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Delhi High Court quashes govt's 1987 eviction notice to Express Newspapers
The Delhi High Court has held as arbitrary and malafide the Centre's decision to terminate its lease deed with Express Newspapers for the Express Building' at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg here and quashed the 37-year-old notice seeking ejection of the media house from the premises. Justice Prathiba M Singh, while dealing with the lawsuits by both the central government and Express Newspapers Ltd filed over three decades ago, said the action of the authorities was an attempt to "muzzle Express Newspapers and dry up its source of income." The court nonetheless directed Express Newspapers to pay around Rs 64 crore to the Centre as payment towards conversion charges, ground rent and additional ground rent in relation to the building. The termination of the lease dated 17th March, 1958 by notice dated 29th September, 1987 and 2nd November, 1987 is arbitrary and mala fide, it ruled on Friday. The re-entry notice to Express Newspapers as also the notices to the tenants (in Express building) b
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WhatsApp India head, Meta Public Policy director step down
Director Public Policy Meta India Rajiv Aggarwal too resigned from his position
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Business Standard among the top 10 trusted media brands in India: Survey
The survey also said amid the pandemic, legacy print brands and government broadcasters, DD News (Doordarshan) and All India Radio, retained high levels of trust among consumers in India
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The search for news media
The pathetic state of India's news media - particularly news TV - leaves it at the mercy of international media and a few Indian brands that have the capacity to cover a story like the pandemic
Localising of internet: A peek into state-wise consumption of online media
The report is an illustration of the axiom that media is the most local of all products
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Indian Express buys 15,000-sq ft office space in South Mumbai for Rs 34 cr
Capital values for Grade-A buildings in Nariman Point are Rs 25,000 to Rs 28,000 a sq ft
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Express Group shelves paywall plan for digital content
When the company launched its portal, Goenka had revealed that some time in the future, the content would be put behind a paywall
