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Yesterday, The Indian Express reported that CPIM general secretary Sitaram Yechury and All India Forward Bloc leader G Devarajan were asked by public broadcasters Doordarshan and All India Radio to drop the phrases “communal authoritarian regime”, “Muslim”, and “draconian laws” from their speeches during broadcast time allotted to them.

From the mainstream media to BJP leaders, the knives are out for the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, with his party colleague making serious allegations about an assault on her at his residence.

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Raman Kirpal are joined by journalists Girish Kuber, Sunita Aron, and Sudipto Mondal. 

The absence of something in the media is often not noted, especially in election season. But this morning, some readers of English newspapers in Mumbai, the city where I live, might have noticed the absence of Narendra Modi on their front pages. Barring The Indian Express, which had a front-page…

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) plea seeking action to be taken against the “illegal posting” of IAS officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh in Uttar Pradesh who has been on deputation since 2015 and its further extension. Read further on Dynamite News:

Sanjay Nirupam's political journey from journalism to Shiv Sena and Congress, marked by alliances, rivalries, and controversies.

Chameli Devi Jain Award 2024 for Outstanding Woman Media Person of the Year has been given jointly to independent journalist Greeshma Kuthar, and Ritika Chopra of the Indian Express.

A journalist from Gujarat daily Prathna Sandesh has been booked for allegedly posting defamatory content about a BJP MLA on the newspaper’s social media handle, according to a report by The Indian Express.

Oxfam India told the Delhi High Court today that its “operations have virtually been forced to halt” after the central government refused to renew its Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act licence, The Indian Express reported. 

The social media profile of at least one of the three accused, who have been arrested over an alleged gangrape on IIT-BHU premises, is replete with pictures of him posing with senior BJP leaders. It should be noted here that none of these posts were made after the alleged crime.

A day after a joint investigation by Amnesty International and Washington Post suggested that two Indian journalists had been targeted with Pegasus spyware, few prominent dailies carried a report from an Indian source.