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Censorship in India has taken various forms throughout its history. Although de jure the Constitution of India guarantees freedom of expression , [ 1 ] de facto there are various restrictions on content, with an official view towards "maintaining communal and religious harmony", given the history of communal tension in the nation.
The News Broadcasters and Digital Association (NBDA), which represents news broadcasters in India, said that the boycott was a "gag on the press" and a "throwback to the Emergency era." [ 51 ] [ 52 ] The committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an international press freedom watchdog, said that the boycott was a "dangerous precedent" and a ...
2 October - Shipping Corporation of India is incorporated by amalgamation of Eastern Shipping Corporation and Western Shipping Corporation. [6] 14 October - Jawaharlal Nehru commissions the first Electric locomotive that is made in India at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works. [7] 1 November – The Hungry generation movement is launched in Calcutta.
According to the estimates of Reporters Without Borders, India ranks 138th worldwide in press freedom index ( The press freedom index for India is 43.24 for 2018). [31] The Indian Constitution , while not mentioning the word "press", provides for "the right to freedom of speech and expression" (Article 19(1) a).
Free Press Journal newspaper on 14 February 1961 mentions that the communal press has exploited crime by some adolescents, which has led to riots in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The rioting in Jabalpur has largely been attributed to the emergence in the Muslim community, which had lost its political and business elite in 1947 Partition of India ...
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Elon Musk is facing allegations of complying with state censorship after Twitter appeared to take sides with India’s government in a turbulent free speech fight.
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