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India's privacy law threatens newsrooms, media groups tell top court

Reuters

NEW DELHI, ‌Oct 27 (Reuters) - Some provisions of ​the ‌Indian government's privacy law ‌are changing the concept of news ‌and could cause newsrooms to close, Indian media groups told ⁠the country's ‌Supreme Court on ⁠Tuesday.

A group of ​21 news publishers, including companies owned ​by billionaires Mukesh ​Ambani ‌and Gautam Adani, ​has challenged ⁠India's privacy law ‌in court, ​arguing ​it would trample upon investigative work and allow New Delhi ‌to identify journalists' sources, Reuters reported ‌on ​Monday.

(Reporting by Aditya Kalra; Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing ‌by Thomas Derpinghaus)