About Gallinews India

Har Galli Ki Khabar — Direct, Unfiltered, and Fast.

At Gallinews India, we believe that the news with the greatest impact on daily life does not just originate in legislative assemblies or corporate boardrooms—it unfolds on your street corner, in your neighborhood, and within your local community.

Founded in 2013 by Salim Shaikh as a grassroots digital initiative, Gallinews began with a distinct purpose: to provide citizens with a direct, transparent, and hyper-local media platform. Over the past decade, what started as a real-time civic messaging network has matured into one of Mumbai and Maharashtra’s most reliable, high-velocity digital news operations, engaging millions of monthly readers and viewers across web, mobile, and digital networks.

Who We Are

Translating directly to “News from the lanes,” Gallinews operates as an independent media network driven by field reporters, investigative journalists, and on-ground citizen networks.

Our coverage spans breaking city incidents, civic and municipal alerts, state politics, public safety, legal and court developments, entertainment, and socio-economic issues. We serve as a vital editorial bridge between governance institutions, civic authorities, and the general public.

Editorial Principles & Standards

• Hyper-Local Accountability: Granular coverage of civic infrastructure, traffic systems, public safety, local municipal administration, and community governance.

• Grassroots Network & Verification: Combining prompt eyewitness reporting with rigorous editorial verification to provide news that is rapid, accurate, and actionable.

• Objective & Fearless Journalism: Reporting without sensationalism, commercial bias, or partisan influence, maintaining total focus on public interest and accountability.

• Digital-First Architecture: Leveraging modern distribution pipelines to ensure zero-lag transmission of critical alerts and real-time public interest announcements.

Legal Advisory & Editorial Governance

Gallinews India adheres to strict statutory compliance, journalistic ethics, and regulatory accountability under Indian press laws, the Information Technology Act, and digital media guidelines. Our legal operations and institutional governance are spearheaded by S.R. Associates.

Adv. Smita R. Chiplunkar

Head of Legal Advisory — Gallinews India

B.L.S., LL.B., LL.M. (Constitutional Law, University of Mumbai) | Advocate, High Court, Mumbai

Founder & Principal Consultant — S.R. Associates, Law Firm

Adv. Smita R. Chiplunkar oversees the legal advisory desk, statutory compliance, and regulatory governance framework for Gallinews India. Widely recognized within the publishing community as an authority on press regulations and RNI (Registrar of Newspapers for India) / PRGI compliance, she brings comprehensive expertise in navigating complex media policies, pre-publication risk review, and constitutional freedoms.

Under her stewardship, S.R. Associates serves as the primary legal counsel to Gallinews India, ensuring that all digital broadcasting, ground reporting, and publishing mandates conform strictly with the highest standards of Indian jurisprudence.

Key Practice Areas & Specialisations:

• Media & Publication Laws: Press council guidelines, digital publishing standards, editorial risk assessments, anti-defamation advisory, and litigation defense.

• RNI & PRGI Matters: Title verification, deblocking, registration, circulation audit compliance, and statutory filing before the Press Registrar General of India.

• Digital Media & IT Regulations: Advisory on the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, content liabilities, and platform compliance.

• Government & Media Accreditations: Institutional facilitation for DGIPR and DAVP empanelment, press accreditations, and related administrative processes.

• Intellectual Property Rights: Trademark registration, brand protection, copyright licensing, and anti-piracy enforcement across digital assets.

• Corporate, Property & Non-Profit Law: Advisory on Trust & Society formations (including 12A & 80G registrations), corporate contracts, civil litigation, banking, and real estate legalities.

Our Mission

To democratize information access across India’s urban and rural corridors by delivering immediate, verified, and legally compliant ground-level reporting straight to every citizen’s mobile screen.

Reach Our Editorial & Legal Desk

• Editorial Inquiries & News Tips: info@gallinews.com

• Legal & Regulatory Inquiries: legal@gallinews.com

• Corporate Legal Counsel: S.R. Associates, Advocates & Legal Consultants

• Digital Platforms: Available on Android, iOS, YouTube, Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook for 24/7 real-time updates.