MiD DAY
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MiD DAY is an afternoon newspaper in India with editions in Mumbai (Bombay), Bangalore and Delhi. It was established in 1979 as in a family owned newspaper in Mumbai.
MiD DAY is owned by Mid Day Multimedia Ltd., a publishing house listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange as Mid-Day Multimedia Limited. It publishes newspapers in three languages: English, Gujarati and an Urdu newspaper called Inquilab. It also has a special Sunday edition, the Sunday MiD DAY. Inquilab, was the first paper of the group in Urdu, was born in the fervour of idealistic nationalism in 1938. MiD DAY was launched in 1979, in English.
The Mumbai newspaper publishes two editions: An early morning and a noon edition. Its slogan is, Make Work Fun. The current editor of the Mumbai edition is Lajwanti D'souza.
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[edit] Journalists jailed for contempt of court
On September 20, 2007, four journalists of MiD DAY, including Resident Editor, Vitusha Oberoi and City Editor MK Tayal were sentenced to four months jail on contempt of court charges[1], because of a report they had filed on the ex-Chief Justice of India, Y. K. Sabharwal. Whether the charges in the report were true or not was not considered in arriving at the decision.
Many in the legal community feel that in the 2006 Delhi sealing drive, Justice Sabharwal may have had a conflict of interest since his sons own a firm with relations to the Delhi real estate. Former Solicitor General KK Sud had called this behaviour "the height of indiscretion."[2].
The High Court, however, sentenced the journalists without considering the veracity of the reports, and this has led to considerable hue and cry[3]. Ex-law minister Shanti Bhushan stated that the Parliament had in 2006 amended the Contempt of Courts Act to say that "if the allegations against a judge were found to be true, then they would not be considered contemptuous". In view of this, the judgement, he said, may be "only aimed at terrifying the media and an attempt to curb truthfulness.
[edit] Preity Zinta Case
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On July 15, 2005, Zinta filed a defamation suit against MiD DAY after tapes emerged alleging that Salman Khan had made derogatory comments about her. The tabloid published the part of the tape which indicated that Zinta had a sexual relationship with the actor. Zinta was cross-examined as a chief witness in January 2007. She said on the issue, "I felt humiliated as it spoiled my reputation and character in public". She explained that she had received disparaging phone calls from impostors stating that they were Salman Khan, and that she had been repeatedly questioned in a derogatory fashion by the media regarding this issue. Zinta further stated that the ruckus affected her professionally as well; a planned future film with Khan was abandoned. The tape in question was examined by the Government's Forensic laboratory in Chandigarh, which concluded that it was a fake.
[edit] Senior Staff
| Name | Designation |
|---|---|
| Shishir Joshi | Editorial Director |
| Lajwanti D'souza | Editor |
| Anthony D'costa | Deputy Editor |
| Swarupa Dutt | News Editor |
| J Dey | Special Investigations Editor |
| Deepak Lokhande | Political Editor |
| Clayton Murzello | Sports Editor |
| Sarita Tanwar | Entertainment Editor |
| Tinaz Nooshian | Features Editor |
[edit] References
- ^ "4 journos get jail term for scandalising ex-CJI", CNN-IBN, September 21, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Shock, anger at Sabharwal's mall-aa-mall", Mid-Day, June 12, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Legal fraternity condemns conviction of journos by HC", 21 September 2007.
