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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicNew York Times

Topic: New York Times

‘No more warmongering lies’: NYT poetry editor Anne Boyer quits over paper’s Israel-Hamas coverage

Boyer, a Pulitzer-winning essayist & poet whose resignation letter has gone viral, said the Gaza war’s ‘only profit is the deadly profit of oil interests and weapon manufacturers’.

X delays access to content on Reuters, NY Times, and social media rivals like Facebook

By late Tuesday afternoon, Musk's X appeared to have eliminated the delay. When contacted for comment, they confirmed the delay was removed but did not elaborate.

Senior Russian general knew about Wagner chief Prigozhin’s rebellion plan, says NYT report

The newspaper reported that US officials were 'trying to learn if Gen. Surovikin, the former top Russian commander in Ukraine, helped plan Mr. Prigozhin's actions last weekend.'

Wife of missing submersible’s pilot is descendent of Titanic victims, says New York Times

Wendy Rush is great-great-granddaughter of retailing magnate Isidor Straus and his wife, Ida, two of wealthiest people on board Titanic’s maiden voyage when it sank, said report.

‘There was so much covered up’: NYT probe finds China ‘stifled’ research on Covid-19

A review of over a dozen retracted papers by NYT has revealed that China revised or suppressed research on early cases and censored topics 'that could make the govt look bad'.

SubscriberWrites: Death of newspapers is being abetted by full-page ads

There used to be something about newspapers that made just ‘news’ into ‘News’. Compared to the churning, seething mass of offerings, announcements, positions and statements bubbling...

New York Times loses Twitter blue tick after it refuses to pay for paid verification

Twitter CEO Elon Musk wants organisations and individuals to pay for a verification badge, a move criticised as one that will encourage disinformation.

NYT schooled for calling chicken manchurian a ‘stalwart of Pakistani Chinese cuisine’

Indians on Twitter pointed out that this was an Indian dish, and put up many justifications in favour of their claim.

130 Russian tanks manned by blundering recruits ambushed, says Ukraine after 3-week showdown

Ukraine employs Javelins, Stingers, Howitzers, HIMARS, and mines to inflict resounding defeat on Russia in the coal town of Vuhledar.

NYT article says it ‘took Britain 250 years to build democracy in India’, deletes

The article by Steven Erlanger borrowed a former NATO diplomat’s observation on Indian democracy while discussing the global rise of authoritarianism.

On Camera

Sheikh Hasina battling ‘India Out’ campaign with Indian saree. But has she made it worse?

Hasina is unabashedly India’s best friend in the neighbourhood. But Delhi is hard put to match China’s deep pockets and big investments in Dhaka.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.