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A special court in Haryana’s Gurugram has issued a non-bailable warrant of arrest against ABP News anchor Chitra Tripathi and Republic Bharat journalist Sayed Suhail in a 2013 POCSO case, according to LiveLaw.

An explosion was reported near the PVR cinema hall in northwest Delhi’s Prashant Vihar area around 11.48 am today, said reports citing the Delhi Fire Services. No casualties have been reported so far. 

On the eve of elections, you might expect news channels to focus on coverage that helps voters make an informed choice. 

In episode 28 of What’s Your ISM?, Sudipto Mondal speaks with Nadira Khatun about identity politics, cinema and new her book Postcolonial Bollywood and Muslim Identity: Production, Representation, and Reception. They discuss Bollywood’s layered depiction of Muslim identities, its evolution since independence, and how cinema reflects broader societal narratives.

Several Congress leaders have questioned the electoral process while claiming that a village in Maharashtra’s Dhule district, which traditionally votes for the party, has strangely clocked zero votes for the party this time.

The BJP’s victory in the assembly bypoll in Moradabad’s Muslim-majority Kundarki segment has emerged as a curious case, with its candidate Ramveer Thakur defeating 11 Muslim candidates with a margin of over 1.2 lakh votes.

Israel’s cabinet has reportedly voted to sanction the nation’s oldest newspaper Haaretz citing its critical coverage of the country’s ongoing military operations and comments by the outlet’s publisher calling for sanctions on senior government officials.

इसी साल प्रकाशित हुई किताब 'प्रोफेसर की डायरी' अभी तक बेस्ट सेलर बनी हुई है. किताब की अब तक 50 हजार कॉपियां छप चुकी हैं. कई भाषाओं में इसका अनुवाद हो चुका है. इस किताब को प्रोफेसर लक्ष्मण यादव ने लिखा है. यादव दिल्ली यूनिवर्सिटी में असिस्टेंट प्रोफेसर रहे हैं.…

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Dainik Bhaskar’s Rajesh Sahu and independent journalist Sneha Richhariya.