Journalists

After the controversial character certificate requirement, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur announced the withdrawal of the mandatory orders. A day ahead of the PM Narendra Modi's event in Bilaspur, CM Thakur said, "I invite all journalists to cover PM's visit to the state on October 5. We've withdrawn official order and sought an explanation from issuing official." Notably, On October 5, PM Modi will inaugurate AIIMS in Bilaspur, Himachal… read-more

According to the reports by French online investigative journal Mediapart, confirmed by France's national cyber-security ANSSI, Pegasus spyware has been discovered on the phones of two journalists. Reported on July 29, this is the world's first attestation by any government on a global spying scandal. "The study carried out by ANSSI is similar to Amnesty International's Security Lab report on the reality of the Pegasus infection," Mediapart… read-more

Signifying the "citizen's right to criticise or comment upon government measures", the Editors Guild of India appreciated the judgement of SC against journalist Vinod Dua's sedition case. Every journalist is entitled to protection specified under the Supreme Court’s 1962 judgment, said a bench of justice. “The Guild demands repeal of these draconian and antiquated laws that find no space in any modern liberal democracy,” the scribe body… read-more

Manipur CM N Biren Singh has sanctioned a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the grenade attack wreaked on Imphal-based news daily 'Poknapham's office on February 14. Condemning the attack, editors and journalists from Manipur had collectively halted newspaper publications and television news broadcasts, besides organizing sit-in protests. The CM's decision arrived in response to a memorandum submitted by the All Manipur Working… read-more

UP’s Kanpur Police have filed an FIR against three journalists for allegedly airing a false report over a government function on R-Day. The scribes were booked for criminal intimidation after Basic Shiksha Adhikari Sunit Dutt filed a complaint at Akbarpur Police Station. Reportedly, the journalists had aired a report mentioning that the children were forced to exercise in cold without winterwears. However, the BSA said that the children… read-more