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The high cost of overspeeding on Indian roads – and the peculiar silence on the issue

Suchak Patel
Between INDIA boycott and Modi’s cold shoulder, 7 questions for press freedom

Between INDIA boycott and Modi’s cold shoulder, 7 questions for press freedom

Mainstream TV tattered the flag of press freedom. It can’t use it for a cover-up amid INDIA boycott

Mainstream TV tattered the flag of press freedom. It can’t use it for a cover-up amid INDIA boycott

NL Digest

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Intrusive, voyeuristic, irresponsible: Analysing media coverage of Vijay Antony’s daughter’s suicide

Intrusive, voyeuristic, irresponsible: Analysing media coverage of Vijay Antony’s daughter’s suicide

Akchayaa Rajkumar
Scooters, phones and more in poll-bound states: Telangana on top, Mizoram outlier amid ‘freebie frenzy’

Scooters, phones and more in poll-bound states: Telangana on top, Mizoram outlier amid ‘freebie frenzy’

Pratyush Deep
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s journey from CM’s son to national news

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s journey from CM’s son to national news

Jayashree Arunachalam
India’s criminal law overhaul isn’t offering us a new engine, but the same car with a paint job

India’s criminal law overhaul isn’t offering us a new engine, but the same car with a paint job

Abhinav Sekhri
As Bahujan stories get commercialised, controversies will only deepen. Made in Heaven is a case in point

As Bahujan stories get commercialised, controversies will only deepen. Made in Heaven is a case in point

Rajesh Rajamani
Convener, synergy, committees: Puzzles before the opposition’s Mumbai meet this week

Convener, synergy, committees: Puzzles before the opposition’s Mumbai meet this week

Anand Vardhan
The West’s mishandling of Ukraine has made BRICS a brighter alternative for multipolarity

The West’s mishandling of Ukraine has made BRICS a brighter alternative for multipolarity

Anand Vardhan
Win for transparency: Parliamentary committee recommends mandatory annual reports for high courts

Win for transparency: Parliamentary committee recommends mandatory annual reports for high courts

Chitrakshi JainPrashant Reddy T
Monsoon session ends: Amid theatrics, govt’s key legislative strides, legal overhauls

Monsoon session ends: Amid theatrics, govt’s key legislative strides, legal overhauls

Anand Vardhan
The unshakeable Modi supporter: How behavioural science can explain Modi’s staying power

How behavioural science can explain Modi’s staying power

Abhimanyu Chandra
BJP-AIADMK alliance: A marriage on the rocks. Can it last till next year?

BJP-AIADMK alliance: A marriage on the rocks. Can it last till next year?

Jayashree Arunachalam
Electrocution kills 12,500 a year. But India’s power safety problem still finds little media space

Electrocution kills 12,500 a year. But India’s power safety problem still finds little media space

Anand Vardhan
Modi’s Jan Vishwas Bill gives the pharmaceutical industry a get-out-of-jail card

Modi’s Jan Vishwas Bill gives the pharmaceutical industry a get-out-of-jail card

Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy T
From giants to minnows: The definitive fall of West Indies cricket

From giants to minnows: The definitive fall of West Indies cricket

Anand Vardhan
Is Sudha Murty the new celebrity we love to hate?

Is Sudha Murty the new celebrity we love to hate?

Jayashree Arunachalam
Why financial influencers are always wrong about making money fast

Why financial influencers are always wrong about making money fast

Vivek Kaul
Intrusive, voyeuristic, irresponsible: Analysing media coverage of Vijay Antony’s daughter’s suicide

Intrusive, voyeuristic, irresponsible: Analysing media coverage of Vijay Antony’s daughter’s suicide

Akchayaa Rajkumar
Scooters, phones and more in poll-bound states: Telangana on top, Mizoram outlier amid ‘freebie frenzy’

Scooters, phones and more in poll-bound states: Telangana on top, Mizoram outlier amid ‘freebie frenzy’

Pratyush Deep
Udhayanidhi Stalin’s journey from CM’s son to national news

Udhayanidhi Stalin’s journey from CM’s son to national news

Jayashree Arunachalam
India’s criminal law overhaul isn’t offering us a new engine, but the same car with a paint job

India’s criminal law overhaul isn’t offering us a new engine, but the same car with a paint job

Abhinav Sekhri
As Bahujan stories get commercialised, controversies will only deepen. Made in Heaven is a case in point

As Bahujan stories get commercialised, controversies will only deepen. Made in Heaven is a case in point

Rajesh Rajamani
Convener, synergy, committees: Puzzles before the opposition’s Mumbai meet this week

Convener, synergy, committees: Puzzles before the opposition’s Mumbai meet this week

Anand Vardhan
The West’s mishandling of Ukraine has made BRICS a brighter alternative for multipolarity

The West’s mishandling of Ukraine has made BRICS a brighter alternative for multipolarity

Anand Vardhan
Win for transparency: Parliamentary committee recommends mandatory annual reports for high courts

Win for transparency: Parliamentary committee recommends mandatory annual reports for high courts

Chitrakshi JainPrashant Reddy T
Monsoon session ends: Amid theatrics, govt’s key legislative strides, legal overhauls

Monsoon session ends: Amid theatrics, govt’s key legislative strides, legal overhauls

Anand Vardhan
The unshakeable Modi supporter: How behavioural science can explain Modi’s staying power

How behavioural science can explain Modi’s staying power

Abhimanyu Chandra
BJP-AIADMK alliance: A marriage on the rocks. Can it last till next year?

BJP-AIADMK alliance: A marriage on the rocks. Can it last till next year?

Jayashree Arunachalam
Electrocution kills 12,500 a year. But India’s power safety problem still finds little media space

Electrocution kills 12,500 a year. But India’s power safety problem still finds little media space

Anand Vardhan
Modi’s Jan Vishwas Bill gives the pharmaceutical industry a get-out-of-jail card

Modi’s Jan Vishwas Bill gives the pharmaceutical industry a get-out-of-jail card

Dinesh Thakur and Prashant Reddy T
From giants to minnows: The definitive fall of West Indies cricket

From giants to minnows: The definitive fall of West Indies cricket

Anand Vardhan
Is Sudha Murty the new celebrity we love to hate?

Is Sudha Murty the new celebrity we love to hate?

Jayashree Arunachalam
Why financial influencers are always wrong about making money fast

Why financial influencers are always wrong about making money fast

Vivek Kaul