Meena R Prashant writes, Punjab’s press is fighting back as journalists accuse the AAP government of weaponising copyright laws to muzzle grassroots voices. The recently formed “Press Di Azadi Bahal Karo Sangharsh Committee” has staged statewide protests, spotlighting takedowns of popular platforms and warning that censorship cloaked in legalese is eroding free speech.

In Delhi, official data suggests improvement in sewage treatment, but the Yamuna tells a different story as pollution levels worsen. In Noida, workers are pushing back against stagnant wages and rising living costs, exposing deeper cracks in India’s growth model. The focus then shifts globally, as India evacuates students and diplomats from conflict-hit Iran, highlighting the human side of geopolitics. Add to that a West Bengal election reshaped by voter roll controversies and what emerges is a clear theme: systems across sectors are under strain and the consequences are now impossible to ignore.

Senior journalist Sudesh Istwal passed away on April 14 following a health issue. He was 48.

Pocket FM has crossed $400 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR), with its latest $200 million milestone achieved in just 12 months, compared to six years taken for the first $200 million.

On April 16, the Bombay High Court orally advised Republic TV and its editor Arnab Goswami not to include any “embellishments” in reports concerning businessperson Anil Ambani’s financial transactions and ongoing investigations, Live Law reported.

Pepper Communications Group (PCG), an integrated communications agency, has been appointed as the PR Mandate for Apis India Limited, a leading FMCG company with three generations of trading experience in food products.

This week, our round-up of Australian PR industry moves includes a couple of attention-grabbing exits, one relaunch and several appointments.

Georgie Gardner has ended her near-25 year career with Nine with a classy farewell as she struggled to fight back tears in her final broadcast.

Editor of Wellington, New Zealand newspaper The Post, Tracy Watkins is departing to take on the role of director of communications at business advocacy group BusinessNZ.

Deported by Oman. Banned by Qatar. Banned by Kuwait. Still reporting. Rejimon Kuttappan has spent two decades doing the kind of journalism governments try to silence — and now he just wrote his first novel about it. This is his story.

Data Beings’ latest report on Hindi news YouTube viewership for Week 15 shows NDTV India leading the charts with 350.9 million views and a 20 per cent share.

Senior journalist and Moneylife managing editor Sucheta Dalal has moved a Delhi court challenging an order that restricts publication of content linking businessman Manoj Sandesara and his family to the alleged Sterling Biotech bank fraud case.

Reporter TV may continue operations through a new regulatory route as its legal status faces scrutiny in the Kerala High Court.

Today’s stories cut straight into India’s faultlines where growth, governance and ground reality are constantly colliding. From escalating labour unrest in Noida exposing cracks in wage structures, to quiet India-Pak Track 1.5 and Track 2 talks unfolding behind closed doors, the day’s reportage balances visible conflict with invisible diplomacy. In Odisha’s Sijimali hills, tribal resistance to a major mining push raises deeper questions about land, law and consent. Elsewhere, sharp reporting tracks everything from unregulated rehab centres in Delhi to shifts in insolvency rules, space risks for Indian satellites, and the real impact of women-led governance at the grassroots.