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Dera Sacha Sauda chief convicted in 2017 of raping two women disciples; relevant to records concerning his imprisonment, parole and furlough.
The Hindu clearly labelled Dera Sacha Sauda’s full-page defence of convicted rapist Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh as an advertisement, but the episode still raises a distinct media-accountability question: what responsibility does a publisher retain for consequential claims it is paid to carry? The evidence supports scrutiny of advertising standards, not assumptions about The Hindu’s motive…
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The Reel correctly points to Modi’s lack of a traditional open press conference, record nominal rupee lows, higher fuel prices, Munawar Faruqui’s jailing and Ram Rahim’s parole, while paper leaks are a recognised governance problem. But its “90+ leaks,” “first PM,” “peak” unemployment/hunger and broad personal-blame framing are not established; the claims involve different institutions…