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[Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ @kavashivani]

As India’s ban on Chinese CCTVs kicks in today, do take a moment to read our investigation into how leaked CCTV clips from theatres and hospitals are being sold on Telegram for as little as Rs 1,500. These are intimate videos of couples making out at theatres to

[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

I have seen videos of lathis with nails on them. Of plain-clothed men wielding lathis and mercilessly beating up students. Of name tags missing on cops.

The point is, this is a protest by young people. They don’t need the media to document their protest for them. There are thousands of videos floating around that showed what unfolded.

Perhaps something the govt didn’t account for

[TheNewsMinute @thenewsminute]

Bengaluru’s Freedom Park saw scores of people gather in solidarity with the CJP protests on Monday. The demonstration, called by AISA, swelled as visuals of the police crackdown on protesters in Delhi emerged.

[Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ @kavashivani]

@Sid58830011 packed

[Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ @kavashivani]

Protest in Bengaluru in solidarity with CJP demanding resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradan

[Kunal Purohit @kunalpurohit]

7-foot tall barricades being welded together at #JantarMantar to ensure people can't leave the protest site.

Mother of democracy. 👏👏

[Press Trust of India @PTI_News]

VIDEO | Delhi: At Jantar Mantar, Sonam Wangchuk's wife Gitanjali Angmo says, "Sonam will end his hunger strike tomorrow if political leaders meet him at hospital and assure him that they will raise the issue of education accountability during Parliament session."

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/bIyFWTfmBd)

[Pooja Prasanna @PoojaPrasanna4]

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[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

Tomorrow, we have a criminal contempt petition coming up for a case against us in Kerala, for a coverage that we did on a case and its trial. Details later (you can guess)

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[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

The Delhi High Court will hold a special Sunday sitting today 2.30 PM to hear a petition filed by Dr. Gitanjali Angmo, the wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging the Delhi Police action of shifting him to Safdarjung Government Hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site where he had been holding a hunger strike for over 20 days.
Read more: https://t.co/8e2luNSvZH
#DelhiHighCourt #SonamWangchuk #GitanjaliAngmo #DelhiPolice #JantarMantar #hungerstrike

[Prateek Goyal @tweets_prateekg]

I was not at home that day when two police constables arrived to take me to the police station. A neighbour informed me about the arrival of the police. What was unusual, however, was that a vehicle belonging to a prominent media organisation was also parked outside my house. It appeared that the media house wanted photographs of me being arrested so they could publish them in their newspaper.

Fortunately, neither I nor any of my family members were at home, and I escaped what seemed to be a carefully planned attempt to publicly humiliate me. The FIR had been filed against me after I reported on the layoff of more than fifty employees by that prominent media organisation during the Covid period and the allegedly low severance packages they were given.

Before filing the FIR, the media organisation had sent Newslaundry a defamation notice demanding Rs 65 crore. We responded with a detailed reply defending our report. When it became clear that Newslaundry would not be intimidated through a legal notice, a campaign of harassment followed, beginning with the FIR against me.

I secured anticipatory bail, but the police still wanted to seize my laptop without providing a hash value. During one visit to the police station, I had a heated argument with the SHO, who insisted on taking the laptop despite the bail order. He even remarked, "How dare you write against such a powerful media organisation?" and dismissed Newslaundry as "just an online publication."

We challenged the FIR in the Bombay High Court. A few months later, not only was the FIR quashed, but the Bombay High Court also delivered a landmark judgment in the case.

Getting there, however, was expensive. Newslaundry had to spend a substantial amount on legal fees. A single court appearance cost around Rs 75,000, and there were three to four hearings. Drafting charges alone often exceeded Rs 25,000.

I remain deeply grateful to Newslaundry for standing by me and fighting the case. But legal battles like these require significant resources. Unlike many legacy media organisations, Newslaundry does not depend on advertisements, it is supported by its subscribers.

That is why I appeal to our subscribers, just as you have supported our journalism, please support our legal fund as well. Your contribution helps us fight intimidation by powerful interests and continue reporting fearlessly, independently, and factually.

[Dhanya Rajendran @dhanyarajendran]

State-owned ONGC donated over Rs 668 crore to 20 Sangh-linked organisations across 10 years

The investigation by @Sachi_HN @Jahnavi_R @anotherayush and @NeelMadhav___. Young investigative journalists. And edited by @nikita1712

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[Live Law @LiveLawIndia]

#BREAKING | Gitanjali Angmo, wife of #SonamWangchuk, moves Delhi High Court seeking his transfer from Safdarjung Hospital to a private hospital.

Yesterday, the Delhi Police forcibly shifted to Safdarjung Govt hospital from the Jantar Mantar hunger strike site.

Angmo says she has no trust in Safdarjung Hospital, seeks an urgent hearing today itself.

@GitanjaliAngmo

[Anmol Pritam @anmolpritamND]

Protest still continuing in jantar mantar

@newslaundry @nlhindi

[Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ @kavashivani]

Visuals from Jantar Mantar at 1.39am

[Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ @kavashivani]

From Jantar Mantar protest site

[Gitanjali J Angmo @GitanjaliAngmo]

I am at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi where @Wangchuk66 has been admitted. Nothing should be administered to him orally or intravenous without take consent from me, his family and his doctors who have been monitoring his health for the past 20 days.

[TheNewsMinute @thenewsminute]

Karnataka’s SIR has left voters with more questions than answers. How do you find 2002 voter records? What if your parents’ details are missing? Who are the “Others”?
Inside the confusion surrounding Karnataka’s SIR — LME from the ground in Bengaluru.
Watch: https://t.co/mycPHs06bX

[Pearl Dsouza @pearlmdsouza]

#Karnataka

SIR Enumeration phase extended by 10 days

[Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ @kavashivani]

“He won’t harm you.”

That’s what Arpita’s family says police told them after they complained that a neighbour was stalking and threatening the minor girl.

Two months later, he killed six people
@Jahnavi_R

https://t.co/3y1z8idyvp

[Shivani Kava/ಶಿವಾನಿ @kavashivani]

In 2021, Isha Foundation faced a show cause notice for its Isha Yoga Center.

Documents suggest the foundation may have gotten court relief based on certain actions by the Modi government.

@DeshmaneAkshay
https://t.co/LIcmroITOG

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