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In today’s featured cartoon, Manjul illustrates the way the Uttar Pradesh government responds to dissent and criticism, the latest example being an FIR lodged against journalist Pawan Jaiswal who had reported about salt and roti being served at a school’s mid-day meal in Mirzapur.
Kirtish Bhatt weighs in on the ongoing money laundering case against former Union minister P Chidambaram and the Delhi High Court’s decision Tuesday to extend his CBI custody by two more days.
Sajith Kumar suggests that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has more impending issues to address, like the current economic slowdown, rather than yoga.
Alok Nirantar comments on the decision made by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Tree Authority to cut 2,700 trees in Aarey Colony for the metrorail project.
Kruthika Susarla depicts the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – which will be awarded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – as a method of distraction from other political and socio-economic issues plaguing the country.