India, Sept. 18 -- The Indian media that creates (I repeat, creates) sensational headlines is now itself in the headlines for its characteristic sensationalisation and hate-mongering. The Supreme Court called out strong remarks on the Indian media, particularly the electronic media's arbitrary use of freedom of speech, when a petitioner highlighted a private channel's controversial show that vilifies a particular community. But this isn't a sudden downfall of the Indian media, it's been in the process of deterioration for years, having been aggravated in the recent years, and now achieving a greater low.

The recent show that puts forward false claims of how the institution of UPSC favours a particular community is a direct attack on that c...