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If India can charge journalists with ‘sedition’ for doing their jobs, it has no free press | Hartosh Singh Bal

My colleagues reporting on alleged police violence at farmers’ protests have fallen foul of Modi’s governmentThe protests against farm laws that were hurriedly passed by the Indian government in September pose the most severe challenge to Prime Ministe…

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The White Tiger rides the surge in streamed south Asian stories

The adaptation of Aravind Adiga’s Booker-winning novel is coming to Netflix – one of a growing number of films from the region snapped up by the streaming giantsThe White Tiger, the film adaptation of the Booker prize-winning book by Aravind Adiga, mar…

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In the ‘land of storytelling’, Netflix and Amazon Prime reshape India’s creative landscape

The streaming giants are making bold TV shows but the threat of censorship looms largeThis year’s Emmy awards, one of the biggest nights in global television, was particularly historic for India. It was the second year in a row that several Indian tele…

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Indian news channel fined in UK for hate speech about Pakistan

Ofcom imposes £20,000 penalty on Republic TV for ‘highly pejorative’ comments on talk showA rightwing Indian news channel known for its strong pro-government stance and firebrand host has been fined by the UK regulator Ofcom for broadcasting hate speec…

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Twitter accused of censoring Indian critic of Hindu nationalism

Writers including Salman Rushdie express anger after journalist Salil Tripathi has account suspendedTwitter has been accused of censoring the prominent Indian journalist Salil Tripathi by suspending his account, after he tweeted on subjects including t…

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