A male journalist was allegedly beaten up by a group of men while he was on duty covering a rave party raid conducted by Gurugram Police on November 22,  Saturday morning. Among the assaulters was Sukhwinder Sangvan, the prime accused in the Sonali Phogat murder case. In his FIR, the journalist stated that he and his cameraperson had accompanied the Gurugram Police during the raid on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. According to him, the police had received information that a rave party was being organised at a local café. While the journalist was attempting to film the police action, Sukhwinder Sangvan allegedly attacked him. The journalist was beaten, and the police complaint was later converted into an FIR at Sector 50 police station in Gurugram, Times Now reported.

An FIR has been registered against retired IAS officer Hitesh Dev Sarma for allegedly threatening a journalist over a report related to a protest involving his son, who serves in the police force. According to Hindustan Times, a case was filed at Pathshala police station under Sections 351(2) for criminal intimidation and death threat, 352 for intentional insult with the intent to provoke a breach of peace, and 296 for obscene acts in a public place under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Sarma, who retired as the state coordinator of the National Register of Citizens in Assam in 2022, is accused of calling journalist Rana Deka of NKTV on Thursday and objecting to the channel’s coverage of the October 15 violence outside Baksa district jail. The incident occurred when the police were shifting five persons arrested in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death following a court order. Meanwhile, Bajali police have asked Deka to appear at the police station to record his statement. O

India’s capital market witnessed 25 IPO listings over the past 45 days, with Adfactors PR playing a significant role in the public communication efforts for 16 of these companies. The firm’s mandates accounted for nearly 80 per cent of the more than Rs. 70,000 crore raised during this period. The IPOs supported by Adfactors PR included issuances linked to multinational corporations, four unicorn listings and what is described as the largest NBFC IPO in the country. The firm also handled several offerings that involved structured pre-IPO reputation-building programmes as part of the communication strategy. Adfactors PR’s involvement spanned IPOs of varied scales and sectors, backed by coordinated efforts across its public relations, investor relations, digital, content, ESG, experiential and advertising teams. The firm expressed gratitude via a LinkedIn post, thanking clients for their trust and acknowledging the partnership of investment bankers, legal advisors and other mar

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) in Mumbai has approved a major restructuring plan by , the parent company of the Times of India group. The plan involves separating the company’s core newspaper business from its other ventures. As part of the restructuring, a new wholly owned subsidiary, Times Horizon, has been created to house all non-publishing businesses. The two-member NCLT bench reviewed and cleared the scheme of arrangement, noting that it complies with the provisions of the Companies Act. According to BMI, The Times Group said the restructuring aims to give sharper management focus to both segments, allowing the traditional publishing business and the rapidly expanding non-publishing portfolio to operate with strategies suited to their specific needs.

Reviews.org’s Fergus Halliday has shifted his Multiplier newsletter from Substack to Ghost, saying the project had outgrown Substack’s limitations. “Things are now at a point with the project where it makes more sense to make the shift over there to a more customizable platform,” Halliday told Influencing.  Halliday said the switch, completed recently, gives the publication a cleaner URL, a visual refresh and a new blog section, SoloQ, which will feature further reporting and criticism from the journalist, including his past investigative feature on Hellgate London. Halliday maintained it was business as usual, and he would continue to chat with new people in the games space. He added the initial catalyst for the move was Substack’s “unfortunate habit of amplifying and profiting off far-right content. This is an issue that’s been in the media for a couple of years now…The company's long-term failure to respond to those demands has somewhat pushed me away from it

NDTV conclave in Raipur marks 25 years, charts Chhattisgarh’s next phase. The event titled, 25 Saal Bemisaal, will together political leaders, industry experts, and cultural figures evaluate progress and chart the state’s 25-year journey, reviewing its achievements and future roadmap. The conclave is scheduled for November 21 at Hotel Marriott, Raipur. It explores governance, economic growth, entrepreneurship, and cultural heritage, providing a comprehensive, forward-looking perspective on Chhattisgarh’s next chapter  

Following a raid by the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Investigation Agency (SIA) on Thursday, November 20, 2025, at the seven-decade-old newspaper Kashmir Times, Editor Anuradha Bhasin said it was “another attempt to silence us.” Bhasin took to X and wrote, “We are being targeted precisely because we continue to do this work.” Officials raided the newspaper’s office on Jammu’s Residency Road and conducted searches till late afternoon. According to the SIA, arms and ammunition were recovered from the office, including one revolver, 14 empty cases of an AK-series weapon, three live AK rounds, four fired bullets, three grenade safety levers and three suspected pistol rounds. The Hindu reported that all recovered items were seized on the spot following due legal procedures.