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NewsClick arrests: journalists and activists hold protest against attack on press freedom

Citizens, journalists protest against raids, arrests of Newsclick journalists; condemn attack on press freedom. Sashi Kumar calls it an 'undeclared Emergency'; Vaishna Roy questions labelling of journalism as an act of terrorism; T.M. Krishna warns of instilling fear among citizens.

The Hindu

‘Large-scale action against journalists worse than what happened during Emergency’

Journalist Thomas Jacob awarded N. Rajesh Memorial Media Award. Rajagopal stresses need for journalists to know laws governing defamation, libel. Police raid on NewsClick, arrest, searches on 46 journalists. Rajagopal says media coverage of events did not do justice to gravity of crisis.

The Hindu

‘McCarthyian’, ‘undeclared Emergency’: Editorials slam government over NewsClick case

After the NewsClick case was front-page news across major English newspapers yesterday, media houses kept the momentum going with editorials slamming the government.

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Undeclared Emergency

Editorial on arrest of Newsclick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha: Even for a government that has shown itself to be intolerant of critical journalism, the actions by the BJP-led regime on NewsClick smack of extreme vendetta and brazen harassment.

The Hindu

M.K. Premnath, former MLA of Vadakara in Kerala, passes away

M.K. Premnath, former legislator and senior LJD VP, passed away at 73. He represented Vadakara Assembly (2006-11) and was active in politics, literature, and cooperatives. He was inspired by Jayaprakash Narayan and was arrested during Emergency. He was editor of Swathanthra Bhoomi.

The Hindu

AIADMK will lead an alliance sans BJP for the upcoming elections: K.P. Munusamy

AIADMK to stay away from BJP-led NDA in 2024 & 2026 polls. Deputy Gen Sec Munusamy confirms decision, says will highlight govt's drawbacks & celebrate 'good work'. Slams DMK's Stalin & son for questioning AIADMK's principles, says Congress jailed him during Emergency.

The Hindu

INDIA bloc to boycott 14 TV news anchors, BJP deplores move

J.P. Nadda accuses INDIA bloc of “Emergency-era mindset”, says they should focus on constructive work instead. He claims Congress has a history of bullying media, curtailing free speech and imposing Emergency

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New higher secondary textbooks cover State’s history, growth, contemporary developments

New textbooks for HS provide content on State's econ. dev., social movements, historical events & contemporary landscape. Content on Partition, Gandhi's assassination, Gujarat riots, Mughal kings, patriarchy, racism, Narmada Bachao Andolan, Emergency, Varghese Kurien, Naxalbari movement, caste system, Ayyankali, Channar revolt, Kallumala agitation, trade unions, transgender policy.

The Hindu

Parties doing politics in the name of JP and Lohia colluding with Congress, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on June 25 targeted the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Rashtriya Lok Dal, the Janata Dal (United) and other Opposition parties and alleged that while these parties called themselves followers of socialists Jayaprakash Narayan and Ram Manohar Lohia, they were colluding with the Congress, which…

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48 years on, PM Modi calls Emergency ‘dark’ and ‘unforgettable period’ in India’s history

On the 48th anniversary, PM Modi reflects on the period of Emergency in India’s history. Read the full news on The Hindu.

The Hindu

In Mann Ki Baat before U. S. trip, PM Modi seeks blessings, recalls horrors of Emergency

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 18 said the Emergency was a dark era in the country’s history when atrocities were committed on those supporting democracy.

The Hindu

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, accused of sexual harassment of wrestlers, says will contest 2024 polls

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh did not refer to the protests against him, top wrestlers of the country, including Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik, have accused him of sexually harassing women grappler

The Hindu

No data, questions ignored, sports used for ‘propaganda’: The trials of the modern Indian journalist

In India, the “good old days” of journalism weren’t that great. News was dangerous during the Emergency and governments did their best to stifle the free press, such as former Bihar chief minister Jagannath Mishra’s 1982 Bihar Press Bill.

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 202: How news anchors justified Income Tax ‘survey’ on BBC

Is the BBC funded by China? Is the BBC losing its credibility in the UK?

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Emergency prisoners, farmer leaders, journalist: Who are the non-Congress people with Bharat Jodo Yatra?

After placing India under an authoritarian Emergency regime in 1975, Indira Gandhi’s Congress threw an estimated 1.4 lakh people in jail. Dileep Singh, then in his early 30s, was one of them. He was imprisoned for 19 months.

Newslaundry

Impolite Conversations: Lessons from the Emergency

On September 10, Newslaundry and the Internet Freedom Foundation hosted FoE Con 2022, a forum that brought together media personalities and leading voices in the legal sphere to map the media and regulatory framework in contemporary India.

The Hindu

Digvijaya Singh urges Lalu to participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra to send out 'good message'

Lalu Prasad had alleged that an Emergency-like dictatorial atmosphere prevails in the country with institutions being "destroyed"

The Hindu

Undeclared Emergency in India, says SDPI leader

National president M.K. Faizy maintains the party will continue to work among people

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‘Becoming Sanjay Gandhi threw up a lot of challenges’, says actor Vishak Nair

Malayalam actor Vishak Nair plays Sanjay Gandhi in the Hindi film, Emergency, directed by actor Kangana Ranaut

Dynamite News

Entertainment: Shreyas Talpade to portray Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 'Emergency', first look out

On Wednesday, the makers unveiled Shreyas' look as Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde restores Emergency pension scheme scrapped by Uddhav Thackeray Govt

The scheme, which was introduced by the Devendra Fadnavis government in 2018, was scrapped by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) dispensation in 2020

The Hindu

I hang my head in shame: Kapil Sibal on state of judiciary

Kapil Sibal said Emergency was declared by virtue of powers that were provided for in the Constitution.

The Hindu

Mann Ki Baat | Should never forget dreadful period of Emergency: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi recounts Emergency in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address

The Times of India

We want to educate people about political policies of Indira Gandhi: Belagavi BJP

BELAGAVI: Leaders of the BJP in the border district, observing the 47th anniversary of the clamping of the Emergency by then PM indira Gandhi, highlighted the need to educate the public about the inherently unconstitutional nature of the decision. Interacting with representatives of the media in Belagavi, local BJP leaders…

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Chhattisgarh Congress calls 1975 Emergency a “constitutional system”

In a bid to counter BJP’s arguments, Congress’s media in-charge cites constitutional provision to justify the act

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