Journalist Rajeev Sharma’s custody extended by a week in Official Secrets Act case

He has been accused of passing on classified defence-related information from India to the Chinese intelligence.

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· Sep 21, 2020 · 04:22 pm

Journalist Rajeev Sharma’s arrest ‘high-handed, mind-boggling,’ says Press Club of India

Sharma has been accused of passing on classified military information from India to Chinese intelligence.

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· Sep 20, 2020 · 10:51 am

Delhi Police arrest freelance journalist allegedly found in possession of classified documents

Rajeev Sharma was arrested on September 14 and produced before a local court the following day, which sent him to six days’ police custody.

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· Sep 19, 2020 · 08:37 am

Chennai journalists condemn threats to freedom of press in Tamil Nadu from ‘forces of hatred’

On Sunday, reports emerged that News18 had made several changes to its editorial hierarchy, forcing some of its senior journalists to resign.

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· Jul 22, 2020 · 07:50 pm

Storm hits Tamil TV newsrooms as Hindutva, Dravidian groups jockey for position ahead of state poll

Senior editors of News 18 Tamil Nadu and Puthiya Thalaimurai have faced social media campaigns accusing them of being pro-DMK.

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· Jul 22, 2020 · 06:30 am

News18 Tamil Nadu files complaint against YouTuber Maridhas for false campaign against channel

He accused the journalists working with the news channel of running an ‘anti-Hindu’ campaign for the last four years.

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· Jul 13, 2020 · 03:03 pm

Bombay HC directs Arnab Goswami to appear before police tomorrow for questioning over FIRs

The Republic TV Editor-in-Chief has been accused of spreading hatred and insulting religious beliefs through his channel.

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· Jun 09, 2020 · 10:28 pm

‘State cannot use defamation to throttle democracy’, says Madras HC, quashes 28 cases against media

Justice Abdul Quddhose observed that constitutional functionaries must be able to face criticism since they owed a solemn duty to the people.

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· May 22, 2020 · 01:32 pm

Gujarat: Sedition charges against editor of news website for article on replacing CM Vijay Rupani

The article had reportedly claimed that the top leaders in the BJP were unhappy with Rupani’s management of the coronavirus crisis.

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· May 12, 2020 · 11:46 am

Nagaland newspaper withdraws FIR against police officer for assaulting journalist after apology

A railway police officer slapped reporter Prasanjit Dutta six times and asked him if was Muslim because he asked if he could use a platform to cross over.

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· May 10, 2020 · 02:52 pm

‘No point in singing paeans to freedom of press if one cannot go to its rescue,’ says Madras HC

The court was hearing a defamation case filed against journalist Sandhya Ravishankar for an article on illegal beach sand mining.

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· May 07, 2020 · 09:16 pm

Bandra migrants protest: Arnab Goswami moves SC, seeks quashing of new FIR against spreading hatred

The TV anchor claimed the FIR is ‘politically motivated’ and that the Mumbai Police ‘harbors ill-will and malice’ towards him.

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· May 06, 2020 · 10:14 am