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‘Caused great disharmony’: UK conservative MP slams BBC’s ‘biased’ coverage of Ram Mandir

UK conservative MP Bob Blackman has raised concerns over alleged “biased reporting” on the Ram temple by state broadcaster BBC.

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MJ Akbar and Gautam Adani’s brother-in-law to participate in bid for UNI

The process to auction off United News of India agency has begun. Among the five groups that have lined up to bid for it are Gautam Adani’s brother-in-law Rakesh Ramanlal Shah and BJP MP MJ Akbar.

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Andaman: 2 journalists assaulted while ‘trying to report on illegal liquor sale’

Two journalists from Andaman and Nicobar Islands were assaulted while they were trying to verify the alleged illegal sale of alcohol on January 30 – a dry day on account of Martyr’s Day, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

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Inside Aiyar-RWA dispute: Diary on reporters, web series dismay, cheer on WhatsApp

Kapil Kakkar, president of the Jangpura Extension Welfare Association and a psychologist by profession, is a busy man these days. It’s not patients but reporters who are now queuing up outside his clinic. And Kakkar is jotting down the details about the journalists in a diary, categorising them as “pro-”…

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‘Arrest is imminent’: CBI raids on Harsh Mander, FIR filed

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed an FIR against human rights activist and former IAS officer Harsh Mander for alleged FCRA violations, Newslaundry learned today.

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From ‘path-breaking’ demonetisation to Bal Narendra’s heroics: Hits and misses of Modi museum

A bigger than life-size digital board plastered with a beaming face of Prime Minister Narendra sets the stage for the newly-opened Narendra Modi gallery at its entrance at Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society in Lutyens’ Delhi.

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Plea challenging IT Rules amendment: Split verdict from Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court today delivered a split verdict in petitions challenging the amendment to the IT Rules, which allows the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media, Livelaw reported.

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How OCI journalists in India are navigating uncertain work permissions amid govt scrutiny

French journalist Vanessa Dougnac, whose overseas citizenship of India status is under threat, first came under the government’s scrutiny more than two years ago. In September 2022, the ministry of home affairs revoked her special permission to work in the country as a media professional.

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No diversity, govt dependent, paying the price: State of the media at event in memory of Gauri Lankesh

“Maybe the killers of Gauri Lankesh were angry that a woman was questioning the Hindutva ideology. This shows how much danger women journalists are in for merely doing their job,” said Meena Kotwal, founder of digital news platform Mooknayak.

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‘Invalid votes’, ‘scandalous scuttling’: Newspapers today on Chandigarh mayor polls

Yesterday, the BJP claimed victory to the post of Chandigarh mayor in a curious sequence of events that the AAP and Congress, which were contesting together, called “fraud”.

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Detention quashed, but several PSA prisoners languish in jail over procedural delays

In 2022, Rameez* had big plans. He wanted to finish his law course and get married to the “love of his life”, until he was arrested in June that year under the Public Safety Act, 1978, as his activities were “highly prejudicial to the maintenance of public order of the…

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WAN-IFRA awards: Newslaundry app bags gold as the best innovative digital product

The Newslaundry app has been honoured as the ‘Best Innovative Digital Product’ at the Digital Media Awards South Asia 2023. The award in its seventh edition, is organised by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

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‘Sony’s criminal design to start merger and withdraw’: Subhash Chandra

“I can prove it was Sony’s criminal design to start the merger process and then withdraw,” Zee Entertainment Enterprises chairman emeritus Subhash Chandra has told The Economic Times in an interview.

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ED raids Subhash Chandra-owned Essel Group’s Mumbai office: Report

The Enforcement Directorate has conducted searches at Essel Group’s Mumbai office, which also serves as the office premises for Zee Media, ET Now reported, citing sources.

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Broadcast code violation? AIR uses image with BJP symbol to report on Modi scheme launch

In a report about the launch of various central government projects, state broadcaster All India Radio used a picture that contained the BJP’s poll symbol – in an ostensible violation of the AIR Broadcast Code.

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Over-the-top coverage, bounty of ads: The saffron hues of Big Media on Ram Mandir

This was the first paragraph of the front-page story in The Times of India on January 23:

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Questions on police inaction after News7 Tamil reporter attacked with ‘sickles and knives’

A News7 Tamil reporter in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur was attacked with “sickles and knives” by a group of unidentified men on Wednesday night. According to The News Minute, the group slashed Nesaprabhu leaving severe injuries.

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3 from right-wing group held for attacking FTII students over Babri mosque banner

Three members of a right-wing group have been arrested for assaulting students on the campus of Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, police said on Tuesday.

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MP: Hindutva mob hoists saffron flags over 4 Christian prayer halls, no FIR filed

A mob of Hindutva activists reportedly climbed on top of four Christian prayer halls after Sunday mass, and hoisted the saffron flag while chanting Jai Shri Ram, in Ranapur tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district.

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French journalist served notice over OCI card denies charge of ‘malicious’ reportage

A French journalist, who was served a notice by the Union ministry of home affairs asking why her Overseas Citizen of India card should not be withdrawn, has denied the government’s allegation that her reports on India were “malicious”.

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Days after he turned approver, NewsClick HR head withdraws plea against remand

NewsClick HR head Amit Chakraborty has withdrawn his plea before the Supreme Court against his arrest and police remand in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case against him, Bar and Bench reported.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 305: Changing Ayodhya, Agnipath protests, Ujjain ‘spitting’ case

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Avdhesh Kumar along with independent journalists Shweta Desai and Kashif Kakvi.

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Ram’s Ayodhya has gone the Modi way. What do locals think?

With two days left for the consecration ceremony of the partially complete Ram Janmabhoomi temple, the streets of Ayodhya have been decked up with hundreds of posters featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Some feature the new temple, some feature illustrations of Ram, some feature the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi…

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Fearing low govt rates, Ayodhya villagers are selling land to a private company

Something’s afoot in Majha Tihura village, located eight km away from Ayodhya.

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Hafta letters: Native languages, employability, Tata controversy

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