The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Wednesday notified 13 journalists as members of the Press Council of India (PCI), giving the press representation on the country's statutory media watchdog nearly 22 months after the current Council's term began. The appointees, six newspaper editors and seven working journalists other than editors, fill the 13 seats reserved for the press on the 15th Press Council, constituted on December 19, 2024. Until now, the Council had been functioning at roughly half its sanctioned strength, without a single working journalist or newspaper editor among its members. Under the Press Council Act, 1978, the Council comprises a chairman and 28 members. Besides the 13 journalist seats, members represent newspaper managements, a news agency, Parliament, and institutions in education, law and literature. The notification came on the same day the Editors Guild of India called for the Council's immediate reconstitution with full representat

High Court climate ruling throws coal approvals into turmoil A landmark High Court decision overturning approval for a NSW coal mine expansion is set to force regulators to consider “scope 3” emissions from exported coal, potentially reopening other approvals to legal challenge. The ruling is being framed very differently across front pages: as a climate watershed by activists, and as a technical legal shift that could chill investment and create regulatory uncertainty for coal and gas nationwide. Covered by: The Age, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, Australian Financial Review, Courier Mail, The West Australian, The Australian. ATO digs in on credit-card payment ban as small business backlash grows The Australian Taxation Office is refusing to reverse a controversial credit-card-related payment ban despite political pressure, with reports warning it will hit about 250,000 businesses. The dispute has quickly become a test of the government’s inf

Wednesday, 7 October 2026 #1  ·  Times Nation  ·  In-depth feature Punjab govt moves SC against CBI probe into 'bribe syndicate' linked to Mann OSD By Dhananjay Mahapatra   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page Page 21 Hours before CBI raided Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's camp office in Chandigarh, the AAP government rushed to the Supreme Court seeking an urgent stay on Punjab and Haryana HC's order directing CBI to investigate ED's allegations of a bribe syndicate operating through an OSD in the CM's office. The state argued the HC order breached federal principles and that Punjab had withdrawn general consent to CBI. SC agreed to list the matter for hearing Wednesday or Thursday. Mahapatra brings strong legal-institutional analysis — tracing the chain from ED's 150-page communication to DGP through HC's order to SC's emergency listing — situating the CBI-state f

Delhi Police has asked journalists covering protests to carry and visibly display identification. The advisory was issued on Oct 5, days after three women journalists accused police officers of sexual harassment during a protest in New Delhi. Journalists who spoke to Influencing India largely accepted the identification requirement but raised questions about how some of the guidelines can be implemented on the ground, while reporting from inside a crowd. One said it should not be used to undermine the harassment allegations. The advisory asks journalists to carry identity cards issued by their organisations, or valid accreditation from the Press Information Bureau (PIB) or the Directorate of Information and Publicity (DIP). They are to keep these visible while reporting from protest sites. It also asks them not to obstruct police operations or the movement of personnel. During tense situations, the advisory says, journalists should keep a reasonable and safe distance while coverin