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As a controversy over his dangerous diatribe rages on, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has chosen to play victim and claimed that the opposition is abusing him only because he has exposed their politics of “appeasement”. 

“Even if somebody had come from Bangladesh, he won’t be able to apply under CAA, given the way rules are made. As per the rules, one needs to produce documents from Bangladesh. How is that possible, tell me?” 

The Tribune has let go of its editor-in-chief Rajesh Ramachandran, Newslaundry has learned. According to sources, his last day will be May 13. 

Between master strokes and criticism, the last 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government have been marked by religious polarisation and increasing Islamophobia.  

Indian democracy is at a critical juncture, with the world’s largest elections underway, and misinformation rampant. While the country’s press freedom ranking has slipped to 161 and Indian democracy has been categorised as an “electoral autocracy” in the latest V-Dem report, is the media making voters aware of key issues,…

A day after her journalist visa was renewed for two months by the ministry of external affairs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s South Asia bureau chief Avani Dias abruptly left India – on April 19 – as her reportage on Sikh separatism “crossed a line”.

The Congress has submitted a complaint to the Election Commission of India over a News18 India show anchored by Amish Devgan which the party said allegedly violated the Model Code of Conduct by invoking religious sentiments. 

The BJP has continued to reach out to Kerala but has managed to gain little foothold. The state, which will go to the polls on April 26, has seen a rise in the BJP’s vote share, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party hopes to register its first Lok Sabha election…

In Banswara, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the Congress manifesto talks about taking stock of “the gold of mothers and sisters” and distributing it among “infiltrators”. But the Congress has denied his claims, called his remarks “hate speech”, and added that the party’s manifesto only talks about social justice.