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1 week ago | newslaundry.com | Nirupama Subramanian

Operation Sindoor represents India’s biggest, forceful and most ambitious response yet to a terrorist attack on Indian soil. For the third time in nine years, a military response to a terror attack has shifted both the paradigm and perception of how an Indian government deals with terrorism. Each time, India has opted for overt military retaliation against Pakistan, escalating the tactical intensity with every incident.

2 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran

An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Today marks a proud milestone for us – our 100th edition! Two years ago, we asked ourselves: what can we offer our subscribers that plays to our strengths as political journalists? Powertrip was our answer. Between Pooja, Shabbir, and me, we’ve spent years reporting on politics, tracking power corridors, and speaking to bureaucrats and politicians. The challenge was always this — how do we offer real value without slipping into gossip?

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed

An exclusive scoop on Indian politics. Chandrababu Naidu and Amit Shah. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. We learnt details of the meeting between Amit Shah and Chandrababu Naidu in Delhi on April 22 where the BJP and TDP placed their demands on the table. Where does former TN BJP chief Annamalai feature in this?

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Nirupama Subramanian

The flag-bearers of Hindutva would like India to take a cue from Israel’s actions after the Hamas attack. But India is not Israel and Pakistan is not Gaza. A shadowy group called The Resistance Force, described by Indian security officials as a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba, has purportedly claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. TRF had earlier claimed the ambush on a private bus carrying civilians in Jammu’s Reasi area last June.

3 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Joymala Bagchi

Murshidabad’s survivors speak of fear, abandonment, and ashes. The last batch of Murshidabad violence survivors have returned home from relief camps, but the acrid smell of charred homes hangs heavy over Betbona, Das Para, Pal Para, and Digri – once-peaceful villages now marked by silence and fear. What began as protests against the Waqf Amendment Act had spiraled into two days of violence, leaving behind traumatised families and questions about police inaction.