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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
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Topic: NYT

BJP, from standpoint of US national interests, is most important foreign political party: Walter Russell Mead in WSJ

BJP is poorly understood because it grows out of political & cultural history unfamiliar to most non-Indians, he writes. Calls it most important foreign political party for US interests.

Accused of ‘biased’ coverage of transgender & allied communities, NYT says ‘proud’ of stories

Over 1,000 contributors, and subscribers & readers of the Times have criticised the organisation for its coverage of transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people.

‘IS operative’ killed in US drone strike was Kabul aid worker, 7 children also killed, NYT says

NYT raises doubts about US military's version of events — specifically whether explosives were present in targeted car, if driver was connected to IS, & if a second explosion took place.

New York Times names new South Asia correspondent in Delhi — Afghan native Mujib Mashal

Mujib Mashal has been reporting from Afghanistan for the NYT for the past five years. In his new role, he will report on India’s internal politics and the rest of the SAARC countries.

Digital tool Slack is changing office realities, forcing bosses to listen to employees

Slack has been giving employees, especially in media houses, a voice and space to demand changes from bosses without the fear of management whiplash.

NYT opinion editor resigns after furore over ‘Send in the troops’ op-ed

The NYT said the op-ed by Republican Senator Tom Cotton, which denounced 'nihilist criminals' for exploiting George Floyd’s death, didn’t meet its standards.

Trump’s NYT war, Tharoor gets odd greetings, Ganguly hails Jay Shah on women’s cricket show

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Ahead of 2+2 talks, 3 major US dailies put India’s anti-CAA protests on front page

The newspapers have played up the protests at a time when India’s defence and foreign ministers are travelling to the US to participate in the annual ‘2+2’ dialogue.

Russian trolls, fake news & ego boosts for retweets — NYT study decodes Trump’s Twitter

According to the NYT study, Trump ‘has retweeted at least 145 unverified accounts that have pushed conspiracy or fringe content’.

Should India be offended by BBC, Washington Post, New York Times coverage of Kashmir?

After the abrogation of Article 370 and clampdown on Kashmir, several international media houses such as BBC, The Washington Post, Reuters and The New York Times reported on the tense atmosphere in J&K, protests by Kashmiris and detentions.

On Camera

Oropouche virus is rapidly spreading in South America. It can cause large outbreaks

The lack of resources to test and track the OROV virus through comprehensive surveillance systems severely hampers efforts to accurately monitor outbreaks.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

Amid tensions with China, Philippines says BrahMos a ‘credible defence’

At interaction in Delhi Monday, Ambassador of Philippines also highlighted talks over possibility of high-level delegation visit later this year to mark 75 yrs of diplomatic ties.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.