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A boycott, Rahul’s speech: How media unity forced Om Birla to budge on press curbs

When journalists arrived at the new parliament building at 10 am on Monday, they were prepared for a packed day, expecting to take bytes from MPs on a range of issues – from the new budget to the controversy surrounding the Delhi coaching centre deaths.

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‘Lame excuse’ to ‘waking up late’: Letters show L-G, AAP govt tussle’s shadow on Delhi flood control

Delhi’s coaching centre deaths have once again spotlighted not just the problem of waterlogging but also the impact on civic governance due to a power tussle between the elected government of Delhi and the Lieutenant Governor’s administration.

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‘War-like situation’: Meet the journalist who was shot at in the Bangladesh job quota protests

What started as a mass student protest against job quotas escalated into a deadly uprising in Bangladesh, with over 150 people killed so far.

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Mamata walkout: Hindu points to NITI’s ‘structural issues’, Jansatta slams CM’s ‘uncertain position’

At the first NITI Aayog meeting of the NDA government last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the need for combined efforts of all states for a ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.

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2 arrests after 3 deaths, but tragedies waiting to happen in Delhi’s IAS coaching hub

Three civil services aspirants died due to sudden flooding at a basement library in Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar, which houses many coaching centres for candidates preparing for UPSC exams. Amid student protests seeking accountability, there has been a war of words between the AAP government in Delhi and the BJP, a…

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‘We pleaded but they kept assaulting’: The full story of attacks during Kanwar Yatra in UP

A spate of violence has marked the Kanwar Yatra in Uttar Pradesh, with incidents of assault flaring up along the route, and no arrests in most cases.

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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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Reporters Without Orders Ep 330: Casteism in Indian prisons

This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by the Wire’s Sukanya Shantha.

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TV Newsance 260: Modi govt’s ‘underwhelming’ budget polarises anchors

It’s that time of the year again when the finance minister announces the budget, leaving us all reevaluating our finances. But this year’s budget left the middle class underwhelmed, with no tax reliefs, and polarised TV news coverage.

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Hafta letters: Hindu liberals, Ambani wedding, Karnataka politics

Last week’s letters:

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‘Don’t blame quota’: Disability activist on Puja Khedkar case, inclusivity

After the spate of allegations against IAS probationer Puja Khedkar, last week the UPSC said she had misused the disability quota and filed a case against her. But this changed the course of the conversation, with several bureaucrats raising questions on the need for the quota.

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NTA releases revised NEET results after physics question reassessment

The National Testing Agency has released the revised NEET-UG results and final answer key, after revising the assessment for a physics question that had two answers.

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‘Disproportionate representation’: Ahead of Maharashtra polls, signs of Muslim anger against MVA

Mujahid Khan may be a backroom man in Maharashtra’s high-stakes political battle. But his role in rallying the Muslim vote behind the Maha Vikas Aghadi in certain areas – as a 52-year-old secretary of the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee – was recognised during the Lok Sabha poll campaign.

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Quad in Tokyo: Focus on economic security, China counter in Indo-Pacific

Early next week, Tokyo will host the foreign ministers’ meet of the Quad – in the run-up to the summit to be held in New Delhi later this year.

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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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‘Could be our last call’: 2 Indians lured to Bangkok with ‘Chinese’ offer, now trapped ‘in Myanmar’

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‘Paid less than unskilled workers’: In UP, MBBS interns boycott hospital duty to demand stipend hike

MBBS interns at government medical colleges in at least 14 districts across Uttar Pradesh have been boycotting their hospital duties for the last four days to demand a higher stipend.

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France regulator refuses to renew licence for channel fined before for not respecting pluralism

France’s broadcast regulator has refused to renew a licence for free-to-air entertainment channel C8, owned by conservative media mogul Vincent Bolloré, Financial Times reported. The channel had earlier attracted € 7.6 million in fines for breaching broadcasting standards, for reasons including promoting conspiracy theories and fake news, as well as…

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More ‘politics’, less meaning: In mainstream media’s ivory towers, an incomplete budget story

Once again, Sansad TV, giving live feeds from the ongoing budget session of parliament, trumps other television channels in providing engaging coverage.

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Assam spent Rs 1,500 crore on embankments in 3 years, but it does little to control flooding

On July 7, as devastating floods hit Assam, claiming at least eight lives and affecting more than 220,000 people across 3,446 villages, a war of words ensued between state water resource minister Pijush Hazarika and academician Mitul Baruah on X over the effectiveness of embankments in flood control.

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Amit Malviya deletes tweet after RSS veteran points to ‘trolling’ of citizens

What are the odds of BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya uniting people across the political spectrum? And what are the chances of him being called out by supporters of the Indian right-wing?

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How a school principal’s ‘speak in English’ directive led to an FIR in MP’s Guna

Most wouldn’t call it a crime to ask a student at an English-medium school to speak in English.

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Month after global ‘anti-Hindu plot’ speech, Pradeep Bhandari is BJP spokesperson

Pradeep Bhandari, a television anchor and founder of digital platform Jan Ki Baat, has been chosen as the BJP’s new national spokesperson.

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SC refuses to cancel NEET, says no evidence to prove systemic breach

Saying that there was no material to indicate that the leak was systemic, the Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to cancel the NEET-UG exam over alleged paper leak and malpractices, LiveLaw reported.

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SC interim stay on controversial Kanwar Yatra eatery order

The Supreme Court has passed an interim order prohibiting the controversial order in a few states for eateries to display the names of their owners and staff during the Kanwar Yatra.

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