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Reporters Without Orders Ep 361: Nagpur violence, AI anchors in Indian newsrooms

This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Drishti Choudhary.

Newslaundry · Mar 25, 2025

January show, March upload, Sunday night raid: Mumbai club’s fall after Kunal Kamra’s joke

Weeks after it made headlines for being the venue of podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia’s remarks, the Habitat Comedy Club in Mumbai now stands shut following vandalism, two FIRs and a political controversy surrounding Kunal Kamra’s performance at the venue.

Newslaundry · Mar 24, 2025

House panel bats for single regulatory umbrella for all mediums

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has recommended to look into the feasibility of creating a unified media council – a single regulatory umbrella encompassing print, broadcasting, and digital media platforms. 

Newslaundry · Mar 24, 2025

Anticipatory bail for Mahesh Langa in documents case

The Gujarat High Court has granted anticipatory bail to journalist Mahesh Langa in an FIR which accuses him of obtaining highly confidential government documents through alleged corruption, criminal conspiracy and theft, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry · Mar 21, 2025

Data ‘discrepancies’ clouding NCAP progress: Report

A report by the Center for Research on Energy and Air has pointed out discrepancies in India’s air quality data, raising questions about the progress recorded by the National Clean Air Programme.

Newslaundry · Mar 21, 2025

Fast, furious and foolhardy: Mapping India’s growing epidemic of consequence-free reckless driving

On March 14, a brutal collision between a speeding Volkswagen Virtus and two two-wheelers in Gujarat’s Vadodara district, killed one woman and injured seven others. The driver responsible, Rakshit Chaurasiya, a law student, was found overspeeding. 

Newslaundry · Mar 21, 2025

IT ministry in talks with X over Grok slurs: Reports

Sources in the Information and Technology Ministry are “engaging” with social media platform X over its generative AI chatbox Grok using Hindi slangs and slurs in its responses, PTI reported.    

Newslaundry · Mar 21, 2025

X moves Karnataka HC over takedown orders through govt portal

Social media platform X Corp has moved the Karnataka High Court challenging the Centre’s Sahyog portal, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Mar 20, 2025

March 20, 2025: How breathable is the air at Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium?

As the seven-day Khelo India Para Games 2025 kicks off in Delhi, Newslaundry reached the event’s venue, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, on Thursday, to take stock of the city’s air quality. 

Newslaundry · Mar 20, 2025

Anatomy of Nagpur violence: From ‘Hindutva protest to Muslim outfit’s rumour-mongering’

What began as a celebration to mark the birth anniversary of Shivaji Maharaj on Monday descended into hours of chaos and violence across a 2-kilometre radius in Nagpur’s Mahal area – leaving vehicles damaged, 33 police officers injured, and a community divided in its wake.

Newslaundry · Mar 19, 2025