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‘Unique, the reporter who lived like a local’: Mark Tully, as others remembered him

Long before podcasts and push alerts, before television debates swallowed the news cycle, many Indians first encountered the world each morning through a radio voice that sounded unhurried and quietly certain. In homes, tea shops and hostel rooms, the BBC bulletin would crackle on, and somewhere in it would be…

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Saurabh Dwivedi to lead Indian Express’s Hindi foray

Saurabh Dwivedi is all set to helm The Indian Express in its new Hindi avatar, overseeing its entire operation, including video shows and an e-paper. The initiative will seek to take The Indian Express’s English editorial depth to a mass Hindi-speaking audience.

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6 journalists summoned this month, ‘25’ in a year: The police trail following Kashmir’s press

The oral summonses issued to at least five national media journalists in Kashmir, following their reporting on the profiling of mosques, mark the latest episode of what many describe as systematic surveillance of the valley’s press.

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‘Told to sign bond, reporter does not’: Express confronts police action against reporter in Kashmir

Days after journalists from national publications were summoned by the Jammu and Kashmir police, The Indian Express publicly backed its Srinagar-based reporter Bashaarat Masood, detailing the police action against him in a front-page report.

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Flipkart delivery worker changes statement on rescue effort to save Noida techie

Moninder, a Flipkart delivery worker who attempted to rescue 26-year-old techie Yuvraj Mehta, has changed his statement on what transpired the night Yuvraj drowned in a water-filled pit at a construction site in Noida’s Sector 150. Yuvraj died after his car crashed through a compromised boundary wall and plunged into…

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Over 100 cases of typhoid reported after raw sewage leaks into drinking water

Municipal authorities identify over 20 pipeline leaks that led to contamination by sewage water in Gandhinagar

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India’s largest airline ordered to slash winter schedule as flight cancellations trigger aviation crisis

Government scrutiny of IndiGo intensifies after thousands of passengers are stranded and competitor’s hike fares

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Dileep verdict: Editorials question ‘patriarchal elements’, decision to welcome back actor

Earlier this week, the Additional Special Sessions Court in Ernakulam delivered its verdict in a case that became one of Kerala’s most closely watched trials in recent memory. After a five-year trial, actor Dileep, accused of masterminding the abduction and sexual assault of an actor, was found not guilty in…

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As sections of Indian media go gaga over Putin, he launches competitor to challenge ‘Western narrative’

As Indian TV channels aired nonstop coverage of Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, the Russian premier today launched the Indian arm of the Russian state–funded television network Russia Today (RT).

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English editorials slam Sanchar Saathi ‘bad governance’, Hindi dailies yet to speak up

Earlier this week, the Department of Telecommunications issued a sweeping directive to all smartphone manufacturers to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app on new mobile handsets from March 2026 under the Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2024. Manufacturers have been asked to submit a compliance report to the department within 120 days.

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Thousands 'Declared Dead': Voter Purge in Bihar Branded 'Quiet Coup' Against Democracy

Bihar's voter purge has sparked outrage after 6.5 million names were deleted from electoral rolls, with critics calling it a 'quiet coup' as the Supreme Court demands transparency from the Election Commission.

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Delhi Red Fort blast: Police detain multiple suspects after car explosion leaves 9 dead

Authorities in restive Himalayan region of Kashmir detain at least five individuals

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'Sorry for Being Uncomfortable': Vladimir Kramnik Claims FIDE 'Ignored' Proof of Cheating for Over a Year

Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik has accused FIDE of ignoring his alleged proof of cheating for over a year, citing an ignored formal letter and follow-up email to the federation's lawyer.

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‘Her cup, her story’: Indian cricket is now complete as women’s cricket rewrites the headlines

“Herstoric.” “Indomitable India.” “A giant leap: It’s her cup.”

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Washington Post’s Adani-LIC story fizzled out in India. That says a lot

Whether the story had substance or not, it is intriguing that there has been little to no follow up in mainstream print media to the Washington Post expose about the Life Insurance Corporation’s investments in Gautam Adani’s companies, allegedly at the behest of the Modi government.

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Taliban’s male-only presser: How media failed to fact-check Afghan minister’s pro-woman claims

He came. He got his way. Then he relented, somewhat. And then he left.

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Can ‘green’ fireworks really prevent another Diwali air pollution bomb in Delhi?

So-called green fireworks may emit less smoke than conventional ones in controlled tests, but scientists and doctors are sceptical about the difference in real-world impact

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‘Threatened after reports’, missing Uttarkashi journalist found dead

Ten days after he went missing, the body of journalist Rajeev Pratap Singh was recovered from a barrage in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district on Sunday.

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Rekha Gupta, Eknath Shinde lead b’day ad blitz for Modi; ToI, HT skip demonetisation in PM’s legacy feature

All and sundry came out to wish Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 75th birthday on Wednesday.

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Full pages for GST cheer, crores for newspapers: Tracking a fortnight of Modi-centric ads

A fortnight after the GST Council announced sweeping rate cuts on essentials and consumer durables, India’s top newspapers were awash with “thank you” notes. Full-page spreads and jackets from companies and trade associations crowded the front and back pages, while several ads carried oversized portraits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

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Standing Committee recommends ombudsman, harsher penalties for media to curb ‘fake news’

The Information and Broadcast ministry’s Standing Committee has come up with new recommendations on combating fake news. The committee under BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has recommended increased penalties, fines, expedited grievance redressal and an inter-ministerial coordination committee to keep an eye on Big Tech companies and intermediaries like Google, Facebook,…

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Bihar’s silenced voters, India’s gagged press: The twin threats to Indian democracy

The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, probably expected that his August 18 press conference would settle the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” charge. He was wrong. This is a story that has refused to die, notwithstanding Trump’s tariffs, or…

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The Rs 444 question: Why India banned online money games

Hungama hai kyun barpaa thodi si jo pee li haiDaakaa to nahi maara chori to nahi ki hai– Akbar Allahabadi On August 21, Parliament slammed the brakes on online money games by passing the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025. The government’s press release made its intent clear:…

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A pollster apologises, BJP calls it proof of Rahul ‘lies’, news TV cheers

Rahul Gandhi’s allegations about voter rolls predate, and never relied on, any data from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

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Backlash after local authorities in India ban meat sales on Independence Day

Opposition parties accuse government of policing people’s dietary choices

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