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Press freedom
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World Press Freedom Day 2021: History, Significance And Much More
The theme for World Press Day 2021 is “Information as a Public Good"
May 3, 2021
Editors Guild ‘outraged’ at call to suspend ‘right of expression’
NEW DELHI: The Editors Guild of India said on Friday it is “outraged” by suggestions from some influential…
April 24, 2021
Editors Guild of India Writes To UP CM Over Press Freedom In The State
Listing out instances of harassment of journalists in the state, the letter said the Guild was keen to send a team to Lucknow to discuss ways to ensure their safety and well-being
November 10, 2020
Opposition, press faced draconian, brute force in Jammu and Kashmir: Rahul
In a tweet, the former Congress President said: "It has been 20 days since the people of Jammu and Kashmir had their freedom and civil liberties curtailed."
August 26, 2019
Case of money laundering registered against Raghav Bahl: ED
The Income Tax department (I-T) had last year raided Bahl's residence and office in an alleged case of tax evasion.
June 7, 2019
BJP respects freedom of press, says Javadekar
New Delhi, May 31: Advocating freedom of press, the new Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on Friday…
May 31, 2019
Killings of journalists in reprisal for work doubled in 2018: Report
Among the deaths, at least 34 were "singled out for murder" as compared to 18 journalists killed in the same way in 2017.
December 20, 2018
Editors Guild laments Meghalaya HC summoning editor for alleged contempt
New Delhi, Dec 16 : The Editors Guild on Sunday expressed grave concern over the Meghalaya High Court…
December 16, 2018
Tax raid on media house attack on free press: Amnesty
Income Tax officials on Thursday carried out "surveys" at the residence and office premises of Bahl over alleged tax evasion.
October 11, 2018
Gauri Lankesh is immortalised in the pages to be read
The week gone by marked the first death anniversary of braveheart Gauri Lankesh, whose murder shook the nation…
September 10, 2018
Congress standing firmly behind women, weaker sections: Rahul Gandhi
He also alleged that the media in the country was working under immense pressure and many of them were facing the music for reporting against the current government.
August 4, 2018
Media bodies seek action against J&K MLA for threatening press
The Indian Women's Press Corps, Press Club of India, Press Association and the Federation of Press Clubs of India said in a statement that Singh, a former J&K Minister, had warned journalists at a press conference in Jammu to "draw a line".
June 25, 2018
Committed to upholding freedom of press: Narendra Modi
New Delhi, Nov 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday granted wishes to journalists on “National Press Day” ,…
November 16, 2017
Editorial freedom should be used wisely in public interest, says Modi
Chennai, Nov 6: Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Monday said that editorial freedom should be used in public interest,…
November 6, 2017
Journalists, who sacrificed their lives for exposing truth
New Delhi, Sep 7: Instance of killing a Journalist who revealed truth in public and expressed their staunch views…
September 7, 2017
Protests against Gauri Lankesh’s murder planned across India today
New Delhi, Sep 6, 2017: Protests have been planned all across the country today to demonstrate the murder…
September 6, 2017