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‘Could be our last call’: 2 Indians lured to Bangkok with ‘Chinese’ offer, now trapped ‘in Myanmar’

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Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2024

‘Paid less than unskilled workers’: In UP, MBBS interns boycott hospital duty to demand stipend hike

MBBS interns at government medical colleges in at least 14 districts across Uttar Pradesh have been boycotting their hospital duties for the last four days to demand a higher stipend. 

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2024

France regulator refuses to renew licence for channel fined before for not respecting pluralism

France’s broadcast regulator has refused to renew a licence for free-to-air entertainment channel C8, owned by conservative media mogul Vincent Bolloré, Financial Times reported. The channel had earlier attracted € 7.6 million in fines for breaching broadcasting standards, for reasons including promoting conspiracy theories and fake news, as well as…

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2024

Month after global ‘anti-Hindu plot’ speech, Pradeep Bhandari is BJP spokesperson

Pradeep Bhandari, a television anchor and founder of digital platform Jan Ki Baat, has been chosen as the BJP’s new national spokesperson.

Newslaundry · Jul 23, 2024

SC refuses to cancel NEET, says no evidence to prove systemic breach

Saying that there was no material to indicate that the leak was systemic, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to cancel the NEET-UG exam over alleged paper leak and malpractices, LiveLaw reported. 

Newslaundry · Jul 23, 2024

SC interim stay on controversial Kanwar Yatra eatery order

The Supreme Court has passed an interim order prohibiting the controversial order in a few states for eateries to display the names of their owners and staff during the Kanwar Yatra.

Newslaundry · Jul 22, 2024

HC orders removal of defamatory videos and posts against Dhanya Rajendran and Digipub

The Delhi High Court has ordered the removal of defamatory YouTube videos and posts against The News Minute founder Dhanya Rajendran and Digipub News India Foundation.

Newslaundry · Jul 22, 2024

NEET-UG results data: 2,317 candidates got over 700 marks, most from 15 centres in Rajasthan

Out of the 24 lakh candidates who appeared for the NEET-UG exam, 2,317 scored above 700 marks, with 482 or 20 percent of these candidates from Rajasthan alone, shows the analysis of the full centre-wise data of the NEET-UG results published by the National Testing Agency on its website. 

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2024

‘Threat to freedom’: Editors’ Guild writes to Rahul over govt’s measures to ‘control media’

The Editors’ Guild of India has written to the leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over “concerns” about “legislative measures taken to control media” over the past years, urging the opposition to raise questions in the parliament. 

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2024

‘I am with RSS, BJP, VHP’: Nuh riots key accused Bittu Bajrangi to ‘lead’ July 22 yatra

Nearly a year after violence broke out during the Brij Mandal religious yatra in Haryana’s Nuh, killing at least six people, preparations are underway for another yatra on July 22. And Bittu Bajrangi, cow vigilante and key accused of last year’s violence, has claimed to lead the procession this year.     

Newslaundry · Jul 20, 2024