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Cold War, Emergency, Hindenburg: ‘Foreign hand’ pretext to censor media criticism

The ubiquitous “foreign hand” is back again. It has hovered over Indian politics for decades, especially when the party in power is criticised for its actions, or inaction. It has been particularly persistent in the last decade and more since Narendra Modi became prime minister.

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No permanent chairpersons, missing officials: Human rights in limbo in 50% of India’s commissions

State Human Rights Commissions in at least 16 of India’s 28 states do not meet requirements mandated under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

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Sudha Bharadwaj on activism, why Chhattisgarh will always be home, part 2

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‘Trend of blocking services for anonymous users’: iMAP India report

In its latest annual report on digital censorship in India, internet watchdog Internet Monitoring Action Project pointed to the blocking of news content websites Hindutva Watch and the Kashmir Walla and what “appears to be a trend in blocking services that allow users to operate the internet anonymously”.

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‘If this is trouble, I am a troublemaker’: Sudha Bharadwaj on her activism, human rights in India

Note: This interview was first published in October 2022.

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‘Targeted for fact-checking’: Human rights bodies condemn criminal case against Zubair

Days after reports of a fresh case being lodged against Alt News founder Mohammed Zubair in Uttar Pradesh over his social media post, international human rights organisations have issued a letter in his support, condemning the police action.

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Explained: Why NDTV founders got clean chit 7 years after CBI raids

Seven years ago, the CBI raided NDTV and the homes of its founders, Prannoy and Radhika Roy, in connection with a Rs 375 crore loan they took from ICICI Bank in 2008.

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A photo essay from Ukraine war, Manipur ground reports: Who won the IPI-India awards?

The International Press Institute India Award for Excellence in Journalism has this year acknowledged reportage from strife-torn Ukraine and Manipur.

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TM Krishna vs conservatives: The price of challenging privilege in Carnatic music

TM Krishna has shook the world of Carnatic music, and his work has sparked important conversations about privilege, inclusivity, and the future of arts. He has been democratising the classical space by making it accessible to a wide range of people, including the audience and performers. He has also faced…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 349: Delhi’s traffic ‘mafia’, aftermath of Sambhal violence

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar.

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Hafta 514: Return of George Soros, BJP’s Maharashtra play, Manipur crisis

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by author Chetan Bhagat, academic Sarthak Bagchi, and journalist Dhiren A Sadokpam to discuss the Maharashtra government formation, the increased violence in Manipur, and the ‘foreign hand’ allegations against OCCRP.

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‘Don’t write about it’: After bangle seller’s acquittal, cops and attackers say they ‘don’t recall’ case

Three and a half years have passed since Tasleem Banjara lay on the ground in Indore, weeping as a group of men assaulted him.

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17-year-old held after video of 3 MP minors beaten, forced to chant Jai Shri Ram

A day after a video showing three Muslim minors being assaulted and told to chant Jai Shri Ram was circulated on social media, police have filed an FIR against two minor suspects and arrested one of them in Ratlam district of Madhya Pradesh.

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‘Told you not to ask ulta-seedha question’: BBC interview with Avadh Ojha stopped at AAP office

A BBC News Hindi interview with Avadh Ojha, a UPSC educator who has joined the Aam Aadmi Party ahead of the Delhi elections, was stopped midway at the party’s office in the capital on Thursday.

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Farmers’ protest: Tussle with cops for Delhi march, mahapanchayat in Noida on Day 3

The farmers’ protest in Gautam Buddha Nagar over inadequate compensation for government land acquisition entered its third day. The farmers continued demanding fair compensation and assurance that 10 percent of the acquired land will be allotted to them, as per law.

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Rahul Gandhi fails to go to Sambhal, UP police block border

At around 10 am, Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, and a convoy of Congress leaders stood on one side of the barricaded Delhi-Uttar Pradesh Ghazipur border. Hundreds of police personnel stood on the other side of the barricade.

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GIJN picks Project Electoral Bond as one of India’s best investigative stories

The Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) has selected Project Electoral Bond, a joint effort by Newslaundry, The News Minute, and Scroll, as one of the best investigative stories from India in 2024.

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Newslaundry’s accessibility journey: An accessible product isn’t just a better product, it’s good business

Earlier this year, we made our website accessible. After almost a year of development, research, testing and iterations, our website and app were finally accessible to everyone, without discriminating against any person with disabilities.

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What’s Your Ism? MG Devasahayam on India’s democratic crisis from the Emergency to Hindutva

In episode 29 of What's Your Ism?, hosts Sudipto Mondal and Dhanya Rajendran speak with former IAS officer and army veteran MG Devasahayam on the critical issues facing India and its contrast with the Emergency era.

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Doubting BJP lead, a village in Maharashtra decides to hold a ‘ballot paper repoll’

In the Malshiras assembly constituency in Maharashtra’s Solapur, NCP-SP candidate Uttamrao Shivdas Jankar had recently defeated the BJP with a margin of over 13,000 votes. But the constituency’s Markarwadi village has decided to hold its own repoll today through “ballot paper”.

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How Adani corruption allegations could hurt the Indian economy

The Adani Group has been accused of bribing Indian officials to secure solar energy contracts at inflated rates. The group was earlier accused of selling low-grade coal at inflated prices, and the Hindenburg Research and OCCRP reports had alleged the use of offshore shell companies to manipulate stock prices.

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Missed bridges, ecological toll: Is the Kashmir rail link a train in vain?

A profound truth lies in the path of every rail line: As routes are engineered with steel and concrete between different points on a map, or abruptly dismantled, there are stories that unfold of connection and division.

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‘Protest and you’ll be jailed’: Two tribal minor girls held in Bijapur, kin left in dark for 15 days

“Police asked if we were linked to Naxals...warned that if I continued protesting, I would be jailed,” said 17-year-old Madkam Dhanni, one of two minors arrested among 17 others after the Chhattisgarh government’s ban on tribal rights outfit Moolvasi Bachao Manch on November 8.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 348: Inside Sambhal violence, ‘voter suppression’ in UP

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal.

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Illegal vehicles, middlemen, the police: Delhi’s traffic is organised crime

Around 2 lakh surveillance cameras, 350 automatic number plate detection cameras, and over 500 checkpoints guarded by traffic police. And yet, Delhi is choked each day by traffic snarls caused partly by the plying of illegal vehicles.

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