The Indian Federation of Working Journalists (IFWJ) will press the state and central governments to enact legislation safeguarding journalists' safety, dignity and livelihoods during its state-level Foundation Day programme in Jaipur on October 28. Hundreds of journalists from across Rajasthan are expected to gather at Shaheed Smarak at 11 a.m. to mark the federation's 77th Foundation Day and raise long-pending demands relating to journalists' rights, employment security and social protection. Sharing details of the programme with Influencing India, Upendra Singh Rathore, IFWJ national vice-president and Rajasthan state president, said legal safeguards were essential to ensure journalists could carry out their professional responsibilities without fear of violence, threats or administrative harassment. "The government must enact effective legislation to ensure the safety, dignity, and livelihood protection of journalists," Rathore said. The federation is see

Reporting on developments in one's home country while living abroad presents challenges for journalists, particularly when they cannot directly witness events or meet sources in person. Maintaining accuracy requires reliable local contacts, independent verification and careful decisions about protecting people who share sensitive information. For Germany-based journalists Ashutosh Patki and Aakriti Dhawan, who moved abroad for education and continued their journalistic work, distance has made local networks and digital verification tools an important part of their reporting. Ashutosh Patki, an international affairs journalist and geopolitical analyst, said journalists must independently establish the accuracy of information received from sources, particularly when reporting on events unfolding in another country. “When I cannot be physically present on the ground, I triangulate information from independent sources, cross-check claims against official documents and court

More than 50 journalists participated in a protest rally organised by the Guwahati Press Club on October 17, condemning attacks on journalists in New Delhi and Assam. The rally called on the media fraternity to stand united against attempts to obstruct journalists from doing their jobs. The club condemned the alleged attack on journalists covering a protest organised by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The protest called for the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The club alleged that ruling party supporters attacked the journalists in the presence of Delhi Police. It also condemned the alleged misbehaviour of a senior advocate with a journalist on duty inside the fast-track court premises during proceedings in the Zubeen Garg murder case. The club decided to file a written complaint against the advocate with the Bar Association of the Gauhati High Court. Presided over by club president Khagen Kalita and conducted by general se

Wednesday, 21 October 2026 #1  ·  Times City (Page 6)  ·  Data story / In-depth feature Winds May Push Farm Fire Share In Delhi's PM2.5 To 13% By Thurs By Priyangi Agarwal   ·   The Times of India, New Delhi  ·  Page 6 Stubble burning's contribution to Delhi's PM2.5 hit a season-high of 4.1% on Tuesday, with forecasts from Decision Support System projecting a sharp rise to 8% Wednesday and 13.3% Thursday as north-westerly winds shift to carry smoke from Punjab and Haryana into the city. The story contextualises this year's unusual harvest cycle — delayed due to a weak monsoon — and the coincidence of peak farm fires with Diwali on November 8, drawing on multi-year DSS and SAFAR data to show the trend is worse than 2025 but not yet at 2024 peaks. Expert Gufran Beig explains how satellite overpass timing and El Niño-driven slower winds compound the risk. Unusually data-rich for a

Approach Entertainment & Communications has been named the PR and communications partner for Inkspell Insight Ignition 4.0, which will bring together three industry award programmes in Gurugram on October 28, 2026. Organised by Inkspell Media, the event will be held from 3 pm to 6 pm at The Auditorium, DLF Cyber Park. It will bring together brands, agencies, marketing leaders, content creators and professionals from the advertising, digital and media industries. The event will host the ninth edition of the India Content Leadership Awards (ICL), the sixth edition of the Unlocked Awards and the second edition of the MADEX Awards on a common platform. The awards will recognise brands, agencies, campaigns and professionals across content, digital, marketing and advertising. The programme will feature the felicitation of winners across the three award platforms, followed by an industry panel discussion on how creativity, technology, consumer behaviour and storytelling are shaping b

TK Mohandoss, assistant editor at DT Next and former sports editor of Times of Oman, passed away while on a pilgrimage to Sabarimala, his family confirmed. A journalist with more than three decades of experience, Mohandoss had been associated with the Chennai-based DT Next since November 2019. Before joining the publication, he worked as a freelance sports writer between 2017 and 2019. Prior to that, he spent two decades at Times of Oman in Muscat, serving as head of the sports desk from March 1997 to March 2017. During his tenure, he handled reporting, production, web publishing, editorial coordination and special sports supplements. Mohandoss began his journalism career with The Pioneer as a sports sub-editor in 1988 and worked there until 1991. He later joined The Indian Express in Chennai as chief sub-editor and sports reporter, a role he held until 1997 before moving to Oman. The team at The Arabian Stories, to which Mohandoss was a frequent contributor, mourned his passing