Topic: Sushant Singh Rajput
Media must engage people in constructive civil discourse based on facts and free from bias
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.
India is finally cultivating hing, a spice that costs $130 million to import each year
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
TV channels went from being investigator, judge to ‘accused’, ‘victim’. And news returned
Could it be that Indian news channels realised that their SSR trials had no proof to back allegations? Or did the Modi govt send them an off-the-record message?
CBI will now need approval from Maharashtra govt to probe cases in state
Maharashtra govt has withdrawn the ‘general consent’ accorded to CBI in 1989 to probe cases in the state.
‘Justice for Sushant’ chorus dies down in Bihar, actor’s death not a poll issue for any party
Not a word is being uttered about Sushant Singh Rajput by any political party during Bihar election campaign. The electorate is not interested to talk about him either.
Bollywood has finally spoken, because Modi selfies aren’t really helping
Would Indians boycott their beloved Bollywood now, just like they boycotted Tanishq, Surf Excel and Snapdeal?
Sushant’s life was middle class fairytale with anti-climactic end, media found a saleable news
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.
Media alone can’t be blamed, hate campaign around Sushant’s death shows a collective failure
Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.
Rhea Chakraborty, Hathras, Delhi riots and Covid — all these have something in common
In new India, people find comfort not in what the truth is, but what they want it to be.
Republic’s ‘TRP fixing’ heats up TV channels’ war — others take potshots, Arnab calls them out
NDTV 24x7, Times Now, India Today, CNN News18 & ABP News go after Republic’s English & Hindi channels; their chief Arnab Goswami threatens criminal defamation.
Globalisation of revenge
Nobody looks more ridiculous in the whole Iraq situation than the Europeans. A bit of their hypocrisy was on show in New Delhi.
Reliance Industries posts 15% profit drop as Covid hits oil demand
The company posted a net profit of Rs 9,567 crore in July-September compared with Rs 11,262 crore a year back.
Defence
India successfully test fires air-launched version of BrahMos missile from Sukhoi jet
The missile hit a sinking ship in the Bay of Bengal with accuracy, official sources said. It was fired after the Su-30 MKI aircraft travelled for over three hours.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.