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Killed by Pak shelling, branded Pak terrorist on TV: Godi media kills an Indian twice

In its usual sprint to serve up high-decibel patriotism and prime-time body counts, India’s legacy TV media has outdone itself – again. This time, several channels declared Qari Mohammad Iqbal, a madrassa teacher, as a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist killed during Operation Sindoor. The only problem? Iqbal wasn’t a terrorist. He wasn’t…

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Pakistan’s terror subterfuge is a case for global sanctions

The international shame and opprobrium that Pakistan has incurred over the years for employing terrorism as state policy has not deterred that failing state from compulsively resorting to the worst form of inhuman and savage warfare, even as its existence teeters on the brink.

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May 8, 2025: After rain, air quality goes back to being unhealthy

While unseasonal showers in Delhi provided momentary relief to residents from the heat and pollution in the past few days, pollution levels went back to the unhealthy category on Thursday.

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Indian dailies hail Operation Sindoor, ET puts Pak toll at 70

“Justice Served”, “Payback for Pahalgam”, “Indian Forces Hit Pakistan Terror Bases”, “Sindoor Serves Justice” and “India Strikes Deep”, and Sin-Demolished.

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Operation Sindoor is India’s third warning in 9 years. But will Pakistan learn?

Operation Sindoor represents India’s biggest, forceful and most ambitious response yet to a terrorist attack on Indian soil. For the third time in nine years, a military response to a terror attack has shifted both the paradigm and perception of how an Indian government deals with terrorism.

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‘A step above anything done before’: Defence experts break down Op Sindoor

Responding to the Pahalgam terror attack, the Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor, striking nine terrorist sites across Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in an operation described as “focused, calibrated, and non-escalatory”.

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India’s measured response: Key takeaways from Op Sindoor briefing

Hours after Operation Sindoor, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh shared key details at a press briefing in Delhi. They emphasised that the airstrikes targeted only terror training facilities.

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From choice of target to press briefing: India’s response to Pahalgam is delivered

Two weeks after the Pahalgam attack, Indian tri-services targeted nine sites through precision strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

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In the movie Phule, an opened door but many missed opportunities

Indian ‘heroes’ are, invariably, upper-caste. From history textbooks to mainstream cinema, the figures we are encouraged to admire, emulate, and celebrate overwhelmingly come from traditional Savarna backgrounds – be it a freedom fighter, a war hero, or a cinematic icon. A few rare exceptions exist, like director Ananth Mahadevan’s latest…

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Declared absconding, but Vishalgad fort riot prime accused set to marry in Pune, active on social media

A Hindutva activist who is officially declared absconding by the police and is the prime accused in the 2024 Kolhapur Vishalgad fort violence is set to get married in Pune today.

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‘Hope water doesn’t rise further this year’: Asola residents fear the monsoon

Water up to their necks. Floating plastic chairs. Houses submerged in water. This is the ordeal of the residents of Valmiki Basti in South Delhi’s Asola every monsoon.

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May 5, 2025: After rain, cleaner air at Jantar Mantar

Jantar Mantar sees many protests each day with hundreds of participants. In 2017, the National Green Tribunal had pulled up the Delhi government over “noise pollution” in the area.

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SC notice to centre over 4PM editor-in-chief’s plea

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the centre on a plea filed by Sanjay Sharma against the blocking of his YouTube channel 4PM on purported grounds of national security and public order, LiveLaw reported.

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TV federations urge channels to exercise caution over Pak panelists

The News Broadcasters Federation has advised news channels not to invite Pakistani panelists on television shows in the wake of tensions between the countries over the Pahalgam terror attack.

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Delhi mayoral polls: How the turncoats turned the tables in BJP’s favour

From sequestering MLAs in luxury hotels to knocking the Supreme Court's doors with disqualification petitions, come election season and parties struggle to keep their flock together.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 367: Journalists’ disillusionment with mainstream media

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by independent journalists Tanzil Asif, Neetu Singh and Sagar Patel, who talk about working in mainstream media, why they quit it and decided to go independent.

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‘Protest should not have turned communal’: Nainital girl who spoke for unity

On April 30, the Nainital police learnt of about the alleged sexual abuse of a minor girl, following tension spread in the hill city. As news of the victim’s medical examination spread, some Hindu organisations started protesting outside the police station. Gradually this protest turned violent.

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Hafta 535: World Press Freedom Day, aftermath of Pahalgam attack

In a special episode for Press Freedom Day, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by historian and author Ramachandra Guha. The panel begins with a discussion on the history of press freedom in India. Ram reflects on the similarities and differences between 1975’s Emergency…

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Hafta letters: Islamophobia on social media, Kashmiris losing livelihood, Bengal voter demographics

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Nainital then and now: The cautionary tale of a postcard town

Once known for its peace, charm and clear waters, Nainital today is struggling under the weight of poor planning and environmental neglect. This ground report takes you through the traffic woes, illegal construction, garbage dumping and the silent threat posed by landslides at Balia Nala, which is the outlet of…

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Sweat, surveillance, and silence: Lives at the margins of India’s quick e-commerce boom

At 6 am, with the sun just rising over Delhi, Akash Singh* is already on the move. A Zepto delivery worker, he zigzags between Laxmi Nagar and Mayur Vihar, chasing the shifting incentive targets set by the app.

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Drop cases against Neha Rathore, Dr Medusa and The Ranting Gola: NWMI

The Network of Women in Media, India has demanded the Indian government to drop criminal cases against satirists and political commentators Neha Singh Rathore, Madri Kakoti, and Shamita Yadav.

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‘Ramdev not in anyone’s control’: HC contempt notice to Patanjali founder

Days after he was pulled up for bizarre remarks accusing Hamdard’s Rooh Afza of “sharbat jihad”, Patanjali founder Baba Ramdev has again drawn flak from the Delhi High Court, according to LiveLaw.

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May 1, 2025: Noida channels' track record on pollution fight

From drum waali Muskaan to ‘beauty parlour jihad’, while mainstream news channels have dedicated hours and hours of airtime to amplify sensationalist stories and communal rhetoric, how seriously have they taken up the issue of increasing air pollution?

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Digital access a fundamental right, says Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the right to digital access is a fundamental right and that digital access is an intrinsic component of the right to life under Article 21, reported Bar and Bench.

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