Reblogged from Techno Legal Thoughts: We have been witnessing a trend where online media and websites in India have been accused of promoting soft pornography at their platforms. The cyber law of India clearly prohibits such display of soft porn in India yet till now we have not witnessed any compliant or court case against … Continue reading
While Media is the first one to jump the gun and paint people and politicians for insulting women, it is this media which is first in the queue to publish nude/semi nude images or use languages that are insulting in nature. And all this goes unpunished because there are no regulatory bodies. It’s of grave … Continue reading
While we all fight for the justice… the government now uses law to flex its muscle on the television news channels… Here is a letter all channels have been issued. (first published on Bhadaas Media) From – Government of India, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, “A” Wing Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110001, 23rd December, 2012 … Continue reading
It was the damned night of 16December, when the story of the 23 year-old medical student’s rape shocked the nations. A week after that, the capital erupted in an unprecedented protest by students and NGOs at the VIP security area of Rasina Hill. For me, it would have been yet another candlelight march, if I … Continue reading
In the life of a journalist, right from the start, he is fed with the principles of journalism, ethics and especially handed-over an unwritten book that explains various issues that need to be dealt rightly with. For example, we all are taught that we are part of a “democratic” India that is built upon the … Continue reading
Every time I see our leaders saluting the tricolour and people singing the national song or anthem, I wonder: Are we ‘really’ independent? The fact is that we are still reeling under the same-old curses that have been a point of honour, a bugaboo for the country from past several decades. India is still not … Continue reading
The worst assault and rape of democracy is when the power and freedom of expression is snatched. Recently, Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee has been in the firing line of critics for her uncontrolled reactions towards criticism, as well as, unusually ‘communist’ diktats. However, it seems that Mamata is unfazed by all these and has now … Continue reading