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On July 28, 2012, Hindu Jagarana Vedike members assaulted 13 youth and molested women at a homestay in Karnataka’s Mangaluru. The assault, caught on video, led to national outrage and protests. This came after a series of similar incidents, including the 2009 Mangaluru pub attack.    

After a 28-foot statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj collapsed in Maharashtra’s Rajkot Fort on August 26, its hapless sculptor became the target of abuse, hate and threats online, culminating in his arrest earlier this week.

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In the 14 days since the murder of Aryan Mishra in Faridabad, fact has battled fiction across media and social media. 

Press freedom is in crisis in the "world's largest democracy" with attacks against journalists, concentration of media ownership, pro-government bias and expulsions of foreign reporters. Since India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, several mainstream Indian TV channels have effectively turned into government mouthpieces.

The Delhi High Court came down heavily on Wikipedia for failing to comply with an order to disclose information about alleged defamatory edits made to the Wikipedia page of news agency ANI, labeling it as a “propaganda tool” of the government, Bar and Bench reported.

The Supreme Court has reportedly reserved its verdict while hearing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s bail petition on Thursday. His judicial custody has been extended until Tuesday when the court will hear the matter again.

As Haryana approaches its assembly elections, corruption has emerged as a key issue. Despite the BJP's claims of reduced corruption under their leadership, both data and public opinion suggest otherwise.

The Hindu has reportedly redacted a report about Justice Atul Sreedharan going on leave purportedly after the transfer of NIA Act cases and habeas corpus matters from his bench, after the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court took “serious exception” to the report, Bar and Bench reported. 

A Newslaundry report has been awarded at the 2024 edition of the Laadli Media and Advertising Awards for Gender Sensitivity, instituted by Population First. 

The Supreme Court stayed a Gujarat High Court order requiring Times of India, Indian Express, and Divya Bhaskar to issue a fresh apology for alleged incorrect reporting of court proceedings, Bar and Bench reported.