Himachal’s Congress govt spent twice as much on ads as previous BJP govt did in 2 years Wondering how a change in government can financially affect the media? Newslaundry · Jan 5
Public money skewing the news ecosystem? Delhi’s English dailies bag lion’s share of govt print ads In India’s media economy, few forces distort the news landscape as powerfully as government advertising. And the Narendra Modi government’s own data shows just how sharply public money is concentrated in a handful of Delhi newspapers. Newslaundry · Nov 27, 2025
Billboards in Goa, jingles on Delhi FMs, WhatsApp pings: It’s Dhami outdoors and online If you tried catching a bus, metro or train in Delhi last year, chances are you saw advertisements from the Uttarakhand government – wrapping metro gates, filling digital screens at railway stations, staring down from bus stops across the capital. Newslaundry · Oct 15, 2025
Nepal’s Gen Z want a Hindu nation. Or do they? Days after the unrest in Nepal, mainly led by Gen Z, over a social media ban and alleged corruption and nepotism among political elites, front-page stories of Hindi newspapers reported what had unfolded from various angles. Newslaundry · Sep 11, 2025
Beaten at BJP protest for Pahalgam ‘question’, journalist says accused ‘wanted to teach him a lesson’ Rakesh Sharma, a senior journalist with Dainik Jagran, was assaulted and chased for allegedly questioning BJP leaders about a security lapse in Pahalgam during the party’s protest in Kathua on the national highway near Kalibari Chowk. Newslaundry · Apr 24, 2025
G20: Did security trump development in Hindi press coverage? The Group of 20 has become G21, with the inclusion of the African Union as a permanent member. Be it the diplomatic success on a joint communique, the plan to make an India-Middle East-Europe corridor, or even the announcement about a bio-fuels pact, there have been many big wins from… Newslaundry · Sep 10, 2023
How Dainik Jagran manufactured a ‘surgical strike’ by the Indian army in PoK Hindi daily Dainik Jagran seemed to have the story of the year in its Tuesday morning edition. The headline of its lead story on the front page screamed “Bharat ne Pakistan par fir ki surgical strike”, translating to India unleashes surgical strike again on Pakistan. Newslaundry · Aug 22, 2023
Journalist shot dead by four people in Bihar Journalist shot dead in Araria, Bihar; one arrest made. Opposition slams CM Nitish Kumar for alleged deterioration of law and order; CM says incident "unfortunate" & orders strict action. BJP, LJP leaders demand CM's resignation, allege "Jungle Raj" in State. The Hindu · Aug 18, 2023
How a shady portal with bogus reporters triggered false news on the BJP Fake news items about a BJP leader’s violent encounter with sex workers have sent the party into a tizzy in Madhya Pradesh. The party has filed an FIR against the Congress for promoting ill will against the BJP by amplifying the articles. And as more details emerge, the focus has… Newslaundry · Mar 17, 2023
Dainik Jagran journalist says he was assaulted for reporting on UP municipality On October 2, Vikas Sahay, a reporter with the Hindi daily Dainik Jagran went to cover an event commemorating the birth anniversary of India’s second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. In attendance was Nirupama Bajpai, chairperson of the municipal corporation in Lakhimpur Kheri. Newslaundry · Oct 4, 2022
Dainik Jagran tortures data to find ‘love jihad’ in Bareilly Dainik Jagran, India’s most-read newspaper, has again raised the spectre of a “planned conspiracy” of “love jihad” through what appears to be a misleading report from Uttar Pradesh on July 14. Newslaundry · Jul 14, 2022
Dainik Jagran plays judge, jury and executioner as UP officials raze Afreen Fatima’s house After the demolition of the house belonging to student activist Afreen Fatima’s family in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, several sections of the media appeared to be in a hurry to declare their crime and hail the “thunder” of bulldozers. Newslaundry · Jun 13, 2022
RSS mouthpieces hand out journalism awards. Guess who won? The red carpet was laid out, the cameras planted, the ceremonial lamp lit. Stage lights came on and danced as the expansive convention hall of Ashoka Hotel in Delhi hosted a celebration of 75 years of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s mouthpieces Panchjanya and Organiser. The highlight of the show: a conclave… Newslaundry · May 24, 2022
‘Mosque’s walls look like temple’: Hindi dailies on ‘Shivling’ in Gyanvapi mosque The Gyanvapi mosque dispute witnessed a dramatic turn of events on Monday when a “Shivling” was purportedly found in the mosque premises after the conclusion of a court-mandated video survey. Newslaundry · May 17, 2022