The New York Times has launched a major legal battle against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon after the Department introduced sweeping press restrictions that critics say could change how Americans learn about their military. What are they? Here is all you need to know.
05 December,2025 12:13 AM IST
Recently, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt snapped back at Huffington Post reporter S.V. Date through a text over the upcoming Trump-Putin summit. When pressed on the meeting’s location, Leavitt fired back, calling the reporter a "left-wing hack" and mocking him with the now a retort, "Your mom did." The tense exchange comes amid heightened anticipation over the proposed Trump-Putin summit, expected to center on the Ukraine war and held possibly in Hungary, though dates remain unconfirmed. WATCH
22 October,2025 04:40 PM IST
From the 150th spot in 2022, India’s rank has further dipped to 161 in the 2023 edition of the Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders. This is several spots behind Pakistan and Afghanistan, which have improved their rankings this year at positions 150 and 152, respectively. Countries ranked lower than India include Bangladesh (163), Turkey (165), Saudi Arabia (170), and Iran (177). The index was published today, May 3, which is also World Press Freedom Day. The ranking is based on a country’s performance in five broad categories: political context, legal framework, economic context, sociocultural context, and safety of journalists. Of the five, India’s ranking was lowest in the safety of journalists category (172) and best in the social indicator category (143).
03 May,2023 04:37 PM IST | Mumbai
While press freedom is known to be the foundation of a country’s democracy, millions of journalists struggle with press freedom in countries known to be some of the worst places for journalism according to the world press freedom index.
03 May,2023 01:33 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
