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NewsClick Raids: Minister's Remark, Opposition's Press Freedom Reminder
Searches at the homes of journalists associated with NewsClick website have sparked a political storm, with many Opposition leaders accusing the Narendra Modi government of cracking down on press freedom.
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Government Does Not Agree With Views Of World Press Freedom Index: Minister
The government does not subscribe to the views and country rankings of the World Press Freedom Index, published by foreign NGO Reporters Without Borders', Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday.
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"Non-Transparent": India Rejects World Press Freedom Index Findings
The government on Thursday told Parliament that it does not agree with the conclusions drawn by 'Reporters Without Borders' in the World Press Freedom Index that ranked India 150th among 180 nations.
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India Falls 8 Places To 150th Position In World Press Freedom Ranking
India's ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year's 142nd rank out of 180 countries, according to a report by a global media watchdog released on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Falls To Bottom Of Press Freedom Rankings
China has imposed increasingly authoritarian strictures on Hong Kong following large-scale and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests three years ago.
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Kerala Assembly Speaker Rues Nation's Decline In Press Freedom Index
India's position in the World Press Freedom Index is declining and this is the time when journalists should be on the constant lookout for anything that could jeopardise secularism and unity of the people, Kerala Assembly Speaker M B Rajesh said
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Press Council Of India Rejects World Press Freedom Index Over "Lack Of Clarity"
The Press Council of India has rubbished the recently released Press Freedom Index, in which India slipped two places to rank 138th among 180 countries, saying there was a "lack of clarity" on the inputs that weighed in the rankings which were based on "opinion or perception".
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Aggressive Variant Of McCarthyism vs Media, Says Prannoy Roy
In its annual World Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that India was now 138th-ranked in the world out of 180 countries measured, down two positions since 2017 and lower than countries like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Myanmar. When the index was started in 2002, India was ranked 80th out of 139 ...
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Corruption In India Growing, Country Slides Further Down In Index
India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region.
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Free Speech Cannot Be Absolute, Should Not Be Trampled Upon: Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said that freedom of speech and expression cannot be "absolute" but it should also not be trampled upon. India's World Press Freedom Index ranking plunged to 136 in 2017.
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India Down To 112th Spot On World Economic Freedom Index
India has slipped by 10 positions to 112th, out of 159 countries and territories, as it "fared badly" across categories including legal system and regulation, according to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report.
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China Journalist, 71, to Serve 5 Years in Jail: Lawyer
China today reduced a 71-year-old Chinese journalist's seven-year jail sentence for "leaking state secrets" by two years, her lawyer said following an appeal in a case condemned by free speech advocates.
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Web Inventor Says Internet Should Be 'Human Right'
Tim Berners-Lee said today that the Internet can help tackle inequality - but only if it comes with the Rights to Privacy and Freedom of Expression.
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Pakistan Among 10 Worst Countries for Internet Freedom: Report
Pakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released today.
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India drops to 140th rank in press freedom, lowest since 2002
India has dropped nine places to 140th rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index, which its authors said is the lowest for the "world's biggest democracy" since 2002.
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NewsClick Raids: Minister's Remark, Opposition's Press Freedom Reminder
Searches at the homes of journalists associated with NewsClick website have sparked a political storm, with many Opposition leaders accusing the Narendra Modi government of cracking down on press freedom.
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Government Does Not Agree With Views Of World Press Freedom Index: Minister
The government does not subscribe to the views and country rankings of the World Press Freedom Index, published by foreign NGO Reporters Without Borders', Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Tuesday.
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"Non-Transparent": India Rejects World Press Freedom Index Findings
The government on Thursday told Parliament that it does not agree with the conclusions drawn by 'Reporters Without Borders' in the World Press Freedom Index that ranked India 150th among 180 nations.
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India Falls 8 Places To 150th Position In World Press Freedom Ranking
India's ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has fallen down to 150th position from last year's 142nd rank out of 180 countries, according to a report by a global media watchdog released on Tuesday.
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Hong Kong Falls To Bottom Of Press Freedom Rankings
China has imposed increasingly authoritarian strictures on Hong Kong following large-scale and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests three years ago.
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Kerala Assembly Speaker Rues Nation's Decline In Press Freedom Index
India's position in the World Press Freedom Index is declining and this is the time when journalists should be on the constant lookout for anything that could jeopardise secularism and unity of the people, Kerala Assembly Speaker M B Rajesh said
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Press Council Of India Rejects World Press Freedom Index Over "Lack Of Clarity"
The Press Council of India has rubbished the recently released Press Freedom Index, in which India slipped two places to rank 138th among 180 countries, saying there was a "lack of clarity" on the inputs that weighed in the rankings which were based on "opinion or perception".
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Aggressive Variant Of McCarthyism vs Media, Says Prannoy Roy
In its annual World Press Freedom Index released on Wednesday, the Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said that India was now 138th-ranked in the world out of 180 countries measured, down two positions since 2017 and lower than countries like Zimbabwe, Afghanistan and Myanmar. When the index was started in 2002, India was ranked 80th out of 139 ...
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Corruption In India Growing, Country Slides Further Down In Index
India has been ranked 81st in the global corruption perception index for 2017, released by Transparency International, which named the country among the "worst offenders" in terms of graft and press freedom in the Asia Pacific region.
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Free Speech Cannot Be Absolute, Should Not Be Trampled Upon: Venkaiah Naidu
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu said that freedom of speech and expression cannot be "absolute" but it should also not be trampled upon. India's World Press Freedom Index ranking plunged to 136 in 2017.
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India Down To 112th Spot On World Economic Freedom Index
India has slipped by 10 positions to 112th, out of 159 countries and territories, as it "fared badly" across categories including legal system and regulation, according to the Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report.
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China Journalist, 71, to Serve 5 Years in Jail: Lawyer
China today reduced a 71-year-old Chinese journalist's seven-year jail sentence for "leaking state secrets" by two years, her lawyer said following an appeal in a case condemned by free speech advocates.
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Web Inventor Says Internet Should Be 'Human Right'
Tim Berners-Lee said today that the Internet can help tackle inequality - but only if it comes with the Rights to Privacy and Freedom of Expression.
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Pakistan Among 10 Worst Countries for Internet Freedom: Report
Pakistan is among the 10 worst countries along with Iran and China on the index of internet freedom, according to a global survey released today.
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India drops to 140th rank in press freedom, lowest since 2002
India has dropped nine places to 140th rank in the list of 179 countries in the latest World Press Freedom Index, which its authors said is the lowest for the "world's biggest democracy" since 2002.
