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Agency action, BJP’s share: Here’s why Modi’s claims on electoral bonds don’t add up

If you’ve spent a few minutes on social media this week, you’ll probably know that Prime Minister Narendra Modi came out strongly in support of the controversial electoral bonds scheme. In an interview with ANI, he said it was a “success story”, an “honest and pure” attempt to maintain “transparency”…

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Another Election Show: In Kochi, BJP is enemy #1, but should CPIM or Congress lead the charge?

Pinarayi Vijayan is curiously “untouched” by central agencies. Rahul Gandhi’s grandmother had jailed leaders during the Emergency when she “suppressed the entire country”.

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Silver screen doesn’t mirror UPSC aspirants, tells little about bureaucrats’ real world

“I don’t watch films that glamourise civil services. It is a serious profession and I do not want to see any fancy portrayal,” said 24-year-old Nausheen when asked whether she had watched the Bollywood film 12th Fail. She has secured the ninth rank in the recently declared results of the…

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एनएल चर्चा 315: लोकसभा चुनाव, 29 माओवादियों का एनकाउंटर और इरान-इज़रायल के बीच तनाव

इस हफ्ते चर्चा के प्रमुख विषय लोकसभा चुनाव क पहले चरण का मतदान और इजरायल एवं ईरान के बीच पैदा हुए तनावपूर्ण हालात रहे. इसके अलावा छत्तीसगढ़ के कांकेर में माओवादियों एवं सुरक्षाबलों के बीच मुठभेड़ में 29 माओवादी की मौत और एक सुरक्षाकर्मी के घायल होने पर भी चर्चा…

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Just a ‘bright, appealing colour’: Prasar Bharati CEO on Doordarshan’s new saffron logo

The CEO of Prasar Bharati has defended the new Doordarshan logo after a tirade of criticism on social media. The public broadcaster this week changed the logo’s colour from red to a fetching shade of saffron.

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TV Newsance 249: TV news data is out! Godi media EXPOSED

This week, we have an exclusive for you. Newslaundry analysed the debates of six prominent TV news anchors and collated data on the themes of their primetime shows in the run up to the Lok Sabha election.

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Hafta 481: Trust deficit in EVMs, BJP manifesto

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Anand Vardhan are joined by political analyst Suhas Palshikar, tech expert Madhav Deshpande, and professor Shruti Kapila.

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Hafta letters: Kejriwal arrest, farmers’ protest, defection

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‘CM scared to name PM’: Kerala Cong young gun on CPIM’s ‘bomb politics’, BJP chances

Kerala’s Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency is set to witness one of the most interesting poll battles in the state. The Congress has brought in its young gun from Palakkad, sitting MLA Shafi Parambil, to contest against CPI(M)’s much loved former health minister KK Shailaja.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 349: Amar Singh Chamkila, Aattam, Baby Reindeer

While discussing headlines:

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KK Shailaja on Left vs Cong, defending secularism, and development issues

Kerala’s Vadakara Lok Sabha constituency is expected to see a neck and neck fight between the LDF’s KK Shailaja and the UDF’s Shafi Parambil.

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‘We are watching’: How citizen-led initiatives safeguard democracy, electoral process

A string of violations of the model code of conduct during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls were reported to the election commission by the Indian Civil Liberties Union, a network of lawyers, students and activists. This time, the organisation is gearing to relaunch its #WeAreWatching project to create awareness about…

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First phase of LS polls: Sporadic violence in Bengal, 3 injured in Manipur

Media reports pointed to sporadic violence in parts of West Bengal and a shooting incident in Manipur as 102 Lok Sabha seats – across 21 states and union territories – went to polls in the first phase of the general elections on Friday.

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What’s Your Ism? Ep 7 feat. D Raja on communists, caste, Buddha

D Raja, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India, says a communist revolution is not possible in India by only focussing on economic concerns.

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Tamil Nadu 2024: Why Coimbatore is crucial for BJP

Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore is witnessing a three-cornered fight in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. The seat is a prestige battle for the BJP and signifies survival for the AIADMK, while the DMK is looking to take advantage of the split between the two parties.

