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Over the past few years, several renewable energy projects in western Rajasthan have run into trouble with local communities trying to claim government land as oran – parcels used for grazing with perceived cultural and religious significance. This week, a 600-MW solar project by Adani Green Energy Limited has found…

The Kerala High Court has held that the media’s freedom of speech cannot override a citizen’s right to dignity, reputation, and privacy, especially when reporting on an ongoing criminal case. The court said that only an adjudicatory authority can pronounce the guilt or innocence of an accused, LiveLaw reported. 

The proposed Adani redevelopment project in Dharavi has become a contentious issue in Maharashtra’s high-decibel poll campaign. Amid the opposition’s allegations of the Adani Group being given preferential treatment under the NDA government, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has promised to scrap the Dharavi project and this is gradually…

A bastion of press freedom on the right-wing’s radar. A low-budget watering hole. Or a carrom room for banter. The Press Club of India’s building in the heart of Lutyens Delhi means different things to different people. But an election this week may mean it’s at the cusp of change.

Donald Trump has reclaimed the White House to become the 47th President of the United States, defeating Vice President Kamala Harris, with projections showing his lead in key states, dominance in the Senate, and a clean sweep in more than 290 electoral seats – well above the majority mark of…

The News Broadcasters and Digital Association has found a News18 India interview with self-styled godman Dhirendra Shastri, popularly known as Bageshwar Baba, as violative of its code of ethics and advisories on religious harmony and superstition.

In an apparent violation of a National Green Tribunal order, Ayodhya district magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh changed the composition of a fact-finding committee formed by the tribunal due to his increased workload linked to “development work” and “religious events” after the Ram Temple consecration.

While the Delhi High Court is hearing ANI’s defamation suit against Wikipedia, several media reports citing anonymous sources have claimed that the centre has put “Wikipedia on notice” over “many complaints of bias and inaccuracies” and a small group’s control over its editorial. 

“I am actually feeling quite good about not being in corporate media in a year like this,” says journalist Mehdi Hasan, who quit his over 24-year career as a mainstream journalist to start his own news media company Zeteo.

A week after being granted bail on October 16, Telugu Scribe journalist Gowtham Pothagoni, who already has three FIRs against him, learnt that the police had registered a fourth one. Gowtham was arrested on October 7 for posting a video of a farmer, Mallaya, who praised K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR),…

Last week, Canada daily The Globe and Mail reported that Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie G Drouin and deputy minister David Morrison shared sensitive information with The Washington Post about alleged Indian interference in the country.