Tag: Press

New Delhi: A number of journalists and activists on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government for breeding an “environment of fear” among the press. At a event titled ‘Safeguarding the Constitution: Are the Pillars of Democracy Crumbling’, the panelists decried “muzzling” of the press’s freedom and the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru. “….(Prime […]

By Sandeep Sahu The best and the brightest have done it. Among those who have been accused of plagiarism in the recent past are such illustrious names as Farid Zakaria, celebrity host of CNN’s flagship foreign affairs show ‘Farid Zakaria GPS’ and our very own Aroon Purie, the editor-in-chief of the India Today group. So […]

By Sandeep Sahu Ah, the romance of writing in the longhand!!! The geeks of today cannot fathom this fascination for the longhand in an age when the mouse and the keyboard rule the world. But it has proved too overpowering for many old timers like this senior of mine who, even after becoming the Editor […]

New Delhi: Freedom of the press is a requirement in any democratic society for its effective functioning and governments are required to respect this at all times, the Supreme Court said on Friday. The apex court said the importance of the press is well established and is a valuable and sacred right enshrined under the […]