Angshukanta Chakraborty was asked to leave for tweeting that news organisations shielding journalists who spread fake news should be tried in court.

Ravi Shankar Prasad and another BJP leader withdrew at the last minute, when they learned of a BBC report implicating "right-wing networks" in spreading fake news.

The BBC's research is limited by its methodology and scale: 80 participants across three countries is too small of a number to make general and sweeping claims.

Shree Paradkar, who now writes for the Toronto Star, was a young reporter for the Times of India in Bangalore nearly two decades ago when the incident happened.

Mayank Jain had been accused of harassment at his earlier workplace.

While an inquiry has been initiated against Shah Faesal from J&K for a single tweet, no action has ever been taken against Rajasthan IAS officer Sanjay Dixit, whose inflammatory posts regularly promote fake news.

"The irony here is that service rules with a colonial spirit are invoked in a democratic India to stifle the freedom of conscience."

If you only looked at the prime minister's Twitter timeline, you would have no idea about what is happening in the country.

"As a corporate we have to look as neutral as possible. Matlab dekhne mein neutral lagna chahiyae," said Vineet Jain as "Acharya Atal" promised to "take care of their corporate interests in 2019".

"Silence is no longer an option."

Has Vice global taken a conscious decision to pursue only politically 'safe' stories given that its plan for launching a TV channel in India has to pass the gauntlet of official licensing?

Most English and Hindi papers saw it only as a photo-op for the front pages, relegating the story on what had driven farmers to stage their protest to the inside pages. The Marathi press, however, gave the story due prominence.

The 'Nawab of Najafgarh' would do well to remember that with great social media following comes great responsibility to verify facts before clicking 'tweet'.

"What began with a tweet must also end with a tweet."

While the page was taken down by Facebook on Sunday night, there are many other such hate-filled communities festering on the platform.

Sushma Swaraj won peoples' hearts with her open access policy on Twitter. Which is why her brittle response to an op-ed criticising her performance as foreign minister has surprised so many.

This isn't the first time the media has censored itself while reporting about India's richest family.

"I have no desire to end up like Gauri Lankesh or Afrazul Khan."