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Pegasus issue: SC to hear plea of journalists N Ram, Sashi Kumar next week

The Supreme Court will next week hear a plea by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar seeking an independent probe by a sitting or a retired judge into the Pegasus snooping matter

US concerned over 'intimidation' of foreign journalists in China

The United States has expressed "deep concerns" with what it called increasingly harsh surveillance, harassment, and intimidation of US and other foreign journalists in China

Senior journalists move SC seeking enquiry into Pegasus allegations

Veteran journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar have moved the Supreme Court

Afghan President calls Danish Siddiqui's father to extend condolences

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday called the father of slain Reuters journalist Danish Siddiqui and conveyed his condolences over the demise of his son to his family and friends.Siddiqui was the Chief Photographer for Reuters in India. He was killed during the ongoing violence in Kandahar's Spin Boldak district."This afternoon, HE President Ashraf Ghani called Professor Siddiqui, father of Reuters journalist late Danish Siddiqui, and conveyed his condolences over the death of his son to his family, friends and colleagues. The President termed his death as a great loss for the journalism fraternity," said Aziz Amin, Special Secretary to President Ghani.Last week, Ghani had expressed grief over the death of Danish Siddiqui, who was killed while covering the Taliban atrocities in the war-torn country."I am deeply saddened with the shocking reports that Reuters Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed while covering the Taliban atrocities in Kandahar," he had said."While I .

Opposition parties disrupt Parliament, seek probe into Pegasus

Shouting out slogans agai­nst Modi's govt, the Opp­osition members said they wanted an independent probe into the complaints of spying and the resignation of HM Amit Shah

Decoded: The stealth with which Pegasus spyware infects phones, listens in

Pegasus can also be deleted remotely. It's very hard to detect and once it's deleted, leaves few traces.

Illegal surveillance

Govt must reveal who is targeting Indian citizens

Journalists' committee calls for probe into killing of Danish Siddiqui

Committee to Protect Journalists on Saturday said Afghan authorities must conduct a swift and thorough investigation into the killing of Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui

HC grants interim protection to Newsclick founder in foreign funding case

The court sought reply and granted interim protection from arrest to Newsclick director Pranjal Pandey as well on his anticipatory bail plea in the FIR.

UP assault case: HC grants anticipatory bail to journalist Rana Ayyub

The Bombay High Court on Monday granted transit anticipatory bail to journalist Rana Ayyub for a period of four weeks

UP Police book Twitter, journalists for circulating Muslim man video

In video, an elderly Muslim man narrates his ordeal after he was allegedly attacked by some people in Ghaziabad

'Journalists entitled to protection': Supreme Court quashes sedition case

Journalists are entitled to protection in sedition cases under a 1962 verdict so long as they do not incite violence against the government, the Supreme Court held on Thursday while quashing an FIR against Vinod Dua for his alleged comments against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his YouTube show last year. The veteran scribe had uploaded a video on March 30 last year on 'The Vinod Dua Show on YouTube' allegedly asserting that the Prime Minister used deaths and terror attacks at Pathankot and Pulwama to garner votes. The FIR lodged at Kumarsain in Shimla by a Himachal Pradesh-based BJP leader had also alleged that Dua had tried to spread false information such as the government did not have enough testing facilities for COVID-19. The verdict by a bench of justices Uday Umesh Lalit and Vineet Saran said: "We are...of the firm view that the prosecution of the petitioner for the offences punishable under Sections 124A and 505 (1) (b) of the IPC3 would be unjust. "Those offences, going

Supreme Court quashes FIR against veteran journalist Vinod Dua

The Bench declined to entertain Dua's prayer for setting up of a high-level committee in each state for prior vetting of sedition charges against journalists of 10-year standing.

UP govt announced Rs 10 lakh aid for kins of scribes who died due to Covid

In a bid to encourage and honour the tireless and unparalleled contribution of journalists, Yogi Adityanath announced Rs 10 lakh financial aid for family members of scribes who died due to Covid-19

UP announces Rs 10 lakh aid for kin of scribes who died of Covid-19

On the occassion of Hindi Journalism Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday released Rs 10 lakh aid for the kin of journalists who succumbed to Covid-19

Covid-19 deaths: Centre okays assistance to families of 67 journalists

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and Press Information Bureau had compiled and collated the details of journalists who lost their lives due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021

Pope Francis challenges Vatican's journalists: Who reads your news?

Pope Francis challenged the Vatican's in-house journalists Monday to essentially justify their continued work, asking them how many people actually consume their news in a critique of the office that costs the Holy See more than all its embassies around the world combined. Francis visited the Dicastry of Communications, Vatican Radio and the headquarters of the Vatican's newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano, which is marking its 160th anniversary. He appeared to use the occasion to lay down the gauntlet at a fraught financial time for the Holy See. Facing a major pension funding shortage and a projected 50 million euro (USD 61 million) deficit this year, Francis has ordered salary cuts from 3 per cent to 10 per cent for Vatican employees, both lay and religious, and paused seniority bonuses for two years. Francis has vowed not to fire anyone to offset the economic crisis created by COVID-19 and the pandemic-related shuttering of one of the Holy See's main sources of revenue, ticket sales

"TV audiences have almost entirely shifted to mobiles and tablets" - Sushant Mehta, Founder and CEO, Beast Studios

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Journos must be treated as frontline staff for Covid vaccination: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis demanded that journalists, photographers and camerapersons be included in the frontline workers category to get them inoculated against coronavirus

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik declares journalists as frontline Covid warriors

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Sunday declared working journalists of the state as frontline Covid warriors.