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The legal system forces once proud newspapers to grovel when faced with pressure from religious groups, says Salil Tripathi
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Indians calling for the banning of hit film Slumdog Millionaire are displaying a very skewed sense of priority, says Salil Tripathi
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BV Seetaram, chairman and chief editor of Chitra Publications, whose primary publication is the Mangalore-based newspaper Karavali, has been arrested in the district of Udupi, Karnataka. Seetaram’s detention relates to defamation charges filed in March 2007, when he and his wife were arrested for fomenting animosity on grounds of religion.
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