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'RSS was not against Emergency in 1975. Its leaders were not in jail protecting democracy. They only wanted ban lifted'
RSS supported Indira Gandhi's 20-point programme, and tried to sacrifice Subramanian Swamy, reveals BJP's first president in Karnataka
Test cricket or T20 circus, the real 'Toss ka Boss' are not the captains, but referees and commentators
The increasing on-field goof-ups when the coin is flicked suggest that ICC, BCCI and IPL should demand better accountability from its personnel
The air crash story 'The Times of India' did not tell you about, not that it needed to
For which you can thank the greatest relationship between a newspaper owner and a newspaper Editor in the history of Indian journalism: Samir Jain and…
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What the three stampedes in just 127 days of 2025 tell us about what it is to die (and live) in a polarised India
The elastic empathy of politicians, media and audiences in an ideologically supercharged ecosystem

May 2025

Shashi Tharoor may get all the love, but an MPs' team led by a JDU man is getting more bang for India's buck
Sanjay Kumar Jha & Co have had better impact than the more celebrated Congress (?) charmer
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15 questions journalists who cover the External Affairs ministry must ask their WhatsApp admins at PMO and MEA
With scarcely any gravitas, the MPs’ ‘Global Yatra’ seems to be an exercise in evading accountability
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PR kiya toh darna kya: The MPs' tour of countries is an effort to deflect attention and evade accountability
Instead of telling Parliament, press, and the people why Pahalgam happened, Narendra Modi opts for a TV spectacle
New York Times's owner lists 5 ways in which countries strangle journalists. India ticks all 5 boxes (and he names India)
‘Dash’ Sulzberger on how attacking independent media is a precursor to destroying a democracy from the inside with impunity
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35 front pages in 10 languages from Indian newspapers on the retaliatory strikes on Pakistan
Only a handful are able to avoid using the Hindi label ‘Sindoor’.
Pahalgam: A security briefing, four news reports, and the equation between Ajit Doval and Amit Shah
Reading between the lines (and jumping to conclusions) from a distance of 2,500 kilometres

April 2025

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