The Cyber Police Station in Bihar’s Siwan district has issued an emergency notice to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), seeking the removal of several posts related to the alleged mob lynching of 25-year-old Shahzad Ali, a Muslim youth. The notice, dated June 1, cited content as “objectionable, misleading and fact-less” with potential to disturb law and order. It was issued under Section 79(3)(B) of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and Section 94 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). According to police, viral posts carried implications for public order, including possible threats to life and property. Among the cited posts was one by journalist Meer Faisal, Founder Editor of The Observer Post, who shared a photograph alleging that a police officer could be seen smiling near Shahzad Ali’s body. The killing has sparked outrage. Ali’s wife, Mobina Khatoon, said a group of men arrived at their home, called him outside, and forcibly took him away. T

MediaWeek duo Duane Hatherly and Vihan Mathur have left the publication as of today, being made redundant as part of a broader business restructure at the masthead.  Duane Hatherly (Left) & Vihan Mathur (Right) have both departed Mediaweek as part of a broader business restructure.  Both announced their departures on LinkedIn this morning. At the time of publication, it was unclear whether further redundancies had taken place.  Head of Editorial, Hatherly, was the first to announce his departure this morning, after joining in October of last year.  He wrote, “Today marks my final day as Head of Editorial at Mediaweek Australia. While the business undergoes an operational restructure that brings my time to an end, I couldn’t be more proud of what our small but mighty team achieved. “The brand was pumping. ‘mediaweek.com.au’ page views were up, and our socials were off the charts, with May ’26, smashing records. We clocke

Thursday, 4 June 2026 #1  ·  Front Page / Times City  ·  Breaking news / In-depth feature Many foreigners among 21 killed as fire tears through south Delhi hotel By Abhay & Sreevatsh Siddhu, Rajshekhar Jha, Saurabh Siddhu, Abhishek Sinha, Stephan Roy   ·   The Times of India  ·  Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 A devastating fire ripped through a hotel in Hauz Rani, south Delhi, killing at least 21 people including several foreign nationals, with the blaze spreading rapidly due to illegal construction, a single staircase exit, and multiple safety violations. The paper provides extensive ground reporting across several pages, documenting how locals used ropes, mattresses, and bare hands to rescue trapped guests, and how first responders battled thick smoke floor to floor. An earlier High Court directive to plug hotel safety gaps had been sent to authorities but was ignored, raising serious accountability questions. The cov

  Journalists in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday forced Agriculture Director Sriram Venkitaraman IAS, reportedly an accused in the 2019 death of journalist K M Basheer, to leave a press conference convened by newly appointed Agriculture Minister T Siddique at the Kerala Legislative Assembly. The protest erupted after journalists saw Venkitaraman seated alongside the minister in the Assembly media room. Journalists raised slogans and objected to his presence, arguing that an accused in Basheer's death should not be given prominence at an official government event. It is learnt that Minister Siddique initially rejected the journalists' demand twice, saying the matter could be discussed later. Journalists, however, remained firm, insisting that an accused in Basheer's death should not be seated alongside the minister during an official press conference. Following the protest, Suresh Edapal, senior journalist and general secretary of the Kerala Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ), t

Senior journalist and Ishan Darpan editor Nava Thakuria, who will be honoured with the Devarshi Narad Jayanti Award 2026, has said that restoring credibility must be the top priority for Indian journalism at a time when traditional media faces growing challenges from social media and alternative platforms. Speaking ahead of the award ceremony organised by Vishwa Samvad Kendra (VSK) Assam, Thakuria reflected on the profession’s limited financial rewards and social privileges: “Every award given to a journalist is a real inspiration because the profession gives very little money, less security and limited privileges in society.” Coming from what he described as the “print media school of journalism”, Thakuria noted that digital media has increasingly occupied the space once dominated by traditional news organisations. He stressed that awards for print journalists carry both honour and responsibility. On the state of the profession, he said: “We have lost credibility and

North District Committee of Voice of Media has strongly condemned the attack on three journalist while on duty covering Charak Fair at Padmapur School Ground in Dhamangar. As per Tripura Star News, the members from the organisation submitted a written complaint with the Officer- in-Charge Mina Debbarma of Dharmanagar Police Station and demanded action against the culprits. “The attacks on media personnel are attacks on democracy and freedom of expression. Therefore, a fair investigation and speedy justice in the matter are essential”, the members stressed.