BY GEETA SESHU| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |06/09/2018
Patwardhan expressed concern that the decision was an attempt to impose YouTube’s sovereignty over the law of the land.
IN MEDIA FREEDOM |05/09/2018
Between courts and government, an evocative term with a rich history is sought to be replaced with ‘scheduled caste.’
BY JYOTI PUNWANI| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |05/09/2018
While Republic TV set the agenda for the raids on alleged “Urban Naxals” and Time Now picked up from it, here is what the accused said at a press conference.
BY THE HOOT| IN MEDIA FREEDOM |15/08/2018
Of late all segments of media have reported evidence of Big Brother watchfulness and attempts to control the narrative on government performance.
IN CENSORSHIP |08/08/2018
The Guild decries all attempts on the part of the government to interfere in the free and independent functioning of journalists.
IN JUDGEMENTS DATABASE |06/08/2018
Kaleesuwari Refinery Pvt. Ltd. v. M.K. Agrotech Pvt. Ltd. The High Court of Madras O.A. No. 1151 of 2015 in C.S. No. 858 of 2015 Media Involved: Advertisement Decided On: 29.02.2016 K.K. Sasidharan, J. 1. Original Application praying that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to grant an interim injunction restraining the respondent/defendant their distributors, marketers, franchisees,..
IN JUDGEMENTS DATABASE |06/08/2018
Reckitt and Colman of India Ltd. v. M. P. Ramchandran and Ors. The High Court of Calcutta 1999(19)PTC741(Cal) Media Involved: Advertisements Decided on: 24.08.1998 Barin Ghosh, J. 1. In the plaint the plaintiff has prayed, inter alia, for perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from further publishing the advertisements contained in Annexure NB' to the plaint or..
IN JUDGEMENTS DATABASE |04/08/2018
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI FAO No. 4 (SH) 2006 Decided On: 04.09.2009 Appellants: G.L. Publications Ltd. and Ors. Vs. Respondent: North Eastern Indian Trust for Education and Development (NEITED) and Ors.   Hon'ble Judges/Coram: Tinlianthang Vaiphei and Hrishikesh Roy, JJ. JUDGMENT Hrishikesh Roy, J.   1. Heard Mr. G. Choudhury, learned Counsel appearing for the appellants (defendants)...
IN JUDGEMENTS DATABASE |04/08/2018
  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA Crl. M.C. No. 663 of 2012 Decided On: 13.07.2012 Appellants: Jacob Mathew and Anr. Vs. Respondent: Manikantan alias G. Mani and Anr.   Hon'ble Judges/Coram: S.S. Satheesachandran, J. ORDER S.S. Satheesachandran, J.   1. Petitioners are the accused in a pending case on the file of the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-II, Kollam...
IN JUDGEMENTS DATABASE |04/08/2018
  The High Court of Allahabad 1998 (33) ALR 299 Media Involved: Non- Fiction Book Decided on:10.04.1998   MarkandeyKatju, J.   1. I had the advantage of perusing the judgment prepared by my learned brother Hon'ble D.K. Seth, J. However I regret my inability to agree with the same. I am of the opinion that the impugned Government..
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The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.                   

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.                 

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