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Can a law meant to protect your privacy end up protecting the secrets of the powerful? From Mukesh Ambani-owned Network18 to Gautam Adani-owned NDTV, some of India's biggest media houses have taken the Modi government's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act to the Supreme Court. But this legal battle isn't new. Independent journalists, The Reporters' Collective, Newslaundry, DIGIPUB and RTI activists had already challenged the law. So, what's worrying India's newsrooms? The DPDP Act was introduced to protect citizens' personal data. But without a specific exemption for journalism, news publishers fear it could be weaponised to challenge investigative reports, pressure journalists to remove information and potentially compromise confidential sources. And the concerns aren't limited to big media houses. Independent journalists and news creators on Instagram and YouTube could also be affected. @hey_eshwar explains.

It would be dishonest to end this account there, however, because the last several years in Jamia Nagar have also carried a quieter current alongside the one I have spent most of this writing on. Younger residents who could easily have settled in more comfortable parts of the city have chosen instead to stay and build something here, reading circles, legal aid efforts, heritage walks around Humayun's Tomb that try to recover a shared cultural inheritance rather than only defend against the next accusation. From Batla House encounter to Shaheen Bagh, @Asad_Ashraf88 reflects on living in Jamia Nagar in a changing India. Read the full story: thequint.com/news/politics/j…

The Nepali-language film, which won the Jury Prize in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, asks: How can someone go missing if they already do not exist in the eyes of society? @HajeeKaashif writes. Read: thequint.com/gender/elephant…

#WebQoof | An AI-manipulated video of Director General of the Territorial Army (DGTA) Lieutenant General Girish Kalia is being widely shared with the false claim that he admitted that China had taken control of some parts of Arunachal Pradesh, and that the Centre was not sending them enough resources to fight China. Read the fact-check: thequint.com/news/webqoof/dg…

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As protests escalated in New Delhi this month, an entrenched online network worked to link AISA President Neha Bora to foreign actors. Our investigation tracks the data, the synchronised accounts, and the origins of the "French connection" claim. thequint.com/news/webqoof/ne…

Neha Bora's case echoes the freedom struggle and the protest movements that followed independence, writes V Venkatesan. Read: thequint.com/opinion/neha-bo…

At a time when massive, multi-city protests over ‘vote-chori’ are playing out across India, this seemingly small battlefield over a campus suicide may become a much larger flashpoint that hits close to the very idea of India’s democracy. The protest for Sahil Wakode is not just about a tragic student suicide, but a moral reckoning for the state itself. @ProfRavikantK writes. Read here: thequint.com/opinion/sahil-w…

There may be merit to the questions against the EC but it's unlikely to be an electoral issue, writes @AdityaMenon22. Read: thequint.com/news/politics/v…

At a time when massive protests over ‘vote-chori’ are playing out across #India, this seemingly small battlefield over a campus suicide may become a much larger flashpoint that hits close to the very idea of India’s democracy. @ProfRavikantK writes. Read: thequint.com/opinion/sahil-w…

The statement, coming from the chief of a force responsible for Patrolling the 3,488 kilometres long border along China, is indicative of the seriousness of the situation and high level of tension prevailing along those borders. The Armies of two countries remain deployed along the border. Despite enormous challenges, Modi govt appears to not be paying adequate attention to border security, writes Sanjiv Krishan Sood. Read here: thequint.com/opinion/india-c…

The HLCDC is headed by Justice Prakash Prabhakar Naolekar, a retired Supreme Court judge, and is composed of five other members: the current Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India; a recently retired chief secretary of the Uttar Pradesh government; a former IPS officer who served with the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW); a current economic advisor to the PM; and a serving senior bureaucrat at the MHA. The committee faces scrutiny over its lack of demographic experts and focus on alleged demographic imbalances. @angshuman_ch writes. Read the full article: thequint.com/opinion/modi-go…

A journey through Zimbabwe reveals Africa's agricultural potential & tragedy of land, politics & lost productivity, writes @AkhilBakshi1. Read: thequint.com/opinion/africa-…

Despite enormous challenges, Modi govt appears to not be paying adequate attention to border security. Sanjiv Krishan Sood writes. Read: thequint.com/opinion/india-c…

The #BJP’s crackdown on #protests may have done more to fuel public anger than restore fear, writes @atti_cus. Read: thequint.com/opinion/bjp-has…