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ECI revises SIR notices after Indian Express report — and puts out a unity photo

The Election Commission of India (ECI) says voters who receive SIR notices over unmapped records or logical discrepancies will no longer have to appear for hearings – Booth Level Officers (BLOs) will instead visit their homes to collect documents, with hearings held only in exceptional cases. The Commission has also…

Newslaundry · 21h ago

‘Attack on press freedom’: Press Club of India condemns FIR against Maktoob Media

The Press Club of India (PCI) has condemned the West Bengal Police’s decision to file an FIR against Maktoob Media over its reporting on the alleged exclusion of Muslim IAS and IPS officers from meetings during Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visits to the state. In a statement dated September…

Newslaundry · 23h ago

एनएल चर्चा 442: चुनाव आयोग के भीतर बगावत के सुर और दिल्ली से लेकर जमुई तक गहराता महिला सुरक्षा का संकट

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में भारत के चुनाव आयोग के 'स्पेशल इंटेंसिव रिविजन' से संबंधित 'द इंडियन एक्सप्रेस' की रिपोर्ट पर चर्चा की गई, जिसमें दावा किया गया है कि तीन चुनाव आयुक्तों में से दो, सुखबीर सिंह संधू और विवेक जोशी ने पिछले 10 महीनों में कम से…

Newslaundry · Sep 26

‘Murdering democracy’: Congress protests nationwide, demands Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation

The Congress party staged nationwide protests on September 25 demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. In Delhi, the Youth Congress and the Delhi Pradesh Congress held separate demonstrations.

Newslaundry · Sep 25

Journalists detained, microphone snatched as Delhi Police remove protesters from Jantar Mantar

At least two journalists covering a protest against the Election Commission of India at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Friday alleged that they were forcibly detained and manhandled by Delhi Police personnel.

Newslaundry · Sep 25

Inside the ECI’s ‘black box’: IE investigation proves print journalism still has bite

Mainstream print media “abhi jinda hai” (still alive). That’s the conclusion we can draw from the September 23 investigative report helmed by Ritika Chopra of The Indian Express on dissent within the Election Commission of India (ECI) over how the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being conducted.…

Newslaundry · Sep 25

58 seconds of CCTV, one verdict: How News18 put a dead IIT-B student on trial

Five days after Sahil Wakode, a second-year BTech student, died by suicide at IIT Bombay, News18 aired two segments built around CCTV clips from his exam hall, one 10 seconds long and one 58.

Newslaundry · Sep 25

‘I didn’t know my name was deleted’: Voters in Okhla on the pre-SIR ‘clean-up’

Last year, Delhi had around 1.55 crore registered voters. By the time the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise began this year, that number had already fallen to around 1.45 crore.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

Gujarat court grants bail to journalist Ravi Nair in Adani defamation case

A Gujarat sessions court has granted bail to journalist Ravi Nair in a criminal defamation case filed against him by the Adani Group, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

Mumbai cops land in Noida over ‘Savarkar insult’ video, couple flees home in fear

Noida-based content creator Saahil Manish Rokade and his wife Janvi run an Instagram account called ‘kyuandkya,’ which has over 33,000 followers and mainly features mimicry videos. The couple is now booked in a criminal case after a Mumbai resident accused one of their videos of insulting Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.

Newslaundry · Sep 24