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Update at 6 pm on December 16: In a statement, Outlook said, “Outlook was always willing to provide legal and financial assistance to the journalist to jointly deal with the pending litigation, however, the journalist for reasons best known to her, decided to hire her own advocate to defend herself…

In the wake of Rahul Gandhi’s remark at an Amravati rally about journalists being “slaves of their owners,” the Mumbai Press Club has criticised the Congress leader for “high-handed attitude” and repeated “targeting of journalists”.

“What happens in Kolhapur follows in the rest of Maharashtra.” 

Meta today said it “disagrees” with the Competition Commission of India’s decision to impose a fine of Rs 213.14 crore on the social media company.

In episode 27 of What’s Your Ism?, Sudipto Mondal sits down with journalist Kalpana Sharma to discuss the evolution of feminism, the role of media in social movements, the Dharavi redevelopment project, and amplifying marginalised voices. They discuss her trailblazing career in journalism and her early days with Himmat, a…

The national capital’s air pollution crisis has continued to worsen, with at least 21 of the 38 air quality monitoring stations recording AQI levels of 490 or above Tuesday morning, according to the Central Pollution Control Board. 

Dharavi’s redevelopment is now a focal point in Maharashtra’s election politics, with Adani Group’s plans raising concerns about displacement and prioritisation of profit over people. 

“Only [Bharatiya] Janata Party volunteers have come here and spoken to us, so we will vote for them,” said Sheila Devi, a resident of Jorpunda village in Simdega district of Jharkhand. Located near the Odisha-Jharkhand state border, more than 170 km from the capital city Ranchi, Jorpunda is an agricultural…

Host Sumedha Mittal is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.

Ashish Shelar is the president of the Mumbai BJP, a senior cricket administrator, and the candidate from Mumbai’s Vandre West constituency, which he’s represented since 2014. In this interview with Sreenivasan Jain, he talks about the “anti mood” against the BJP in Mumbai, and blames “arrogance” and “lethargy” within the…

Two days before elections, residents of Maharashtra woke up to provocative political ads splashed on the front pages of prominent newspapers.