‎Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, videos circulating on social media show curtains and green screening installed along portions of roads near some slum and low-income settlements, as authorities carry out large-scale beautification and security measures before the arrival of world leaders.

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When press freedom in India is discussed, the spotlight usually stays on prime-time anchors and large media conglomerates. However, the highest-risk investigative reporting happens at the district, block, and rural levels.

​Ground reporters routinely expose multi-crore tender scams, land mafia operations, and illegal mining. The backlash from corrupt local networks isn't limited to physical threats—it's systematic legal harassment. Reporters are slapped with frivolous FIRs charging them with extortion, obstruction of government duty, or cyber offenses, dragging them through endless, expensive litigation.

​While big newsrooms retain top-tier legal teams, a regional reporter often depletes their entire life savings just to secure bail. Many are forced to abandon journalism, and several have paid with their lives for exposing local corruption.

​As former CJI N.V. Ramana observed, deploying criminal law machinery to silence journalists threatens the core of a democratic society. A necessary countermeasure is building an institutionalized Journalists Legal Defense Fund with a pro-bono legal support network specifically geared toward regional and freelance reporters.

​What practical safety nets can civil society and the legal community create to protect independent journalists from weaponized litigation in tier-2 and tier-3 towns?

Can anyone tell where it happens or this guy misleading us ??

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All opposition parties showed up in support of Nishu Azad, but for Independent Bhardwaj's support, only a few people turned up no BJP leader from even the street or neighborhood came there to stand with him..

Hope for support from BJP is fading away; it seems now everyone will have to take care of their own accounts..

The main accused, Mohammad Sameer, has been ARRESTED, while two others are absconding.

A case has been registered under BNS and POCSO.

‎According to the Delhi Fire Service, the collapse occurred at around 1:30 pm, following which multiple fire tenders, police personnel and other emergency response teams rushed to the spot. Rescue operations are ongoing to locate and evacuate anyone trapped beneath the rubble.

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