold news channels accountable
Pros and cons of trial by media was the topic for the first Ram Jethmalani Memorial Lecture Series hosted by NewsX
Andhra Pradesh: Jagan Mohan govt issues controversial order, gives bureaucrats the power to sue media
The order (GO RT No 2430) was issued on Wednesday. The state cabinet had taken the decision on October 16.
Media and the art of manufacturing narrative
We speak for the plants, animals, forests, rivers, temples, deities and devotees of Bharat. We speak for you. We speak for ourselves.
Anand Ranganathan’s fate at Newslaundry is a living proof of O’Sullivan’s law
O Sullivan's law states 'All organizations that are not actually right-wing will over time become left-wing'
Former colleague claims Siddharth Varadarajan suppressed Vadra scam expose for 7 months
It was Siddharth Varadarajan who once threatened the public's right to know
Gujarat to Gauri: Mainstream Media and Journalistic Ethics
The pressure that journalism today is feeling, is the resounding ask by a billion people to be responsible and honest.
In Mamata’s Bengal, news channel banned as its Facebook page had ‘offensive’ comments by people
Posting anything that Mamata Banerjee government finds offensive on social media could land you in a soup.
Did NDTV conduct a ‘fixed’ interview with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan?
Kerala CM appears on NDTV reading out prepared responses to "Questions" right on air!
The Left is out to capture the web and why the Right should worry
Taking lessons from its bitter 2014 defeat, the Left has invested lots of resources into building an online fortresses.
You are a poor performer, not martyr – fellow journalist exposes claims of Nikhil Wagle
Marathi journalist Nikhil Wagle had claimed that his TV show was stopped under 'political pressure'
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World
Paris beheading case: Victim Samuel Paty to be conferred France’s highest order, mosque to be shut down
Days after the history teacher beheading by a radical Islamist in Paris, the French govt has decided to confer the highest order of merit Legion d'Honneur posthumously.
Government and Policy
‘Lockdown over but Coronavirus still here’: As PM Modi rings warning bell ahead of festive season, here are key takeaways from his address
In his 12-minute address, PM Modi urged people to maintain caution and wear masks while stepping out of their homes
Opinions
The social hierarchy of Muslim society: Is the caste system a problem unique to Hindus?
Often ignored by the media, there is wide scale discrimination present in Muslim society between two factions- Ashraf and Ajlaf.
Crime
UK: 37-year-old paedophile named Rehan Baig jailed for raping chickens to death while his wife filmed it
Rhan Baig's wife had also joined him in the videos and at one point he alternated between having sex with his wife and the chickens.
News Reports
#Tweet4Bharat: Here is a list of the winners in the English category and their winning tweet threads!
The participation exceeded expectations greatly and finally, after much deliberation, we are now in a position to declare the winners.
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News Reports
After Chinese phones blocking weather data for Arunachal and Ladakh, now Twitter shows Leh as part of China
Security analyst Nitin A Gokhale found that Twitter has labelled Leh in Ladakh as part of People's Republic of China (PRC)
News Reports
During 26/11 Mumbai attack, Param Bir Singh refused to be on ground and take on terrorists, then Mumbai CP Hasan Gafoor had said
Hasan Gafoor, who was the Mumbai Commissioner of Police during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, had accused senior police officials, including Param Bir Singh of not taking on the terrorists.
Entertainment
In 2012 ‘out of town’ Salman Khan partied with Parambir Singh in Mumbai on day Bandra cops could not serve him Court summons for...
As reported by Mid-Day in 2012, Salman Khan and Parambir Singh were both found attending a Christmas party hosted by Sunny Dewan and his wife Anu Dewan in Mumbai. This when the Bandra cops claimed Khan was not in town.
News Reports
Rajdeep Sardesai and India Today secure a gag order against social media user who had said they took 8 crores for Rhea interview
Issuing an order on India Today petition, the Delhi HC has ordered Twitter to suspend the man named Anurag Srivastava, and Google to remove the content from search results.
Media
Anti-Trump legal analyst of CNN and The New Yorker contributor suspended after masturbating on Zoom call
Jeffrey Toobin has offered an apology for masturbating on the Zoom video call and said that he thought he had put the video and audio on mute.
