Reporters Without Orders

This week, host Akanksha Kumar is joined by Pratyush Deep from Newslaundry and Kritika Goel, deputy editor at the Quint where she leads a fact-checking initiative.Kritika explains her report on how #BoycottBollywood hashtags are closely linked to Facebook pages that were once part of the #JusticeforSSR campaign. “It’s very evident from the kind of activity we see online, the kind of activity we see on their pages, that they do subscribe to the right-wing ideology,” she says. Pratyush then details his report on how nearly 200 children in a Delhi village were out of school, until a government official stepped in. He also talks about similar issues in remote areas.This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have. Tune in.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:48 - Boycott Bollywood factcheck00:21:14 - Delhi children struggle for school00:32:00 - RecommendationsRecommendationsKritikaTehranPratyushIf BJP’s Amit Malviya reports your post, Instagram will take it down - No questions asked AkankshaColors of the Cage: A Prison MemoirThe Booming 'Boycott Bollywood' Trend: Who Are the Players Behind It?Inside the online cult of #JusticeforSSRProduced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Umrav Singh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Akanksha Kumar. Akanksha discusses her report about two Muslim men in Uttar Pradesh who were arrested last year and accused of having links with Al Qaeda. “The only evidence in this case is digital and it is normal messages and calls,” she says.She also discusses her report about a Dainik Jagran journalist who was allegedly assaulted for reporting on the functioning of Lakhimpur Kheri municipal corporation chairperson Nirupama Bajpai and her husband. Basant talks about his report on Pulkit Arya, who is accused of killing 19-year-old hotel receptionist Ankita Bhandari in Uttarakhand. Basant details Pulkit’s life and history. This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have. Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project, The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:03:50 - UP men accused of terrorism links00:31:55 - Assault on Dainik Jagran journalist00:35:53 - Pulkit Arya’s profile00:47:00 - RecommendationsRecommendationsAkankshaThe Windrush Betrayal: Exposing the Hostile EnvironmentDelhi Crimeपढ़ाई में फिसड्डी रहे पुलकित आर्य के सर चढ़कर बोलता था सत्ता का नशाBasantदिल्ली सरकार का कहना है कि राज्य में एक भी हाथ से मैला ढोने वाला व्यक्ति नहीं है, फिर कैसे मर गए लोग?The Media RumbleProduced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Chanchal Gupta.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, host Ayush Tiwari is joined by Newslaundry reporters Pratyush Deep and Prateek Goyal. Pratyush talks about his report on Delhi’s efforts to eradicate manual scavenging, and how its claim that it has “no manual scavengers” isn’t quite true. “The situation on the ground is different,” he explains. Prateek then discusses the world of illegal loan apps in India, and how those offering these “quick” loans use violent, illegal methods to get their money back. This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have. Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project, The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:28 - Loan apps00:13:00 - Manual scavenging00:47:00  - RecommendationsRecommendationsPrateekAnatomy of a ScandalPratyushSpy StoriesAyushThe Vinoo Mankad Appreciation SocietyProduced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Chanchal Gupta.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Host Basant Kumar is joined by freelance journalists Anand Dutta and Umesh K Ray. They talk about Anand’s report for BBC on loan sharks in Jharkhand, including how one pregnant woman was run over by a cartel of debt collectors. Anand explains how poverty is rising in the state and how people who took out loans before the pandemic are now trapped in huge debts. Umesh talks about his story about the persecution, even murder, of RTI activists in Bihar. “Bihar was the model state in the days soon after the Right to Information Act passed,” he writes in the story, titled “Pending”. “Then began the slow slide into intimidation, chaos, silence – and much worse.”This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project, The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:17 - Jharkhand’s loan sharks00:23:10 - Persecution of RTI activists in Bihar00:41:00  - RecommendationsRecommendationsUmeshTeesri FasalAnandIndia Today HindiBasantRTI Kaise AayeeProduced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Samrendra K Dash.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, host Nidhi Suresh is joined by Newslaundry reporters Ayush Tiwari and Basant Kumar. They discuss Ayush’s report on billionaire industrialist Mukesh Ambani’s investment in TV news channel News Nation. “Only reason people know about it is because at one point Deepak Chaurasia was a primetime anchor on the channel and all he used to do was spread fake news and hate,” Ayush says of the channel. “Out of all the media houses, why News Nation? This is the biggest question and we are still looking for answers.”Basant talks about his report on TV news channels spinning tales about a video from Siwan, Bihar, which shows a young man raising awareness about bootlegging. The young man was arrested after ABP, Prabhat Khabar and News18 falsely accused him of selling alcohol.This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:13 - Ambani’s investment in News Nation00:23:00 - False media reports lead to Bihar youth’s arrest00:33:52  - RecommendationsRecommendationsAyushThe Big Five: The Media Companies That the Modi Government Must Scrutinise To Fulfill its Promise of Ending Crony CapitalismBasantKachchh KathaKachchh Katha: ‘कच्छ को दिखाकर Gujarat को चमकाया गया, लेकिन वहां के लोगों को क्या मिला’|NL InterviewNidhiThe Story of a New NameSiddique Kappan ChargesheetSiddique KappanProduced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Samrendra K Dash.