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YouTuber Dhruv Rathee takes down video after backlash over AI depiction of Sikh guru

The SGPC had in 2003 passed a resolution against actors playing Sikh gurus, which was later extended to animated depictions by a sub-committee in 2019.  

Fact Check: Viral audio of phone conversation between Swati Maliwal & Dhruv Rathee is AI-generated

In the deepfake audio, AAP MP Maliwal is heard talking to YouTuber Rathee about the alleged assault on her, asking him to not do a video on it & whether he was receiving 'payments' on time.

Travel vlogger to political ‘influencer’ — how Dhruv Rathee is adding to ringside frenzy this election

Hindi-language YouTuber Dhruv Rathee went from a travel vlogger to leading ‘political influencer’ within a few years. Now he’s launching YouTube channels in 5 different Indian languages.

NMC, health ministry not on same page over minimum standards for medical colleges

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Abu Dhabi temple — a means to strengthen India-UAE relations

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

Dhruv Rathee’s question is wrong. Instead, ask what kind of non-democracy India is becoming

Dhruv Rathee’s viral video asks if India is becoming a dictatorship. The problem is that it is an over-stylised description that lets the present govt off the hook.

Dhruv Rathee is wrong. If Modi is a dictator, why did he fail so often to get what he wants

Modi has never been one to bulldoze, always stopping to rethink his decisions in the face of resistance.

‘Broader implications’ when public figure retweets — why HC upheld defamation case summons to Kejriwal

Case pertains to video by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in 2018, which was retweeted by Delhi CM. Delhi HC observed that anyone who reposts defamatory content can be held liable for defamation.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.