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Meet the complainants behind the Assam FIRs against journalists

In Assam, three recent FIRs have turned the spotlight on a pattern: journalists critical of the government hauled up under a new sedition-style law. There’s another trend – the complainants in at least two of the FIRs ostensibly had links to the BJP or the RSS student wing ABVP.

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Apologise on social media for ‘objectionable’ cartoon in 7 days: SC to MP cartoonist

Cartoonist Hemant Malviya informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that he would issue an apology on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms for publishing an objectionable caricature of the RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bar and Bench reported.

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What’s missing from your child’s textbook? A deep dive into NCERT’s revisions in Modi years

Year after year, whole sections, topics, and names are altered if not altogether taken out of the school textbooks that belong to the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). This has occurred so steadily over the last few years that news about history being erased from the school…

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Protocol snub, impeachment motion: Why Dhankhar called it quits

A few months after he became vice-president, Jagdeep Dhankhar met then-US president Joe Biden in Cambodia to attend a multilateral summit in November 2022. Biden reportedly told Dhankhar: “Just like you, I was also once vice-president.” Dhankhar said he was following in Biden’s footsteps.

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Book excerpt: How Vajpayee family courted journalists, PMO hounded magazines

These are excerpts from Abhishek Choudhary’s book ‘Believer’s Dilemma: Vajpayee and the Hindu right’s path to power (1977-2018)’.

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SC grants interim protection to MP cartoonist booked over ‘objectionable’ cartoon

The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted cartoonist Hemant Malviya interim protection from arrest in a case over his allegedly objectionable cartoon of PM Narendra Modi and the RSS, LiveLaw reported. The apex court, however, came down heavily on Malviya, calling the post “inflammatory”.

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SC to hear MP cartoonist’s bail plea after FIR over cartoon on PM and RSS

The Supreme Court will hear cartoonist Hemant Malviya’s petition against a Madhya Pradesh High Court order denying him anticipatory bail on Monday, LiveLaw reported.

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South Central 34: Karnataka’s DKS-Siddaramaiah tussle and RSS hypocrisy on Preamble

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the tussle between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah over the state’s Chief Minister-ship.

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Hindutva trouble for AIADMK and murmurs in TN BJP

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. In this Tamil Nadu special, we found out the details behind DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran’s astonishing legal notice to his brother Kalanithi Maran alleging a massive corporate…

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'Hidden Treasure': Rare Gandhi Portrait Up For UK Sale

A rare oil painting of Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi, which is believed to have been damaged by a Hindu nationalist activist, is to be auctioned in London in July.

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Identity crisis: A law banning conversion sparks fears of religious divide

This story was originally published by Global Press Journal.

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‘First JNU-affiliated journalism college’ is linked to RSS, aimed at ‘nationalist journalism’

An RSS-linked journalism institute in Kerala, which identifies itself as “India’s first JNU-affiliated journalism college,” has announced that JNU vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit will attend its inaugural convocation on April 17, according to a report by The Indian Express.

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DMK leader raised questions on Hindu religious symbols, asked politicians to remove Tilak

DMK MP A. Raja sparked controversy by asking party workers to avoid Hindu religious symbols like tilak and sacred threads, claiming they resemble RSS practices. While Raja clarified he wasn’t against worship, his remarks drew BJP’s criticism, calling them divisive. Read more

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Waqf Bill aims 'at marginalising Muslims', alleges Rahul Gandhi

After a 12-hour marathon debate in the Lok Sabha Waqf Bill was passed by 288 votes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Gandhi Smriti turmoil: Courtroom battle, Vijay Goel’s controversial tenure, and BJP propaganda

Allegations and counter-allegations of corruption. A management tussle. And a courtroom battle. A mess has been brewing at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti – an institute under the Union culture ministry dedicated to preserving Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.

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Hafta 527: Return of Aurangzeb, Mayawati’s ‘mistakes’ and the future of BSP

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Anand Vardhan are joined by Dr Sumeet Mhaskar, professor of sociology at Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, and Ajoy Bose, veteran journalist and author of Behenji: The Rise and Fall of Mayawati.

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Kharge slams BJP of "cuts" in SC, ST, OBC minority students scholarships

Kharge cited government data from Rajya Sabha responses and budget documents to highlight an allleged decline. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: Being optimistic, questions on funding, Delhi results

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‘EuRekha!’: Newspapers scrutinise BJP’s ‘surprise choice’ of Rekha Gupta for Delhi CM

Eleven days after it won the assembly polls in Delhi, the BJP yesterday finally announced the name of its new chief minister.

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"RSS to understand that they cannot attack Constitution": Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi claimed that the RSS's attack on the Constitution is part of their larger agenda to dominate India's cultural and educational landscape. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Against the federal principles of the Constitution": DMK, RSP MPs protest UGC regulation

As protests against the University Grants Commission (UGC) Regulations 2025 continue Read further on Dynamite News:

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Henry Wynn obituary

Other lives: Statistics professor whose research is used for the study of phenomena such as weather and climate change

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Hafta letters: Right-wing scholarship, length of subscriber emails, panel pessimism

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This 'galli-galoch' party doesn't have any agenda: Delhi CM Atishi slams BJP

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Atishi on Thursday targeted the BJP, alleging that it doesn't have any agenda other than hurl abuses at AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal. Read further on Dynamite News:

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