Censorship In India
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SC dismisses plea seeking pre-screening committee for web shows
The chief justice said that the court cannot allow any kind of censorship before a show is released.
Scroll Staff
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When Jawaharlal Nehru read ‘Lolita’ to decide whether an ‘obscene’ book should be allowed in India
After a consignment of Vladimir Nabokov’s famed book landed on Indian shores, a debate over its ban spanned Customs and police to the finance minister and PM.
Shubhneet Kaushik
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Children’s picture book on Sikh turban withdrawn after backlash over wordplay in its title
‘The Art of Tying a Pug’ was released two weeks ago by Karadi Tales. Many Sikhs objected to the pun on the word ‘pug’ – a breed of dog – to describe the turban.
Scroll Staff
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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Australian journalist leaves country amid visa troubles, says ‘too difficult to do my job in India’
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Ramachandra Guha: Why 2024 is India’s most important election since 1977
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Dubai: How a high-altitude jet stream, not cloud seeding, created a storm ‘the size of France’
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‘The Kerala Story’: Why did Catholics re-release a Hindutva movie days before polling?
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Gujarat polls: Stay the release of ‘Padmavati’, BJP asks Election Commission
The party wants a ‘pre-release viewing of the film by select Rajput representatives to alleviate their raised tempers’.
Scroll Staff
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Legal streaming sites might not be enough to tackle the piracy of TV shows
If a show is torrented more than it’s watched, advertisers will pull their money and television channels will suffer.
Utkarsh Srivastava