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रोज़नामचा: जेल में आलू-पूरी खा रहे केजरीवाल और 21 राज्यों की 102 सीटों पर पहले चरण का मतदान आज

हिंदी के प्रमुख अखबारों ने आज एक नहीं बल्कि अलग-अलग ख़बरों को पहली सुर्खी बनाया है. किसी ने अरविंद केजरीवाल द्वारा जेल में जानबूझकर मीठी और शुगर लेवल बढ़ाए जाने वाली चीजें खाने तो किसी ने लोकसभा चुनावों के पहले चरण के लिए 21 राज्यों की 102 सीटों पर मतदान…

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क्यों अमरोहा के यूट्यूबर्स धड़ाधड़ चुनाव कवरेज छोड़ कर घर बैठ रहे हैं?

22 मार्च को 21 साल के रविंद्र सैनी को अपने छोटे से पत्रकारिता/यूट्यूबर्स के करियर में बहुत कड़वा अनुभव झेलना पड़ा. उन्हें रहरा थाने के एसओ ने थाने में बुलाया और उनसे एक माफीनामे पर दस्तखत करवा लिया. यह उत्तर प्रदेश के अमरोहा जिले में पड़ता है. दरअसल सैनी पिछले…

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इंडिया गठबंधन, भीम आर्मी और बसपा की चुनौतियों पर मायावती के भतीजे आकाश आनंद का पहला इंटरव्यू

न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री का चुनावी कवरेज का कारवां पहले चरण के मुहाने पर है. इस बार ‘एक और चुनावी शो’ में हमने बहुजन समाज पार्टी (बसपा) के राष्ट्रीय संयोजक आकाश आनंद से बातचीत की. मालूम हो कि आनंद बसपा प्रमुख मायावती के भतीजे हैं. बसपा के उत्तराधिकारी के तौर पर लोग आकाश…

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Inside Indian polls: Modi’s lies, fake news and media that does not question

As the subcontinent heats up, literally, the attitude of the average voter towards the election process that has begun appears relatively cool. From the reports that have emerged so far, there seems to be a singular lack of excitement, even among first-time voters. There is no “hawa” yet of the…

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‘Joblessness at peak, Modi’s model flawed’: Meet BSP political heir Akash Anand

Newslaundry’s Another Election Show is traversing the constituencies that are on the cusp of phase one polling. In this episode, we sit down with Akash Anand, the national convenor of Bahujan Samaj Party and its chief Mayawati’s nephew.

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Hindutva vs Dravidianism: Why Tamil Nadu resists the BJP

With the Lok Sabha polls just around the corner, many in Tamil Nadu seem to perceive this as an ideological fight between Dravidianism and Hindutva.

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In poll season, is it only glitter or gold for YouTube journalists?

At the grassroots, a new crop of journalists is creating a wave – independent, operating on social media, and focusing on hyperlocal issues and dialogues. But without the backing of big media outlets and money from advertisements, how are these journalists faring, especially in the election season?

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गया: जाति पर वोट और मांझी के चुनाव पर क्या सोच रहे हैं बिहार के महादलित?

सुबह के 6.30 बजे, रंजय कुमार अपने गांव गौरा डावर में 12 वर्षीय नीतू कुमारी के दरवाजे पर दस्तक देते हैं. वे उसे पास के प्राथमिक विद्यालय में ट्यूशन के लिए तैयार होने के लिए कहते हैं. जब तक नीतू जाने के लिए तैयार होती हैं, तब तक रंजय अपने…

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लोकसभा चुनाव में यूट्यूबर्स: कमाई का मौसम या कुंआ खोदकर पानी पीने की चुनौती

लोकसभा चुनाव यानि लोकतंत्र का महापर्व. लेकिन इस महापर्व में बीते कुछ सालों में तेजी से उभरे सोशल मीडिया के पत्रकार क्या ठीक से आहूति डाल पा रहे हैं. या फिर उन्हें परेशानियों का सामना करना पड़ रहा है. चुनाव में उनकी कमाई का जरिया क्या है, विज्ञापन या कुछ…

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NYT asks journos to not use ‘genocide’, ‘Palestine’ in reports on Israel’s war on Gaza: The Intercept

The New York Times allegedly issued a memo to its journalists asking them to “restrict” the use of a host of terms and phrases in connection with Israel’s war on Palestine in “evidence of the paper’s deference to Israeli narratives”, The Intercept reported.

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