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Fraud, intimidation, suicide: BBC documentary exposes the murky world of Chinese loan apps

A 24-year-old woman dies by suicide in a Telangana village. A woman in Pune murders her grandmother to steal her jewellery. And a Mumbai resident has morphed photos of herself sent to her entire contact list.

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NIA action in 6 states: Mumbai man cleared of terror charges after 9 years in jail among those held

In fresh action against banned outfit Popular Front of India, the NIA reportedly searched at least 12 locations in six states on Wednesday. Around 10 people have been reportedly detained in searches in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra.

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A week after police action, CBI FIR against NewsClick over ‘foreign funds’

A week after arrests and seizures in a UAPA case filed by the Delhi Police, the Central Bureau of Investigation has now lodged an FIR against NewsClick over allegations of foreign funding violations.

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NewsClick FIR: Group accused of ‘sabotaging’ 2019 electoral process merely issued a letter?

In March 2019, a group of people signed a letter urging opposition parties to unite ahead of the general election that year and “undo the most insidious actions of the Modi regime”.

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‘Skeletal strength, shows hit’: NewsClick struggles to publish with borrowed devices

In police action against NewsClick last week, its office was sealed, its editor and administrative head arrested, more than 40 journalists linked to the outlet questioned, and many of its electronic devices seized

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The Liver Doc’s X account to be restored if he ‘hides defamatory tweets’ against Himalaya

Hearing the petition of Dr Cyriac Abby Philips aka Dr Liver Doc challenging the suspension of his X account, the Karnataka High Court ordered the restoration of his account on the condition that he hides the alleged “defamatory tweets” against ayurvedic pharma company Himalaya India and its products, LiveLaw reported.The…

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Asked about Congress caste census push, Rahul questions media on diversity with show of hands

Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters in Delhi, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the media on caste diversity, and used the response from reporters present at the event to justify the party’s push for a caste census across the country.

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Delhi HC reserves order as NewsClick founder insists ‘not a penny from China’

The Delhi High Court on Monday reserved its order in the petitions moved by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty against their police remand in a UAPA case, LiveLaw reported.

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11 FIRs in 4 days: MP journalist targeted for report on BJP minister?

When a journalist in Madhya Pradesh filed a report earlier this month, he had no idea he would soon be named in 11 FIRs in the span of four days – and that he would be arrested.

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NewsClick and patterns of repression: The tiredness of being a journalist

For a particular kind of journalist, life is supposed to play out in sanctimonious technicolour, just like The Newsroom. Speaking truth to power, telling the stories that matter, separating fact from fiction, holding people accountable. Did you annoy a government or local bigwig in the process? No problem! That’s par…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 291: NewsClick case, raids on journalists

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

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NewsClick founder challenges arrest, Delhi High Court seeks police response

Hearing a petition by NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the outfit’s HR head Amit Chakraborty against their arrest in a UAPA case, the Delhi High Court sought the Delhi police’s response on Friday, according to a LiveLaw report. The court will hear the matter again on Monday.

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NewsClick FIR says ‘Gautam Bhatia’ is ‘key person’ who legally defended Vivo, Xiaomi

The Delhi police’s FIR against news portal NewsClick claims that “big Chinese telecom companies like Xiaomi, Vivo” purportedly “incorporated thousands of shell companies in India” – and that one “Gautam Bhatia” is a “key person” in the matter.

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‘No camps, amenities’: How Indian wrestlers were left to ‘fend for themselves’ ahead of Asian Games

“If Indian wrestlers win medals at Asian Games this year, the credit would be theirs entirely, and not the system,” Gian Singh, Wrestling Federation of India’s ad-hoc committee official, told Newslaundry. “They have been left to fend for themselves,” he said, pointing to the suspension of the Sports Authority of…

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‘Only the latest action against journalists in India’: What global press said on NewsClick raids

In the wake of this week’s unprecedented police action against journalists linked to NewsClick, several international news organisations have turned their attention to the searches, seizures and arrests.

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‘Worst time for journalism in India’: Outrage at Press Club protest over NewsClick searches

“Free the press”; “stop harassing Indian media”; “say no to persecution of the media”. These were jottings on several posters and banners as the clock ticked past 4 pm, and journalists, academics, writers and activists began to fill the courtyard at the Press Club of India in Lutyens’ Delhi.

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NewsClick arrests: Journalists asked about farm protests, views on Oppn

NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha and the news outfit’s HR head Amit Chakravarty were arrested after hours of questioning by the Delhi Police special cell on Tuesday.

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‘There were 90 pellets in his shoulder’: In Manipur, central forces accused of targeting school students

“They could have used water cannons or lathi-charged the students. But why did they have to use pellet guns to attack student protesters? Have they used pellet guns on school students protesting in Delhi, Mumbai or other parts of mainland India? Then why Manipur?”

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‘Not profitable’: Brut Hindi to ‘shut down’, lays off 13 of 15 employees

Brut Hindi employees had convened for their usual editorial meeting, geared with story ideas, on Friday, when Brut vice president and editor-in-chief Mehak Kasbekar announced its management’s decision to shut the channel’s Hindi vertical. She said the unit, which was started two years ago, did not turn a profit.

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Kuki groups demand union territory similar to Puducherry, file ‘sent to Amit Shah’

During their ongoing negotiations with the union home ministry, Kuki-Zo militant groups demanded a union territory similar to the administrative setup of Puducherry.

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Kerala journalist shares own article on Facebook, booked by police

A month after he wrote a news story about real estate agents “illegally acquiring” 12 acres of tribal land in Kerala, a journalist with media house Madhyamam was booked by the police in Palakkad.

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‘Will boycott such leaders’: Journalists demand apology from Maha BJP chief for ‘tea’ comments

After the Maharashtra BJP chief urged party workers to “take journalists out for tea” to make sure they only filed “positive” stories, journalists across the state have demanded that he apologise.

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Delhi: Transgender OPD at RML Hospital step towards inclusivity, but with caveats

“I am happy, at least something has been done,” said Muskan, one of the transgender persons visiting Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital on the inaugural day of its OPD facility for the transgender community.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 289: Dating coaches in India, ‘political analysts’ on TV news

This week, host Tanishka Sodhi is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and The Morning Context’s Ayush Tiwari.

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Delhi University polls: Decoding first-time voters’ decisions

On the polling day of Delhi University’s student body elections on Friday, thousands of students casted their votes at both the collegiate and central student union levels. Several of these students were first-time voters.

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