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‘Mayhem in meadow’: Newspapers piece together Pahalgam attack through eyewitness, official accounts

After at least 26 people were killed in a terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Baisaran Valley yesterday, newspapers this morning scrupulously pieced together what had happened through eyewitness and official accounts. The government hasn’t released the official death toll yet.

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Murmu on Hindi, Jha on hope: RNG Awards reflect journalism’s past and future

“This is what a space to celebrate good journalism looks like.”

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Court strikes down organised crime charge against 2 Telangana journalists

A Hyderabad court has struck down the Telangana police’s attempt to prosecute two journalists under Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, a charge reserved for serious organised crimes, Hindustan Times reported.

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Day after UP journalist’s murder, 4 lekhpals among 8 in custody

A day after a journalist was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, eight people, including four lekhpals, were reportedly taken into custody for interrogation, Hindustan Times reported.

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Railway ministry tells X to remove videos on Delhi stampede deaths

Days after 18 people were killed in a stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station, the railway ministry has directed social media platform X to remove 285 links of videos depicting deaths during the mishap, Hindustan Times reported.

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Journo complains of threats over report on ‘illegal’ eatery; traders stage protest to quash FIR

Just days after a Delhi-NCR based woman journalist had complained to the police about allegedly receiving threats from former councillors, including one from the BJP, dozens of traders on Monday staged a protest demanding quashing of the FIR outside a police station in Ghaziabad, Hindustan Times reported.

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L-G empowers 23 Delhi cops to issue takedown orders: Report

Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has empowered at least 23 Delhi Police officers to issue “takedown orders” to social media platforms and other intermediaries to remove “illegal content” under the Information Technology Act, Hindustan Times reported.

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Driver and Passengers Killed After Google Maps Directs Them to Take Unfinished Bridge: Report

Three men died after their car, misled by Google Maps, drove off an unfinished bridge in India.

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80% forced to quit: PCI report on Covid job losses details how media ignored govt directives

As many as 80 percent of journalists who were laid off during the Covid-19 pandemic were forced to resign, opt for voluntary retirements, or be terminated from their positions by their news organisations, according to a report by the Press Council of India. Only 37 percent received severance pay.

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In Hindenburg fallout, serious questions cordoned off by the media’s noise

The Modi government is lucky. The latest bombshell from Hindenburg Research landed in India a day after the budget session of parliament had concluded. Had it come a couple of days earlier, one can just imagine the scenes in both houses of parliament, given that the name “Adani”, mentioned by…

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30 Hilariously Flirty Memes To Get Your Crush’s Attention

Looking to make your crush smile and maybe even blush? Check out these flirty memes that are perfect to send and keep the conversation fun and cheeky. The post 30 Hilariously Flirty Memes To Get Your Crush’s Attention first appeared on Bored Panda.

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On front pages: Attacks on Hindu homes, Hasina’s phone call, and Delhi impact

From being seen as a miracle economy years ago, Bangladesh on Monday looked like a South Asian tragedy, with Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country and protesters storming her home. The contours of its interim government are yet to be defined while economic problems are likely to worsen.

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‘Clamp down’: HT deletes report on Goa land conversion as minister threatens ‘breach of privilege’

On July 23, a report on Hindustan Times website titled “21.29 lakh sq m green zones in Goa converted for construction in 15 months: Data” by reporter Gerard de Souza detailed how two changes in rules reportedly made way for the spurt in land conversion. The report was based on…

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‘News influencers’ classified as ‘broadcasters’ in new draft of broadcasting bill: HT

Those who routinely post videos, make podcasts or write about news or current affairs online could be classified as “digital news broadcasters”, as per the latest second draft of the broadcasting bill, Hindustan Times reported.

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“We Need Wealth Redistribution”: Indian Billionaire’s Star-Studded Wedding Sparks Outrage

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Delhi HC dismisses bureaucrat’s defamation suits against HT, Hindustan

The Delhi High Court has dismissed two defamation suits filed by 1999 batch IFS officer Mahaveer Singhvi against Hindustan Times and Hindustan over two reports published in 2002, LiveLaw reported.

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India’s Modi wooed women voters. Did the strategy work in the election?

The pitch was clear — the results mixed for Modi’s BJP. And India will see a dip in women MPs in its incoming parliament

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‘Politwist, hat-tricky’: Front pages on opposition’s comeback, Modi need for allies

The verdict is out. Even though the BJP-led NDA has the numbers to form the government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has well fallen short of the 400-paar slogan that dominated its campaign.

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Satish Nandgaonkar remained a journalist to the end, despite the toxicity of the industry around him

Satish Nandgaonkar, a senior journalist and chief of the Thane bureau at Hindustan Times, died of a massive heart attack outside his office at Lower Parel on February 28.

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Indian government moves to ban ProtonMail after bomb threat

The Indian government is now banning ProtonMail after a bomb threat was sent to local schools via the service.

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Temple ad bonanza: HT gets 12 full-page ads, Indian Express features 8

The Ram temple inauguration in Ayodhya has taken over the news cycle in the Big Media, from TV news channels to national news dailies. Amid the buzz, news outlets are also getting a flurry of advertisements from governments as well as consumer brands to mark the consecration ceremony.

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An MP, her ex and their dog: Mahua Moitra’s battle with India’s parliament

Outspoken opposition MP hits back after being kicked out, blaming a witch-hunt and vowing ‘I’m not going anywhere’

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Negotiations, selecting burial sites, graves dug by hand: How 87 Kuki-Zo bodies finally came home

Before the 87 bodies of their loved ones were laid to rest in Churachandpur district in strife-torn Manipur on Wednesday, Kuki-Zo families in the hills had lost hope of ever recovering them. Most of the victims had been killed in the initial phase of ethnic violence in May.

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Adani’s Dharavi redevelopment: Massive protests, dismal media coverage?

Over the past two decades, several governments in Maharashtra have spoken of giving a facelift to Mumbai’s infamous slum of Dharavi – ostensibly the most thickly-populated area in India. Months after the BJP-Shiv Sena faction assumed power in June last year, the task was assigned to Gautam Adani’s Adani Group…

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‘Grim record’, ‘backsliding of democracy’: Newspapers on mass suspension of Opposition MPs

A record 78 opposition members of Parliament – 33 from Lok Sabha and 45 from Rajya Sabha – were suspended yesterday for protesting against the Parliament security breach on December 13.

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