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After I-T searches, ED arrests owner of Gujarat’s leading newspaper

The Enforcement Directorate has arrested Bahubali Shantilal Shah, one of the owners of the Gujarati newspaper Gujarat Samachar, after a raid in Ahmedabad, sources said.

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Censorship on X a hurdle to information, doesn’t address misinformation: Digital rights advocacy group

Digital rights advocacy group, the Software Freedom Law Center, India (SFLC.in), has criticised the recent suspension of thousands of X accounts, saying that “censorship actions hinder access to credible information” rather than addressing misinformation.

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He ‘stood by army’, was killed by Pak, framed by Indian media: The tragedy of Qari Iqbal

Around 7.10 pm on the night of May 7, Naseemat Akhtar tried calling her husband, Qari Mohammad Iqbal. The 40-year-old was worried. Cross-border shelling had intensified, and given that they lived in Poonch, a sensitive border region, she wanted to check on him.

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I-T sleuths search at least 24 premises linked to Gujarat Samachar, owner’s family

Income tax searches are being conducted on at least 24 premises linked to Gujarat Samachar and the family that owns it in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, Newslaundry has learnt.

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The Supreme Court’s revolving chair: A case for longer CJI tenures and reforms

Justice Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai today took charge as the 52nd Chief Justice of India. His tenure will last barely seven months and is set to end on December 23. This is only slightly longer than that of the current CJI, Justice Sanjiv Khanna, whose term spanned about six months. By…

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Was protocol violated in BSF braveheart’s funeral?

The Bihar government has drawn flak over the funeral of BSF sub-inspector Mohammed Imteyaz, a 53-year-old paratrooper from Bihar’s Saran district who was killed in action along the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir on May 10.

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‘Total destruction of Pakistan’: Tiranga Yatra kicks off in Delhi

“Pakistan ka poorn sanhaar, poorn desh ki ab ek pukar.”

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‘Mismatches’ between Justice Yashwant Varma’s statements and actual evidence: Report

An internal judicial committee uncovered significant discrepancies between Justice Yashwant Varma’s statements and the actual evidence concerning a fire incident at his official residence, The Leaflet reported.

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New doctrine, old dangers: Op Sindoor as India’s new normal

In his first address to the nation after Operation Sindoor, Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared the operation as the new normal in India’s fight against terrorism, firmly stating that the military campaign against Pakistani terror infrastructure and military sites would continue into the foreseeable future.

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‘Potency’ with ‘instinctive pacifism’: Indian dailies underscore PM Modi’s message to Pak

A muscular new doctrine, a paused military operation – Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address after Operation Sindoor marked a pivot in India’s terror response. On Tuesday morning, that pivot echoed across the front pages of India’s biggest English dailies.

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‘Wage decisive battle’: What does Udhampur think of the ceasefire?

Despite the ceasefire between India and Pakistan, Udhampur witnessed a series of drone attacks from across the border on the night of May 10. But why was Udhampur targeted? And what do locals think about it all?

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Virat Kohli and the making and limits of a modern Test great

The footwork got edgy, the head swayed far too much, the bat poked uncertainly outside the off-stump – often to the delight of the waiting slip cordon. In his last Test series in Australia last December–January, Virat Kohli looked a pale shadow of the craftsman he once was with the…

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Fake pilots, fake missiles, fake news: How Pak weaponised disinformation against India

In the fog of war, truth is often the first casualty, and the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict is no exception. Following the terror attack in Pahalgam, a second front opened almost instantly: an information war, carefully choreographed by Pakistani disinformation networks.

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May 12, 2025: Can the coal ministry ensure clean air?

India aims to reduce carbon emissions but coal emissions remain the biggest contributors and also a significant source of air pollution in the country.

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Wages pending, exams postponed: Migrants recall panic and uncertainty after leaving Jammu

As the Udhampur–New Delhi special train pulled into the capital late Saturday night, its passengers stepped onto the platform not just with bags and belongings, but with exhaustion and uncertainty.

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‘Shelling is our reality’: Evacuees in Jammu camps on attacks, bunkers, and livelihoods

Note: This story was reported three hours before the ceasefire was announced on May 10.

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‘Killed within minutes of each other’: Family of twins killed in Poonch

At the intensive care unit in the Government Medical College and Hospital, Urusa Khan sat on her bed looking dazed and exhausted. Her voice was barely audible, and wept uncontrollably as soon as anyone walked into the room.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 368: Mining mafia in Aravallis, the decline of Delhi School of Journalism

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and reporter Ankita Dhar Karmakar.

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IMF approves $1 bn to Pakistan, but why didn’t India vote no?

On Friday, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund completed its first review of the aid given to Pakistan for economic reforms under the Extended Fund Facility lending programme, giving Pakistan immediate access to $1 billion.

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Is posting fake news really part of ‘information warfare’? Here’s what experts say

As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan, sections of social media have committed themselves to the pursuit of ‘psy ops’ against Pakistan, claiming to serve a purpose in the machinery of war as part of information warfare.

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‘I thought I was going to die’: Panic in Jammu city as defused Pakistani shells hit homes

On the night of May 9, Shweta was struggling to sleep.

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Hafta 536: War drums and fake news with India-Pakistan tensions

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by retired Brigadier Kuldip Singh. In this tense news week, we begin by dissecting India’s Operation Sindoor and strikes on terror camps in Pakistan on May 7. “Neither side, particularly India, wants…

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TV Newsance 298: Operation Sindoor and how TV made a joke of war

Early Wednesday morning, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror camps in Pakistan. As Pakistan responded with cross-border shelling and drone attacks – intercepted by the military – Indian TV channels gave a whole new meaning to the "fog of war".

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EXCLUSIVE: Masood Azhar attends kin funeral, Pak army in attendance

Earlier this week, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri displayed a photograph that showed Pakistan Army’s presence at funeral prayers for those killed in the Indian strikes on the Lashkar-e-Toiba headquarters in Muridke. Videos purportedly showed Abdul Rauf, a US designated terrorist and leader of Falah-i-Insaniyat – a proxy of the…

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Pak used Turkish drones to target India: Govt

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Colonel Sophia Qureshi, and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh shared details about Pakistan’s drone attacks and Indian response at a press briefing in New Delhi on Friday.

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