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it’s an inhouse panel as host Ayush Tiwari is joined by Nidhi Suresh and Prateek Goyal. They discuss Nidhi’s story on Siddique Kappan’s bail hearing and the Uttar Pradesh government’s affidavit arguing why he should stay in jail. “They have basically taken pamphlets found with Kappan during his arrest as the base for all this which are as normal as any other pamphlets you will find if you know what protests are about,” says Nidhi.Prateek talks about his report revealing that Delhi's lieutenant governor Vinai Saxena’s daughter was brought in to design the First Khadi India Lounge facility when he was chairperson of the Khadi and Village Industries Commission between 2015 and 2022. “She said it was all on pro bono basis,” Prateek says, referring to Vinai’s daughter Shivangi Saxena, “but the matter goes deep.”This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:53 - Siddiqui Kappan’s bail hearing00:10:30 - Delhi LG’s ‘favour’ for daughter00:38:50  - RecommendationsRecommendationsPrateekThirty years later, how a son helped nab his mother’s rapistsNidhiSiddique Kappan ChargesheetThe Victim Who Became the AccusedAyushRed DustProduced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Samrendra K Dash.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel as host Basant Kumar is joined by Nidhi Suresh and Ayush Tiwari.  They discuss Ayush’s report on the Adani group’s takeover of NDTV. Talking about the 2009 loan agreement between NDTV and Reliance-linked Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited that paved the way for the Adani takeover, Ayush says, “It was kind of silly for NDTV to assume that such a big loan with no interest will not lead them here at one point…The interesting bit is how Adani came into all of it while everyone had eyes on Ambani. This will still be a very crucial part of the whole plan to explore.”They also talk about Nidhi’s report on how a son helped the police arrest his mother’s rapists 30 years later. “Yes, it feels like a story straight out of a movie, but with all that, we fail to realise that if society wouldn’t have been so cruel to the victim, she might have gotten the deserved justice then,” Nidhi says. The panel also discussed Nidhi’s interview with journalist Siddique Kappan’s wife and the family’s struggles while he remains incarcerated.This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:32 - Adani’s takeover of NDTV00:26:42 - Son helps nab mother’s rapists after 30 years00:44:14 - Interview with Siddiqui Kappan’s wife00:47:55  - RecommendationsRecommendationsNidhiPublic Secrets of Law: Rape Trials in IndiaKya Hua Jo Laaree ChhutiAyushIn the Light of What We KnowO Meri LailaBasantThe Yogi Who Has It AllProduced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Samrendra K Dash.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, it’s an all-Newslaundry panel as Nidhi Suresh is joined by Shivnarayan Rajpurohit and Pratyush Deep. They discuss Shiv’s report on Delhi’s new excise policy and allegations of irregularities against deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. “The problem with the policy lies where the government should have held consultation with all stakeholders, but it didn’t,” Shiv says. The conversation shifts to Pratyush’s report on the plight of Rohingya refugees in light of union minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s U-turn on an announcement that triggered speculation about government housing for the community. Speaking about how children from the community are affected, Pratyush says, “It’s a dream for them to be taught in a school but with no shelter and security, It might just be a dream.” This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:51- Delhi’s new excise policy 00:28:08 - Rohingya refugee crisis00:45:40 - RecommendationsRecommendationsShivnarayanThe IT CrowdPratyushMalayankunjuNidhiLots Of Speeches, But No Action In Cases Of National Importance: The Legacy of Chief Justice RamanaCJI Ramana’s Supreme Court inherited crucial cases. How has it dealt with them?Produced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Samrendra K Dash.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayush Tiwari is joined by Newslaundry’s Nidhi Suresh and Basant Kumar. They discuss Basant’s first report in the NL Sena series on yoga guru and business tycoon Ramdev. Basant speaks about Ramdev’s background and the allegations of nepotism and exploitation against him and his family. “People from his own family and town resent him but there are some people who are still proud of him for how far he has come,” Basant says.They also discuss Nidhi’s report on how the Adityanath government has backtracked on its promise of a job and a house to the family of the Hathras rape victim. “There is no explanation from the government’s end. It’s like they never said it,” Nidhi says. This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:00:57- Ramdev’s life and times00:29:40 - Yogi’s promises to family of Hathras rape victim00:48:39 - RecommendationsRecommendationsNidhi 'The “E-Pimps” of OnlyFans'BasantBihar Ke Mere Pachchis VarshAyushJames Baldwin vs William F Buckley: A legendary debate from 1965Baldwin vs. Buckley Cambridge Debate Produced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Saif Ali Ekram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Basant Kumar is joined for this episode by fellow Newslaundry reporter Prateek Goyal. They discuss the NL Sena series by Prateek and Ashwine Kumar Singh about Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s “bulldozer campaign”, and who it’s targeting. “The government says that they are fighting the mafia by bulldozing their houses but if you look closely that isn’t the case,” Prateek says. “It’s an excuse to target the minority community and weaker sections of the society.”They also talk about Basant’s report on the Delhi government’s student loan scheme and how it has done poorly. Basant explains how the Arvind Kejriwal government has spent vastly more money advertising this scheme than it has given the beneficiaries. This and a lot more as they talk about what made news, what didn’t, and what shouldn’t have.Tune in.Contribute to our ongoing NL Sena project The Yogi Who Has it All.Timecodes00:00:00 - Introduction00:02:26 - Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s bulldozer politics00:29:16 - AAP government’s student loan scheme00:36:00 - RecommendationsRecommendationsPrateekIndian Predator: The Butcher of DelhiBasantDarlingsBulldozing a New Image in MP Produced and recorded by Tehreem Roshan, edited by Saif Ali Ekram.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.