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Vikatan ‘pursuing all legal avenues’ as its website continues to be blocked after Modi cartoon

Tamil media organisation Vikatan is mulling legal action as its website continues to be blocked after it published a cartoon online that criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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Modi’s trips last year to Abu Dhabi, Kazan and Moscow cost around Rs 20 cr: RTI

From Bhutan and Kuwait to Ukraine and the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind diplomatic tours in 2024 dominated headlines. Replies to RTI queries by transparency activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd) now provide a glimpse into the cost of this 16-nation outreach.

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‘Scant regard for accuracy, lust for clickbait’: Shashi Tharoor slams Indian Express, state of journalism

In a thread on X, formerly Twitter, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor called out The Indian Express for doing “two somewhat shameless things”.

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Feb 27, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Wazirpur bus depot

For the latest episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Wazirpur bus depot on Thursday.

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Washington Post opinions page editor quits amid Jeff Bezos revamp

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced a “significant shift” to the paper’s opinion page which has triggered the resignation of the paper’s editorial page editor David Shipley.

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The long march to surrender: How Karnataka became ‘Naxal-free’

In 1994, the Naxal group People’s War killed Umakanth, a landlord in Aurad, a town in Karnataka’s northernmost district Bidar. This killing marked the start of a cycle of violence that claimed the lives of Maoists, police personnel, people branded as police informants by the Maoists, and other civilians. Now,…

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‘प्रतिबंध सूची’ के बीच पत्रकारों को दिल्ली विधानसभा में प्रवेश करने से रोका गया

दिल्ली में नई भाजपा सरकार के पहले विधानसभा सत्र के पहले दो दिनों में प्रेस की स्वतंत्रता को लेकर चिंताएं बढ़ गई हैं. कई पत्रकारों को विधानसभा परिसर में प्रवेश करने से अस्थायी रूप से रोक दिया गया. इन पत्रकारों में मान्यता प्राप्त पत्रकार भी हैं. इन्हें आमतौर पर बिना…

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संभल के तालाबंद घरों और पलायन के दावों का सच?

15 फरवरी को इंडियन एक्सप्रेस और हिंदुस्तान टाइम्स अख़बार ने एक ख़बर प्रकाशित की. जिसमें दावा किया गया कि संभल से एक हजार से ज्यादा लोग पलायन कर गए हैं. हिन्दुस्तान टाइम्स ने दावा किया कि उत्तर प्रदेश के संभल जिले के कोटगर्वी, नखासा तिराहा और हिंदपुरा खेड़ा इलाकों में…

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‘Unprecedented, a pattern’: Journalists denied entry to Delhi assembly amid ‘ban list’

The first two days of the first assembly session under the new BJP government in Delhi have triggered concerns about press freedom with several journalists temporarily blocked from entering the assembly premises. These journalists include those with an accreditation – which should have allowed them unrestricted access.

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डंकापति के यूएस वाले दोस्त ने दिया यूएसएड वाला झटका और योगीजी की उर्दू से नफ़रत

इस हफ्ते टिप्पणी में डंकापति की वापसी. संजय ने डंकापति के बारे में क्यों कहा कि उनकी फजीहत हो रखी है. आखिर क्यों डंकापति के शागिर्द ही उनके गले की हड्डी बन चुके हैं. दूसरी तरफ उनके तथाकथित दोस्त. कहने को दोस्त हैं लेकिन ऐसे दोस्त से दुश्मन भले. हर…

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Mahakumbh: A confluence of faith and Hindutva politics?

From a VHP camp to “liberate” Hindu temples to a cow-protection Dharma Sansad, signs of Hindutva politics were all too visible at the Mahakumbh this year. The event banned the entry of Muslim vendors, but it allowed controversial figures such as Yati Narsinghanand to deliver speeches.

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महाकुंभ 2025: धर्म की गूंज में क्या हिंदुत्व की राजनीति भी बुलंद थी?

इस डॉक्यूमेंट्री सीरीज़ का पहला भाग देखने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें.

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1984 के सिख विरोधी दंगे: पूर्व कांग्रेस नेता सज्जन कुमार को उम्रकैद की सजा

दिल्ली की राउज़ एवेन्यू कोर्ट ने पूर्व कांग्रेसी नेता सज्जन कुमार को 1984 के सिख विरोधी दंगों के मामले में आजीवन कारावास की सजा सुनाई है. सज्जन कुमार पर दो लोगों- जसवंत सिंह और उनके बेटे तरुणदीप सिंह की हत्या और भीड़ को उकसाने का आरोप लगा था. कोर्ट ने…

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The undoing of a ‘Fevicol bond’ in Mahayuti alliance?

Whenever they are publicly asked about the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde are quick to point to a “Fevicol bond”. But signs of a rift on top suggest the alliance may not be strongly glued together.

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फर्जी ख़बर मामला: कर्नाटक हाईकोर्ट से अर्णब गोस्वामी को राहत

कर्नाटक पुलिस ने रिपब्लिक न्यूज़ के प्रधान संपादक अर्णब गोस्वामी से हिसाब चुकता करने के लिए गैर-जिम्मेदाराना और लापरवाह तरीके से फर्जी खबर के मामले को लेकर मुकदमा दर्ज किया. ये कहना है कर्नाटक हाईकोर्ट का.

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The clean air gap: What India knows it needs vs what it’s actually doing

Despite India’s claims of progress in reducing air pollution through the National Clean Air Programme, the country is far behind targets and even ranked among 10 most polluted nations last year. But this is a problem compounded by many unimplemented recommendations – made by government committees, non-government organisations, and research…

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Arnab Goswami booked recklessly to settle scores: Karnataka HC

The Karnataka police recklessly booked Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami in a fake news case to settle scores with him, the Karnataka High Court said, according to Bar and Bench.

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Feb 24, 2025: The air at Delhi’s crowded metro stations

The Rajiv Chowk metro station in central Delhi is among the busiest in the national capital. But how breathable is the air at the facility?

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Myanmar replaces India as global internet shutdown leader after 6 years: Report

After recording the highest number of internet shutdowns globally for six consecutive years, India was replaced by Myanmar last year. It was also the worst year on record for internet shutdowns.

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Kumbh: The ground reality of digital lost and found centres

The government had advertised the Maha Kumbh as “divine, grand, digital” with arrangements for cyber security, land digitalisation, and enhanced devotee security. Among such measures were 10 lost and found centres, but relatives of the missing have now filed complaints against the poor functioning of these facilities.

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Keeping Rohingya children out of schools is a denial of basic rights

As India grapples with the Donald Trump government’s crackdown on illegal immigration, the Supreme Court is hearing a writ petition to grant a stay on a December 2024 circular from the Delhi government refusing admission to Rohingya children who the government categorises as ‘illegal migrants’.

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Let Me Explain: Concerns with new CEC’s appointment

The ‘midnight’ appointment of new Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has raised concerns about the PM Modi-led government trying to undermine the independence of the country’s top polling body.

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Hafta bonus episode: Investigative journalism, nature of democracy, conspiracy theories

In this special episode of NL Hafta, we catch up on all the letters – over 35 of them – that we’ve been sent from subscribers.

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Hafta letters: Being optimistic, questions on funding, Delhi results

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South Central Ep 15: Centre vs TN over language policy, media censorship

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal and senior journalist K Venkataramanan to discuss the union government withholding education funds from Tamil Nadu over the three-language policy and what it signals about its control over…

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