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‘He intimidates when he doesn’t have answers’: Chennai journalists hold protest against BJP TN chief

On May 30, around 50 journalists gathered in the oppressive summer heat at the Chennai Press Club’s premises in Chepauk, shouting slogans.

Newslaundry · May 31, 2022

TV Newsance 173: KCR sponsors NDTV 'feature', Modi and Yogi enjoy free publicity on ABP

This week we shift gears to bring you a special episode breaking down what ad-funded programming looks like on TV news and what different forms this monster has taken in the Indian news ecosphere.

Newslaundry · May 28, 2022

NL Playoffs Ep 21: Thomas Cup, Nikhat Zareen’s win, Premier League finals

In this episode of NL Playoffs, hosts and Newslaundry subscribers Aniketh and Gowtham, ESPN sports journalist Zenia D’Cunha analyse India’s win in the Thomas Cup and Nikhat Zareen’s world title victory. They also discuss the Premier League finals and the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.

Newslaundry · May 27, 2022

How an incompetent and apathetic ‘system’ denied justice to a child rape victim

This is the second part of the story on the case. Read the first part.

Newslaundry · May 20, 2022

Some hits, some misses: How have Press Club of India’s outgoing officials fared?

It’s that time of year again.

Newslaundry · May 20, 2022

How Delhi police botched the investigation into a disabled child’s rape

On May 18, 2016, the police control room in Delhi received a phone call. A young girl – clothes torn, barely alive – had been found in a pool of blood along the railway tracks near a drain in Southeast Delhi’s Pul Prahladpur.

Newslaundry · May 19, 2022

High tension, higher stakes: What Varanasi residents think of Gyanvapi mosque 'video survey'

On May 12, a Varanasi court ordered the resumption of the video survey of Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque, located next to the Kashi Viswanath temple.

Newslaundry · May 13, 2022

Protests prove futile as bulldozers demolish 3 buildings in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar

On the morning of May 12, two bulldozers rolled into Southeast Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar. They had come to demolish three buildings, all under construction.

Newslaundry · May 12, 2022

FIRs against Aman Chopra: Rajasthan HC tells police not to investigate charges under sedition

On Wednesday, the Rajasthan High Court directed the state police to not investigate sedition charges against Aman Chopra in the FIRs filed against him, Bar and Bench reported. The move comes after the Supreme Court issued a stay on section 124A of the Indian Penal Code – which relates to…

Newslaundry · May 11, 2022

In two years, Delhi spent Rs 68 lakh on stubble decomposer, Rs 23 crore to advertise it

In 2020, the Delhi government announced with much fanfare a new strategy to tackle the issue of stubble burning – a bio-decomposer developed by the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (Pusa).

Newslaundry · May 11, 2022