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‘Secret censorship’: The quiet crusade to scrub cartoons and dissent off social media
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (237+ words) In response to legal demands from the Indian government, the social media platform X has restricted or entirely removed a wide array of posts, cartoons, and satirical videos." While some content has been deleted globally, many posts have been "withheld…...
Hafta letters: Abhinandan’s cricket views, euthanasia discussion
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (377+ words) My other questions are for Abhinandan: On several occasions, you have given a disclaimer that Arvind Kejriwal is your friend. How do you handle reporting on your friends, especially when allegations are being made? And how do you meet them…...
TV Newsance 338: Dhurandhar 2 just did a surgical strike on Lashkar-e-Noida
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (179+ words) Your weekly dose of everything that passes for news on Indian television. Lashkar-e-Noida " what we call India's TV news studio warriors " may have finally met their match." For years, narratives have been built on TV. With shouting matches, dramatic graphics,…...
‘I’ll have to go home’: How India’s LPG crisis is pushing gig workers to the brink
6+ day, 19+ hour ago (295+ words) The acute cylinder shortage is not only gutting the livelihoods of delivery partners but also making their most basic daily needs unaffordable. Triggered by the conflict between Iran and the US-Israel alliance, an acute LPG shortage is placing a serious…...
Hafta 581: Bollywood’s #MeToo disincentive and the Trans Bill 2026 protests
1+ week, 5+ day ago (12+ words) Hafta 581: Bollywood's #MeToo disincentive and the Trans Bill 2026 protests'Newslaundry...
The 200-km fix: Can ‘going local’ save Indian football?
2+ week, 1+ day ago (165+ words) For a better listening experience, download the Newslaundry app Let's Talk About: Indian Football In the first episode of our Let's Talk About: Indian Football series, we speak to Eric Benny, the former manager of the men's national team and…...
Off script: How Bollywood’s #MeToo moment lost the plot
2+ week, 2+ day ago (890+ words) Director Sajid Khan's one-year ban after multiple women accused him of sexual harassment in 2018 was supposed to herald reform in the Hindi film industry. Eight years on, where has it left the protagonists and the industry which, for a moment,…...
Savita Bhabhi and I: A true love story
2+ week, 4+ day ago (646+ words) An excerpt from Love, Sex, and India: The Agents of Ishq Anthology. How did I end up writing Savita Bhabhi stories? It started in 2009, when Savita Bhabhi had just begun. I was a fresh computer science graduate, freelancing for a…...
Limited menus, closures: Iran conflict hits Indian hotels as LPG shortage spreads
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1575+ words) Patrons in Bengaluru and Chennai walked into eateries on Tuesday, March 10, only to see some of their favourite dishes missing, smaller menus and talks of closure in a few days." The looming shortage of commercial Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) supply…...
Iran war affects Bengaluru kitchens: Hotel body warns of citywide shutdown tomorrow
3+ week, 3+ day ago (377+ words) The Bangalore Hotels Association, representing hundreds of eateries and restaurants across the city, announced on March 9 that hotels and restaurants will be forced to cease kitchen operations from March 10 due to commercial LPG cylinder supply being hit." The abrupt shutdown…...