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Immediately after the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the federal right to abortion on Friday , Fox News hosts and analysts declared that this was a “wonderful day” and a “victory for former President Donald Trump.” As millions of Americans reeled from the loss of Roe v. Wade protections, Fox News legal analyst Andrew McCarthy declared that this ruling was a cause for celebration across the nation. “It’s a great day for life. A great day for the restoration of constitutional jurisprudence. It is just a great day,” he crowed. “The court, despite the terrible onslaught of protests and intimidation it sensed over the last seven weeks, stood strong,” he added, referring to April’s leak of a draft of the opinion. McCarthy went on to praise the court for doing “the usual yeoman’s work” in getting this decision done, adding that it “befits the grandeur of this occasion.” Additionally, he pointed out that he’s “been working for decades” to get Roe stricken down. … [Read more...] about Fox News Celebrates the Death of Roe: ‘It’s a Wonderful Day!’

As many as 35 WhatsApp groups that were allegedly spreading fake news about the Agnipath military recruitment scheme were on Sunday banned by the government, officials said. The move came amid violent protests against the scheme in different parts of the country since it was announced a few days ago. As many as 35 WhatsApp groups were banned by the government for allegedly spreading fake news about the Agnipath scheme, the government officials said. However, information about these groups or if any action has been initiated against their administrators was not immediately known. Ruling out the rollback of the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme despite widespread protests, the three services of the military on Sunday came out with a broad schedule of enrolment under the new policy and asserted that it was aimed at bringing down the age profile of the armed forces. … [Read more...] about Centre bans 35 WhatsApp groups for spreading fake news on Agnipath scheme

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has dismissed a defamation case filed against a leading media house, asserting that media has the right to report on registration of first information reports (FIRs) and the publisher is not expected to ascertain the truthfulness of an FIR before publishing news. Justice Vinay Joshi of the high court on June 20 dismissed the criminal complaint of defamation while hearing a petition filed by Chairman of Lokmat Media Pvt Ltd Vijay Darda and its Editor-in-Chief Rajendra Darda, who sought quashing of the criminal proceedings initiated against them by a magistrate court on a defamation complaint filed by a man for a news item published about him in daily 'Lokmat' on May 20, 2016. The news was related to the registration of an offence against the complainant and his family members, which the complainant alleged was "false and defamatory as the publishers had not verified facts before publishing the news". The complainant submitted that though … [Read more...] about HC quashes defamation case against media house; says publisher not expected to check truthfulness of FIR for news

Kari Lake, the Trump-endorsed candidate for Arizona governor, was far from happy on Monday when Fox News anchor Bret Baier asked her about a report that linked her to drag queens. The interview, which was fairly tame on Baier’s end, began with Lake falsely claiming that the 2020 election was “fraudulent” and that President Joe Biden is “illegitimate.” Baier responded by playing a tape of Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers testifying before the House Jan. 6 committee last week that the election was not “rigged,” as she believed. “He is a Republican,” Baier said. “He is a Trump supporter . And that’s what he said.” “He is a RINO,” Lake replied. “And he hopefully will be defeated. He is an absolute RINO.” “I understand what you are saying,” Baier said later. “But there have been, as you know, more than 70 court cases where there was not evidence and there was not any state legislature or governor that failed to certify an election, including your own Republican Doug … [Read more...] about Trump-Endorsed Candidate ‘Appalled’ When Fox News Host Mentions Drag Queen Story

Sanjay Raut dubs ED summons as ‘conspiracy’, says won’t be able to appear before agency on June 28 Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday termed the Enforcement Directorate’s summons issued to him as a “conspiracy” to stop him from fighting against their political opponents and said he will not be able to appear before the agency on Tuesday as he has to attend a meeting in Alibaug. Mr. Raut, who is the Shiv Sena’s chief spokesperson, also said that even if he is killed, he will not resort to the “Guwahati route” taken by rebel MLAs from Maharashtra. Alt News co-founder held for four-year-old Twitter post Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair was on Monday arrested by the Delhi Police’s IFSO unit in connection with an “objectionable tweet” he had posted in 2018 against a Hindu deity, officers said. Centre using its agencies against those speaking the truth: Mamata Banerjee Hours after Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate, West Bengal Chief … [Read more...] about Morning Digest | Alt News co-founder held for four-year-old Twitter post; Sanjay Raut dubs ED summons as ‘conspiracy’, and more

