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BY Shankar Gopalkrishnan| IN LAW AND POLICY |10/04/2002

POTO: What Exactly is A Citizen POTO: What Exactly is A Citizen? In the growing firestorm around the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), there has been much discussion about the rights of journalists and access to sources. Despite some claims by Law Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister for Disinvestment Arun Shourie, few outside the government seem to..

POTO: What Exactly is A Citizen?

BY Shankar Gopalkrishnan| IN LAW AND POLICY |24/03/2002

POTO: What Exactly is A Citizen POTO: What Exactly is A Citizen? By Shankar Gopalakrishnan In the growing firestorm around the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO), there has been much discussion about the rights of journalists and access to sources. Despite some claims by Law Minister Arun Jaitley and Minister for Disinvestment Arun Shourie, few outside the government seem..

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Amazon resisting voluntary censorship

The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.

Let the games begin

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.