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Rajasthan to give compensation of Rs 50 lakh to kin of journalists who die
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], February 23 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that the government will give a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the families of accredited and non-accredited journalists in the state who die due to COVID-19.
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Afghanistan: No media outlet will remain active in next six months, cautio
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], February 23 (ANI): Voicing concern over media's economic challenge post the Taliban took control of Kabul, the Afghanistan Journalists and Media Organizations Federation (AJMOF) said that no media outlet will remain active in the next six months in the country if immedia
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Pakistan journalist Athar Mateen's murderer arrested from Balochistan: Rep
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): The provincial government in Pakistan's Balochistan on Wednesday claimed to have arrested the alleged killer of journalist Athar Mateen from Khuzdar district.
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Pakistan: Journalists union challenges PECA amendments in Islamabad HC
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 23 (ANI): Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), on Tuesday, has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court opposing the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
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'Will not harm anyone': Wriddhiman Saha refuses to reveal name of journali
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): Wriddhiman Saha on Tuesday refused to reveal the name of the journalist who threatened him after the Indian wicketkeeper-batter was dropped from the squad against Sri Lanka.
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Imran Khan govt faces backlash over new draconian cybercrime law
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is facing heavy criticism from the opposition, journalists and judiciary alike over the recent amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), 2016.
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Indian Cricketers' Association issues statement in favour of Saha, condemn
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 22 (ANI): The Indian Cricketers' Association on Tuesday released a statement and the body condemned the "threatening message" sent by a journalist to wicketkeeper-batter Wriddhiman Saha.
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Pakistan: Journalist bodies walkout of meeting with Imran Khan govt over
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): Denouncing the law placing fetters on the fundamental rights of citizens, representatives of media and journalist organizations in Pakistan on Monday, walked out of a meeting with the officials of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, reported
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Pakistan: Court slams federal Investigation agency for invoking Anti-Terro
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 22 (ANI): The Islamabad High court on Monday, lambasted the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), for wrongly invoking the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) and Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca to arrest journalist, Mohsin Jameel Baig.
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Pegasus snooping row: SC appointed expert committee submits interim report
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): A technical committee set up to look into the allegations of government allegedly using Israeli software Pegasus to spy on politicians, activists, and journalists, has submitted its interim report in the Supreme Court.
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India rejects allegations of harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub as basele
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 21 (ANI): India on Monday rejected as "baseless and unwarranted" allegations of judicial harassment of journalist Rana Ayyub, saying that the country upholds the rule of law and "no one is above the law".
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Pakistan: Opposition, media bodies slam 'draconian law' placing fetters on
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 21 (ANI): Imran Khan government's efforts to regulate social media through amendments to the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) has received flak from the opposition parties as well as various media and journalists' bodies in Pakistan for shackling the
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