Opposition parties reacted sharply to the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair , calling out the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre for its hypocrisy since the arrest came on a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed the “2022 Resilient Democracies Statement” at the G7 summit, committing to “protect freedom of expression and opinion online and offline”. Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that Mr. Zubair had been arrested for exposing the BJP’s hate, bigotry and lies. Mr. Gandhi tweeted: “Arresting one voice of truth will only give rise to a thousand more. The truth ALWAYS triumphs over tyranny.” At a press conference on Tuesday, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate said that while perpetrators of hate were receiving political patronage, those who reported such hate were being jailed. Also Read Journalist bodies demand Alt News co-founder Zubair’s immediate release Going a step further, All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul … [Read more...] about Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair punished for speaking the truth: Opposition parties

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted the Delhi Police four more days of custody of fact-checking website Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, a day after he was arrested for his “objectionable tweet” in 2018. Chief metropolitan magistrate Snigdha Sarvaria of the Patiala House Court also allowed the police to take him to Bengaluru to recover his phone and laptop from his residence. Also Read Alt News’ Mohammed Zubair punished for speaking the truth: Opposition parties The order came after advocate Vrinda Grover opposed the remand application by the police, arguing for over an hour on alleged violation of arrest procedures, the lack of ingredients required for the offences in the first information report, and how Mr. Zubair was being targeted for his work and because of his faith. Moving an application seeking Mr. Zubair’s custody for five more days, the substitute Additional Public Prosecutor submitted that the accused had “deliberately” hurt the religious sentiment … [Read more...] about Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s police custody extended by four days

This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 NEW YORK (AP) — Fox News Channel is airing the Jan. 6 committee hearings when they occur in daytime hours and a striking number of the network's viewers have made clear they'd rather be doing something else. During two daytime hearings last week, Fox averaged 727,000 viewers, the Nielsen company said. That compares to the 3.09 million who watched the hearings on MSNBC and the 2.21 million tuned in to CNN. It completely flips the typical viewing pattern for the news networks. During weekdays when the hearings are not taking place, Fox News Channel routinely has more viewers than the other two networks combined, Nielsen said. Last Thursday, Fox had 1.33 million viewers for the 2 p.m. Eastern hour before the hearing started — slightly below its second quarter average but on par for early summer, when fewer people are watching TV. After the hearing started, Fox's audience's sank to 747,000 … [Read more...] about Ratings show Fox News viewers tuning out Jan. 6 hearings

Comedian Jon Stewart said that the Supreme Court 's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade showed that the institution has become "the Fox News of justice." Stewart, the former host of The Daily Show , denounced the recent decision to rescind the landmark 1973 abortion rights case during Thursday's episode of his The Problem With Jon Stewart podcast. Stewart argued that the Court had become a "cynical political arm" that made decisions based on personal ideology rather than "reasoned debate" while comparing the institution to Fox News. "The idea that this was based in any kind of reasoned debate or philosophical education—the Supreme Court is now the Fox News of justice, in my mind," said Stewart. "It is a cynical pursuit, in the same way that Fox News would come out with 'we're fair and balanced' under the patina of what would be a high-status pursuit to the betterment of society—journalism. They are a cynical political arm." Despite many considering Fox News to be … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart ridicules Supreme Court on Roe v. Wade as “Fox News of justice”

Adele Roberts has thanked Dame Deborah James for her strength after the inspirational campaigner's death was announced on Tuesday. The brave star's loved ones shared the sad news that the mum-of-two had died at the age of 40 via a statement on social media, following a five-year battle against stage four bowel cancer. BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele, 43, said her 'heart hurts' in the wake of Deborah's death as she paid tribute to the late star just days after she celebrated being cancer-free. The former Big Brother star has provided updates on her health since announcing that she had been diagnosed with the bowel cancer on social media in October last year, and on Monday told her fans she had been given the all-clear by doctors. Read More Dame Deborah James was just 35 years old when she diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer in December 2016 ( Image: Bowelbabe/Instagram) Adele Roberts was diagnosed with Stage 2 bowel cancer in October 2021 ( Image: Tim P. … [Read more...] about Adele Roberts says her ‘heart hurts’ for Deborah James days after her own cancer news