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Quote of the day by philosopher Voltaire: ‘I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one- O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous, and God granted it’. What French Enlightenment author teaches us about dealing with enemiesVoltaire's famous prayer for his enemies to be made ridiculous offers a timeless lesson on confidence and patience. He suggested that unfai...
This day in history, May 30: From Joan of Arc's execution to the first Indy 500, women's pro baseball league debut and Mariner 9's launch to MarsThis day in history, May 30, has witnessed some of the world's most significant political, military, scientific and cultural developments. ...
Quote of the day by Alexander Pushkin: 'It's a lucky man, a very lucky man, who is committed to what he believes..' ; life lesson from father of Russian literatureAlexander Pushkin, a celebrated Russian poet, explored the privilege of living by one's ideals in his novel 'Eugene Onegin.' He expressed e...
Quote of the day by George Orwell: ‘If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they…’George Orwell, born Eric Arthur Blair, was an English writer known for his political insight. His works like Animal Farm and Nineteen Eight...
UK's online safety law is putting free speech at risk, X saysSocial media platform X has criticised the UK's Online Safety Act, warning it could suppress free speech through excessive regulation. Whil...
Why were films like Aandhi, Nasbandi and more silenced during Indira Gandhi’s Emergency era?During the 21-month Emergency in India, the government imposed strict censorship on arts and cinema, leading to the banning, stalling, or s...
After Signal chat leak row, Pete Hegseth faces another legal trouble as Pentagon school students sue him: 10 pointsUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing a fresh legal trouble after Pentagon school students have filed a lawsuit against him over book...
What the university presidents got right and wrong about antisemitic speechIf Harvard, MIT and Penn had chosen to model their policies after the First Amendment, many of the presidents' controversial answers would ...
How a Kolkata-born professor secured a landmark victory against US governmentProfessor Jay Bhattacharya, along with other scientists, has achieved a legal victory in a free speech censorship case against the US gover...
Vardhan Puri expresses disagreement with Salman Khan over censorship on OTT platforms; Here’s what he saidAfter Salman Khan advocated for monitoring of OTT content, Vardhan Puri expressed his belief that censorship would stifle creativity on suc...
KIFF 2022: Amitabh Bachchan voices concern over ‘repression of civil liberties’, SRK says cinema acts as cultural unifierThe stars addressed some pertinent social concerns without referring to any controversy.
Amitabh Bachchan talks about Civil Liberties, Freedom of speech during the Kolkata International Film Festival(KIFF 2022). Here's what he saidDuring his speech at KIFF 2022 inauguration ceremony, Amitabh Bachchan raised his voice on politically-sensitive issues. The actor shared c...
Even now, questions are being raised on civil liberties and freedom of expression: Amitabh Bachchan at KIFFDuring the speech Amitabh said, "The 1952 cinematograph act set out the stricter of censorship as it stands today upheld by the film certif...
The story few now remember: When free speech was muzzled the first time in independent IndiaShyama Prasad Mookerji’s prophetic warning to Nehru, delivered during the parliamentary debate remains relevant as ever: “Maybe you will co...
Ban on porn sites act of 'Talibanisation' for India: Milind DeoraThe Union government has ordered blocking of as many as 857 porn websites, sparking off a debate on social media over censorship and freedo...
Emergency no longer possible: Arun JaitleyArun Jaitley said Emergency is no longer possible in the country as media censorship is not possible in the digital era and amendment to th...
Online censorship: How government should approach regulation of speechIf the government’s answer to ‘bad’ online content is more censorship, more surveillance and more regulation, then they are doing it wrong.
India ranks 131st in press freedom index; Internet 'partly free'Freedom House puts India in the "party free" category in the 2012 Internet freedom rankings, below Argentina, South Africa, and Ukraine.
- BJP condemns blocking of journalists' Twitter accounts
BJP in Maharashtra today condemned the Government's action of blocking Twitter accounts of some prominent journalists.
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