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Gujarat journalist arrested in ‘GST scam’ case now booked for ‘possession of confidential files’

Mahesh Langa, a senior assistant editor at The Hindu, who has been in judicial custody in a case of alleged GST evasion since October 8, has now been booked for possession of documents related to the Gujarat Maritime Board, Indian Express reported.

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रूबिका-चित्रा के बीच फंसा यूपी का लॉ एंड ऑर्डर और इज़रायल-फिलिस्तीन के बीच मूसलचंद अमेरिका

बहराइच में हुए सांप्रदायिक दंगे से जुड़ी नई-नई खबरें सामने आ रही हैं. बहराइच पुलिस ने मृतक रामगोपाल मिश्रा की गोली मारकर हत्या करने वाले पांच में से दो आरोपियों को एक मुठभेड़ के बाद गिरफ्तार किया है. पुलिस की कहानी दिलचस्प है. जब पुलिस टीम हत्या के लिए इस्तेमाल…

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‘Govt weakening RTI, our fight not over yet’: Activists in Beawar on 19 years of RTI law

About two decades ago, a grassroots movement in the backward area of Beawar in Rajasthan led to the formation of the Right to Information Act in 2005. In the lead-up to the landmark legislation aimed at countering corruption, activists Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey, and Shankar Singh led a sit-in protest…

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‘Democracy khatre main hai’: The Donald Trump Edition

The US election – a high-stakes battle between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump – is being perceived as critical for the future of democracy in America.

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ब्यावर: ‘सरकार सूचना के अधिकार को कमज़ोर कर रही लेकिन हमारी लड़ाई खत्म नहीं हुई’

साल 1996, तब राजस्थान का ब्यावर एक पिछड़ा इलाका था. यह जिला भी नहीं बना था. तभी अरुणा रॉय, निखिल डे और शंकर सिंह के नेतृत्व में यहां सूचना के अधिकार (आरटीआई) को लेकर आंदोलन शुरू हुआ. यह आंदोलन मज़दूर किसान शक्ति संगठन ने किया था.

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What’s your ism? Arvind Narrain on progressive currents, queer rights, advocacy

The progressive current within the Mudiliar community is critical for Brahmins. The foundation of secular education in Karnataka, activism, and tenets of the constitution have further cemented it. Meanwhile, organisations such as the Alternative Law Forum have also furthered the cause of human rights and political organising. But is such…

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Harris or Trump: What difference does it make to India?

US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump delivered a significant economic policy speech in Detroit this month where he singled out India as the “biggest charger of all.”

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Telangana Congress govt’s Seoul trip for journalists sparks war of words with BRS

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president KT Rama Rao’s criticised the Congress government on Sunday for spending public money on a trip organised by the government to take journalists to Seoul in South Korea for the Musi rejuvenation project.

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Under new J&K govt, journalists uncertain about press freedom hope, ‘change in policy’

The oath ceremony last week in Jammu and Kashmir was a crucial moment for the region’s press. It had come after a poll campaign featuring promises on press freedom, increased restrictions on the media, and after a decade of political turmoil.

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Private buses in Corbett’s core: Controversial ex-director didn’t have ‘any powers’ to permit it

A committee has filed a report in the Supreme Court that says a former director of Uttarakhand’s Corbett Tiger Reserve permitted private buses to operate within the park’s core reserve area even without “having any powers to do so”.

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‘It’s time for a homecoming’: Why Kamaal Farooqui is returning to the Congress

The Maharashtra polls are a month away and defections are already in full swing.

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Let Me Explain: UAPA’s weaponisation of literature and witnesses

From 2014 to 2022, 8,719 people were charged under the draconian UAPA. A majority are languishing in jail, with trials delayed and bail denied, as in the case of GN Saibaba.

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India is doing its best to control online speech. Here’s why you should be worried

“But in a democracy, it is not necessary that everyone should sing the same song.”

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Why a new climate finance goal already has countries fighting

Even though India’s southwest monsoon season is officially over, it left much loss and damage in its wake. The most devastating disaster this season was the landslide in Kerala’s Wayanad which killed over 400. The impact of climate change on India’s weather systems is well recorded. As every season becomes more intense and…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 342: Bahraich violence, influence of money in Pune car crash case

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Prateek Goyal.

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एनएल चर्चा 341: बहराइच में हिंसा और भारत-कनाडा के संबंधों में तनाव

इस हफ्ते बहराइच में दुर्गा मूर्ति विसर्जन के दौरान हुई हिंसा और भारत एवं कनाडा के बीच संबंधो में आए तनाव को लेकर विस्तार से चर्चा हुई.

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Indian Express relaunches film magazine SCREEN after 11 years

The Indian Express relaunched its film magazine SCREEN in an event in Mumbai on Friday, after a hiatus of 11 years. It’s first digital cover was also launched at the event.

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TV Newsance 270: Anchors celebrate rise of gangster Bishnoi, India-Canada all-out tussle

Kalyug has arrived on our TV screens with news anchors and right-wing commentators celebrating the rise of a new national hero — gangster Lawrence Bishnoi. Move over Dawood Ibrahim; the new sheriff in town has got a Sanatani twist. And our anchors glorified the criminal, tossing journalistic integrity out the…

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Hafta letters: Bad corporate culture, swearing on Hafta, India’s youth and future

I saw NL’s video on the protest in support of Nasrallah. I felt very odd as many Muslims looked up to Nasrallah and called him innocent.

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Working mothers struggle, quit jobs as govt shuts down 22 crèches across Delhi

The Delhi government has closed 22 of the 44 standalone crèches operated by NGOs under the PALNA scheme, affecting families and working women across the national capital. The decision was first detailed in an order by Delhi’s Women and Child Department on March 5, followed by a June 20 order…

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लॉरेंस बिश्नोई के गुणगान गाने वालों में भाजपा समर्थक और ‘स्वयंभू’ पत्रकार

एनसीपी नेता बाबा सिद्दीकी की हत्या, खालिस्तानी समर्थक कार्यकर्ताओं की हत्या की जांच, जिसके चलते भारत-कनाडा के संबंधों में खटास आई और अभिनेता सलमान खान को जान से मारने की धमकी. इन सब बातों को जो एक कड़ी जोड़ती है, वो है जेल में बंद गैंगस्टर लॉरेंस बिश्नोई. पिछले कुछ…

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‘BJP workers’, journalists: Meet Lawrence Bishnoi’s online PR brigade

The murder of NCP leader Baba Siddique, the investigation into the assassinations of pro-Khalistani activists that have soured India-Canada ties, and the security threats against actor Salman Khan.

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Absence of survey, local resistance: Assam limestone mining auction in limbo

In December last year, the Assam government issued a tender for the auction of seven limestone mines in Dima Hasao district, which operates under the sixth schedule of the Constitution, and is governed by an autonomous council that represents its tribal communities.

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प्रेस काउंसिल ऑफ इंडिया का द कारवां पत्रिका को कारण बताओ नोटिस

प्रेस काउंसिल ऑफ इंडिया ने द कारवां पत्रिका को उसकी एक रिपोर्ट के लिए कारण बताओ नोटिस जारी किया है. यह रिपोर्ट जम्मू-कश्मीर के पुंछ इलाके में सेना द्वारा आम नागरिकों को प्रताड़ित किए जाने और उनकी हत्या किए जाने को लेकर थी.

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