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Temple ad bonanza: HT gets 12 full-page ads, Indian Express features 8

The Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya has taken over the news cycle in the Big Media, from TV news channels to national news dailies. Amid the buzz, news outlets are also getting a flurry of advertisements from governments as well as consumer brands to mark the consecration ceremony.  

Newslaundry · Jan 22, 2024

Passenger Receives Defeated Note From Cabin Crew After Getting Stuck In Lavatory For An Hour

“A passenger unfortunately got stuck inside the lavatory for about an hour.” The post Passenger Receives Defeated Note From Cabin Crew After Getting Stuck In Lavatory For An Hour first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Jan 18, 2024

‘Like killing a mockingbird’: HC quashes defamation proceedings against journalists in 2008 case

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Thursday quashed defamation proceedings against several journalists, including Indian Express resident editor Manraj Grewal, in a case lodged by retired Indian Police Service officer Param Vir Rathee, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Jan 5, 2024

Opposition brings up Manipur, Economic Times asks if ‘agenda is to target PM’

Last week, we reported on how editorials in top English newspapers united in condemning the ongoing violence in Manipur, especially a recent viral video of two Kuki women. From The Hindu to Indian Express to The Times of India, they were particularly critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-month silence…

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2023

‘Battle to save the idea of India’: Front pages today on the Opposition’s new alliance

It’s going to be INDIA versus Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha poll next year. 

Newslaundry · Jul 19, 2023

At least 44 times over 5 years: The NIA, ED and I-T ‘crackdown’ on the media

In September 2022, Paojel Chaoba, the editor of daily Frontier Manipur, was summoned by the National Investigation Agency, as part of the agency’s probe into Manipur journalist Bijoy Kakchingtabam’s alleged links with insurgents.

Newslaundry · May 5, 2023

India Captures Rice-raiding Elephant after 6 Killed

Indian forest officials have tranquillized and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said. The male elephant -- dubbed Arikomban, or "rice-tusker" -- was infamous for raiding shops for rice and grains in the southern state of Kerala, AFP said. On Saturday, a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 30, 2023

Who Owns Your Media: The Indian Express empire and where it stands today

Twenty-three years ago, Robin Jeffrey, a professor of politics at Melbourne’s La Trobe University, had described Ramnath Goenka’s “Indian Express empire” as the “grandest version of newspapers with some link to the ‘freedom struggle’” in his book. When Goenka died in 1991, Jeffrey wrote in India’s Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Politics…

Newslaundry · Mar 25, 2023

More arrests, Rahul Gandhi coverage: Why press freedom continues to take a beating in India

In the last fortnight, Indian democracy and press freedom have taken a beating. But there have also been words spoken that are like a balm to an ever-deepening wound. They may not be able to stop this wound from festering, or to heal it, but they are worth noting and…

Newslaundry · Mar 23, 2023

Speeches, stellar journalism, and selfies with Anurag Thakur: It’s the Ramnath Goenka awards

“The press must remain free if the country has to remain a democracy,” said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, speaking at the 16th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards held in Delhi today.

Newslaundry · Mar 22, 2023