Multiple FIRs filed against senior journalist and political analyst K. Nageshwar over his remarks on an alleged Pawan Kalyan–Amit Shah conversation have reignited concerns about the shrinking space for political commentary in India’s television media.

The Telangana High Court has raised strong concerns over delays in renewing journalists’ accreditation cards, underscoring that the matter affects the entire media fraternity.

The Karnataka government is working to strengthen welfare measures for journalists, including easing norms for free bus passes for rural reporters and introducing health schemes for media persons, Chief Minister’s Media Advisor K.V. Prabhakar announced.

Two journalists. Fifteen years of field reporting. One state that national media keeps getting wrong. In Dynasties to Democracy, Tabeenah Anjum and Deep Mukherjee document Rajasthan's political evolution — from feudal princely structures to electoral democracy — and argue the state's caste conflicts, agrarian movements and communal tensions deserve the same serious attention given to UP or Bihar. This is the book they went looking for and couldn't find, writes Suganthi Marimuthu.

From ecology to geopolitics, today’s stories highlight mounting policy pressures. An investigation found illegal sand mining devastating the Chambal sanctuary, while India and the US signalled a diplomatic thaw and Japan defended the Quad’s relevance. Economically, subsidy spending could overshoot Budget estimates by 2 lakh crore even as GDP growth is projected at 7.3 per cent. Meanwhile, India moved closer to a major Rafale fighter jet deal with France.

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Regional broadcaster WIN confirmed on Friday that it would kill the 10 broadcast to audiences in Mount Gambier and Riverland in South Australia, and the Griffith region in New South Wales

Veteran journalist Oken Jeet Sandham’s sixth book, The Naga Talks: Deadline, Deadlocks and the Search for a Solution, was launched by Minister KG Kenye in the state capital recently.

Influencers are no longer just promoting lifestyle trends, they are reshaping how lifestyle journalism itself functions. As audiences increasingly prefer fast, relatable, personality-driven content over traditional editorial formats, journalists say the industry is being forced to adapt to a media landscape dominated by virality, instant engagement and social media visibility, while still trying to preserve credibility, depth and editorial judgment, writes Pavithra A.

India confronted the widening fallout of the West Asia crisis today, with the crude oil bill surging 50% despite lower import volumes and Venezuela emerging as India’s third-largest supplier. In Bengal, the new BJP government barred officials from speaking to the media, triggering press freedom concerns. Elsewhere, the NIA detailed Pakistan’s alleged role in the Pahalgam attack, while Delhi tested emergency cooling zones amid a punishing 45°C heatwave.

Three Liberal party ministers have banded together to call for the Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to examine the ABC and SBS over their Middle East coverage.

Indian journalist Tanzil Asif, founder of Bihar’s Main Media, has been named a Knight‑Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. Asif will spend eight months researching sustainable models for rural, hyperlocal journalism, bringing grassroots reporting from Seemanchal to a global stage.

India’s governance and infrastructure gaps came under sharp focus today. Investigations exposed neglect of Delhi’s protected monuments, while 529 bonded labourers, including 226 minors, were rescued from Telangana brick kilns. China’s push to pull supply chains back home triggered fresh concern for Indian manufacturers, Delhi’s emergency water buffer plan suffered another setback, and police mapped 123 narcotics hotspots across the capital as part of a major anti-drug crackdown.

The demise of veteran journalist Pradip Chakraborty, has left entire Tripura journalism fraternity mourning. He was 74- year-old.

What initially appeared to be a targeted attack on a journalist in Tamil Nadu later took a surprising turn after the victim revealed that the accused had allegedly mistaken him for someone else connected to earlier drug-related news reports.