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| ‘Contempt provisions do not target media’ KOCHI: The contempt of court provisions are used to uphold the majesty of courts and not to terrorise the media, Chief Justice of India K.G. Balakrishnan said here on Saturday. Inaugurating a workshop on reporting of court proceedings ... |
| Erdogan comes under fire over call for media boycott A call by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan to boycott media critical of the government is reminiscent of press curbs during military rule and could split society, journalists and business groups said. |
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