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‘Only law for people weakened’: Nearly 2 decades on, gaping holes in RTI machinery

“Since 1947, the RTI (Right to Information) Act is the only law which was exercised by people. This is the only law under which officials are accountable… But in Jharkhand, that right stands withdrawn.”

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Wikipedia ‘put on notice’ by centre over ‘bias’ amid ANI defamation hearing

While the Delhi High Court is hearing ANI’s defamation suit against Wikipedia, several media reports citing anonymous sources have claimed that the centre has put “Wikipedia on notice” over “many complaints of bias and inaccuracies” and a small group’s control over its editorial.

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पत्रकार सिद्दीकी कप्पन को सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने दी राहत

सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने केरल के पत्रकार सिद्दीकी कप्पन को राहत दी है. दरअसल कोर्ट ने कप्पन की जमानत की उस शर्त में राहत दी है जिसमें उन्हें हर सोमवार उत्तर प्रदेश के एक पुलिस स्टेशन में हाजिरी लगानी जरूरी थी. लाइव लॉ की रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक यह राहत कथित हाथरस…

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SC relaxes Siddique Kappan’s bail condition

The Supreme Court has relaxed Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan’s bail condition which made it mandatory for him to record his presence at a police station in Uttar Pradesh every Monday in connection with the alleged Hathras conspiracy case, LiveLaw reported.

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6 months after report, UP journalist held over BJP MP’s complaint

The editor of a local Hindi newspaper has been arrested in Ghaziabad after BJP MP Atul Garg accused him of defamation through a report that was published over six months ago.

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Exclusive: Journalist Mehdi Hasan on Trump’s threats to the press, founding Zeteo, reporting on Hamas

“I am actually feeling quite good about not being in corporate media in a year like this,” says journalist Mehdi Hasan, who quit his over 24-year career as a mainstream journalist to start his own news media company Zeteo.

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Hafta letters: Canada-India standoff, Khalistan, and US elections

Thanks for the fantastic report on government expenditure on PM’s visits. Can you do an investigation report on the bouquets presented to dignitaries by politicians from government funds? Also, what happens to them after the presentation?

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YouTube let right-wing figures undermine US poll results before votes were cast: Study

An election misinformation policy rollback by YouTube has allowed right-wing media figures to undermine confidence in the 2024 US poll results even before votes were cast, a study by American media watchdog Media Matters has suggested.

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Congress govt clamping down on press freedom, says Telugu Scribe reporter after fourth FIR

A week after being granted bail on October 16, Telugu Scribe journalist Gowtham Pothagoni, who already has three FIRs against him, learnt that the police had registered a fourth one. Gowtham was arrested on October 7 for posting a video of a farmer, Mallaya, who praised K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR),…

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वायरल लिस्ट से भोपाल के पत्रकारों में फैला डर, कहा- ये मीडिया को बांटने की कोशिश

भोपाल में इन दिनों करीब 150 पत्रकारों के एक नाम वाली लिस्ट वायरल हो रही है. माना जा रहा है कि इस लिस्ट में उन पत्रकारों के नाम हैं, जो कि भ्रष्ट हैं. फिलहाल, क्राइम ब्रांच इस लिस्ट का स्त्रोत खोज रही है. हालांकि, इस मामले में एफआईआर का दर्ज…

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No CM face, alliance turmoil: It’s a tightrope for both BJP and Congress in Maharashtra

Weeks after the Haryana poll results, the assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand provide yet another provincial setting for a face-off between the two principal national alliances. But pre-poll alliances are grappling with pressures and pulls of seat negotiations.

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Trudeau govt accepts leaks days after Canada paper named Washington Post anonymous sources

Last week, Canada daily The Globe and Mail reported that Canada’s national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie G Drouin and deputy minister David Morrison shared sensitive information with The Washington Post about alleged Indian interference in the country.

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After two expulsions, note points to rejig at Foreign Correspondents Club

The governing committee of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in Delhi has ostensibly been reconstituted, as per a note issued by Venkat Narayan, who an “emergency meet” had this month tried to remove as the club’s “president”.

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Kante ki Takkar: A look inside Kamala Harris’s faltering campaign

Donald Trump has threatened to scrap America’s Constitution, has denied the results of the last election, and has been charged with inciting a riot. His rival, Kamala Harris, is none of those things.

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पत्रकार महेश लांगा के खिलाफ एक और एफआईआर दर्ज, गुजरात पुलिस ने दी जानकारी

अंग्रेजी दैनिक ‘द हिंदू’ के पत्रकार महेश लांगा के खिलाफ एक और एफआईआर दर्ज हो गई है. उनके खिलाफ यह तीसरी एफआईआर है. अहमदाबाद पुलिस ने मंगलवार को प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस करके ये जानकारी दी. पुलिस के मुताबिक, पत्रकार महेश लंगा पर एक व्यवसायी की शिकायतों के आधार पर कथित रूप…

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Third FIR against Langa for ‘Rs 28.56 lakh fraud’ and ‘intimidation’

The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa has been booked in a third FIR for alleged fraud and intimidation based on a complaint from a business owner, the Ahmedabad police said in a statement after a press conference on Tuesday.

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What’s Your Ism? Shailaja Paik on redefining feminism and Dalit identity

In episode 26 of What's Your Ism?, Sudipto Mondal speaks to Shailaja Paik, MacArthur 'Genius' Award winner and scholar, to delve into Dalit feminism, caste, and sexuality. They explore the concept of ‘Manuski,’ caste intersectionality, and the hidden stories of Dalit women in art.

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Washington Post’s US polls non-endorsement costs it 2 lakh subscribers

More than two lakh paid subscribers have cancelled their Washington Post digital subscriptions, and many columnists have resigned following owner Jeff Bezos’s decision to block the paper’s endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for president. This is the first time in 30 years that the publication has not endorsed a…

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The Indian American round-up: Pramila Jayapal and Raja Krishnamoorthi

There are two Indian American politicians presently standing for elections in two very different locations.

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Press bodies condemn FIR against Mahesh Langa, seek PCI intervention

Five press bodies have condemned the second FIR against The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa. Four of them have urged the Press Council of India to “perform its mandate of safeguarding the freedom of the press”.

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जैव विविधता के लिए जुटे 200 देशों के सामने खड़ा फाइनेंस का संकट

क्या आपने कभी सोचा है कि तितलियां, कीट पतंगे और कीड़े-मकोड़े न हों तो धरती कैसी होगी? अगर ये नन्हें प्राणी गायब हो जायें तो क्या धरती का अस्तित्व रह पायेगा? जवाब है नहीं. क्योंकि ये तितलियां, पतंगे और कीड़े- मकोड़े पोलिनेशन करने और मिट्टी की सेहत के लिए ज़रूरी…

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Biodiversity crisis: Where’s the funding to protect the planet?

Four of the world’s 36 recognised biodiversity hotspots are in India, while the World Wildlife Fund’s latest Living Planet report shows a decline of up to 73 percent in wild animal populations across the world. At a time when the earth is facing its worst biodiversity crisis, the issue of…

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Why Naidu and Stalin are talking about south Indians having more kids

Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu recently urged people in south India, especially in his state, to consider having more children, while Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin rhetorically asked why families shouldn’t have 16 kids. There are deep political, economic, and social reasons behind these statements. The low population…

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How Goa is fighting TB among high-risk groups

Fifty-four-year old Suresh has been drinking alcohol since he was nine. He ran away from his house in Bengaluru and landed in Goa. He has been working in a bar ever since.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 343: Assam citizenship test, Delhi air pollution

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Scroll’s Rokibuz Zaman and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary.

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