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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicThe New York Times

Topic: The New York Times

NYT has new policy for journalists using Twitter. Says ‘feeds become echo chambers’

Executive editor Dean Baquet said it would be purely optional for New York Times journalists to use Twitter because of the uptick in threats online.

Pegasus ‘centrepiece’ of 2017 defence deal between India & Israel, says NYT investigation

A missile system & phone-hacking spyware reportedly used to surveille people were key components of $2bn deal for weapons & intelligence gear, according to year-long investigation.

US software engineer designed online game Wordle as ‘love letter to wife’. It’s viral now

Released in October, the game — which requires players to guess a 5-letter ‘word of the day’ in 6 attempts or less — has grown from having less than 100 players to over 3 lakh.

Otter PR, a PR firm that works with companies with a great past & potential for sizable growth

It channelises all of its efforts in driving enhanced media coverage for its clients while improving its relationship with media. What makes Otter PR distinguished is its unique business approach. 

‘Time to try and fix problems’: NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof quits to run as Oregon governor

In his final NYT column, Kristof talks about his decision to embark on a political journey.

New York Times didn’t feature Modi on front page or call him ‘last hope’. Image is fake

Several social media users have been posting an image of a fake front page of The New York Times featuring PM Modi.

‘ICMR made scientists downplay threat of 2nd Covid wave, helped Modi politically’, NYT claims

An NYT investigation quotes ICMR scientists saying the medical body's forecast in September 2020 was 'tragically wrong', claims govt contributed to Covid complacency.

Death and journalism: India’s Covid deaths are undercounted, but twice the Partition toll?

Last 3 months have been gravest period of national tragedy, and a lot of Indians have died, mostly avoidably. But an undercount of total deaths at a mass scale is tougher.

Viral photo of crocodile with headline ‘India’s PM cried’ is not from NYT, but satire website

The image of a crocodile with the headline 'India’s PM cried' and The New York Times banner was shared widely on social media, including by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh.

New York Times draws flak for firing freelance editor over pro-Biden tweet

On 19 January, former New York Times editor Lauren Wolfe had tweeted that she had 'chills' watching President Joe Biden’s plane land outside Washington D.C. ahead of his inauguration.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.