Media groups challenge India’s privacy law at top court
News organisations are challenging the law, arguing it could hamper investigative journalism and endanger sources.
The Indian government’s privacy law, which would require journalists to seek consent from people they write about, amounts to pre-censorship and could lead to newsrooms shutting down, media groups have told the Supreme Court. A group of 21 news publi... [3039 chars]
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- Courts & law
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- Al Jazeera
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- Tuesday, 27 October 2026, 4:31 pm IST
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