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TV Newsance 265: Kangana’s farmers’ protest comment, POOKIE baba on Amish’s show

This week, we’re back with a roundup of the best and worst of the TV news world. Jay Shah has been elected as the youngest chairman of the International Cricket Council. Of course, netizens couldn’t resist trolling him, labeling him a product of nepotism — but hey, we wish him…

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Newsrooms burned, vandalised: Bangladesh’s ‘Godi media’ is under fire

With the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, several media outlets and journalists are facing the ire of the protesters, who have accused them of driving the Hasina government’s propaganda and muzzling the voices of the people.

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Maoist recruitment case: NIA searches 9 locations across 4 states

The National Investigation Agency on Friday searched nine locations, including the homes of a farm leader and several activists and human rights lawyers in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, over a Maoist recruitment case.

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‘Unconstitutional’: Press Club of India raises concerns about UP digital policy

The Press Club of India has raised concerns about the Uttar Pradesh government’s proposed new digital media policy aimed at regulating “anti-national, indecent, or hurtful” content on social media.

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MP cop shunted out day after refusing to hand over Muslim accused to BJYM leader in ‘gunda’ list

A police constable has been temporarily transferred a day after he refused to hand over a Muslim youngster in police custody to a BJP youth wing leader in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni district. The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leader was part of the ‘gunda’ list of the police station where the…

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Nearly 200 layoffs at India Today

Nearly 200 staffers have been laid off from the India Today Group as part of a restructuring exercise, Newslaundry has learnt.

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Assembly polls: J&K at the cusp of another change. Is its media free enough to report it?

Jammu and Kashmir is set to hold assembly polls after a decade in October, but it seems that not every journalist will be able to cover it freely – the past five years have been especially difficult for the press in the valley.

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Non-profit accuses New Indian Express of ‘deleting’ report on NGT notice over Adani ‘link’

A non-profit has accused The New Indian Express of “deleting” a report about the National Green Tribunal’s notice to Adani Group-run Mirzapur Thermal Power Plant, the Uttar Pradesh government, and the Union environment ministry over an Adani link.

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Quick dates, shady pubs, and crazy bills: Inside Mumbai’s ‘dating scam’

Prateek Jadhav, a 34-year-old IT professional, was thrilled to find a match on Tinder on a Saturday morning this month. The woman soon asked for his phone number, the conversation moved to WhatsApp, and within an hour a date had been fixed for the evening.

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In herbal firm’s Bihar backyard, women beaten with belts, ‘sexually abused’

In February, a police station in Bihar’s Chapra district had allegedly refused to file an FIR after Kanchan*, a 19-year-old, accused a Surat-headquartered herbal firm’s executive of forcing her to work without pay, and the owner of facilitating her rape by the executive under the pretext of marriage.

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Abuse, resignations, power nexus: Everything about Kerala’s #MeToo crisis

A spate of #MeToo stories have surfaced from the Malayalam film industry since the release of the Hema Committee report on the working conditions of women in the regional cinema. FIRs related to sexual assault have been lodged against at least four prominent actors of the industry.

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Mechanic-turned-photographer: Meet the ‘sadhu’ in the viral water cannon image

Some called him a Hindu sant. The BJP IT cell chief termed him a “symbol of defiance” against the Mamata Banerjee government. And some on social media assumed he was the grandson of former Kolkata mayor Kamal Bose.

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‘Bail is norm, even in PMLA case’: SC on bail to Jharkhand CM’s aide in ED case

“Liberty of the individual is always a rule, and deprivation is the exception,” observed the Supreme Court while granting bail to Prem Prakash, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s aide, in an illegal mining-related case registered by the ED.

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UP digital policy: Action against ‘anti-national’ posts, up to Rs 8 lakh for promoting govt schemes

The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a new digital media policy aimed at regulating “anti-national, indecent, or hurtful” content on social media. The draft policy also seeks to promote government schemes by offering payments of up to Rs 8 lakh per month to content creators.

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Not a wobbly walk but fine balance: India’s Ukraine stance has always been clear

The latest phone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi comes close on the heels of the PM’s visit to Ukraine three days ago, his visit to Russia last month, and a day after his phone call with US President Joe Biden. It also comes…

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Mohanlal and AMMA did not redeem themselves — they had to go

In a span of two days, all the office-bearers of one of the biggest organisations of actors in India – the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (AMMA) – have quit. They had to, for in the days following the release of the Hema Committee report – containing disclosures of abuse…

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Omar Abdullah slams Rahul Shivshankar’s ‘misinformation’ on US diplomats’ Kashmir visit

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chairperson Omar Abdullah slammed Network18 consulting editor Rahul Shivshankar for spreading “misinformation and disinformation” in connection with the US diplomats’ recent visit to Kashmir.

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Rohan Dua thinks his questions to Manu Bhaker were ‘innocuous’

Days after being the talk of the town for asking “trivial and awkward” questions to Olympic shooter Manu Bhaker, journalist Rohan Dua has moved the Delhi High Court against social media posts calling his questions “sexist”, Bar and Bench reported.

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CCI nod to Reliance-Disney merger

The Competition Commission of India has approved the Rs 70,350-crore Reliance-Disney merger.

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Powertrip: Kerala govt’s film industry dilemma, who will bag AIADMK’s poll strategy contract

The fallout from the Hema Committee report continues to unfold, with new perpetrators being named everyday. While the en masse resignation of the leadership of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artists might have solved one headache, the Kerala government seems to have another, more problematic issue to deal with. Two…

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‘Focus shift to political tussle, sideline cause’: Kolkata front pages on violent protest over RG Kar

About 18 days after the brutal rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Hospital, protests erupted once again in Kolkata on Tuesday, demanding justice for the victim. But what began as a call for justice soon turned violent, with clashes breaking out in several parts of Kolkata…

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सनम बेवफ़ा कौन? दिलीप मंडल या सुधीर चौधरी

गए हफ्ते प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी यूक्रेन और पोलैंड के दौरे पर थे. वहां उन्होंने एक बार फिर से वॉर रुकवाने का प्रबंध किया. यह बात अलग है कि उनके लौटने के चौबीस घंटे के भीतर वॉर इंटेसिफाई हो गई.

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Shivaji statue collapse: Rushed project, rusted bolts, and ‘unpaid bills’?

Eight months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled a 28-foot statue of Maratha ruler Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj at Rajkot Fort in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg on Navy Day on December 4 last year, the statue collapsed on August 26, sparking a political storm amid questions over the quality of construction.

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‘Time for revolution, secular ethos’: What Bangladesh students hope from their movement

A student protest leading to the ouster of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a new interim government helmed by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, and devastating floods – Bangladesh is weathering a whirlwind of crises. And at its forefront is the student community calling for reforms.

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Hema Committee report: Kerala government cannot ignore mounting discursive evidence

Nearly a week after the Hema Committee report unleashed what can only be called the second coming of the MeToo movement in the Malayalam film industry, many debates are still pitting ‘formal complaints’ as a binary opposite to women’s ‘informal’ narratives of their experiences of sexual harassment. “Let the women…

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