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Broadcast code violation? AIR uses image with BJP symbol to report on Modi scheme launch

In a report about the launch of various central government projects, state broadcaster All India Radio used a picture that contained the BJP’s poll symbol – in an ostensible violation of the AIR Broadcast Code.

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Over-the-top coverage, bounty of ads: The saffron hues of Big Media on Ram Mandir

This was the first paragraph of the front-page story in The Times of India on January 23:

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Questions on police inaction after News7 Tamil reporter attacked with ‘sickles and knives’

A News7 Tamil reporter in Tamil Nadu’s Tiruppur was attacked with “sickles and knives” by a group of unidentified men on Wednesday night. According to The News Minute, the group slashed Nesaprabhu leaving severe injuries.

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3 from right-wing group held for attacking FTII students over Babri mosque banner

Three members of a right-wing group have been arrested for assaulting students on the campus of Film and Television Institute of India in Pune, police said on Tuesday.

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MP: Hindutva mob hoists saffron flags over 4 Christian prayer halls, no FIR filed

A mob of Hindutva activists reportedly climbed on top of four Christian prayer halls after Sunday mass, and hoisted the saffron flag while chanting Jai Shri Ram, in Ranapur tehsil of Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district.

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French journalist served notice over OCI card denies charge of ‘malicious’ reportage

A French journalist, who was served a notice by the Union ministry of home affairs asking why her Overseas Citizen of India card should not be withdrawn, has denied the government’s allegation that her reports on India were “malicious”.

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Days after he turned approver, NewsClick HR head withdraws plea against remand

NewsClick HR head Amit Chakraborty has withdrawn his plea before the Supreme Court against his arrest and police remand in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act case against him, Bar and Bench reported.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 305: Changing Ayodhya, Agnipath protests, Ujjain ‘spitting’ case

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Avdhesh Kumar along with independent journalists Shweta Desai and Kashif Kakvi.

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Ram’s Ayodhya has gone the Modi way. What do locals think?

With two days left for the consecration ceremony of the partially complete Ram Janmabhoomi temple, the streets of Ayodhya have been decked up with hundreds of posters featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Some feature the new temple, some feature illustrations of Ram, some feature the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi…

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Fearing low govt rates, Ayodhya villagers are selling land to a private company

Something’s afoot in Majha Tihura village, located eight km away from Ayodhya.

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Hafta letters: Native languages, employability, Tata controversy

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Life turned upside-down for Muslim teens arrested for ‘spitting on yatra’

Five months after he was arrested for allegedly spitting on a religious procession in Ujjain, Adnan Mansoori, 18, got bail this week.

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Bombay HC defers verdict on challenge to IT rules again

The Bombay High Court has again deferred its verdict in petitions challenging the IT amendment rules, which allowed the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media, LiveLaw reported.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 304: Tracing ANI’s ‘infiltrator’ journalist, gangster Godara

This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.

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Ramanandi akharas vs Ram temple trust: Inside the battle to control the Mandir

A change of guard in the Ram temple’s management – from the traditional system of sadhus and mahants to the central government nominated trust – has triggered perhaps an unforeseen succession battle over the claim of the right to conduct worship. After all, it’s the first time in Ayodhya’s history…

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Day after Lokshahi moved court, Delhi HC tells channel to take corrective steps

A day after Marathi news channel Lokshahi approached the Delhi High Court seeking relief, the court has told its owners to take corrective steps and show that the activities of the channel are under their control, Bar and Bench reported.

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Marathi news channel Lokshahi moves Delhi HC against I&B ministry’s 30-day broadcasting ban

Two days after the Information and Broadcasting Ministry suspended the licence of Mumbai-based news channel Lokshahi Marathi, banning its broadcast for 30 days, the media outlet today moved the Delhi High Court against the action, Livelaw reported.

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‘Analysts and idiots started writing my death knell’: Shah Rukh on setbacks, Aryan Khan controversy

“The last four-five years have been a bit of a ride for me and my family…most of my films flopped, lot of the specialists and analysts started writing my death knell,” said actor Shah Rukh Khan after winning CNN-News18’s Indian Of The Year 2023 Award, adding that analysts and “idiots”…

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Modi govt suspends news channel Lokshahi Marathi’s licence for second time in 5 months

The broadcasting licence of Maharashtra news channel Lokshahi Marathi has been suspended by the Information and Broadcasting Ministry for 30 days, citing “blatant and continuous” violations of policy guidelines.

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Israel top court upholds ban on foreign media’s independent access to Gaza

The Israeli Supreme Court has turned down international media organisations’ plea requesting independent access to report from besieged Gaza – where at least 72 Palestinian journalists have reportedly been killed in the past three months.

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‘One Nation, One Election’ notice seeks public suggestions, with wrong email id

A public notice in several mainstream newspapers last week sought public suggestions on ‘One Nation, One Election’ by January 15 – via email, on the high-level committee’s website, or through post. But the email address it mentioned was incorrect.

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A Dalit comedy group and Press Club of India are currently at odds

There’s tension brewing between Delhi’s Press Club of India and a Dalit comedy collective called Blue Material.

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Assam journalist says bureaucrat ‘assaulted’ him, cops ‘snatched his camera’ for ‘asking questions’

A Guwahati-based journalist has alleged that the police snatched his camera and deleted its memory hours after the Nagaon deputy commissioner allegedly assaulted him inside his office for asking questions – about the delay in processing documents for a loan waiver and the lack of access to a public toilet.

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Bombay HC defers verdict on challenge to IT Rules until Jan 15

The Bombay High Court has deferred its verdict in petitions challenging the IT amendment rules, which allowed the government to identify “fake news” about itself on social media, until January 15, LiveLaw reported.

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Brahmin supremacy, effort for Hindu Rashtra: On News18 show feat Govardhan Peeth Shankaracharya

A conversation between CNN-News18 managing editor Anand Narasimhan and the Shankaracharya of Puri’s Govardhan Peeth is in focus for all the wrong reasons.

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