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एनएल चर्चा 442: चुनाव आयोग के भीतर बगावत के सुर और दिल्ली से लेकर जमुई तक गहराता महिला सुरक्षा का संकट

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में भारत के चुनाव आयोग के 'स्पेशल इंटेंसिव रिविजन' से संबंधित 'द इंडियन एक्सप्रेस' की रिपोर्ट पर चर्चा की गई, जिसमें दावा किया गया है कि तीन चुनाव आयुक्तों में से दो, सुखबीर सिंह संधू और विवेक जोशी ने पिछले 10 महीनों में कम से…

Newslaundry · Sep 26

From granite pioneer to POCSO accused: The unravelling of mining baron R Veeramani

“R Veeramani is senior-most exporter of granite in India, he is having offices in 86 countries… he’s a top-most businessman… one of the finest gentlemen supporting this movement (sic).”

Newslaundry · Sep 26

‘सीटी मारते और मास्टरबेट करते हैं’: आस्था कुंज की घटना के बाद एलएसआर की छात्राओं ने सुनाए डरावने अनुभव

21 सितंबर को दक्षिण दिल्ली के आस्था कुंज पार्क में तीन लोगों ने खुद को पुलिसकर्मी बताकर 17 साल की नाबालिग के साथ सामूहिक दुष्कर्म किया. घटना के बाद पुलिस ने आरोपियों को गिरफ्तार किया और लेडी श्रीराम कॉलेज (एलएसआर) के पिछले दरवाजे से करीब 50 मीटर दूर एनकाउंटर के…

Newslaundry · Sep 26

Inside the ECI’s ‘black box’: IE investigation proves print journalism still has bite

Mainstream print media “abhi jinda hai” (still alive). That’s the conclusion we can draw from the September 23 investigative report helmed by Ritika Chopra of The Indian Express on dissent within the Election Commission of India (ECI) over how the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being conducted.…

Newslaundry · Sep 25

58 seconds of CCTV, one verdict: How News18 put a dead IIT-B student on trial

Five days after Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech student, died by suicide at IIT Bombay, News18 aired two segments built around CCTV clips from his exam hall, one 10 seconds long and one 58.

Newslaundry · Sep 25

‘I didn’t know my name was deleted’: Voters in Okhla on the pre-SIR ‘clean-up’

Last year, Delhi had around 1.55 crore registered voters. By the time the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise began this year, that number had already fallen to around 1.45 crore.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

Gujarat court grants bail to journalist Ravi Nair in Adani defamation case

A Gujarat sessions court has granted bail to journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case filed against him by the Adani Group, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

Mumbai cops land in Noida over ‘Savarkar insult’ video, couple flees home in fear

Noida-based content creator Saahil Manish Rokade and his wife Janvi run an Instagram account called ‘kyuandkya,’ which has over 33,000 followers and mainly features mimicry videos. The couple is now booked in a criminal case after a Mumbai resident accused one of their videos of insulting Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

‘Just colleagues disagreeing’: How the Election Commission rift played out on TV news

When the Indian Express reported on the rift inside the Election Commission, some of the usual suspects on primetime news had a ready frame. According to them, the Election Commission’s own clarification highlighted that debate and dissent precede any decision, and that decisions were unanimous.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

Independent journalists reporting on MP child deaths face surveillance, have Instagram accounts disabled

The Instagram accounts of three independent journalists — Bindu Gurjar, Lokbhadra Singh, and Monika Singh — were reportedly suspended earlier this month after they reported extensively on the deaths of tribal children in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district, and raised questioned about the discrepancies in the government claims surrounding the death.

Newslaundry · Sep 24