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City police circle officer Rakesh Vashistha will probe the harassment allegations and will submit his report in three days, an official said. (Representational Image | PTI)

UP: 2 police officers accused of 'harassing' journalist in Mathura

A sub-inspector has been suspended and a probe has been ordered against an SHO for harassing journalist Nirmal Rajput on...

11 Oct 2017 11:37 AM IST

Mediapersons are particularly concerned about a provision in the law under which journalists can be convicted of espionage for entering a government office and gathering information secretly using electronic device -- an offence that would carry a 14-year jail sentence. (Photo: AP)

Bangladesh newspaper editors protest 'anti-press' digital security law

President Abdul Hamid had approved the Digital Security Act on October 8 amidst widespread protests by journalists and...

16 Oct 2018 1:53 PM IST

Once the complaint is registered for determination of fake news, the accreditation of the journalist, whoever created and/or propagated the fake news, will be suspended till the determination regarding the fake news is made, the ministry said. (Representational Image | AP)

Financial Times journalist given seven days to leave Hong Kong

British citizens are usually allowed into Hong Kong without a visa and are permitted to stay for 180 days under...

8 Oct 2018 2:42 PM IST

National and regional mastheads including The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review hit newsstands Monday with most of their front-page news stories blacked out. (Photo: AP)

In fight for press freedom, Australian newspapers redact front pages...

PM Morrison said his government would 'always believe in freedom of press', but also insisted that journalists were not...

21 Oct 2019 9:41 AM IST

Journalists hold signs during a protest against restrictions of the Internet and mobile phone networks at the Kashmir Press Club during a lockdown in Srinagar. (File Photo- AFP )

Amnesty International seeks end to curbs on J&K politicians,...

Human Rights Watch said that Indian government continues to impose harsh and discriminatory restrictions on...

6 Aug 2020 11:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with USA President Joe Biden and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, at G-7 Summit, in Germany. (PTI Photo)

Aakar Patel | A benign mask for whole world; fangs bared to citizens...

India's government does not want to be recognised abroad for what it is a majoritarian, authoritarian State

19 July 2022 12:07 AM IST

In this June 1, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, as he heads to Camp David for the weekend. Lawyers for President Donald Trump and Summer Zervos, a former Apprentice contestant who sued the president for saying her sexual misconduct claims were lies, are scheduled to be in court Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in New York. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Over 300 US newspapers to run editorials rebuking Trump's attacks on...

The Boston Globe editorial board, in a piece posted online on Wednesday, accused Trump of carrying out a 'sustained...

16 Aug 2018 10:53 AM IST

The Supreme Court also referred to the National Crime Records Bureau Data stating every six hour a woman is raped in the country. (Photo: File | ANI)

Media runs 'parallel trials' in sub-judice matters, SC told

'It is one thing to report court proceeding. It is another thing to run a parallel trial,' senior advocate Indira...

6 Sept 2018 10:01 AM IST

Supreme Court of India

No mechanism to enforce legal provisions on reporting of sex abuse...

SC asked media not to interview victims and said news of events may be broadcast by media keeping in mind the interest...

20 Sept 2018 8:00 PM IST