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Kunal Kamra petition: Centre tells HC that it won’t notify fact-check unit till July 5

In a hearing on comedian Kunal Kamra’s affidavit against the amended IT Rules, the central government on Thursday informed the Bombay High Court that it will not notify the formation of its fact-check unit until July 5, Bar and Bench reported.

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In run-up to G20, Delhi drains see manual clean-ups without protective gear

Despite a ban on hazardous cleaning without protective gear, contractors from Delhi’s public works department have employed several workers, including many who claimed to be minors, to desilt rainwater drains manually, without any safety equipment.

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Behind ‘Digital Hindu’ conclaves platforming hate speech, BJP leader’s NGO

An event in Bhopal last month which platformed hate speech largely found no mention in the mainstream media, despite the presence of senior BJP leaders from Madhya Pradesh, including a minister.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 268: Cow conspiracy in Agra, Atiq Ahmed shooting

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

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Religious, ‘proud Brahmin’, ‘disowned’ by Bajrang Dal: Meet Luvlesh Tiwari, accused in Atiq’s murder

On December 22, a 22-year-old in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, posted on Facebook. “Jai Shri Ram,” he said, writing in Hindi: “People in front of whom I don’t bow down do not like me. Those who like me never ask me to bow.”

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Queue for queues, packed online slots, and the endless wait to be treated at AIIMS Delhi

Lying on a sheet outside gate no. 6B at Delhi’s AIIMS, Sandhya Patel is just among the hundreds of patients who camp overnight outside the health facility each day.

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‘Dwells upon imaginary consequences’: Centre’s affidavit slams Kunal Kamra’s petition against IT Rules amendment

Kunal Kamra’s writ petition in the Bombay High Court challenging the new amendment to the IT Rules, 2021 is “mala fide in nature as it dwells upon imaginary consequences”, the central government has alleged in an affidavit.

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‘Is Jonah Peretti axing himself too?’: Grief and anger among journalists as Buzzfeed News shuts down

Buzzfeed News is shutting down, and journalists took to social media last night to mourn its loss.

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Atiq Ahmed vs Satya Pal Malik: Media frenzy for one, indifference for the other

The past fortnight has confirmed, once again, how deeply the independence of mainstream media in India has been dented.

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‘Cannot sustain the test of law’: J&K HC quashes Fahad Shah’s detention under PSA

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has quashed the detention order against Kashmir Walla editor Fahad Shah, observing that in the earlier order, the authority used expressions such as “public order” and “security of the state” with a “wavering mind”.

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Atiq killing: Seizure of CCTV recorders, ‘delayed’ police custody trigger disquiet

In Dhondipur and Minhajpur, the neighbourhoods near the spot where Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were gunned down on live television last week, a sense of disquiet grows over the police response to the incident in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.

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Assam’s mega Bihu event: Editor summoned, politician arrested amid entry fee melee

In the run up to the Assam government’s mega Bihu celebrations, which took place on April 13 and April 14, confusion reigned over one question: Would the government charge for tickets to the event, or would it be free?

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‘The bullet could’ve hit any of us’: Journalists recall Ahmed brothers’ shootout

They were the unlikeliest of killings, considering live television, heavy police presence and a media frenzy around gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, his family, and associates.

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Modi’s handling of BBC was a ‘terrible mistake’: Satya Pal Malik to The Wire

Two days after the Enforcement Directorate filed a case against BBC India for foreign exchange violations, Kashmir’s former governor and politician Satya Pal Malik said prime minister Narendra Modi’s handling of the BBC is a “terrible mistake”.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 267: CBSE push for Modi govt campaigns

This week, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal.

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A court petition, impending eviction, and an IWPC election like no other

The Indian Women’s Press Corps will hold its annual election for the managing committee on Saturday, but its premises at Ashoka Road holds a quiet, relaxed look – much like most afternoons here – two days ahead of the event.

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Mind ki Baat, Ep 1: Anxiety

This is episode one of Mind ki Baat, a Newslaundry podcast with a neurodivergent host that will focus on the invisible epidemic of mental health issues in society today.

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Another Pegasus-like snooping tool used in 10 countries: Researchers

Nearly two years after the Pegasus controversy, researchers at Microsoft and digital rights group Citizen Lab have suggested the use of another Israeli spyware by governments in at least 10 countries.

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Roys’ new innings after NDTV exit: 'Green tech' firm, ‘2 books’

Less than two months after they quit the board of NDTV’s promoter group as directors amid the Gautam Adani takeover, the channel’s former owners Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy founded Ikroya Tech – a company focussed on technology development and data analysis.

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Bombay HC seeks govt response as Kunal Kamra challenges IT rules on fact-checking

The Bombay High Court has sought the centre’s response over an affidavit filed by comedian Kunal Kamra against the amended IT Rules that empower the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media.

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Days before internal polls, women press association gets another notice over ‘unauthorised occupation’

The government has issued a fresh notice to the Indian Women Press Corps asking it to pay around Rs 18.9 lakh for “unauthorised occupation” of a Lutyens’ Delhi bungalow. The notice comes days before internal elections at the IWPC.

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Gujarat’s road to the US: The gatekeepers of dreams, and death

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Dangers of censorship and self-censorship: Journalists slam amended IT Rules

After newspapers, press groups, and opposition leaders criticised the central government’s recent amendment to the IT Rules 2021, journalists joined the chorus, describing the amendment as “censorship”.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 266: Howrah’s Ram Navami violence, Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and freelance journalist Snigdhendu Bhattacharya.

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