NEW DELHI — The Delhi High Court on Friday issued summons to news agency Press Trust of India (PTI) on a copyright infringement and plagiarism case filed by rival Asian News International (ANI). Justice Mini Pushkarna asked PTI to file its response and listed the case for further hearing on August 9. ANI has moved […]
TEL AVIV — Following its crackdown on Qatar-based media outlet Al Jazeera, the Israeli government seized the broadcasting equipment of The Associated Press (AP) in southern Israel, accusing the news agency of violating a new media law by providing images to Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based media giant reported on Tuesday. Al Jazeera said it was […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmiri journalist Asif Sultan has been granted bail by a special court in Srinagar in connection with a five-year-old case under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act. The case pertains to an incident of rioting at Srinagar’s Central Jail in 2019, when a group of inmates allegedly set fire to a few barracks and […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of NewsClick founder and editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha, who was arrested by the Delhi Police under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act over allegations that the media outlet received money to spread pro-China propaganda. “There is no hesitation in the mind of the court to reach […]
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday announced that his government has decided to close Al Jazeera channel’s operations in the country. “The government headed by me unanimously decided: the incitement channel Al Jazeera will be closed in Israel,” Netanyahu posted on X, thanking his Minister of Communications, Shlomo Karhi. Last month, Netanyahu […]
NEW DELHI — The veteran journalist and group editor of National Herald, Zafar Agha, passed away at the age of 70 at Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi after brief illness on Friday, PTI reported. Agha was born in 1954 at Allahabad and did Masters in English Literature from Allahabad University. Agha began his […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — ANN NEWS, Jammu and Kashmir’s first and only News TV Channel on Saturday cautioned people about fake news spread on their name. ANN NEWS management in a statement said, “We want to bring to your attention the issue of fake news falsely attributed to ANN NEWS. Misinformation can have serious consequences, which […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM — Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday came out with a slew of suggestions, including laws to regulate ownership of news organisations by a political or business entity, to ensure responsible journalism and a free press in the country. Speaking at the N Ramachandran Foundation award ceremony here, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said India was […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — On World Press Freedom day, Association Of Anantnag Journalists (AAJ) in collaboration with Department of Mass communication & Multimedia Production, GDC boys Anantnag Organised a debate titled “Responsibility, Challenges & Freedom of press”. On the occasion, Journalists and students of Department of Mass communication and multimedia production GDC boys Anantnag took part […]
JAMMU — The High Court on Thursday quashed the detention of a journalist Fahad Shah and directed the authorities to release him forthwith. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal has said that Fahad should be “set at liberty forthwith if not required in any other case.” “In the present case, the procedural requirement has not been followed […]