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Hindutva trouble for AIADMK and murmurs in TN BJP

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. In this Tamil Nadu special, we found out the details behind DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran’s astonishing legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran alleging a massive corporate…

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‘Foreigners for both nations’: India pushing Muslims ‘back’ to Bangladesh

Hundreds taken to Bangladesh border at gunpoint in a crackdown by Assam, as some other BJP-ruled states follow suit.

Al Jazeera

Reporters Without Orders Ep 373: JP Nadda’s rise, Maharashtra voter roll

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Shivnarayan Rajpurohit and Sumedha Mittal.

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In 6 months, Fadnavis seat added 29,219 voters. Poll staff claim lapses

In just six months between the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the Maharashtra assembly polls, Nagpur South West – the seat held by BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis – added 29,219 new voters. About 162 voters everyday. That’s a sharp 8.25 percent increase, more than double the 4 percent threshold that…

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South Central 32: Why the BJP fears Keezhadi and the angle ignored in Sonam Raghuvanshi case

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna, discuss the political resistance to the Keezhadi excavation report and why the findings are seen as inconvenient by the BJP government with journalist Sivapriyan ETB. Lawyer and author Rohin Bhatt joins the podcast in the second half to…

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India illegally deporting Muslim citizens at gunpoint to Bangladesh, say rights groups

There are fears the crackdown against ‘outsiders’ is driving widespread persecution as expelled Indians are returned by Bangladesh border guards

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Real reasons behind Bengaluru police commissioner’s suspension

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. After the shocking suspension of Bengaluru Commissioner of Police B Dayananda, we spoke to sources in the police and those close to CM Siddaramaiah. One of the…

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DoJ urged to investigate US group accused of working as Modi-backed ‘foreign agent’

Prominent Sikh gurdwara says Pennsylvania-based Hindu American Foundation has promoted ‘the interests of the BJP’

The Guardian - US

Investigating UP’s new normal: 3 encounters, 1 spot, same story?

The BJP government and its supporters see the uptick in encounters in Uttar Pradesh as part of a ruthless crackdown on crime, but families are turning to the courts to seek justice against what they say have been extrajudicial measures by the police.

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Identity crisis: A law banning conversion sparks fears of religious divide

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.

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Critic to collaborator: Delhi L-G’s journey in 100 days of BJP govt

After his appointment as the Delhi Lieutenant Governor in May 2022, VK Saxena would often target the then AAP government in public over civic issues. But since the BJP government took charge in February 2025, his position seems to have softened.

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Despite media retractions, politics marches on over Operation Sindoor

The Times of India issued a front-page apology on Monday for reporting that Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh will be “faces” of a women-centric BJP campaign launching June 9 to mark the completion of 11 years of the Narendra Modi government.

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South Central 29: BJP’s Muslim messaging and can you really separate art from the artist?

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss the dichotomy of the BJP’s Muslim-messaging within India and abroad. In the second section, they also talk about whether art can be truly separated from the artist. Joining the discussion are The Wire’s editor Seema…

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Hafta letters: India’s real issues, growth of middle class, lack of prep

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Rajdeep Sardesai moves HC over Shazia Ilmi defamation case order

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on Friday filed an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge’s order, which directed him to take down an allegedly defamatory video clip showing an altercation between BJP leader Shazia Ilmi and an India Today journalist.

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How social media lies fuelled a rush to war between India and Pakistan

Disinformation spread to mainstream channels in what experts call deliberate ‘informational warfare’

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What is Shashi Tharoor’s next political move?

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. What next for Shashi Tharoor after he’s back from his ongoing visits abroad? Even those close to him offer differing theories. We sifted through the noise to…

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How Gujarat Samachar fell out of Modi’s favour

Facing backlash amid the 2002 Gujarat riots, then Chief Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to a prominent Gujarati newspaper, reportedly appreciating its coverage of the incident. The same coverage had been termed as a “clear violation of all accepted norms of media ethics” by an Editors Guild of India…

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How Brij Bhushan Singh’s Lutyens’ bungalow stayed in the family

Despite being a first-time MP, Karan Bhushan Singh has landed one of Lutyens’ Delhi’s most coveted government bungalows – Type VIII, typically given to senior officials, lawmakers or ministers.

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‘Attack on country’s soul’: Indian MPs target Pakistan on global trips

India blames Pakistan for the April attack that killed 26 people and brought the neighbours to the brink of war.

The Independent UK

Indian lawmaker slammed for saying widows of Kashmir terror attack lacked ‘heroism’

Women present during Kashmir attack ‘lacked spirit of warrior women’, lawmaker from Modi’s party says

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Hafta 538: India vs Maoists: Is this a turning point?

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior journalist and CGNet Swara’s co-founder Shubhranshu Choudhary.We start with a discussion on the killing of 27 suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh this week and analyse if the Maoist movement in…

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‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists

Rebels fighting against mining and militarisation outnumbered by over 40,000 forces deployed in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

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Hafta letters: India-Pakistan, podcast ideas, team feedback, thoughts on patriotism

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SC may hear Mahmudabad plea on May 21, arrest draws sharp criticism against BJP

A day after his arrest, Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad has approached the Supreme Court seeking interim relief. The court is likely to hear the matter on Wednesday, according to LiveLaw.

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