Dhruv Rathee starts YouTube channels in five languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

The channels have already featured the translated version of his recent controversial video titled, “is India becoming a dictatorship?”

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Dhruv Rathee starts YouTube channels in five languages including Tamil, Telugu and Kannada

Popular YouTuber and social media influencer, Dhruv Rathee, has launched his Youtube channel in five Indian regional languages. Dhruv is known for making explai

The News Minute

India: democracy in name only?

Elections offer a cover of legitimacy to Modi: the people’s mandate justifies weakening all other power centres, especially those that uphold the rule of law. Christophe Jaffrelot writes.

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India: democracy in name only?

Open access // by Christophe Jaffrelot (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, April 2024)

Le Monde diplomatique

After tax searches, FDI questions, BBC hives off newsroom in India as separate company

BBC applies for 26% stake in Collective Newsroom, a first in its global ops.

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After tax searches, FDI questions, BBC hives off newsroom in India as separate company

BBC applies for 26% stake in Collective Newsroom, a first in its global ops

The Indian Express

Why is the Congress facing a Rs 3,567-crore demand from the Income Tax department?

The department on Monday said it would not recover the amount until after the Lok Sabha elections.

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Why is the Congress facing a Rs 3,567-crore demand from the Income Tax department?

The department on Monday said it would not recover the amount until after the Lok Sabha elections.

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Since 2014, 25 Opposition leaders facing corruption probe crossed over to BJP, 23 of them got reprieve.

3 cases closed, 20 stalled; officials say probe is open, will act if required.

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Imagining Modi out of power

Such a scenario, unlikely as it would seem, would pose an existential threat to the PM. To avoid any such surprises, he is producing nightmares for the Opposition in the run-up to the Lok Sabha poll. Ajaz Ashraf writes.

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After Opposition alleges ‘match-fixing’ in LS polls, former CECs: ‘I-T, ED actions can disrupt level playing field’

“This is a tricky issue … But the fact is that how do you expect a political party to contest an election when its access to funds is cut off?” asks a former CEC.

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After Opposition alleges ‘match-fixing’ in LS polls, former CECs: ‘I-T, ED actions can disrupt level playing field’

“This is a tricky issue … But the fact is that how do you expect a political party to contest an election when its access to funds is cut off?” asks a former CEC

The Indian Express

Congress gets fresh I-T notice of over ₹1,745 crore, total tax demand rises to ₹3,567 crore

According to sources, the fresh tax notices issued to Congress relates to 2014-15 (₹663 crore), 2015-16 (around ₹664 crore) and 2016-17 (around ₹417 crore).

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Congress gets fresh I-T notice of over ₹1,745 crore, total tax demand rises to ₹3,567 crore

Congress faces mounting tax trouble with fresh notices from Income Tax department totaling ₹3,567 crore.

The Hindu

Congress says all its bank accounts frozen by IT Department ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The party said that it is unable to put out advertisements and its leaders are unable to travel from one part of the country to the other.

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Congress says all its bank accounts frozen by IT Department ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The party said that it is unable to put out advertisements and its leaders are unable to travel from one part of the country to the other.

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Electoral Bonds Data: 2 Beef Export Companies Donated Rs 5 Crore, SBI Data Shows

Allanasons and Frigorifico donated Rs 2 cores on in July 2019, Allanasons also donated Rs 1 crore in October 2019.

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Electoral Bonds Data: 2 Beef Export Companies Donated Rs 5 Crore, SBI Data Shows

Allanasons and Frigorifico donated Rs 2 cores on in July 2019, Allanasons also donated Rs 1 crore in October 2019.

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