In Today’s Ten stories, an anxious wait ends for a family after the Supreme Court’s verdict on their son in a vegetative state, Indian tankers Pushpak and Parimal pass safely through the Strait of Hormuz amid regional tensions, and a look at the Sachin touch as the cricket legend guides Sanju Samson and several others, among other key developments.

The ongoing Middle East conflict has amplified these risks, creating a surge in misleading content and cyber threats that complicate both journalism and public understanding of events on the ground. Cybersecurity experts say geopolitical crises often trigger waves of opportunistic cybercrime. For journalists and media organisations, this shift has created new challenges.

With an aim to support journalists and newspaper vendors, the Maharashtra government will complete the process of setting up Economic Development Corporations for them before the next legislative session, Minister Ashish Shelar informed the Maharashtra Legislative Council on Monday, FPJ reported.

The Judicial First Class Magistrate Court I in Kochi on Tuesday granted bail to C.G. Shankar and S. Mani, the journalist and cameraman with Republic TV who were arrested on Saturday for allegedly filming an Iranian warship in a restricted zone at Cochin Port.

Editors Guild of India (EGi) will host an online conversation with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen on the theme “Wars, Mass Layoffs and AI: Journalism in the Age of Disruption” on March 12, 2026.

The Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) has reportedly assisted four individuals over the past week whose social media profiles were allegedly censored without prior notice, an opportunity to be heard, or access to any reasoned order.

Veteran Odisha journalist Ashutosh Mishra passed away at the age of 68 on Sunday night, according to a report by The Wire.

Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passed away in Jaipur on March 7 after suffering a cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment for pneumonia. He was 68.

Senior journalist and author S. M. Shah Nawaz passed away on March 5 at the RML Nursing Home.

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Long before he stepped into a newsroom, Vishal Bolivar was already a student of politics. As a child, he followed debates about Tamil Nadu politics, national affairs, and international events with unusual curiosity. By the time he began his professional career, politics had already become a daily habit. But his first job was far from journalism.

A group of journalists from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, currently on a Press Information Bureau (PIB) media outreach tour, visited Chennai Port, where officials briefed them on the port’s operations and its role in maintaining supply connectivity with the islands.

The Association of Indian Magazines (AIM) has welcomed the decision of the Supreme Court of India to decline a stay on the Bombay High Court judgment that struck down provisions enabling the government’s proposed Fact-Check Unit under the amended IT Rules.

Our next Influencing Insider session features Aakriti Dhawan — international journalist, producer and host of the Beyond Borders Podcast.

Somerset Indus Capital Partners has appointed SPAG FINN Partners as its strategic communications partner.