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India's Modi To Take Oath Alongside Coalition Allies

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to be sworn in Sunday for a third term after worse than expected election results left him reliant on coalition partners to govern.

International Business Times · Jun 9, 2024

‘Tragedy foretold, common thread’: How papers covered the twin tragedies in Delhi, Gujarat

It was, as a Times of India editorial noted, a “horrifying weekend”. At least nine children were among 27 killed in a fire at a Rajkot gaming centre while seven babies died after a blaze at a private children’s hospital in Delhi.

Newslaundry · May 27, 2024

Indian woman throws six-year-old son into canal infested with crocodiles

The boy’s body was found covered in bite marks, and his parents have been arrested

Evening Standard · May 7, 2024

Over-the-top coverage, bounty of ads: The saffron hues of Big Media on Ram Mandir

This was the first paragraph of the front-page story in The Times of India on January 23:

Newslaundry · Jan 25, 2024

Two Manipur journalists arrested within a week for ‘promoting enmity’ after reports on violence

In the second such arrest this week, Meitei language newspaper Hueiyen Lanpao’s editor Dhanabir Maibam has been held by the Manipur police for promoting enmity on the ground of religion and race, The Times of India reported. 

Newslaundry · Jan 6, 2024

Parliament breach: Papers profile unemployed suspects, Sudhir, Arnab say terrorists, andolanjeevi

It was a security breach at the Parliament complex on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack, and it was also a protest against “dictatorship”. While some voices, such as BJD MP Bhartruhari Mehtab, cautioned that the incident could not be compared to the  terrorist attack, hawkish faces on television…

Newslaundry · Dec 14, 2023

Cannibal animals: 12 creatures that gobble up their own kind

Cannibalism is more common in the animal kingdom than you might think.

LiveScience · Dec 9, 2023

AutHer Awards Season 5 jury announced: Meet the esteemed jury members

AutHer Awards, a joint initiative of JK Paper and The Times of India, is an annual award that is given to remarkable Indian women writers who have improved the world of literature with their storytelling, narratives, and creativity. The prestigious AutHer Awards are given in six major categories, namely: Best…

The Times of India · Dec 1, 2023

In Diwali week, ToI, HT Delhi printed over 150 pages of ads, The Hindu had the least

From full-page ads by the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh to those by an electric appliance chain and ‘Poland Day’ – this Diwali week, advertisements in newspapers were abundant.

Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2023

‘Rivalry’ between ex-bureaucrat, Delhi vigilance secy resurfaces with letter to media, defamation threat

Tensions between a former bureaucrat and a secretary in Delhi’s vigilance department are back in the media glare with a series of letters and official notes referring to a CBI probe into a bank fraud case filed last year. 

Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2023