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    Press Freedom News

    Vaishnaw seeks open discussions with editors on DPDP concerns

    Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addresses a press conference on Union Cabinet decisions regarding the Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme (CMPS) in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI)
    India News
    Published 16 days ago

    Press Council of India issues guidelines for journalists covering protests

    Many protesters have been dragged, manhandled and detained. (AP Photo)
    India News
    Published 28 days ago

    Turkish authorities raid TV channel as press freedom groups warn of a crackdown

    A statement from the Istanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office said an investigation was launched into Halk TV chairman Cafer Mahiroglu over allegations of bid rigging, bribery and money laundering.
    World News
    Updated 30 days ago

    Binain Khap threatens protest over arrest of Haryana woman journalist

    The villagers said that a seven-member coordination committee will lead the agitation, while a 31-member working committee has been formed to assign and manage different responsibilities. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 32 days ago

    International organisations condemn detention of journalists during Delhi stir

    Security personnel detain demonstrators during a protest near Jantar Mantar on Sunday.
    India News
    Published 33 days ago

    Arunachal media houses condemn curbs on reports about Siang hydropower project

    APC and APUWJ demanded restoration of legitimate journalistic content restricted solely over coverage of SUMP. (X/IndiaInfraTech)
    India News
    Updated 39 days ago

    CNN, MS NOW, Politico barred: White House TV pool and its standoff with Trump

    President Donald Trump speaks as he arrives to cut the ribbon on a new helipad on the South Lawn of the White House, Sept. 21, 2026, in Washington.
    Ht Explainers
    Updated 52 days ago

    CNN, Politico, MS Now to sue Trump administration over 'ban', President reacts

    Trump also warned that other outlets could be threatened as well and cited The New York Times and The Washington Post as "fake news"
    World News
    Updated 53 days ago

    CNN, MS NOW and Politico to take major move against Trump's White House ban

    MS NOW, CNN, and Politico are taking legal action against the Trump administration for being denied entry to the White House.
    World News
    Published 53 days ago

    Messi event row: SIT raids TV channel in probe into financial gaps

    India News
    India News
    Published 58 days ago

    Spain interior ministry in press freedom row over journalist 'blacklist'

    Spain interior ministry in press freedom row over journalist 'blacklist'
    World News
    Published 66 days ago

    Pakistan broadens foreign media curbs to local staff amid POK protests

    Pakistani officials have not said what prompted the new restrictions, which come amid widening insurgencies in the country's western provinces.
    World News
    Published 98 days ago

    Pakistan tightens rules for foreign media as PoK protests gain attention

    Over the past week, several local and international civil society organisations have called on Islamabad to end the escalating restrictions, including the crackdown on press freedom and internet blackouts in PoK.
    World News
    Updated 101 days ago

    Helle Lyng, who questioned Modi media policy in Oslo, hails redux in Aus, NZ

    Helle Lyng, a Norwegian journalist who sought to ask PM Modi a question but he walked away in Oslo in May.
    India News
    Updated 125 days ago

    Modi 'famously avoids news conferences': Aussie journo quips days after Oslo row

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives to board his plane at the Melbourne airport in Australia on July 10, 2026.
    India News
    Updated 126 days ago

    Pakistan suspends Geo News for 15 days over 'offensive' religious broadcast

    A television screen displays a message from the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) after the authority suspended the broadcast license of Geo News for 15 days over content aired during a program marking the holy month of Muharram, in Karachi, Pakistan, June 28, 2026.
    World News
    Published 138 days ago

    Pak faces criticism after journalist detained for covering PoJK unrest

    Journalist Sohrab Barkat had previously spent nearly 100 days in detention between November 2025 and March 2026 without formal charges, as reported by CPJ.
    World News
    Updated 153 days ago

    What do you know about India, Norwegian journo asked. A pause before answer

    Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng also questioned India's ministry of external affairs on India's human rights status during PM Modi's Europe tour last week
    India News
    Updated 176 days ago

    ‘It was just one question, Modi’: Norway journalist defends encounter with PM

    Helle Lyng made headlines for asking PM Modi a question during his Norway visit.
    India News
    Updated 176 days ago

    Question for PM Modi, MEA's rebuttal, a ‘cup of water’: What happened in Oslo

    Helle Lyng, a journalist with Norway's newspaper Dagsavisen, had a tense exchange with Indian diplomat Sibi George over her questions for the PM Modi and Indian government.
    India News
    Updated 178 days ago

    ‘What happens to India's image…’: Rahul slams PM for avoiding question in Norway

    PM Modi Highlights Strategic India-Europe Cooperation During Norway Visit #shorts
    India News
    Updated 179 days ago

    India rejects decline in media freedom, minority rights after Dutch PM remarks

    India rejects decline in media freedom, minority rights after Dutch PM remarks
    India News
    Updated 180 days ago

    UN chief warns of ‘unacceptable impunity’ as press freedom hits 25-year low

    United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks during a press conference.
    World News
    Updated 194 days ago

    ‘Free press under attack’: Congress slams Centre over India’s 157 rank globally

    On World Press Freedom Day, the Congress said that a free press is the voice of democracy, but alleged that it is under attack.
    India News
    Updated 195 days ago

    Israel pulls battalion after CNN journalist assaulted in West Bank, orders probe

    The incident has prompted Israel to suspend the involved battalion and launch an investigation.
    World News
    Updated 228 days ago

    Delhi Police seals news agency UNI's office, citing high court order

    Delhi Police seals news agency UNI's office, citing high court order
    Cities
    Published 238 days ago

    Media cannot perform its role under constraint, fear or influence: Justice BV Nagarathna

    Media cannot perform its role under constraint, fear or influence: Justice BV Nagarathna
    India News
    Published 259 days ago

    Spice of life | Back to class: When a PR veteran learnt a fresh lesson

    Having spent 36 years navigating the contours of government PR, I was fairly confident of doing justice to the topic. (Shutterstock)
    Cities
    Published 260 days ago

    Oppn slams order to curb media activities in K’taka Assembly

    Oppn slams order to curb media activities in K’taka Assembly
    India News
    Published 268 days ago

    Hong Kong to sentence media mogul Jimmy Lai in national security trial

    Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has already spent more than five years behind bars as the trial progressed.
    World News
    Updated 278 days ago
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