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Accused in Gauri Lankesh murder case wins municipal election in Maharashtra

Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, has won a seat in the Jalna Municipal Corporation election in Maharashtra as an independent candidate. 

Newslaundry · Jan 16

South Central 42: Kavitha’s exit from BRS, states push back on GST

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss K Kavitha’s suspension and resignation from the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) after she claimed that her cousins Harish Rao and Santosh were responsible for corruption in the Kaleshwaram project. They are joined by political and policy consultant Tara…

Newslaundry · Sep 7, 2025

Gauri Lankesh case: Govt and judicial inaction, bureaucratic delays slow down trial

Eight years after activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh was killed on September 5, 2017, the trial is progressing at a snail’s pace. Lapses by both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress governments and the judiciary have led to inordinate delays. 

Newslaundry · Sep 5, 2025

The verdict in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case | Explained

Narendra Dabholkar murder case: Special CBI Court sentences Dabholkar's murderers to life imprisonment, acquits masterminds due to lack of evidence - The Hindu explains.

The Hindu · May 14, 2024

Murder and motive: on the Narendra Dabholkar murder case

Governments, also in Maharashtra and Karnataka, must show greater political will in combating threats to independent thinkers and activists

The Hindu · May 13, 2024

No diversity, govt dependent, paying the price: State of the media at event in memory of Gauri Lankesh

“Maybe the killers of Gauri Lankesh were angry that a woman was questioning the Hindutva ideology. This shows how much danger women journalists are in for merely doing their job,” said Meena Kotwal, founder of digital news platform Mooknayak.

Newslaundry · Jan 31, 2024

SC issues notice over plea challenging bail to Gauri Lankesh murder accused

The Supreme Court has issued a notice over a petition challenging the Karnataka High Court’s decision to grant bail to an accused in journalist Gauri Lankesh’s murder case, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry · Jan 16, 2024

Kavita Lankesh and SIT to appeal in Supreme Court

Gauri Lankesh’s sister Kavita Lankesh and the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Gauri Lankesh murder case have decided to file separate special leave petitions (SLPs) challenging the bail granted to Mohan Nayak

The Hindu · Dec 8, 2023

Gauri Lankesh murder case: Karnataka High Court grants bail to Mohan Nayak

The High Court of Karnataka has granted bail to Mohan Nayak N,, who is arraigned as Accused Number 11 in the murder of editor-activist Gauri Lankesh, on the grounds that the trial has been delayed for no fault of his and that it might not be completed any time soon

The Hindu · Dec 8, 2023

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Karnataka Today newsletter: State to begin crediting ₹2,000 as partial drought relief to farmers’ accounts, and more

The Hindu · Dec 6, 2023