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CBI arrests Jharkhand journalist in connection with NEET ‘paper leak’

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested Mohammad Jamaludin, a Hazaribagh-based journalist, for “helping” two accused of alleged paper leak of this year’s NEET examination, Indian Express reported, citing a source.    

Newslaundry · Jun 29, 2024

Jharkhand HC grants bail to ex-CM Hemant Soren in land scam case

About six months after his arrest, Jharkhand’s former Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren was granted bail by the state high court today in the alleged land scam case, Indian Express reported. 

Newslaundry · Jun 28, 2024

4 Telugu news channels off air, YSRCP MP points to ‘chilling effect on press freedom’

Telugu news channels TV9, Sakshi TV, NTV and 10TV have been taken off the air by some cable TV operators in Andhra Pradesh since Friday night, The Indian Express reported. They were first taken off air for a day on June 6, days after the assembly and Lok Sabha poll…

Newslaundry · Jun 24, 2024

Swati Maliwal ‘assault’ FIR: Here’s everything we know so far

From the mainstream media to BJP leaders, the knives are out for the Aam Aadmi Party and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal ahead of the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, with his party colleague making serious allegations about an assault on her at his residence.

Newslaundry · May 17, 2024

Modi’s ‘Hindu-Muslim’ assertion amplified unchecked. Thanks to a media in coma

One must acknowledge that, as media strategists, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Narendra Modi are streets ahead of their opponents. It helps, of course, that they have a pliant mainstream media that is ever-ready to play along.

Newslaundry · May 16, 2024

Hafta 484: Modi’s Adani-Ambani dig, UP and Maharashtra polls, BSP scion’s sacking

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and Raman Kirpal are joined by journalists Girish Kuber, Sunita Aron, and Sudipto Mondal. 

Newslaundry · May 11, 2024

Manipur, misinformation, Revanna: Three issues ignored by Big Media this election season

The absence of something in the media is often not noted, especially in election season. But this morning, some readers of English newspapers in Mumbai, the city where I live, might have noticed the absence of Narendra Modi on their front pages. Barring The Indian Express, which had a front-page…

Newslaundry · May 2, 2024

Delhi HC rejects plea against posting of Uttar Pradesh IAS officer involved in filing cases against Azam Khan

The Delhi High Court has recently dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) plea seeking action to be taken against the “illegal posting” of IAS officer Aunjaneya Kumar Singh in Uttar Pradesh who has been on deputation since 2015 and its further extension. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Apr 25, 2024

Modi’s ‘infiltrators’ remarks row: Many papers skip mention of what Manmohan Singh said in 2006

A massive row has erupted following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks that the Congress wanted to redistribute private wealth among Muslims, even “mangalsutras”, and that the Manmohan Singh government had said Muslims have the first right to the country’s assets.

Newslaundry · Apr 22, 2024

Sanjay Nirupam | Return of the prodigal son?

Sanjay Nirupam's political journey from journalism to Shiv Sena and Congress, marked by alliances, rivalries, and controversies.

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2024