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Trump threatens to retaliate against reporters who don’t show ‘respect’

You have to treat the White House with respect. You have to treat the presidency with respect: US President Donald Trump

3 min read10 Nov 2018
News

White House bans CNN reporter after confrontation with Trump

You should let me run the country. You run CNN and if you did it well, your ratings would be much better: US President Donald Trump to CNN correspondent Jim Acosta

4 min read8 Nov 2018
Opinion

The government is not interested in fighting fake news

The fight against lies will be long, but it can be won with facts. In this fight, no government will be the media's ally. And the fight has just begun

4 min read5 Apr 2018
Opinion

Fake News: The dangers of leashing the free press in India

Debates about ethics and rigour in journalism are importantbut the government's directing these debates would be dangerous

4 min read4 Apr 2018
Industry

I&B ministry withdraws circular on fake news after Modi intervention

The Prime Minister's Office said any complaint related to a fake news would now be referred to the Press Council of India

1 min read4 Apr 2018
Politics

Aadhaar data breach: Committed to freedom of press, says govt

Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says the government is fully committed to freedom of press as well as to maintaining security and sanctity of Aadhaar for India's development

1 min read9 Jan 2018
Opinion

Indian society needs to introspect

The collective agony over the Gauri Lankesh murder was transformed by our journalists, thinkers, writers and actors into a battle for ideological supremacy

3 min read18 Sep 2017
Politics

Making India safe for journalists

Protecting freedom of press will require legal and institutional backing from the state

3 min read14 Sep 2017
Politics

World Press Freedom Day: Narendra Modi says free press vital for democracy

On World Press Freedom Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expresses unwavering support to the freedom of media

1 min read3 May 2017
Videos

Video | Q&A with Manish Tewari

Information & broadcasting minister Manish Tewari shares his views on freedom of press and the need for regulation and the role of Prasar Bharti as a public broadcaster

3 Jan 2013
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