India’s Right To Information act is being challenged by questions of privacy protection, Mahima Kaul reports
India: Right to information and privacy ‘two sides of the same coin’
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CATEGORY: India
Murder leads to a print news blackout in India
In the aftermath of a murder of a delivery driver and discovery of explosive devices in his van, a small underground group took responsibility, but news editors refused to carry the group’s statement, leading to a print blackout in Manipur. Mahima Kaul reports
India’s media watchdogs discuss need for universal regulation
In an unprecedented move, the heads of India’s three major media regulators, all retired judges, sat on a single platform with the current Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Manish Tewari, to discuss the way forward for media regulation. Mahima Kaul reports
Indian court orders Facebook, Google to offer plans for protecting children
The New Delhi High Court has given Facebook and Google one month to submit suggestions on how minors can be protected online in India. Mahima Kaul reports
India moves toward media regulation
As talk in India turns to media plurality and regulation, attention is turning to murky ownership structures and monopolistic practices. Mahima Kaul reports
Past Event: New World (Dis)Order – What do Turkey, Russia and Brazil tell us about freedom?
Index, in partnership with the European Council on Foreign Relations, held a debate launching the latest issue of Index on Censorship magazine, with a special report on The Multipolar Challenges to Freedom of Expression
Is India about to gets its own PRISM?
Two surveillance entities are being set up to monitor Indian citizens’ communications, Mahima Kaul writes
Indian broadcasters draw bans for stepping over obscenity lines
Recent decisions by India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting have raised questions about the country’s approach to broadcasting regulation. Mahima Kaul reports
Saradha Group scandal exposes ties between India’s media, politicians
The discovery of a colossal financial scam at a company in India’s West Bengal state is exposing the underbelly of the relationship between politicians and media owners in the world’s largest democracy, Mahima Kaul reports.
Saradha Group scandal exposes ties between India’s media, politicians
The discovery of a colossal financial scam at a company in India’s West Bengal state is exposing the underbelly of the relationship between politicians and media owners in the world’s largest democracy, Mahima Kaul reports.