Several senior Indian journalists are facing charges of sedition over their reporting and online posts about a protest by farmers last week, sparking criticism of the legal action from media associations.
Several senior Indian journalists have been charged with sedition over their reporting and online posts about a farmers’ protest last week, sparking criticism from media associations.
The cases have been filed with police in at least five states against the journalists, who include Rajdeep Sardesai, a prominent anchor on the India Today television channel, and Vinod Jose, executive editor of the English-language Caravan magazine.
Filed by residents of the states, the cases allege that the journalists provoked violence during protests by farmers at New Delhi’s Red Fort on January 26 through inaccurate posts on Twitter and reports that police had killed a protester.
Serum Institute of India CEO Adar Poonawalla takes COVID vax shot
The best way to endorse any product is if the founder or its top management uses it. Same holds true for a vaccine, in fact, adds more confidence into the product. After COVID-19 pandemic choke-slammed people s hopes and faith, anything short of a grand gesture wouldn t get through to people. That s exactly what owner and CEO of Serum Institute Adar Poonawalla did to prove Covishield – one of the two vaccines approved for emergency use in India – is safe and effective.
Poonawalla shared a video of him getting the Covishield vaccine on camera. In doing so, he wants to endorse the vaccine s safety and efficacy, clearing any doubts and fears that Indians might have before getting the shot.
Digital channels of Prasar Bharati see over 100% growth
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New Delhi: Digital channels of state broadcaster Prasar Bharati across Doordarshan and Akashvani have registered more than 100% growth in 2020, clocking over a billion digital views and over six billion digital watch minutes, the government said in a statement on Sunday.
During the year, NewsOnAir App added more than 2.5 million users with the platform registering over 300 million views. Live radio streaming, with over 200 streams, emerged as the most popular feature.
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Along with DD National and DD News, the top 10 digital channels of Prasar Bharati include Marathi news channel DD Sahyadri, Kannada programmer DD Chandana, Bangla news channel DD Bangla, and Telugu programmer DD Saptagiri.