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Opposition brings up Manipur, Economic Times asks if ‘agenda is to target PM’

Last week, we reported on how editorials in top English newspapers united in condemning the ongoing violence in Manipur, especially a recent viral video of two Kuki women. From The Hindu to Indian Express to The Times of India, they were particularly critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-month silence…

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‘Battle to save the idea of India’: Front pages today on the Opposition’s new alliance

It’s going to be INDIA versus Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha poll next year.

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At least 44 times over 5 years: The NIA, ED and I-T ‘crackdown’ on the media

In September 2022, Paojel Chaoba, the editor of daily Frontier Manipur, was summoned by the National Investigation Agency, as part of the agency’s probe into Manipur journalist Bijoy Kakchingtabam’s alleged links with insurgents.

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India Captures Rice-raiding Elephant after 6 Killed

Indian forest officials have tranquillized and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said. The male elephant -- dubbed Arikomban, or "rice-tusker" -- was infamous for raiding shops for rice and grains in the southern state of Kerala, AFP said. On Saturday, a…

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Who Owns Your Media: The Indian Express empire and where it stands today

Twenty-three years ago, Robin Jeffrey, a professor of politics at Melbourne’s La Trobe University, had described Ramnath Goenka’s “Indian Express empire” as the “grandest version of newspapers with some link to the ‘freedom struggle’” in his book. When Goenka died in 1991, Jeffrey wrote in India’s Newspaper Revolution: Capitalism, Politics…

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More arrests, Rahul Gandhi coverage: Why press freedom continues to take a beating in India

In the last fortnight, Indian democracy and press freedom have taken a beating. But there have also been words spoken that are like a balm to an ever-deepening wound. They may not be able to stop this wound from festering, or to heal it, but they are worth noting and…

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Speeches, stellar journalism, and selfies with Anurag Thakur: It’s the Ramnath Goenka awards

“The press must remain free if the country has to remain a democracy,” said Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, speaking at the 16th Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Awards held in Delhi today.

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Journalists, Canadian author, politicians: Several Twitter accounts withheld amid Punjab crackdown

As the crackdown on Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh entered the third day amid an internet shutdown in Punjab, several Twitter accounts were withheld in India, including those belonging to a few journalists and Canadian author Rupi Kaur.

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Despite new focus, media misses the darker story about women in sports

While mainstream media continues to focus on games politicians play, this column will focus on the games women play, as in cricket, tennis, football, hockey, athletics, etc., and how the media covers their struggles and achievements.

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Named as main accused in bribery case, Karnataka BJP MLA gets media gag order

Named as prime accused in a bribery scandal, a BJP MLA from Karnataka has obtained a temporary injunction against “defamatory” media reporting, the Indian Express reported.

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Govt tells Delhi HC it hasn’t ‘initiated proceedings as of now’ to cancel Vice journalist’s OCI card

The central government told the Delhi High Court yesterday that it has “not initiated any proceedings as of now” to cancel journalist Angad Singh’s OCI card, Indian Express reported.

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‘Revives questions about political vindictiveness’: Editorials on Manish Sisodia’s arrest

The noise around CBI-ED action is “much more nasty and brutish, partisan and political, than before” and the BJP government “is conspicuously complicit in this”.

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UP: BJP leader’s brother booked as journalist shot at after ‘threats over report’

A BJP leader’s brother is among those booked for attempted murder after a journalist received two bullet injuries in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur, according to the Indian Express.

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Day after JNU chaos, BBC’s Modi documentary screening cancelled at Jamia, students detained

A screening of the BBC documentary on the Gujarat riots was cancelled on the Jamia Millia Islamia campus after the university administration allegedly refused permission to student groups, led by the SFI and NSUI, on Wednesday. At least eight students were detained in view of the screening, students told Newslaundry.…

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How many times have anchors been taken off air, SC asks broadcast panel

Slamming television news channels again for creating “divisions among society”, the Supreme Court has asked how many times an anchor has been taken off air over a telecast.

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‘Bid to wage civil war’: Why a former BBC journalist moved SC over hate speech

It was 1978. Kuldip Nayar, then an editor at the Indian Express, had written an editorial on the army regime in Pakistan after a trip to the neighbouring country. A boy based in Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh shot him a critical letter.

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Shock in India as woman reportedly dragged by car for hour after collision

Police in spotlight after claims they failed to respond to reports car with five men had not stopped

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Could India’s new data protection bill force journalists to reveal their sources?

Before the Panama Papers were published in 2016, what if the Indian Express had been hauled before a data protection board for violating the privacy of those who held accounts in tax havens?

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Backward districts, health infra: What mainstream media reportage can help change in 2023

The end of the year usually leads to reflections on the year gone by. But let me break with tradition and instead set out a wish list for the kind of coverage we can hope for in the coming year. This could be wishful thinking given that 2023 is an…

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‘Tall claim’: Tribune reporter calls out India Today for taking credit for LAC clash report

It could have been just another day in the unexamined life of the breaking news ticker.

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Mumbai Press Club condemns detention of Network 18 journalist

The Mumbai Press Club has condemned the "arbitrary detention" of Network 18 journalist Govind Wakade in Pimpri Chinchwad.

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Journalism can be so much more than stenography. Ravish Kumar taught us that

This column cannot begin without mentioning the importance to Indian journalism of Ravish Kumar, who resigned from NDTV yesterday after almost 27 years there. His video statement after resigning is not just moving but also an exemplary lesson for us on what journalism is meant to be – but increasingly…

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Will need to consult with states for guidelines on ‘search and seizure’ of devices: Centre to SC

The ministry of home affairs has told the Supreme Court it can draw up common guidelines on the search and seizure of electronic devices only after consulting with states. It also said that search and seizure “furthers a legitimate state interest” and is protected by “procedure established by law”, the…

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RSS mouthpiece accuses Amazon of funding religious conversions in India

Two months after it accused Amazon of running fronts whose founders defamed India and the centre, RSS mouthpiece Organiser has now alleged that the e-commerce giant is funding religious conversions in the Northeast, according to the Indian Express.

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Morning Show Ep 3: Will BJP’s freebies win them voters?

Atul and Manisha are joined by Ashwini Sharma, a former bureau chief at the Indian Express who is currently with Outlook, and Rajeev Khanna, associate editor with Citizen. They discuss BJP’s manifesto promises and compare them with what the Congress is offering.

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