Image source: WION, NBC News, Council on Foreign Relations and Foreign Affairs; Edited by Dinesh Raj M    Donald Trump’s tariff tantrum might have been aimed at India, but it has done something unexpected — pushed New Delhi closer to Beijing and Moscow just as Modi heads to Tianjin. In a world where Washington’s friendship can turn into a penalty slip overnight, India is reworking the diplomatic playbook — one SCO summit at a time. Hot off the Press The Times of India’s Sachin Parashar framed Narendra Modi’s upcoming trip to Tianjin for the SCO summit as more than a multilateral courtesy call. It’s a pragmatic pivot — one rooted in stabilising the India–China equation after years of Ladakh frostbite and testing the limits of “multialignment.” Modi’s equation with Xi Jinping has held since their October 2023 understanding to firewall border disputes from broader ties. The Hindu’s T.C.A. Sharad Raghavan noted that the US tariff blow has already reshape

The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) appeared before the Delhi High Court on August 5, 2025 and argued that physical newspapers and online news portals would disappear and only OpenAI’s ChatGPT would remain operational if large language models continue to use the content created by newsrooms.   According to Business Standard, Senior advocate Raj Shekhar Rao, who was representing DNPA, argued, "Physical newspaper circulation has come down drastically. Physical newspapers are disappearing, digital news will disappear, and only ChatGPT will remain. It reduces my incentive to publish," Rao told Justice Amit Bansal of the Delhi High Court.  In a copyright case filed by news agency ANI against OpenAI, DNPA argued that when ChatGPT uses publicly available news content to train its language model without the consent of the original news organisations,�

  "Albo Akbar" Be careful who your friends are. Although Anthony Albanese claimed on Monday that his government’s decision to embrace and endorse Palestinian statehood would be “totally opposed” by Hamas, it turns out not so much. As The Sydney Morning Herald’s Matthew Knott reports in his exclusive “Terror group praises Albanese” (PM faces backlash after Hamas praise” — The Age), Sheik Hassan Yousef, one of Hamas’s most senior leaders in the occupied West Bank, is delighted: “We welcome Australia’s decision to recognise the state of Palestine, and consider it an important step towards achieving justice for our people and securing their legitimate rights.” Yousef’s comments were condemned by Israeli deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskell: “When terrorists celebrate your foreign policy, it’s a pretty disgraceful day.” Labor cabinet member Amanda Rishworth countered that Hamas was behaving predictably, “spreading self-serving propaga

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has urged all private satellite TV channels to broadcast sign language interpretation of the Independence Day Ceremony to facilitate accessibility for citizens with hearing impairments.   In an advisory dated August 11, 2025, MIB mentioned that it has been getting requests from members of the civil society to facilitate access to the event for people with hearing disabilities.  The President of India’s address to the nation will be telecast live on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 7.00 pm, while the Flag Hoisting Ceremony and Prime Minister’s address from the Red Fort will be broadcast live on August 15 from 6.30 am across the Doordarshan network.   Private channels can carry the feed of the events free of cost. In addition, Doordarshan’s DD Bharati channel will carry the sign language interpretation of the events to provide access to people with hearing impairment. “All private satellite TV channels, interested in ca

The Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) has added Clause 1.8 to its code for self-regulation in advertising, requiring media companies to clearly label paid or sponsored content on their social media platforms.  Under Chapter 1 – Truthful and Honest Representation, disclosures such as “Advertisement,” “Ad,” “Sponsored,” “Partnership,” “Free Gift,” “Collaboration,” or platform-specific tags must appear at the start of any promotional post.  The Norms of Journalists’ Conduct also require newspapers to clearly distinguish ads from editorial content.  The move addresses rising concerns about ads being presented as an editorial matter, following consumer complaints about undisclosed promotions on trusted media handles.  ASCI CEO Manisha Kapoor said clear labelling builds audience trust, ensures legal compliance, and protects publishers from penalties. She noted that undisclosed ads are increasingly appearing alongside editorial posts, a

Here’s the thing about Janvi Manchanda: she doesn’t slow-walk her point. She runs a digital newsroom by day, tests the limits of women’s safety by night, and refuses to trade credibility for clout. As Managing Editor at Hauterrfly, Janvi’s journalism is part edit calendar, part cultural audit, and entirely uninterested in tiptoeing. The day job: deadlines, dials and a desk that doesn’t sleep Her mornings start deceptively early. “I usually log in around 8:30 or 9, assign stories to the team… and then I go back to sleep for an hour. That’s my little relief,” she laughs. By 10:30 she’s back online, approving headlines, juggling PR calls, and—depending on who’s calling—shoot requests or edit approvals. “It’s mad. Some days I feel like I run a call centre,” she says. Between the social team asking for reels, the production crew pushing videos for review, and brainstorms that start at 7 p.m. and run past 10, midnight homecomings are routine. The trolls

Prasar Bharati will conduct its 90th online e-auction for vacant MPEG-2 slots on the DD Free Dish platform on August 20, 2025. Successful bidders will get slots from August 29, 2025, to March 31, 2026.  Channels will compete within genre-language buckets, with reserve prices ranging from Rs 9.60 crore for Hindi/Urdu GECs (Bucket A+) to Rs 1.76 crore for regional language channels (Bucket R). Categories include Hindi/Urdu movie and music (Bucket A), sports and Bhojpuri (Bucket B), news (Bucket C), devotional, Marathi, Punjabi, English news, and select regional languages (Bucket D).  From next year, any Indian language represented for two consecutive years in Bucket R will move to Bucket D. Broadcasters must ensure at least 75 per cent of monthly programming matches the declared genre and language, excluding ads, or risk slot cancellation.  Applications must be filed online with supporting PDFs, a Rs 25,000 non-refundable processing fee, and a Rs 1.5 crore participation