Media Matters
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Mumbai court permits police to withdraw TRP scam case against Arnab Goswami, 21 others
The police said that continuing the criminal proceedings may not lead to a conviction, but would only end up wasting the judiciary’s time.
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Lessons from Pakistan polls: Distortions of mainstream media, social media curbs can prove futile
The country’s military establishment may not have budgeted for the robust, independent social media ecosystem that inadvertently favoured Imran Khan.
Waqas Ejaz & Mitali Mukherjee
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BBC says it is restructuring India operations to comply with foreign investment norms
It said that the restructuring follows ‘an investigation this year which saw the BBC’s India offices being searched by tax authorities’.
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Trending
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
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Will the upcoming Indian election be free and fair?
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Calcutta HC issues guidelines for probe agencies, media in case involving TMC MP, wife
The court told the Enforcement Directorate not to share any information with the media about the accused persons till the chargesheet was filed.
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Release devices seized from editors of ‘The Wire’, Delhi court orders police
The chief metropolitan magistrate noted that there was no reasonable ground to hold on to the devices taken in October.
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BBC underreported about Rs 40 crore income in tax returns: IT officials
The British broadcaster said that it was fully cooperating with the tax authority with its enquiries and will continue to do so.
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Video
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Watch: Comedian sings Ed Sheeran song in the style of artists ranging from Sonu Nigam to Kumar Sanu
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Watch: Woman holds abdominal plank position for over four and half hours
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Watch: Kuno National Park posts video to celebrate cheetah cub Mukhi’s first birthday
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Watch: Migrant workers travel in train toilet owing to unavailability of seats
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Watch: PTI posts video accusing male ANI reporter of assaulting and abusing its woman journalist
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Delhi HC summons BBC on defamation suit claiming its documentary cast a slur on India’s reputation
The documentary alleged that Modi, who was then the chief minister of Gujarat, was ‘directly responsible for a climate of impunity’ that led to the 2002 riots.
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Modi documentary: Delhi court summons BBC, Wikimedia, Internet Archive in defamation case
In a plea, BJP member Binay Kumar Singh alleged that the documentary contains baseless allegations against the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the prime minister.
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BBC has admitted to violating foreign investment rules, claims Anurag Thakur
Since it released a documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots in January, BBC has been booked by the ED and the I-T department has searched its India offices.
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The Reel
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‘Patna Shuklla’ review: A competently argued legal drama
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‘Inspector Rishi’ review: A superbly crafted battle between fact and fable
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‘Alibaba Aani Chalishitle Chor’ review: A lightweight study of modern marriage
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‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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‘OpIndia’ CEO and editor booked for false information about attacks on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu
A complaint was filed by a DMK IT wing member who said that the website had created fear among labourers in the state.
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Times Now, Zee News told to take down reports about PFI protest, population rise
The NBDSA also fined Hindi news channel News18 India for making objectionable statements about Muslims in four shows.
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News18 India fined for targeting Muslims on four shows
The topics of the shows ranged from glorifying public flogging of Muslims to falsely claiming an increase in the population of the community.
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The Field
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Football: AIFF five-member committee to seek answers from Igor Stimac on India’s recent dis
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Tennis, Miami Masters: Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden through to the final
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: Crasto-Ponnappa, Sindhu move into quarter-finals in Madrid
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IPL 2024: Riyan Parag, bowlers set up win for Rajasthan Royals against Delhi Capitals
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IPL 2024: KKR bring in Allah Ghazanfar as replacement player; RR rope in Keshav Maharaj