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The DIGIPUB News India Foundation and the Editors Guild of India have raised serious concerns over the Narendra Modi government’s newly notified Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 (DPDPR), warning that the framework risks undermining press freedom, weakens the Right to Information regime, and leaves journalists exposed to ambiguous compliance…

Dhirendra Shastri’s “Sanatan Hindu Ekta Padyatra,” which began from Delhi on November 7 and ended in Vrindavan on November 16, carried the usual packaging of unity, devotion, purity, and cultural reaffirmation. It demanded a clean Yamuna river and a minor phenomenon called “Hindu Rashtra,” nothing too significant.

The Narendra Modi government has approved a 26 percent increase in advertisement rates for print media, the first such hike in six years, offering long-awaited relief to newspapers battered by input costs and shrinking ad budgets.

Air pollution impacts heritage sites too. In September, a report pointed to black crusts on the walls of the Red Fort. In 2018, the Supreme Court said that the Taj Mahal had turned yellow and greenish-brown due to air and water pollution.

A week after the Red Fort car blast, investigators are still piecing together an alleged white-collar terror module – one that has revived fears of “home-grown” radicalisation after years of security focus on Pakistan-based jihadi tanzeems. With several doctors among those arrested, some linked to Faridabad’s Al Falah University, the…

As the first fully digital-native cohort, Gen Z is reshaping how news is discovered, consumed, and shared. Understanding these consumers is crucial to engage the next generation in one of the world’s most important and diverse media markets.

In 2012, a family in Agra gathered in their living room — mother, father, four sons and a daughter. A lot of opinions had been given by extended family, neighbours and everyone else they knew. And now, a decision had to be made. 

India’s coastal cities face an increasing risk of flooding, driven by a warming world and the now-frequent extreme weather events. While some cities are at a higher risk, this imperils the lives, livelihoods and critical infrastructure across the cities.

What happens when a government designs welfare with women at the centre?