Rejimon Kuttappan was earning less than Rs 15,000 a month at the Indian Express in Bangalore when a senior colleague called from Oman with an offer that was hard to refuse. The salary, converted from Omani riyals, worked out to over Rs 70,000. He had never left India. He Googled the country and saw the golden buildings, the good roads, the festivals. He thought: why not. That was 2006. By 2017, he had been deported. In the years between, he had become the chief reporter at the Times of Oman, one of the Gulf's most widely read English newspapers. He had spent nearly a decade inside the world of migrant labour, rescuing stranded domestic workers, attending ILO workshops in Jordan and Morocco, briefing Human Rights Watch, building a network of contacts that stretched from New Delhi to Kathmandu to Nairobi. And then he spent months carefully mapping the trafficking routes used to move South Asian domestic workers across Gulf borders without the knowledge of any embassy, doc

Data Beings’ latest report on Hindi news YouTube viewership for Week 15 shows NDTV India leading the charts with 350.9 million views and a 20 per cent share. The data covers videos published between April 4 and April 10.  News18 India followed closely in second place with 330.5 million views (19 per cent), while ABP News secured the third spot with 291.7 million views and a 16 per cent share. Times Now Navbharat ranked fourth with 204.9 million views (11 per cent), followed by Aaj Tak in fifth position with 152.3 million views (9 per cent). TV9 Bharatvarsh came in sixth with 114.5 million views, holding a 6 per cent share.  India TV and Republic Bharat registered 92.2 million and 88 million views respectively, each with a 5 per cent share, while News24 also recorded 84.7 million views with a similar share. Zee News garnered 43.3 million views (2 per cent), followed by DD News with 21.7 million views (1 per cent). Bharat 24 an

Senior journalist and Moneylife managing editor Sucheta Dalal has moved a Delhi court challenging an order that restricts publication of content linking businessman Manoj Sandesara and his family to the alleged Sterling Biotech bank fraud case. On April 13, District Judge Vinod Kumar Meena at Tis Hazari Courts heard the matter and issued notices to Sandesara, Google and Meta. The next hearing is scheduled for April 29. Dalal’s firm, Moneywise Media LLP, has contested an April 4 civil court order that directed platforms and media organisations to remove or block such content. The order also required Google and Meta to de‑index flagged links, including articles and a YouTube video by Moneylife. Dalal argued that the order is overly broad, violates free speech, and was passed without hearing her publication. The appeal contends that the injunction effectively curbs reporting on the Sterling Biotech case.

Reporter TV may continue operations through a new regulatory route as its legal status faces scrutiny in the Kerala High Court. The Malayalam news channel is likely to be rebranded as Live 24x7 Reporter after securing a fresh licence from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting under new ownership. SJM Investments (Delhi) Private Limited, led by veteran journalist Anuranjan Jha and Pradeep Kumar Jha, took control of the company on October 6, 2023. Despite the ownership shift, Reporter TV’s website still lists Reporter Broadcasting Company as the owner, with Roji Augustine as Chairman, Josekutty Augustine as Vice Chairman, and Anto Augustine as Managing Director and Managing Editor. The development follows a petition by Sabu M Jacob, who alleged misuse of the original licence granted to Indo‑Asian News Channel Private Limited. The plea states that after the Ministry of Home Affairs denied security clearance for ownership changes, control was shifted to Reporter Broadcas

Image of the Day: "Mining Push Meets Tribal Resistance" — Satyasundar Barik (The Hindu) This is the finest piece of journalism in the entire edition. Barik travels to the Sijimali hills in south Odisha and builds the story from the ground up, anchoring it in the voice of Hamdu Majhi, a Kondh tribesman whose trembling words open the piece with immediate human weight. The reporting is layered across multiple dimensions simultaneously — corporate interest (Vedanta Group's alumina refinery), constitutional law (Forest Rights Act, PESA), environmental science, economic data (311 million tonnes of bauxite reserves, Rs 2,511 crore in projected annual revenue), historical precedent (the Niyamgiri referendum of 2013), and the lived experience of villagers including pregnant women and schoolgirls arrested during police operations. What distinguishes the piece analytically is that it refuses simple binaries; it presents the state's economic rationale honestly

  Pune Police have booked four journalists for allegedly recording a video of a woman while she was changing clothes in a hotel room in the Budhwar Peth area of the city. According to police, the accused identified as Rohan Kadam, who worked with a television news channel, along with three others, had rented a room at Ajay Lodge on April 8. They allegedly filmed the woman in another room, claiming they were conducting a “sting operation”. The matter came to light after the woman reportedly noticed the act, raised an alarm and subsequently lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at the Vishrambag police station on Friday night. Police have registered a case against the accused under Section 77 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which pertains to capturing or sharing images of a woman where she has a reasonable expectation of privacy, along with Section 3(5) of the BNS, as reported by The Indian Express. Influencing India attempted to reach officials at the V

The Good Edge has been named the public relations and communications partner for Westlife Foodworld Limited, which owns and operates McDonald’s outlets across West and South India. As part of the mandate, The Good Edge will handle corporate communications, media relations, public affairs, corporate reputation management, and crisis communications for Westlife Foodworld, the McDonald’s brand in West and South India, and Ronald McDonald House India. The partnership will focus on strengthening narratives around the company, its business, and its foundation, while enhancing leadership positioning in innovation, brand initiatives, sustainability, and consumer engagement within India’s evolving QSR sector. Westlife Foodworld currently operates over 450 McDonald’s restaurants across multiple states and continues to expand. The Good Edge is also strengthening its presence across sectors such as BFSI, real estate, infrastructure, technology, and consumer-focused mand