March 02, 2026 04:28 am (IST)
Follow us:
Jaitley slams media over invasion of privacy
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday slammed the media for invading into the privacy of individuals and also for running media trials.
"Privacy of individuals must be respected. Relation between husband and wife type of relation must be carefully reported. Parallel media trial must be avoided high profile cases where media suppose guilt before trial must end. Media must not impact court trials," Jaitley said.
The comments are especially significant as Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had recently hit out at the media for being prosecutor, judge and jury in his wife Sunanda Pushkar death case.
Jaitley said, "It's not to put a blanket ban on these matters but some trial courts are under tremendous pressure when it's a high profile case."
Speaking about government regulation over media, he said, "The media has the responsibility to be fair and maintain the biggest standard of integrity. Reporting during insurgency is critical. Compare 9/11 vs 26/11, Pakistan handlers were being told about the location of security forces. There should be regulation regarding this and this is something the government is serious considering."
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
India stands in solidarity: Modi speaks to UAE President amid attack on Gulf country
Sun, Mar 01 2026
Odisha horror: Woman raped twice in a day, thrown off roof by second accused; both arrested
Sat, Feb 28 2026
Menaka Guruswamy, nominated by TMC for RS polls, poised to be India’s first openly queer MP
Fri, Feb 27 2026