Press bodies across the country have strongly condemned the sealing of the Delhi office of United News of India (UNI) on March 20, calling it a serious threat to press freedom and democratic functioning. The Press Club of India expressed deep shock over the alleged manhandling of journalists at the UNI premises following a court order related to a land dispute. It condemned the “high-handedness” shown by authorities, noting that journalists, including women, were forcibly removed by personnel of the Delhi Police and central forces and were not allowed to collect their personal belongings. The Club emphasised that the right to work is a constitutional guarantee and urged authorities to take prompt action against those responsible. The Mumbai Press Club also raised serious concerns, citing reports of forcible eviction, alleged manhandling of journalists, and misconduct by police personnel. Allegations of officials being intoxicated on duty and instances of abuse involving pol

Journalists across Himachal Pradesh have voiced strong displeasure over the alleged neglect of their demands in the state budget. Members of the Himachal Pradesh Union of Journalists said that while the budget included announcements for farmers, gardeners, employees, and pensioners, it failed to address long‑pending concerns of the media fraternity. State President Joginder Dev Arya, along with senior union leaders, criticised what they termed the government’s “indifferent attitude” towards journalists. They stressed that the press, as the fourth pillar of democracy, plays a crucial role in bridging the government and the public, making its exclusion from policy considerations concerning. The union warned that continued neglect could have wider implications for democratic functioning and urged the state government to take an early decision on issues concerning the media community to ease growing dissatisfaction, Dainik Tribute reported.  

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Agartala is grieving the untimely loss of journalist Nandan Chakraborty, who died in a tragic road accident in Belonia subdivision on March 18, 2026. He was 45. Tripura Info noted, Chakraborty, a resident of Ram Nagar, was on his way to Sabroom when his vehicle met with an accident near Rajapur. Despite being rushed to Santir Bazar hospital, he was declared dead on arrival. His passing has cast a deep shadow over Tripura’s media fraternity. A respected staff reporter with Syandan Patrika and an active member of the Agartala Press Club, Chakraborty was widely admired for his integrity and commitment to journalism. Press Club president Pranab Sarkar remembered him as an honest and dedicated journalist “It is shocking that we lost such a good journalist at such a young age. He had in-depth knowledge of his work and wrote very good stories. He will be missed by the journalistic fraternity,” he said. As a mark of respect, his mortal remains were brought to the Agartala Press Clu

Image of the Day Children present a cultural dance performance during the Kavayatri Sanskritika Vaibhavam organised by BJP OBC Morcha in Vijayawada on Sunday- picture by G.N.Rao-The Hindu  NHAI turns to AI, ML for high-tech highway operations The National Highways Authority of India will deploy advanced AI powered dashcam analytics services (DAS) on around 40,000 km of the National Highway network to enable timely maintenance, improve road safety and enhance overall user experience across the National Highway network. “This initiative leverages Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) to enhance use of high-tech, data-driven operations and maintenance (O&M) for the National Highways and Expressways across the country,”NHAI said in a statement. According to NHAI, the project aims to enhance remote tracking and road condition assessments using high-resolution imagery and video data, reports Yogima Seth Sharma for The Economic Times. Donations pour in from

Source: Bar and Bench   For years, Indian television news has operated on one quietly understood editorial principle: if it's trending, it must be covered. A shaky clip, a breathless anchor, a chyron in red caps and prime time practically writes itself. Verification, when it does happen, was something you did after the outrage had already peaked. Sometimes much later. Sometimes never. This week, that model took a long-overdue reckoning. The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has tightened its rules on how social media content moves from a stranger's phone to a national broadcast. The directive is plain-spoken: if you didn't verify it, you shouldn't air it. And if you do, slapping a "viral, unverified" disclaimer on screen won't protect you. The authority made that point emphatically while fining Zee News Rs 1 lakh for broadcasting a misleading clip that falsely pinned a traffic jam on the Jammu-Srinagar highway to a truc

The demand for the release of Kashmiri journalist Irfan Mehraj has intensified, with over 30 civil society and rights organisations globally urging the Indian government to free him as he completes three years in detention on Friday. In a joint statement, the groups called on the Centre to end what they described as the continued repression of human rights defenders and journalists in Jammu and Kashmir. Mehraj was detained by the National Investigation Agency on March 20, 2023, on terror-related charges, which the 33 organisations have termed politically motivated and fabricated. He is the founding editor of Wande Magazine and has worked with TwoCircles.net, besides contributing to international media outlets such as Deutsche Welle and Al Jazeera. The signatories include Amnesty International, Committee to Protect Journalists, Human Rights Watch, Reporters Without Borders, among others. A few weeks ago, Human Rights Foundation and Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development also