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An independent media platform is important to us. We think this is so for most people who value democracy and freedom of speech. It is with this belief that we launched the Newslaundry experiment of Pay To Keep News Free in 2014.

Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2022

Punjab’s farmers are burning less stubble. Thanks to super seeders

Standing in his half-burned field, Gurmeet Singh, a paddy farmer in Sangrur’s Sibiya village, acknowledged a gradual change. “We only burn loose straw, not standing stalks,” he said. Gurmeet cultivates 30 acres of leased land and this is the second year in a row when he has only partially burned…

Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2022

I&B ministry consults with news broadcasters over content of ‘national importance’

The Narendra Modi government is consulting with news broadcasters over the nitty gritties of the newly mandated compulsory slot for airing content of “national importance”.

Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2022

JP Nadda vs Anurag Thakur: How high command hostility stoked a BJP rebellion in Himachal

All is not well in the Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh. Workers, leaders and sympathisers know it but do not talk about it openly. The BJP puts up a united front on camera. But there’s no missing the frosty ties between two party leaders from the hill state who…

Newslaundry · Nov 11, 2022

‘Upset by media, wanted to expose them’: Cricket fan who called Zee News ‘worst channel’ on live telecast

After confirming the telecast was live, an Indian cricket fan in Australia called Zee News “the worst channel in India” and urged it to not communalise issues, before he was pushed away by a reporter. A clip of the incident was widely circulated on social media.

Newslaundry · Nov 11, 2022

Himachal manifesto: BJP’s ‘revdis’ exceed Rs 2,250 crore

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh might’ve not taken Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hint. 

Newslaundry · Nov 9, 2022

NL Playoffs Ep 30: T20 World Cup, F1 championship

In this episode, Newslaundry subscribers Aniketh Kalur and Gowtham Kode discuss the ongoing T20 World Cup, their predictions for the India-Bangladesh cricket match, the F1 championship, and more.

Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2022

Reporters Without Orders Ep 244: The Wire raids and Andhra government's data collection

This week, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by Ashwine Kumar Singh of Newslaundry and freelance journalist Vidheesha Kuntamalla.

Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2022

Himachal Pradesh: Why the fight for better pension is making the BJP sweat

The crew of Delhi-based news channels in Shimla are putting up at the Willow Banks hotel on the Mall road – the venue of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s media centre in the Himachal Pradesh capital. On Friday morning, reporters from Zee News, ABP News and TV9 Bharatvarsh stepped out of the…

Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2022

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.

Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2022