Will ‘apologists’ take a bullet for the nation?

As COVID-19 spreads, India tries to control the narrative by targeting journalists, Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times 04 October 2020 By NEHA THIRANI BAGRI MUMBAI, India —   Four days after India locked down in late March to fight the spread of the coronavirus, Jagat Bains got a call from a group of migrant working families in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. With construction work having ground to a halt, the […]

After complaint, Centre directs Arunachal to include Chakmas, Hajongs in COVID-19 programme, The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express01 May 2020 RRAG director Suhas Chakma said: “The food relief has been provided to about 40% of the extremely poor Chakmas and Hajongs like the daily-wage labourers”. GUWAHATI: The Centre has directed Arunachal Pradesh government to take up as a “matter of priority” the alleged exclusion of 65,875 Chakmas and Hajongs […]

Editors Guild, media bodies condemn FIR against journalist for reporting on hunger in Varanasi village, The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express 20 June 2020 The investigation was initiated after the article published about residents of the Varanasi village going hungry amid the lockdown. NEW DELHI: Journalists’ networks condemned registration of FIR against Supriya Sharma of the news website Scroll.in over a report from Domari village in PM Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi.  The […]