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Assam journalist allegedly beaten by Home Guard at hospital

A journalist in Assam has alleged that he was beaten by a Home Guard at a government hospital in Cachar on Saturday.

Newslaundry · Nov 14, 2022

India warns its citizens in Canada of ‘increase in hate crimes’

Advisory issued by New Delhi cites ‘incidents of hate crimes, sectarian violence and anti-India activities’ in Canada.

Al Jazeera · Sep 23, 2022

‘Reformation, not retribution, should be central idea’: Editorials on the formation of constitutional bench for death penalty

The death penalty has been one of the most contentious issues in the country. On Monday the Supreme Court constituted a five judge constitution bench to frame norms and guidelines for trial courts in awarding the death sentence.

Newslaundry · Sep 21, 2022

Priyanka Chopra, other Indian celebs blast ad that makes light of rape culture

Two ads for male body spray that start out looking like rape jokes have been taken off the air in India, and the company selling the cologne has apologized, after everyone from Bollywood celebrities to government officials raised an outcry.

Tribune News Service · Jun 7, 2022

‘Intellectual debate’: How papers and TV covered diplomatic fallout of BJP leaders’ Prophet remarks

India has been forced into diplomatic firefighting as remarks made by two BJP leaders against Prophet Muhammad have sparked outrage in several Arab capitals. On Sunday, the governments of Qatar, Kuwait and Iran summoned India’s envoys and expressed their anger, even handing over diplomatic notes of protest and demanding a…

Newslaundry · Jun 6, 2022

ED summons Sonia, Rahul in National Herald case

The enforcement directorate has issued fresh summons to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi in a money laundering case linked to National Herald, Hindustan Times reported.

Newslaundry · Jun 2, 2022

‘News beats noise’: On front page of Hindustan Times, CNN-News18 announces it’s trumped Times Now

News channel CNN News18 has beat Times Now and become the “No. 1 English general news channel”. Not our words, that’s what CNN-News18 claimed in a front-page ad today in the Delhi edition of Hindustan Times. It’s apparently a triumph of “news” over “noise”.

Newslaundry · May 10, 2022

Scorching 48C temperatures to hit India in 122-year high amid deadly heatwave

Indians are dealing with a potentially deadly heatwave, with temperatures set to hit 48C, following on from a searing March which was the hottest in 122 years

Daily Mirror · Apr 28, 2022

As Moneycontrol ‘beats ET’, HT, Express carry front page ads, ToI skips

Three weeks after it claimed that it was the “number one financial news platform in India”, Moneycontrol – a business news website part of the Network 18 group – announced in newspaper ads that it “beat the Economic Times hands down in all traffic parameters”.

Newslaundry · Apr 20, 2022

Scrap newsprint duty, bring scheme to boost domestic production: BJP MP points to Ukraine war impact

Referring to the impact of the Russian war in Ukraine on the newspaper industry in India, BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Tuesday urged the central government to step in and revive the sector by scrapping import duty on newsprint, and also introduce a scheme to incentivise domestic production, according…

Newslaundry · Apr 6, 2022