1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgJessica Jerreathttps://cpj.org/author/jjerreat/Reliance Group sues India's NDTV for US$1 billion over its reporting on Rafale jet deal - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="eUi1Hqubhf"><a href="https://cpj.org/2018/10/reliance-group-sues-indias-ndtv-for-us1-billion-ov/">Reliance Group sues India’s NDTV for US$1 billion over its reporting on Rafale jet deal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2018/10/reliance-group-sues-indias-ndtv-for-us1-billion-ov/embed/#?secret=eUi1Hqubhf" width="600" height="338" title="“Reliance Group sues India’s NDTV for US$1 billion over its reporting on Rafale jet deal” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="eUi1Hqubhf" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/NDTV_2_1.jpg750350New Delhi, October 19, 201-- The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on the Indian conglomerate Reliance Group, owned by businessman Anil Ambani, to end its use of excessive civil defamation cases filed against critical news outlets. Reliance Group yesterday filed a civil defamation case seeking Rs10,000 crore (US$1.35 billion) against the privately owned NDTV…