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Why two recent Delhi High Court orders should worry every journalist

Two recent judgments from the Delhi High Court, both centred on the fundamental right of privacy, should have Indian journalists very worried about the future of their profession. Both judgments have the potential to open the floodgates of privacy litigation against the Indian media. Such litigation has the potential to…

Newslaundry · Jul 14

South Central 83: Raavan arrests and policing dissent in Andhra Pradesh

Are states like Andhra Pradesh using criminal law to punish criticism? This week, South Central dives into the repeated targeting of YouTuber Raavan, who has been arrested five times over speeches critical of the Andhra Pradesh government, including one containing a controversial remark about Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan.

Newslaundry · Jul 14

Rs 30 lakh a day on publicity: Rajasthan spent Rs 217 crore on government ads in 2 years

Rs 217 crore in just two years. That’s how much the Rajasthan government spent on advertisements – nearly Rs 30 lakh every day.

Newslaundry · Jul 13

‘One more interview and you’ve recorded the audiobook’

Buried among hundreds of comments below yet another podcast featuring a recently published author was one line that seemed amusingly true. “One more interview,” someone wrote, “and you’ll have recorded the audiobook.”

Newslaundry · Jul 12

एनएल चर्चा 431: बारुईपुर दुष्कर्म-हत्या मामला और दिलजीत दोसांझ की फिल्म 'सतलुज' पर सेंसरशिप का साया

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में पश्चिम बंगाल के बारुईपुर दुष्कर्म-हत्या मामले और दिलजीत दोसांझ की फिल्म 'सतलुज' को केंद्र सरकार द्वारा समीक्षा के लिए अंतर-विभागीय समिति के पास भेजे जाने को लेकर विस्तार से बात हुई.

Newslaundry · Jul 11

GK to Gurugram: A field guide to encroach like the rich (and never be called encroachers)

A few months ago, I was walking through a part of Delhi whose two letters, if said without context, still haunt unsuccessful UPSC aspirants. GK. Thankfully not General Knowledge, but Greater Kailash, one of the city's richest addresses.

Newslaundry · Jul 11

Hafta letters: Respecting NL’s old subscribers, story ideas, and a letter to Abhinandan

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Newslaundry · Jul 11

TV Newsance 347 | Modi does math and your car pays the price for E20

This week on TV Newsance, everything is under water! Monsoon has finally arrived and you know what that means. From Mumbai, Gurugram, Delhi, Surat, Kashi, to Wayanad, cities are drowning, infrastructure is collapsing. Pick a city, any city, and there's a decent chance it's drowning. Same story, different year.

Newslaundry · Jul 10

Diplomatic sound of silence: What the US indictment leaves unsaid about Delhi, Ottawa, and Nijjar

The Bishnoi gang’s indictment by a US court in California for the June 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, is covered in four crisp paragraphs of a 38-page chargesheet, which also contains extortion and drug-running activities by the gang.

Newslaundry · Jul 10

‘The film will make you Rs 100 cr, look at Kashmir Files’: Inside the quiet capture of Bollywood

His social media reads like a saffron scrapbook. A picture with Yogi Adityanath. A Modi birthday wish. His new film marks the Sangh centenary. His character declares his RSS faith: “Swayamsewak ke dil mein shunka nahi, Shankar baste hain.” Both in reel and real life, Sanjay Dutt is blending fine…

Newslaundry · Jul 10