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‘Bid to eliminate the messenger’: Social media takedowns leaving users in the dark

Posts by journalists, political parties, activists and media organisations are increasingly being restricted or taken down on platforms such as Meta and X, following government notices issued under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act. This trend has raised concerns over transparency, due process and press freedom in India.

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PM's image 'destroyed'; Modi, Shah cannot escape consequences of their actions: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi demanded Home Minister Amit Shah's resignation over alleged police brutalities, saying that student protesters had to face tear gas, lathis, and pellet guns during their demonstration. Gandhi said the youth will hold political leaders accountable for their actions. He criticised Prime Minister Modi's image and propaganda efforts.

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Sonia Gandhi accuses Modi govt of brutalising students, degrading education

Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Modi government over the nationwide student protests, accusing it of responding to demands for accountability and education reforms with "cowardice and wanton cruelty". In an article published in The Hindu, she alleged the Centre had degraded…

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Hafta 590: The Norway question that shook Modi’s tour and Press Freedom

This week on Hafta, Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu.

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Did Indira Gandhi ask people not to buy gold in 1967? Here's the truth

A social media image claiming Indira Gandhi urged against gold purchases in 1967 is fake. The Hindu newspaper confirmed the image is digitally altered. However, Indira Gandhi's government did enforce strict gold control rules. These measures limited gold holdings and jewellery production. The Gold Control Act was enacted in 1968.

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South Central 74: Vijay, the Governor and future of INDIA alliance

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the political developments in Tamil Nadu and the national implications of the fallout between DMK and Congress. They are joined by TNM’s Tamil Nadu bureau chief, Shabbir Ahmed, journalist and political analyst Rasheed Kidwai, and K Venkataramanan,…

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‘We are Chitragupta of the Bengal SIR’: Meet the SABAR team tracking deleted voters

Earlier this month, a study by the Kolkata-based SABAR Institute uncovered an alarming disparity in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituency, where Muslims – who comprise 26 percent of the electorate – accounted for 95.5 percent of voter deletions across recent supplementary voter lists published by the Election Commission of India.

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Press bodies condemn ‘excessive use of force’ as govt shutters UNI office

Acting on a Delhi High Court order, the Delhi Police and CRPF personnel on Friday “allegedly dragged” about 50 journalists out of the United News of India (UNI) office on Rafi Marg, according to The Hindu.

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Takedown orders surge on Meta amid crackdown on posts mocking Modi

The Centre has issued a spate of takedown orders for social media posts on X and Instagram that criticise or mock Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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The bigger story in Kashmir is the media’s silence on action against its own

The job of a journalist, in any part of India, is to observe, investigate, verify and report. But if you do precisely that in Kashmir, you are in big trouble. That is what journalists associated with major English language newspapers – Indian Express, Hindustan Times and The Hindu – found…

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SC’s baffling bail order rattled the press. Voter rolls exercise should terrify it

It is rare for India’s mainstream media to speak with one voice on an issue that makes the government uncomfortable. It is remarkable, therefore, that almost every major newspaper made strong editorial comments about the recent Supreme Court ruling granting bail to five of those implicated in the 2020 Delhi…

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‘Is my house the only illegal one?’: Outrage after journalist’s home flattened in Jammu

A demolition drive in Jammu has come under fire after authorities tore down the home of journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing – the only structure targeted in the area that day. Daing alleges the action was carried out without prior notice and was a message to journalists who refuse to “toe…

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Hafta 559: Taliban’s visit to India, Gaza peace plan agreement

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, and Dr Khinvraj Jangid, director and professor at the Centre for Israel Studies at OP Jindal Global University.

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Rekha Gupta, Eknath Shinde lead b’day ad blitz for Modi; ToI, HT skip demonetisation in PM’s legacy feature

All and sundry came out to wish Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday on Wednesday.

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Media spotlights leaders, but misses stories of those affected by their decisions

While Trump and tariffs continue to dominate our headlines, there is an important difference between why he is in the news, and why our leader, Narendra Modi, also continues to dominate the news.

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‘Phussi bomb’: Rahul Gandhi’s presser buried under TV studio spectacle

Spin over scrutiny. Ridicule over reportage.

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Weeks after mass burial claims, gag order for over 8,000 Dharmasthala links

Harshendra Kumar D – brother of Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade – has secured an ex parte injunction to take down 8,842 online links on explosive allegations made by a former sanitation worker at the Sri Kshetra Dharmasthala temple in Karnataka’s Dakshin Kannada.

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I&B proposes to amend TV rating rules, invite more players besides BARC

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed amendments to rules for TV rating agencies that will allow for more players apart from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to enter the market, The Hindu reported.

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Three villagers arrested after mass poisoning of family of tigers in India

Villagers resorted to ‘retaliatory killing’ of tiger and its four cubs by using pesticide to poison carcass, forest officials say

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Hafta 542 : Iran and Israel’s nuclear conflict, Thug Life and mob censorship

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by The Hindu’s diplomatic affairs editor Suhasini Haider, The News Minute’s Pooja Prasanna, and filmmaker Hansal Mehta.

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Placement crisis for students looking for TV jobs at J-schools

Top journalism schools are facing a crisis as television news channels pull back from campus placements, suggesting a turbulence in the Indian TV news industry. Students aspiring for TV jobs are left staring at unpaid internships, gig work, and career pivots – none of which match the expectation of high…

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Pahalgam attack: At least 25 dead, Modi says those ‘behind this heinous act will be brought to justice’

At least 25 people have been killed after terrorists struck a prime tourist location of Pahalgam in South Kashmir on Tuesday, government sources told The Hindu.

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MP journalist’s home burnt down after ‘threats over water tankers report’

The Congress has claimed a law and order breakdown in Madhya Pradesh after the house of journalist and YouTuber Ravi Kumar Pandey was burnt down in Sidhi district last week.

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Anurag Kashyap CONFIRMS his relocation from 'toxic Bollywood': 'Everyone is trying to make Rs 800 crore films'

In December last year, Anurag Kashyap revealed his plans to relocate to South India. Now, in a conversation with The Hindu, the filmmaker has confirmed that he has left Mumbai, calling Bollywood 'toxic.'

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The 2024 election didn’t change the media much. But readers can hope for better this year

New Year resolutions are made to be broken, we are told. And hopes and expectations for the New Year are also, probably, destined to lead to disappointment. But there’s no harm in hoping that some things will change, as far as the media is concerned, even if much remains the…

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