Unapologetic TOI

IN Media Watch Briefs | 23/09/2014

Expect to read just about anything now in the Times of India. After actor Deepika Padukone took them on over a reference to her cleavage, they’ve turned vicious, with Bombay Times printing a story with revealing pictures of her, even as the text had mocking references to their cameras not zooming into private body parts. An outraged response has also come from within TOI. People in the same organisation sent an email to their executive editor saying "After taking a stand so many times for women’s rights, this is an appalling position to take".

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