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Dua Lipa launches library for banned and censored books in Portugal

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Published 15 days ago

'Voice of Hind Rajab' set to release in India after clearance from censor board

This image received on March 6, 2026 shows a still from the film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'.

Updated 41 days ago

‘Now only into writing fiction’: Indian Army ex-chief Naravane after memoir row

Former Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane's autobiography 'Four Stars of Destiny' remains unpublished, and is at the nub of a major political row.

Updated 113 days ago

Oscar-nominated film blocked in India to protect Israel ties: Report

A still from The Voice of Hind Rajab.

Updated 115 days ago

Berlin Film Festival rejects accusation of censorship on Gaza

Berlin Film Festival rejects accusation of censorship on Gaza

Published 144 days ago

US to fund free speech initiatives in Europe, Trump official says

Sarah Rogers, who appeared on Monday alongside a top aide to nationalist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, said the Trump administration was not at odds with a majority of people in Europe on issues like migration, citing polls in European countries that she did not specify.

Updated 153 days ago

Ai Weiwei on China, the West and shrinking space for dissent

Ai Weiwei on China, the West and shrinking space for dissent

Updated 155 days ago

US denies visas to EU ex-commissioner, four others over tech rules

European officials condemned the measures as an infringement on digital sovereignty.

Published 201 days ago

IFFK to screen all films despite Centre denying clearance: Kerala CM

Visitors try out miniature models of wista field camera during the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) at Tagore Theatre, in Thiruvananthapuram. (PTI)

Published 208 days ago

Europe’s Foolish War on X.com

Elon Musk

Updated 217 days ago

Trump administration orders enhanced vetting for applicants of H-1B visa

Donald Trump on enhanced vetting system of H-1B visas.

Updated 221 days ago

Anurag Kashyap says censor board members were surprised with his film

Anurag Kashyap has shared his thoughts on the censorship of films.

Updated 246 days ago

Why were newspapers held up by cops in Punjab? AAP faces new ‘Sheesh Mahal’ row

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, who is facing jibes of being "super CM".

Updated 253 days ago

How Indian film-maker Sreemoyee traced Iran’s alleys of art, defiance and dreams

A still from documentary 'And, Towards Happy Alleys', directed by Sreemoyee Singh

Published 269 days ago

US book publishers honor Russian dissident house Freedom Letters

US book publishers honor Russian dissident house Freedom Letters

Published 283 days ago

60% kissing scenes in Varun-Janhvi's Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari cut: Report

Bollywood actors Varun Dhawan, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, and Rohit Saraf pose for a photograph while promoting their upcoming film in Mumbai

Updated 286 days ago

China version of Dave Franco, Alison Brie's Together, alters gay character's sex

Together stars Alison Brie and Dave Franco in the lead roles.

Updated 293 days ago

In crackdown on internet access, Taliban cuts off fibre optic connections

Fibre optic is the technology that is most in use in Afghanistan, an official of another private operator in Kabul said.

Published 298 days ago

‘Boycott Office Depot’; Uproar as Michigan store declines Charlie Kirk poster

In Portage, Michigan, an Office Depot worker's refusal to print a Charlie Kirk memorial banner led to their firing after public outcry.

Updated 302 days ago

A Bill for Big Brother to weaponise speech

The issue with this bill is that the line between “fact” and “opinion” is nowhere near as clear as the Bill would have us believe. This is especially true in contexts of political speech or public dissent, where the freedom of speech is particularly important. (PTI)

Published 360 days ago

Didn't they write Kama Sutra?: US people react to CBFC censoring Superman kiss

A couple of kissing scenes in Superman have been cut by the CBFC.

Updated 362 days ago

Internet fumes at censorship of kissing scene in James Gunn’s Superman

A couple of kissing scenes in Superman have been cut by the CBFC.

Published 366 days ago

Sanskari Superman? CBFC cuts David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan's kiss in India

A kiss scene featuring David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan in Superman has been cut by the CBFC.

Updated 367 days ago

Paresh Rawal calls excessive sex, abusive language in web series ‘cheap tactics'

Paresh Rawal talks about political censorship over content.

Published 374 days ago

Reel life in the dark room of Emergency

Playback singer Kishore Kumar was another artiste who fell out with the authorities during the Emergency. (HT Photo)

Published 387 days ago

Varun Grover: ‘Censorship in itself is a wrong idea for a country like ours'

Varun Grover's directorial debut Kiss is available to stream on Mubi India.

Updated 404 days ago

Varun Grover's short film Kiss turns cinema into a mirror for introspection

Varun Grover's Kiss is available to watch on Mubi.

Updated 406 days ago

Karoline Leavitt gets mocked for ‘Carla Hayden inappropriate books’ remark

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt

Published 429 days ago

Amol Parashar on creative freedom: OTT doesn’t warrant strict censorship

Amol Parashar.

Published 431 days ago

Germany’s New Coalition Plans a Crackdown on Free Speech

Germany’s New Coalition Plans a Crackdown on Free Speech

Published 441 days ago

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