Media groups challenge India’s privacy law at top court

Twenty-one news publishers challenged Narendra Modi’s government privacy law at India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday. They argue that requiring journalists to obtain consent from people they report on amounts to pre-censorship, threatens investigative journalism and could force newsrooms to close. The publishers, including Mukesh Ambani’s Network18 and Gautam Adani’s NDTV, also fear the law could expose journalists’ sources; the court said it would hear the case next month.