India ranks 159 out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index produced by Reporters Without Borders. Media pundits in India debate the assessment. World Press Freedom Day is observed on 3 May.

In a scathing critique of state of press freedom in India, retired Justice S Muralidhar delivered B G Verghese Memorial ...

Muralidhar emphasized the need for an independent judiciary to safeguard press freedom, noting that the judiciary itself ...

In a scathing indictment of the judiciary's handling of cases related to press freedom, retired Orissa High Court Chief ...

Drawing on how independence within and among pillars of democracy are vital, S Muralidhar stressed how both the judiciary and media need each other to remain independent; he was speaking at the BG Ver ...

As India continued to slip down the ranks at the ‘Press Freedom Index’, Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar on Sunday expressed surprise with the ‘figure’ and dubbed the ...

Norway has a sturdy legal framework ensuring press freedom. Its media landscape is dynamic, with a robust public service broadcaster and a diverse private sector. Publishing companies in Norway ...

The 2022 index highlights the disastrous ... as seen between nationalist Narendra Modi’s India (150) and Pakistan (157). The lack of press freedom in the Middle East continues to impact the ...

Pakistan has improved its position on the World Press Freedom Index by scaling up seven points ... has gone from “problematic” to “very bad” in neighbouring India. The index discovered that India has ...