Morning, and welcome to Tuesday. The October 7 anniversary marking the Hamas attack on Israel two years on gets big coverage this morning in The Australian with pictures of each of the remaining 48 Israeli hostages - both the known dead and those still alive - and an exclusive colour piece from Yoni Bashan and Liam Mendes reporting from Tel Aviv, while Cameron Stewart covers the high stakes Trump peace plan ('Trump optimism, with an 'obliteration' caveat'), which flows on to a full page two. There's also a story about how NSW Premier Minns will not, says The Oz, stand in the way of a pro-Palestinian protest (though he is reported as saying there is "no place for anyone celebrating terrorism"), while PM Albanese is firmly against the march. That story by Noah Yim and Joanna Panagopulous. Coverage also flows to most of page three, complete with an in-depth overview by a trio of Wall Street Journal scribes covering the whole unfolding crisis from woe to go. Henry Ergas al

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released its recommendations on a Digital Radio Broadcast Policy for Private Broadcasters, detailing the framework, terms, and reserve prices for launching digital radio services in key Indian cities. The proposed rollout covers four A+ cities — Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai — along with nine A-category cities, including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kanpur, Surat, and Nagpur. The move follows a reference from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) dated April 23, 2024, seeking TRAI’s inputs under Section 11(1)(a)(i) of the TRAI Act, 1997. TRAI had issued a consultation paper on September 30, 2024, receiving 43 comments and 13 counter-comments before holding an open house discussion on January 8, 2025. After analysing stakeholder inputs, TRAI finalised recommendations to guide the transition from analogue to digital radio. New broadcasters will begin operations in simulcast mode,

Moneycontrol has invited a multi-agency creative pitch for its upcoming app, with several agencies already presenting their proposals. The assignment is expected to play a key role in shaping the next phase of Moneycontrol’s brand and product evolution. The creative pitch is likely aimed at reimagining the app’s communication and design language as the platform intensifies efforts on user engagement and digital innovation, according to an e4m report. The mandate is estimated at Rs. 50 lakh. The move comes as Moneycontrol, part of the Network18 Group, continues to strengthen its position as one of India’s most trusted and widely consumed financial content platforms.

Image source: The Hindu, DH and Indian Express; Edited by Dinesh Raj M   Three more children died in MP’s Chhindwara on Sunday, Oct 5, after allegedly having cough syrup, taking the toll to 14 on a day a govt doctor was arrested, an SIT was formed, and the body of a two-year-old girl was exhumed for autopsy. All deaths were due to renal failure and most of the children were aged four and below. Hot off the Press The Madhya Pradesh police FIR charged the doctor and the cough syrup maker with negligence causing death and adulterating of drugs. They were also booked under Section 27(a) of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, which mentions that anyone manufacturing, selling, or distributing an adulterated or substandard drug that causes death or grievous harm is liable for imprisonment of up to 10 years, reported Amarjeet Singh for The Times of India. Between August and October, at least 11 children from Chhindwara district, MP died, allegedly after consuming contaminated cough syrup, acc

  Subhashini Ramasamy learned her first rule of interviewing early: dial down the fandom, dial up the curiosity. Since then, the Happiest Health writer has turned quiet, patient conversations into features that put people at the centre of the story. With that early lesson from her first high-profile interview with Harun Robert, Subhashini set the tone for how she reports: people first, then come the headlines. A magazine writer at Happiest Health, Subhashini covers health and wellness. During her internship, she also covered art and social issues. Her through-line is simple: observe, listen, and translate everyday lives into features that resonate. She moved from short-form corporate content into long-form journalism to spend more time with subjects and their worlds. Her reporting starts with preparation and curiosity. She said “didn’t know what journalism meant back then,” but the pull toward storytelling “felt natural.” She prepares by researching her subjects thorou

Anil Kumar Singh—independent journalist, journalism teacher, author—has spent four decades in mainstream English media, including years at The Times of India, Mumbai, where he headed Reporting. His new book, The Fault With Reality, gathers his long-running columns on farmers’ agitations, hospital fires, Mumbai’s annual flooding, Indian love poems on Valentine’s Day, and the decline of the city’s civic systems—showcasing a blend of wit, facts, and critique. In an exclusive conversation with Influencing India, Singh opened up about the idea behind the book: “The answer lies in the title,” Singh explains. “In Doordarshan’s infancy, when images went wavy, a message would flash: ‘There’s a fault with transmission, don’t adjust your TV set’. Today, when information is indistinguishable from disinformation, and fact from fiction, there’s no one to warn us: ‘There’s a fault with reality, don’t adjust your mind’.” Writing a 1,300-word column every w

Image source: India Today, Republic World and India Sentinels; Edited by Dinesh Raj M   Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday warned Pakistan about its recent military infrastructure build-up near the sensitive Sir Creek region, adding that this shows its “true intentions”. The marshlands of Sir Creek, a 96-km-long tidal estuary between Rann of Kutch and Pakistan’s Sindh, have been a bone of contention between the neighbours due to differing interpretations of the maritime boundary in the region. The long-standing dispute has implications for access to fishing rights and potential natural resources like oil and gas in the region and affects drawing of maritime boundaries and EEZs in Arabian Sea.  Hot off the Press Talks on the Sir Creek issue were last held in June 2012 when the two sides discussed the land boundary in the area and delimitation of the International Maritime Boundary between India and Pakistan, reported Rahul Singh and Maulik Pathak for Hindustan T