Warner Bros. Discovery and Times Network recently announced the release of Unheard Cries at GB Road, a documentary giving voice to women living and working in Delhi’s red-light area.

House of Communication India has been appointed as the strategic PR partner for BankBazaar India.​

Margherita Journalists’ Association marked its 23rd Foundation Day with a renewed call for stronger safety nets for journalists and deeper public engagement on issues surrounding the Northeastern Coalfields (NEC) of Coal India Ltd. The event also reflected on the evolving role of the media in Assam amid rapid information shifts and rising pressures on the profession, India Today NR reported.

The Mysore Ladies Association felicitated five city-based journalists who recently received the District Kannada Rajyotsava Award during the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations held at the District Kannada Sahitya Parishat in Vijayanagar.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren held an interactive session with former UNICEF child journalists and young people at his residence on the occasion of Children’s Day and Jharkhand Foundation Day.

The Times of India (TOI) won three of the eight honours at the Goa State Journalists Awards announced by the Department of Information and Publicity.

The Delhi Sports Journalists Association (DSJA) recently organised its annual awards ceremony at the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA).

LEAD ANALYSIS: SC has recalled its May 16 ruling that ordered demolition of public projects worth 20,000 crore for having post-facto environmental clearance. SPOTLIGHT: Leopards in UP–Uttarakhand sugarcane belts are now too fat to survive in the wild. TECH: A bloated Cloudflare security file briefly broke half the internet, knocking out X, ChatGPT, Moody’s and more. BLOOPER: Parasocial became Cambridge’s 2025 Word of the Year. SPORTS: All Chess World Cup quarterfinals were drawn except Yakkuboev’s win, sending him alone into the semifinals. ENTERTAINMENT: THR India lists the 25 defining Indian films of the century, from Lagaan to Gangs of Wasseypur.

News Corp may become the latest media company to become embroiled in an underpayments scandal relating to an overtime agreement.

Don't sit down yet, the music hasn't stopped as Libs select a new state leader, ex-broadcaster on sex charges shocked at airport, another airport not ready for take-off, and The Barmy Army land. All this and more in today's media. Stories and pictures by Matthew Benns, Tyler Lewis, Sumeyya Ilanbey, Anthony Galloway and Lilly McCaffrey, Phillip Coorey and Ryan Cropp, Jennifer Hewitt, Jason Smith, Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Daniella White, Annika Smethurst, Alex White, Carly Douglas, and Brendan Kearns, James Campbell, Max Maddison and Alexandra Smith, Nick Newling, Wolter Peeters, Kishoor Napier-Ramen, and Chip Le Grand.

The Punjab and Chandigarh Journalist Union has warned of launching an agitation against the Punjab Government if its long-pending demands are not addressed without further delay. The ultimatum was issued during a symbolic protest march led by the union’s general secretary, Santokh Singh Gill.

In a landmark move for gender representation in Indian media, the Chennai Press Club (CPC) has become the first press club in the country to mandate a 33 per cent reservation for women journalists in its executive committee. The decision was unanimously approved during the Club’s general body meeting held on November 16 at the Dr MGR–Janaki College campus auditorium.

Makhanlal Chaturvedi National Journalism and Communication University has released a special issue of its experimental student newspaper Vikalp, focusing on the lived realities of Bhopal’s public transport system. Produced by students from the journalism department, the issue features field reports, on-the-ground photographs, and critical reflections on infrastructure gaps and commuter hardships.

A group of reporters covering a leopard rescue operation in Nashik recently experienced a moment of panic when the rescue effort became tricky. Forest officials were attempting to safely capture the leopard when a few journalists, standing close to the action, were seen alarmed and rushing back as the situation turned tense.

India has climbed to the 151st position out of 180 countries in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), marking a steady improvement from its rankings of 159 in 2024 and 161 in 2023. Despite the upward trend, India continues to be classified under the “very serious” category, reflecting persistent challenges to press freedom.