Politics
RSF condemns cyberharassment campaign in India aga...
May 27, 2026
Cyber harassment and coordinated online abuse targetting Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng escalated after she questioned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a press interaction in Oslo on May 18, prompting concern from Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a press freedom watchd...
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Life as usual for government officials days after ...
May 20, 2026
As the world and India faces rising fuel prices due to the prolonged conflict between US-Israel and Iran and the resultant disruption in global oil supplies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently urged citizens to use public transport, avoid foreign travel and cut fuel consumptio...
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Absence of online voting, postal ballots hit votin...
May 18, 2026
Abel Varghese has been managing a hotel in Kuwait for the last 11 years. He is 26 years old, fluent in three languages, handles a team of 14 people, and knows how to navigate a foreign country with the quiet competence that most migrants develop out of necessity. But recently whe...
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India’s culinary heritage under attack in UP, sa...
May 17, 2026
When Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘One District, One Cuisine’ (ODOC) initiative in Lucknow recently, the state government framed it as a landmark moment for the promotion of regional food culture. However, within days, the scheme began facing flak over n...
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Paris Peace Forum expands presence in Africa
May 6, 2026
Leading many activities on sustainable development, including the coordination of the Social Innovation Pavilion and the convening of high-level roundtables, Paris Peace Forum will be attend the Africa Forward Summit being in Kenyan capital Nairobi from May 10-12. In a press stat...
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BJP’s historic West Bengal win meets a divided p...
May 5, 2026
Bagging a two-thirds majority, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored an outstanding win in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Election, ending 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in a state that political observers had long considered a fortress of Mamata Banerjee and a no-go ar...
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Press freedom declines across Asia-Pacific, India ...
April 30, 2026
In India, press freedom remains under pressure, with the country ranked 157th in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index released by a Paris-based press freedom organisation, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a marginal improvement from its 159th position in 2025 but still within the l...
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Spotlight on controversial Great Nicobar Island pr...
April 29, 2026
Attempts by Indian authorities to obstruct Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, from visiting Great Nicobar Island failed as Gandhi managed to reach the ecologically-sensitive area to highlight concerns over a major project that the government claims will make the...
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Manipur burns in silence with three more deaths in...
April 27, 2026
With three more deaths in under a week, the death toll in ethnic clashes in Manipur just in April has reached eight, with over 20 others, including two children, injured. With fresh violence, the Bishnupur-Churachandpur road, which is the key artery in the state, has remained blo...
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RSF flags India’s Data Protection law over infor...
April 21, 2026
International non-profit organisation advocating for press freedom, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), and several Indian media organisations have formally raised concerns that the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDP Act) 2023 and its associated Rules notified on November 14...
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