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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.

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

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.

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

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…

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Indian police raid news site’s office over retracted article about BJP official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

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

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

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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Is Prashant Kishor facing toughest political challenge in his career?

Is Prashant Kishor facing toughest political challenge in his career?

NEW DELHI: Much before election strategist Prashant Kishor has embarked on a new political journey, all four prominent parties in Bihar have written him off as a serious player in the state politics.

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