Image source: DC, Mint, Telegraph India and Reuters; Edited by Dinesh Raj M   Delhi has dropped the hedging. The Red Fort rush-hour explosion is now officially a terror attack by “anti-national forces.” Investigators say the plot wasn’t a one-off: a doctor-led module allegedly planned multiple VBIEDs, assault-rifle follow-ups, and even eyed Ayodhya. The story that’s emerging is chilling—white coats, encrypted chats, and self-radicalisation, including a “woman mujahideen” thread—stitched across campuses, clinics, and safehouses. Hot off the Press For The Times of India, Rajshekhar Jha reported DNA confirmation that Dr Umar Un Nabi was the Red Fort bomber, with a three-car plan (i20 blown up; a red EcoSport traced; a Brezza still missing) and November 25 Ayodhya mischief allegedly on the table. TOI’s Pathikrit Chakraborty detailed Lucknow sibling doctors Shaheen Shahid and Parvez Sayeed as self-radicalised “lone wolves.” At the same time, Nikhil Sharma trac

After news reports claiming the BBC’s flagship Panorama news program aired misleadingly spliced-together sections of a Donald Trump speech in January 2021 that ultimately led to a violent assault on Washington's Capitol building, The Australian on Tuesday seemed to pour flames on the fire somewhat closer to home.  Hugh Marks. In a story by News Corp’s Thomas Henry which appeared in the print editor of The Australian on Tuesday, the journalist wrote: "Revelations the ABC’s Four Corners similarly edited the address have fueled concerns over the public broadcaster’s ability to meet its own impartiality standards.” Undoubtedly in response to that - and other negative comments and quotes in The Oz about the ABC's handling of Gaza war reporting and other issues - the ABC’s Managing Director, Hugh Marks, has come out fighting. “Comparing the BBC’s Panorama program to the ABC’s Four Corners program is opportunistic and false,” said Marks on Wednesday afternoon, and

The Kulgam Working Journalists Association (KWJA) has elected its new executive body during an election held at Town Hall Kulgam, with journalists from across the district participating in the voting process. According to the election committee, senior journalist Khurshid Padroo was elected as the 8th President of the association, while Umaisar Gull was unanimously chosen as the General Secretary. Formed in 2007, when Kulgam was declared a separate district, KWJA has been committed to promoting professional, ethical, and collaborative journalism in the region. The association said that an oath-taking ceremony will be held separately in Kulgam, where the remaining office-bearers will be formally inducted, Kashmir News Service reported.

The Press Club of India (PCI) has strongly condemned comments made by Shafiqul Alam, official spokesperson of the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh’s government, who referred to reporters from India and abroad as “Western journalists and their Indian bootlicking counterparts.” In a Facebook post on November 11, 2025, Alam made the remarks while referring to journalists who recently interviewed former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The PCI said such comments were “especially reprehensible,” noting that Alam himself is a former journalist. “To describe professionals from responsible media outlets pursuing a genuine news story as ‘bootlicking’ journalists is certainly not expected from a person in a responsible position,” the PCI stated. The organisation called on Alam to withdraw his remarks and issue a public apology, emphasising that such language undermines journalistic dignity and the spirit of press freedom.

A three-day national workshop titled “Safety, Legal Empowerment, and Gender-Responsive Protection of Journalists in India” commenced in Bengaluru this week, jointly organised by UNESCO, the Indian Journalists Union (IJU), and the Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ). The event marks the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists (IDEI) and brought together journalists, UN officials, and media associations from across the country, India Today NE reported. The workshop addressed the escalating safety challenges faced by journalists—particularly women—in an increasingly digital and AI-driven media landscape. Key themes included legal empowerment, gender-sensitive protection frameworks, and fostering solidarity within the press community. Ma’aly Hazzaz, Regional Advisor at UNESCO’s South Asia Office, underscored the critical role journalists play in sustaining democracy. She warned of rising threats against women journalists, including online

The latest edition of The Nightly magazine edition is out now, with The Nightly On: Adventure capturing the spirit of exploration, travel and adventure, its cover featuring an iconic picture of Sophia Loren at the height of her fame on a magical island. Today’s issue of the quarterly series features a diverse mix of voices - with Jake Adelstein offering a rare insider’s view of Tokyo’s underworld and David Walsh reflecting on how risk and uncertainty shaped Tasmania’s most unconventional attraction, MONA.  The Nightly’s Editorial Director of Travel, Richard Clune, said: “The Nightly On: Adventure explores how travel, creativity and risk continue to shape our understanding of the world and how we take on new experiences.  “We delve into the over-regulation of Australia’s tourism sector and spotlight how Indigenous storytelling is transforming the nation’s travel experiences.  “We also take a closer look at the modern traveller: from tips on how not to dres

It's all about Net Zero today and whether the Liberals will announce they are doing away with the aspiration by 2050 to get to a point where the country reaches the state in which the greenhouse gases going into the atmosphere are balanced by removal out of the atmosphere. Typically this could be done - in theory - by switching as much as possible over to electric power which in turn is produced by non-fossil fuels. Oh, and growing more carbon-sucking trees. Coalition partners the Nationals have already dumped any aims along those lines, at least by a set date, and the Liberals are split. The smart money is on them also dumping net zero today - but we shall see what form that takes.  The papers all take a look at this with The Australian turning to two of their top journos, Greg Brown and Jack Quail, to pen the main front pager ('High-energy Liberals to work without a net').  The daily national uses the picture - The Oz's by Martin Olman at Newswire - which is on pretty