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Two journalists arrested for ‘blackmailing, taking bribes’ in Assam SCERT scam case

Two journalists – Bhaskar Jyoti Hazarika of News18 and Puja Moni Das of Pratibimba Live – were arrested today by the Assam chief minister’s special vigilance cell.

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Watch: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi starts running when questioned on wrestlers’ protest

Even as India’s protesting wrestlers sat on the banks of the Ganga, threatening to immerse their medals, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi went on a run to avoid answering questions on their protest.

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Mind ki Baat, Ep 4: Depression

This is the fourth episode 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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Days before new Parliament inauguration, curbs on media access back in focus with PCI letter to Birla

Three days before the inauguration of the new Parliament building, the Press Club of India has once again demanded that restrictions on the entry of journalists be removed.

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Sarah Jacob quits NDTV, the latest in a spate of resignations

NDTV anchor and senior editor Sarah Jacob has resigned from the news channel. Jacob, who has worked at NDTV for over 20 years, also hosts the show We The People.

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Is India stalling visa renewal for two Sri Lankan journalists with BBC in Delhi?

Following the Income Tax department’s “surveys” of BBC’s offices in India in February, two foreign journalists with the BBC have found themselves in a quandary in Delhi.

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Delhi High Court directs EPFO to investigate journalist’s plea on Statesman withholding PF dues

The Delhi High Court last week issued an order directing the Employee Provident Fund Organisation to take note of a former Statesman journalist’s complaint about not receiving his provident fund.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 272: Law intern labelled ‘PFI agent’, Karnataka poll

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

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Hafta letters: Gender, pronunciations, Dalai Lama, Karnataka election coverage

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In 70 days, at Rs 75 lakh: The curious case of a 9-acre plot sold to former Khattar aide’s family

Within 70 days of its inception, a new transport company purchased nine acres of land, got the land use category changed, and transferred the plot to the family of a key officer in the Haryana chief minister’s office at a throwaway price of Rs 75 lakh, suggest documents seen by…

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Defence journalist held: Peers, acquaintances call him ‘harmless’, point to his ‘good stories’

Days after the CBI arrested defence journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi for alleged espionage, journalists and experts who knew him have expressed shock. They described him as a simple man who was a familiar face at press conferences and the South Block, which houses the defence ministry.

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SC stays Bengal ban on Kerala Story, agrees to watch it to decide what can be ‘permitted’

The Supreme Court today stayed the West Bengal government’s ban on the screening of the film The Kerala Story, stating that the “prohibition is not tenable” and statutory provisions cannot be used to “put a premium on public intolerance”.

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A legal fight and a dream: What marriage means to India’s queer community

In April, conversations in India revolved around love and its different manifestations.

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‘No ban, poor performance’: Tamil Nadu counters Kerala Story makers’ claim in SC

Denying the allegation that there is a “shadow ban” on The Kerala Story across Tamil Nadu, the state government has told the Supreme Court that these are just “false and sweeping allegations” with “malafide intentions” for publicity.

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‘Media declared me a terrorist…cops asked me about namaz, Pak, Dawood’: MP law intern labelled ‘PFI spy’

“My biggest regret is that I missed all my third semester exams…Now, the college authorities have asked me to not attend classes due to security reasons, and directly come to write the exam. They said that they are ‘under pressure’.”

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 271: Wrestlers’ protest and government’s indifference

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

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Mind ki Baat, Ep 3: ADHD

This is the third episode 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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No internet, frenzied mobs: Manipur journalists on ‘biggest challenges’ to reporting on the conflict

“I couldn’t sleep that night. I kept getting flashes of the girl who was shot…the moment I dozed off, I started hearing gunshots and whistles. Just a few hours ago when we were walking, she was there, alive and well, trying to protest for her people. She died moments later.”

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SC judge says India ‘now at 161’ on press freedom, solicitor general says depends on who ranks it

Supreme Court judge Justice KM Joseph on Tuesday pointed to India’s press freedom ranking while hearing petitions challenging the remission granted to Bilkis Bano case convicts, LiveLaw reported.

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‘No party ready to listen’: In rural Karnataka, clamour among women voters for alcohol ban

“My father ruined our lives. He would start drinking early in the morning and by the evening he would be so drunk that he would beat the hell out of us…before his death, half of his body was paralysed…he would defecate anywhere in the house…my mother would have to clean,”…

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Hate speech: Within one week of SC rap, 3 events in Maharashtra, one with CM’s son

Less than a week after the Supreme Court clarified that any hesitation on part of the authorities to act against hate speech will amount to contempt of court, Maharashtra saw at least three events where speakers indulged in communally charged speeches. One of these was attended by Shrikant Shinde, a…

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In Ballari’s battle of billionaires, all eyes on mining baron’s new party

In the mining town of Karnataka’s Ballari, Congress leader Nara Bharat Reddy had tried to take first-mover advantage by launching his campaign months ahead of the state assembly elections, going door to door, promising a politics “without corruption” in the Bellary City segment.

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NL Interview: N Ram on censorship, threats to press freedom, and govt ad cuts in India

N Ram, the director of the Hindu Publishing Group, speaks to Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi about the major threats to freedom of press in India today.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 300: Awfaah, Indian Matchmaking, The Diplomat

While talking about Indian Matchmaking Season 3:

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At least 36 dead in violence in Manipur; mob came with 'JCB, arms’

At least 36 bodies of those who succumbed to the mob violence in Manipur – which broke out between Kuki tribe and the majority Meitei community on May 3 – have been received by two district hospitals in capital city Imphal, sources said. The government has not yet reported the…

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