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The savage art of Pat Oliphant, who skewered presidents

July 14, 2026 5:51 pm

Oliphant got the perfect presidential target to unleash his savage cartooning when Richard Nixon came to power. The rest is cartooning history

'Thank you India': Norwegian journalist Helle Lyng back on Instagram after Meta suspension sparked by PM Modi query

May 21, 2026 12:58 pm

Helle Lyng has confirmed that her Instagram account is active again and posted a video shortly after regaining access.

Top 10 world’s best and worst countries for press freedom in 2026

World’s top 10 best and worst countries for press freedom in 2026: India ranks below Nepal and Pakistan

May 03, 2026 6:10 pm

The world’s top 10 best and worst countries for press freedom in 2026: For the first time ever, more than half of the countries assessed fall into the 'difficult' or 'very serious' category.

The matter touches upon the limits of press freedom and censorship.

Explained: Issues of press freedom, ‘right to be forgotten’ in challenge to Sandesara gag order

April 16, 2026 2:31 pm

Sterling Group promoter Manoj Sandesara sought a gag order against media reports about the group’s bank fraud case, but the order has been challenged.

China’s message via Jimmy Lai is that if Hong Kong has to survive, its people will have to accept Xi’s diktats

February 11, 2026 1:35 pm

Lai’s sentencing to 20 years in prison effectively ends the One Country, Two Systems principle upheld by Deng Xiaoping

Hopelessness, despair and an uncertain future: The message from Washington Post layoffs

February 10, 2026 12:34 pm

Simply put, these cuts — on top of earlier defections by many of the paper’s most talented staff — mean that we will simply know a lot less about the world

Knowledge Nugget | National Press Day and India’s 2025 Press Freedom Standing: A must-know for UPSC Exam

November 16, 2025 1:48 pm

UPSC Current Affairs: November 16 is observed as National Press Day—but why? What’s the Press Council of India, and where does India rank in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index? Here's all you need to know.

Sumit Chakravartty was a gentle crusader who practised journalism fearlessly

July 29, 2025 7:32 am

His journalism fostered informed debate and gave space to diverse viewpoints, while his activism was driven by core values of democracy, secularism, scientific temper and Gandhian antyodaya.

World Press Freedom Index 2025: (Illustration: Suvajit Dey)

Top 10 best and worst countries for press freedom in 2025: India's rank revealed

May 12, 2025 1:39 pm

World Press Freedom Index, Top 10 best and worst countries in 2025: India ranked 151st with a total score of 32.96 in the World Press Freedom Index in 2025, moving up 8 places from 159th last year, as reported by RSF.

Media must be careful when reporting on court proceedings

March 18, 2025 12:23 pm

Coverage of recent cases underlines the importance of being mindful of how judicial observations during court proceedings are reported. Sensationalising selected quotes and reporting observations without context risk interfering with free and fair judicial proceedings, eroding people’s trust