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Police inspect the spot where journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead by miscreant at her residence in Bengaluru. (Photo: AP)

Cops believe professionals killed Gauri, look for clues in CCTV...

Police suspect murder was well planned; 2 men followed Gauri's car on bike, 1 waited at her home.

6 Sep 2017 6:38 AM GMT

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India ranks 136 out of 180 in 'press freedom'

Released annually by Reporters Without Borders, the Index ranks 180 countries according to the level of freedom...

3 April 2018 8:14 PM GMT

PML-N leader Maryam Nawazs press conference on Wednesday was blacked out by TV news channel in the country. (Photo: ANI)

As Imran Khan defends media freedom in Pak, Maryam Nawaz's presser...

Senior Pak journalist Murtaza Solangi took to his twitter handle, alleging that no TV channel was allowed to air the...

24 July 2019 2:56 PM GMT

A nationalistic zeal is now destroying the space for tolerance, multiplicity of views and challenging the very existence of the free press.

Govts silencing freedom of press and of thought

Over the last several years, we have been witnessing a deliberate discrediting of democracy as a political system.

4 Aug 2019 7:10 PM GMT

Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11. says Imran Khan (Photo: File)

RSF slams Imran Khan over press freedom

Recently, Khan was on a visit to the US and had claimed that media in his country has more freedom than in Britain.

1 Aug 2019 11:14 AM GMT

In May last year, Minecraft said 176 million copies of the game have been sold since its launch a decade ago.

Tech on the side of press freedom: Censored articles concealed in...

Work by banned, exiled or killed journalists in five countriesEgypt, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Vietnamare on an...

15 March 2020 10:26 AM GMT

Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa, center, is escorted as she arrives to attend a court hearing at Manila Regional Trial Court, Philippines on Monday June 15, 2020. (AP)

Journalist who criticised Philippine president convicted of libel

If court also upholds Justice Department's decision, journalists and media firms can be sued up to 12 years for...

15 Jun 2020 5:39 AM GMT

Security forces during a search operation after a militant attack at Srinagar-Jammu National highway, at Pampore in Pulwama District of South Kashmir. PTI photo

Encounters: Jammu and Kashmir police ban live coverage

If this is a part of the official policy of the police, it appears to be a tactic to coerce journalists into not...

8 April 2021 3:14 AM GMT

The Opposition INDIA alliance has announced the names of 14 news television anchors whose programmes their spokespersons will boycott. (Image: Twitter; @2024_For_INDIA)

Aakar Patel | Opp. right not to be part of rigged game' with some...

The arguments against the boycott are various, including press freedom and the Emergency

19 Sep 2023 6:30 PM GMT

The violent attack on the Deccan Chronicle office in Visakhapatnam by members of the ruling Telugu Desam Party underscores the growing threat to press freedom and democracy in India. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Attack on media an outrage

Increasing violence against journalists and media outlets poses a serious threat to the pillars of democracy in India

11 July 2024 6:40 PM GMT