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Raids on The Wire: Delhi police seized electronics, asked for passwords, refused to provide hash value

During a raid this evening on the home of the Wire founder-editor Siddharth Varadarajan, the Delhi police seized his laptop, two mobile phones and an iPad.

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Meta vs The Wire vs Devesh Kumar: The story so far

Over the weekend, the twists and turns in the Wire-Meta saga continued.

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FIR against Wire editors after Amit Malviya’s complaint over ‘cheating, forgery and defamation’

On the basis of a complaint by BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya, an FIR has now been filed in Delhi against the Wire and its senior editors over the controversial Meta reports. This comes two days after the BJP leader said he will file criminal charges against the news…

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India ruling party official to sue critical news website

An official from India’s ruling party says he will sue an independent local news website after it reported in a now-retracted story that Meta, the social media giant, granted him extraordinary powers to censor Instagram posts

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BJP’s Amit Malviya to sue Wire over ‘forged documents to malign reputation’

BJP’s information technology cell head Amit Malviya has said that he will file criminal charges against the Wire and also seek damages in a civil court for allegedly forging documents to malign and tarnish his reputation. This came hours after the news portal issued an apology to its readers a…

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Inspired by Rishi Sunak, Owaisi says hijab-clad woman should be Indian PM, gets roasted

NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) supremo Asaduddin Owaisi has been slammed by opponents for advocating a hijab-wearing woman as Indian prime minister.

The Times of India

How Rishi Sunak as UK PM triggered row over minorities in India

NEW DELHI: Rishi Sunak taking over as the prime minister of the United Kingdom has triggered a debate on the status of minorities and people of foreign origin far away in India. Leaders of opposition parties have alleged domination of majoritarianism in the country.

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Expert take: Why was the Wire compelled to pull down its Meta stories?

After insisting for over a week that its reporting supposedly exposing how Meta allowed BJP leaders to censor content on its platforms was solid, the Wire on Tuesday pulled down the work pending a “thorough internal review of all material and documents and sources”.

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Dollar vs rupee: Congress, BJP clash over Nirmala Sitharaman’s comment

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharamans’s remarks about the rupee’s value vis-a-vis the dollar have sparked off a war of words between the BJP and the Congress. While the Congress has mocked and criticised the minister’s remarks, the BJP has countered it and defended their party leader.

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Explained: What’s the Wire vs Meta fight all about?

This week, the Wire published a damning report about the content moderation policies of Meta, the social media behemoth that owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. Meta, which has misled about how it functions and moderates content before, replied saying the news report was misleading at best and fabricated at worst.…

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Nehru’s role in Kashmir: BJP, Congress spar over Modi’s remarks

NEW DELHI: The BJP and the Congress have clashed head-on over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on India’s first PM Jawaharlal Nehru’s role in Jammu and Kashmir. While the BJP has defended first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the Congress has come to the rescue of Nehru.

The Times of India

Wire stands by its report on BJP ‘censor privileges’, Meta by its denials

Social media giant Meta has claimed that a report in the Wire – which suggested BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya was part of the firm’s controversial XCheck programme – was “inaccurate” and appeared to be based on “fabricated” documentation. However, the news portal reported that Meta’s claims were in…

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Delhi L-G orders probe in AAP's free power scheme; Kejriwal links it to Gujarat polls

Sisodia said the L-G has no power to issue orders on any matters concerning the Delhi Government except for land, police, and law and order

The Hindu

Pressure mounts on Mamata Banerjee to sack MoS education Paresh Adhikari in SSC scam

NEW DELHI: The main opposition in West Bengal, the BJP, has accused chief minister Mamata Banerjee of trying to deflect the people’s attention from the School Service Commission (SSC) recruitment irregularities scam by announcing reorganisation of the state and reshuffle of portfolios of her council of ministers on August 3.

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'No GST on crematorium services': Parliament business suffers as BJP, Congress spar over tax hike

NEW DELHI: The business of Parliament’s monsoon session suffered for the third consecutive day over the protest by the Congress-led opposition against inflation and the recent levy of Goods and Services Tax (GST) on certain items. A war of words has ensued between the BJP and the principal opposition Congress…

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It's fake: Modi govt shoots down opposition charge on caste criterion for Agnipath aspirants

NEW DELHI: In a fast rebuttal of the opposition's charge that recruitment under the Agnipath scheme required a caste certificate to be submitted by applicants, the Narendra Modi government said it was fake, with defence minister Rajnath Singh rejecting the charge in no time.

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Chidambaram says Nirmala Sitharaman should appoint chief economic astrologer, BJP calls it ‘obnoxious’ comment

NEW DELHI: Under attack from its rivals over the economy, the BJP has launched a counter-offensive in order to defend the Narendra Modi government at the Centre.

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Congress-BJP verbal duel over Droupadi Murmu’s tribal status turns ugly, apology demanded and legal action threatened

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Ajoy Kumar’s remarks about the NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu took an ugly turn on Wednesday when he threatened to sue a couple of BJP leaders including the party’s in-charge of national information and technology department Amit Malviya.

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BJP denies nabbed LeT terrorist Talib Hussain was party member, terms it Pak conspiracy

NEW DELHI: While the Congress has come down heavily on the BJP and alleged that it had links with LeT terrorist Talib Hussain, nabbed in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the saffron party has said it was a conspiracy of Pakistan to target its leaders and offices.

The Hindu

Udaipur tailor murder | Congress alleges one of main accused is ‘BJP member’

‘Riyaz Attari is a member of the BJP,’ alleged Congress’ media department head Pawan Khera

The Times of India

Why Jairam Ramesh replacing Surjewala as Congress’s media head has Prashant Kishor’s stamp

NEW DELHI: In what may seem to be a sudden development, newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Singh Surjewala was removed as the Congress general secretary in-charge of communication on Thursday night. He was replaced with former Union minister Jairam Ramesh as party general secretary in-charge of communication, publicity and media…

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Political slugfest between Congress and BJP over Rahul’s Kathmandu visit

A video of Mr. Gandhi in a Kathmandu nightclub became viral on social media platforms

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Tharoor pens poem on Kejriwal’s posture

‘Once was CM of Delhi who stretched from his head to belly’

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Days before violence at Kejriwal's house, Alt News busted doctored video shared by BJP leaders

Two days before BJP workers clashed with police outside Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s house while protesting against an alleged denial of atrocities faced by Kashmiri Pandits, fact-checking website Alt News had clarified that a video clip used by BJP leaders to rake up the issue was misleading.

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Election results LIVE: Capturing the sound and fury on TV news

Welcome to verdict day, where the results will be declared for the assembly elections conducted in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur and Punjab.

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