The Government of India has strengthened online safety regulations by introducing stricter timelines for social media platforms and other intermediaries to remove child sexual abuse material (CSAM), deepfakes and other unlawful content.

Liqvd Asia has secured the digital communications mandate for Narayana Health.

The South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) has invited submissions for its 2026 journalism awards, recognising outstanding work by South Asian journalists and journalism covering South Asian issues worldwide.

Four people have been arrested by Puducherry police for allegedly assaulting Rajkumar, a reporter with a Tamil daily, while he was covering an incident involving the removal of banners put up by supporters of Independent legislator Azhagu alias Azhaganantham.

Bilal Ahmad Bhat, an investigative journalist and Editor-in-Chief of Awami Reporter, has sought protection from the authorities after alleging that he was assaulted while reporting on suspected illegal earth-filling activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

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An in-depth investigation into the controversy surrounding India's rollout of E20 ethanol-blended fuel, examining how chloride and moisture contamination in the ethanol supply chain is causing corrosion in fuel-system components, published by Hindustan Times, stands out as the best story of the day. ET's coverage of TVK's maiden budget and the hiccups in Lakshmi Yojana rollout by TOI and HT are some of the other top stories of the day.

Highlighting the plight of media professionals, the Senior Journalists Federation of India has urged the Centre to establish a National Media Commission to examine the working conditions, rights and welfare of journalists across the country. The federation has sought a national pension scheme, comprehensive healthcare benefits on the lines of the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), and stronger social security measures for journalists.

The irony of Nine CEO Matt Stanton complaining that the government’s changes to the News Bargaining Incentive legislation is “distorting the market” is almost beyond parody.

The Times of India received the highest share of the Union government's print advertising expenditure between FY2020-21 and FY2024-25, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

Sony Sports Network has unveiled its 'Festival of Sports' campaign, bringing a packed lineup of live sporting events from August 15 to November 29, 2026 across Sony Sports Network and Sony LIV.

Odia Journalism Day was observed across the state on Tuesday, with constitutional leaders paying tribute to the contribution of journalists while the Central University of Odisha (CUO) marked the occasion through a seminar highlighting grassroots reporting.

The Kerala High Court has directed Meta to provisionally restore the Facebook account of veteran journalist N. Madhavan Kutty after it was blocked at the request of the Kerala Police over a post related to the Delhi blasts.

What began as a routine reporting assignment turned into a violent ordeal for News Tamil reporter Suburaman and Abhilash, who claimed they were allegedly assaulted while covering the detention of Tamil Nadu Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin at Sengipatti Police Station in Thanjavur district.