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Stop politicising Balasore train accident: BJP on opposition’s demand for Railway Minister’s resignation

The Congress had earlier demanded the resignation of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The Hindu

Modi inaugurates grand new Indian parliament

NEW DELHI - Flanked by priests, Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Indian parliament on Sunday in a ceremony steeped in religious symbolism but boycotted by opposition parties.

Bangkok Post

BJP not able to come to terms with decisive verdict in Karnataka, its online hate factory working overtime, says Congress

The Congress on May 14 alleged that the BJP was not able to come to terms with the decisive verdict against it in Karnataka and was “manufacturing lies” and indulging in politics of polarisation.

The Hindu

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India’s Wire scandal a lesson for media

A scandal involving a fake email, two computer cryptographers and a politician is a lesson for all media before India’s run of elections.

360info

Cough Syrup Deaths: Congress Links Gambia Incident With Uzbekistan, BJP Hits Back

The death of 18 children in Uzbekistan allegedly after having cough syrup manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical firm. Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Aaj Tak and India TV air BJP promotional content as news

For observers of television news media’s decline, it may no longer seem odd for Indian news anchors to sit inside the BJP headquarters to host shows airing the party’s propaganda. But what if they telecast bytes and lift videos from a publicity arm of the BJP?

Newslaundry

‘You have experience of court proceedings’: Congress leader to Aman Chopra over ‘fake’ tweet

Former union minister and Congress leader Jitendra Singh has asked anchor Aman Chopra to take down a tweet or ostensibly face legal action.

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'Malicious disinformation to target our government': Anurag Thakur takes a swipe at the Wire's Meta stories

Information and Broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur today indicated his displeasure at the news website Wire's now retracted stories on Meta and Bharatiya Janata Party's IT chief Amit Malviya.

Newslaundry

Criminal defamation: Problems and precedents of a provision used commonly against the press

Earlier this week, the Delhi police searched the Wire’s office and the homes of its five staffers, days after BJP leader Amit Malviya accused the portal of maligning his and his party’s reputation through a criminal conspiracy, cheating and forged documents.

Newslaundry

A question of judgement: Lessons for independent media from the Meta-Wire affair

The Meta-Wire affair, as it has come to be called, has thrown up many questions that touch on editorial processes, the survival of independent media, and the response of the state to criticism.

Newslaundry

The Wire raids: 18 devices seized, including a reporter's phone at the news website’s office

Sixteen electronic devices have been seized in police searches at the Wire’s office and residences linked to its staff in Delhi and Mumbai, according to employees at the portal. The organisation is yet to receive the hash value of the devices. (Newslaundry later learned on November 3 that a total…

Newslaundry

Indian police raid news site’s office over retracted article about BJP official

Homes of several editors of the Wire also raided after complaint about story based on falsified documents

The Guardian - UK

Raids on The Wire: Delhi police seized electronics, asked for passwords, refused to provide hash value

During a raid this evening on the home of the Wire founder-editor Siddharth Varadarajan, the Delhi police seized his laptop, two mobile phones and an iPad.

Newslaundry

Meta vs The Wire vs Devesh Kumar: The story so far

Over the weekend, the twists and turns in the Wire-Meta saga continued.

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FIR against Wire editors after Amit Malviya’s complaint over ‘cheating, forgery and defamation’

On the basis of a complaint by BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, an FIR has now been filed in Delhi against the Wire and its senior editors over the controversial Meta reports. This comes two days after the BJP leader said he will file criminal charges against the news…

The Independent UK

India ruling party official to sue critical news website

An official from India’s ruling party says he will sue an independent local news website after it reported in a now-retracted story that Meta, the social media giant, granted him extraordinary powers to censor Instagram posts

Newslaundry

BJP’s Amit Malviya to sue Wire over ‘forged documents to malign reputation’

BJP’s information technology cell head Amit Malviya has said that he will file criminal charges against the Wire and also seek damages in a civil court for allegedly forging documents to malign and tarnish his reputation. This came hours after the news portal issued an apology to its readers a…

Newslaundry

Expert take: Why was the Wire compelled to pull down its Meta stories?

After insisting for over a week that its reporting supposedly exposing how Meta allowed BJP leaders to censor content on its platforms was solid, the Wire on Tuesday pulled down the work pending a “thorough internal review of all material and documents and sources”.

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Explained: What’s the Wire vs Meta fight all about?

This week, the Wire published a damning report about the content moderation policies of Meta, the social media behemoth that owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Meta, which has misled about how it functions and moderates content before, replied saying the news report was misleading at best and fabricated at worst.…

Newslaundry

Wire stands by its report on BJP ‘censor privileges’, Meta by its denials

Social media giant Meta has claimed that a report in the Wire – which suggested BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya was part of the firm’s controversial XCheck programme – was “inaccurate” and appeared to be based on “fabricated” documentation. However, the news portal reported that Meta’s claims were in…

The Hindu

Delhi L-G orders probe in AAP's free power scheme; Kejriwal links it to Gujarat polls

Sisodia said the L-G has no power to issue orders on any matters concerning the Delhi Government except for land, police, and law and order

The Hindu

Udaipur tailor murder | Congress alleges one of main accused is ‘BJP member’

‘Riyaz Attari is a member of the BJP,’ alleged Congress’ media department head Pawan Khera

The Hindu

Political slugfest between Congress and BJP over Rahul’s Kathmandu visit

A video of Mr. Gandhi in a Kathmandu nightclub became viral on social media platforms

The Hindu

Tharoor pens poem on Kejriwal’s posture

‘Once was CM of Delhi who stretched from his head to belly’

Newslaundry

Days before violence at Kejriwal's house, Alt News busted doctored video shared by BJP leaders

Two days before BJP workers clashed with police outside Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s house while protesting against an alleged denial of atrocities faced by Kashmiri Pandits, fact-checking website Alt News had clarified that a video clip used by BJP leaders to rake up the issue was misleading.

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