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UNI news agency is dying a slow death. Who is to blame?

In 1959, eight of India’s biggest newspapers came together to launch a news agency to break the monopoly of the Press Trust of India. Six decades later, United News of India is on ventilator support. Salaries of permanent staff have gone partially unpaid for five years, company properties lie seized,…

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‘Reflects poorly on judiciary that it took two years to grant liberty to Kappan’: The Hindu editorial

An editorial in the Hindu today lauded the Supreme Court for bypassing “the bail-denying feature of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act” to grant bail to journalist Siddique Kappan.

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TV Newsance 186: Why news anchors should leave Team India & Bollywood alone

Team India is out of Asia Cup 2022 after losing to Pakistan. The match last Sunday was turned into a war by TV news channels, and when India lost we had anchor Sudhir Chaudhary offering his expert analysis. A game of cricket with Pakistan is always high stakes, but why…

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Daily Dose Ep 1146: Siddique Kappan gets bail, India bans export of broken rice

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from the Supreme Court, New Delhi, and the United Kingdom.

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Daily Dose Ep 1145: Central Vista inauguration, Mamata’s 2024 bid to oust BJP

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, West Bengal, Ladakh and Ukraine.

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73 IAS for 163 joint secy posts: Is Modi govt picking others for central top jobs?

The annual shortlist of IAS officers considered for central deputation is getting smaller. Fewer officers of the premier service are making it to significant positions – such as joint secretary – as compared to their share six years ago while the shortage of IAS officers, against their sanctioned strength at…

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After forcible cremation of Hathras victim, UP proposes new guidelines for the future

Over 600 days after the UP police forcibly cremated the body of Asha, a Dalit woman in Hathras, the state government has proposed guidelines for such cremations to ensure the maintenance of “law and order”.

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For Rs 8 lakh, you can be an ‘influential leader’ on India Today, Economic Times

The smallest font on the page says “confidential proprietary information”; the largest says “influential leaders of India 2022”. This is the first page of a document drafted by a company called Team Marksmen. It was quietly tucked at the bottom of an email sent to Newslaundry boss Abhinandan Sekhri last…

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Daily Dose Ep 1144: Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra, CBI raids West Bengal law minister

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, the Supreme Court, Russia, and Brazil.

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‘No foreign funding’: Media-funding foundation responds to tax ‘survey’

The Income Tax department conducted a “survey action” at the Bangalore office of the Independent and Public Spirited Media Foundation on Wednesday, CNBC- TV18 reported.

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A pamphlet on protest precautions and a PFI ‘nexus’: Why UP is opposing Siddique Kappan’s bail

That Siddique Kappan was carrying a pamphlet on how to protect oneself during a protest – with tips like “wear comfortable clothes” and “drink glucose” – is proof for the Uttar Pradesh government that he was educating himself on “Rioting 101”.

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News9 takes down story on rise of anti-Muslim songs

On September 4, News9 published an article on the rise of anti-Muslim music in India and how it normalises hate and violence against the minority community. It subsequently shared the piece by freelance journalist Saurabh Sharma on social media.

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Daily Dose Ep 1143: ED raids in liquor scam case, firing at Indo-Pak border

Tanishka Sodhi brings you the news from New Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, and China.

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FoE Con 2022: Brace for a day of ‘impolite conversations’

As normal life picks up pace after the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Newslaundry is back with in-person events for you.

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‘Conspiracy to spread terror’: UP police files affidavit in SC opposing Siddique Kappan’s bail plea

The Uttar Pradesh police has opposed journalist Siddique Kappan's bail plea on grounds that he is purportedly “part of the larger conspiracy...to foment religious discord and spread terror in the country”.

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No, India didn’t ‘summon’ Wikipedia over Arshdeep edits. It asked for information within 24 hours

Contrary to an Economic Times report early on Monday, India’s ministry of electronics and information technology has not “summoned” any Wikipedia executives over vandalised pages.

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Daily Dose Ep 1141: BJP MPs booked for trespassing, Rajasthan cook held for discrimination

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Bihar, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Sri Lanka.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 235: Adani’s NDTV takeover, UP man helps catch mother’s rapists after 30 years

This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel as host Basant Kumar is joined by Nidhi Suresh and Ayush Tiwari.

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TV Newsance 185: Jharkhand case & Supertech twin towers dhamaka on TV news

This week we look at all the TV news tamasha around the Supertech twin towers demolition in Noida. TV anchors gave us breathless coverage starting from almost two days before the actual event. They jumped in Audis and Jeeps, got into CGI helicopters and gave us countdowns to the blast.…

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Man was jailed for 10 years for raping stepmother. With flimsy evidence and shoddy probe

On August 24, the Madhya Pradesh High Court struck down the rape conviction of Sumit, handed down about a decade ago. The “whole trial” that led to his conviction by a sessions court in Dhar “appears to be a farce”, Justice Subodh Abhyankar observed, not least because the police “literally…

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Daily Dose Ep 1140: Teesta Setalvad granted interim bail, INS Vikrant commissioned

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from the Supreme Court, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka, Myanmar, and NASA.

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Cartoon: Of men and legends

Cartoon is one of the oldest and boldest artistic genres for speaking truth to power. In India, however, cartoonists, in the news media and outside, are under pressure to curtail their free speech and not annoy the powerful as the finest of them are wont to do. They are being…

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Daily Dose Ep 1139: AAP wins trust vote, Jharkhand leaders meet governor

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from New Delhi, Jharkhand, Tripura, and China.

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Daily Dose Ep 1138: Mamata’s nephew gets ED summons, last Soviet leader dies

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Punjab, Jharkhand, New Delhi, West Bengal, Pakistan, and Russia.

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Daily Dose Ep 1137: SC drops Babri mosque cases, CBI raids Sisodia’s locker

Veronica Joseph brings you the news from Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi, the Supreme Court, West Bengal, Manipur, and Iraq.

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