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Daily Dose Ep 1167: Anil Deshmukh granted bail, 10 killed in Uttarakhand avalanche

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Japan.

Newslaundry · Oct 4, 2022

Dainik Jagran journalist says he was assaulted for reporting on UP municipality

On October 2, Vikas Sahay, a reporter with the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran went to cover an event commemorating the birth anniversary of India’s second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. In attendance was Nirupama Bajpai, chairperson of the municipal corporation in Lakhimpur Kheri.

Newslaundry · Oct 4, 2022

ANI mistakes Periyar for Modi, regrets its error 17 hours later

Navaratri celebrations are in full swing across India. Down south, it includes a golu, which is steps displaying dolls and figurines – the more creative, the better.

Newslaundry · Oct 4, 2022

Wondering how the Indian government ‘blocks’ online content? We explain

Practically every week, there is either an announcement from the ministry of information and broadcasting or a leak from the ministry of electronics and information technology that some websites, social media accounts, YouTube channels, and even apps have been blocked in India. Whenever this happens, there is an outcry about…

Newslaundry · Oct 1, 2022

Hafta 400: Hindi ‘imposition’ in India, Congress presidential election

This week to celebrate 400 episodes of NL Hafta, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel featuring Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, Mehraj D Lone, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan. To mark the occasion, this episode is not behind the paywall.

Newslaundry · Oct 1, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1164: Sharjeel Imam granted bail in sedition case, RBI hikes repo rate

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from New Delhi, the Supreme Court, the Reserve Bank of India, and Afghanistan.

Newslaundry · Sep 30, 2022

Republic TV vs Times Now: Who is right about ED’s TRP scam chargesheet?

Republic TV spent much of Thursday’s airtime on one “big story”: the Enforcement Directorate’s chargesheet in the TRP scam. The TV news channel stressed the point, repeatedly, that the central agency had issued a clean chit to Republic TV and found its rival Times Now guilty instead.

Newslaundry · Sep 30, 2022

What happens when the Rajasthan Congress crisis lands up at Sonia Gandhi’s doorstep?

A black Innova with four occupants snailed towards a video journalist, standing across the road in front of Congress working president Sonia Gandhi’s official residence in Lutyens’ Delhi, at 5.30 pm on Thursday. With all cameras turned towards Gandhi’s house, a man on the front seat necked out and entreated…

Newslaundry · Sep 30, 2022

RSS leader, travel agent, Bihar politician: Meet India’s media maulanas

As endless loops of verbal conflicts play out on TV screens, you might have noticed a few essential ingredients of a TRP-grabbing formula: a communal frame, a bigoted anchor, a Hindutva proponent, an irritable maulana, plenty of snide remarks and whataboutery.

Newslaundry · Sep 30, 2022

Daily Dose Ep 1163: SC judgement on abortion law, Digvijaya Singh to contest Congress prez election

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the Supreme Court, New Delhi, Bihar, Assam and Ukraine.

Newslaundry · Sep 29, 2022