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On August 9, NDTV founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy were prevented from leaving the country. The basis of this was a lookout circular (LOC) issued in relation to a two-year-old case filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The couple was supposed to board a Kenya Airways flight…

In this episode of Daily Dose, Gaurav Sarkar brings you the latest stories from Mumbai, New Delhi, Bangkok and more.Produced by Gaurav Sarkar and edited by Satish Kumar.You can also listen to all our podcasts on the Newslaundry App and get updates about all our podcasts via Twitter and Facebook.Newslaundry is a reader-supported, ad-free,…

There was a type of melancholic and underachieving Indian in the late 1980s and 90s who watched cricket with an empathy for the struggling career of a technique-obsessed Indian batsman. He wanted Sanjay Manjrekar to succeed but there was something strange that the Mumbai batsman’s invisible admirers wouldn’t like to…

Huge protests by Dalit groups erupted in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra on Tuesday, a day after members of the community were attacked on their way to Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district. One person died and five were injured in Monday’s violence during an event to celebrate the historic “Battle of Bhima…

DNA Mumbai, much like Saif Ali Khan doesn’t seem to understand what nepotism actually is (perhaps it’s the water there).

The case of the Palghar girls arrested for an innocuous facebook comment made the scope for misuse of Section 66A of the IT Act clear. However, even before this case, a similar, albeit more complex, story was already playing out in Mumbai. This time the victims were Mayank Sharma and…

On November 17, 2012, as news of Bal Thackeray’s death was announced, Mumbai braced itself for the inevitable shutdown that was to come. Politicians across the spectrum sang his praises. And police and government officials scrambled to make arrangements to ensure that the imminent funeral ceremony at Shivaji Park didn’t…