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National Newspaper Day: India celebrates 244 years of print media

Newspapers and other print media are still remain the unwavering symbols of media and society in the era of digital media. Nothing compares to the relaxing sound of pages turning or the physical appeal of a fresh broadsheet, even in the face of profound changes in the information landscape.

India observes National Newspaper Day on January 29 each year to commemorate the launch of the first newspaper in the country in 1780. For the Indian journalistic community as a whole and the Newspaper Society of India, this day is important. It pays homage to the advancements in journalism and the press over time.

History of print media

James Augustine Hicky established the first newspaper, known as the Bengal Gazette or Hicky’s Gazette, on January 29, 1780. Popular among British soldiers, this two-page weekly newspaper served as an inspiration for subsequent Indian periodicals.

In November of the same year, the publication of the Indian Gazette by Messer B Messinck and Peter Read began. Other newspapers that followed were the Calcutta Gazette in 1784, The Bengal Journal in 1785, and the Madras Courier by Richard Johnson in 1785.

British rule had a big impact on India’s early newspapers, which provided ads but also restricted the autonomy of such publications. As a result, the publications lacked credibility and good journalism.

Recognising the potential influence of newspapers, social reformer Raja Rammohan Roy launched a weekly Bengali journal named Sambad Kaumudi in 1821. This publication, which addressed issues of local, political, religious, and moral concern, reflected Indian discontent with British authority.

Newspapers used to inspire the people of the country to rebel against the British and achieve independence. Modern ideas of democracy, freedom, equality, and patriotism were disseminated through the media.

Advancement in Indian newspapers

The newspaper industry expanded quickly in the 20th century, creating jobs and drawing in more readers. Its original goals included advocating social change and promoting nationalism, but as technology advanced, it shifted its focus to being profitable.

Democracy depends on having access to information, and the media in India is a major source of this access. As of March 2022, there were about 146,000 registered publications in the newspaper category. Print media has been an essential part of the democratic system. According to Press in India, there has been a 1.05% increase in the total registered publishing over the years.

Between December 2019 and March 2020, Dainik Jagran was the top Indian publication, according to the Indian Readership Survey. During the poll period, the daily had the largest audience in the nation, with over 68 million readers. Dainik Bhaskar came in second, with over 52 million readers.

Tanushree Basuroy, a research specialist, estimates that the print sector in India will be worth around 250 billion Indian rupees in 2022. By 2025, it is anticipated to surpass 279 billion rupees, representing a compound annual growth of almost 3%.

Print media is still expanding, giving individuals the ability to engage in democratic and nation-building processes and make educated decisions, even in the face of the growth of audio, visual, and digital media.

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Chhattisgarh man hit by Hindutva mob, no arrests despite police presence

A viral video of a Muslim man screaming for help as his face and hands are covered with blood while being led to a police station by a Hindutva mob in Raipur, Chhattisgarh has been making rounds on the internet for two days.

The incident happened on January 24 in Sinodha village, which is around 50 kms from Raipur. He was eventually brought to the Tilda Newra police station.

The video shows the oppressed, a Muslim man who allegedly runs a madrasa, being led by a crowd waving saffron flags, screaming “Hindustan mein rehna hoga, Jai Shri Ram kehna hoga (If you want to stay in Hindustan, you should chant Jai Shri Ram.

Hindutva group in Chhattisgarh's Tilda Newra celebrating Ram temple, assaulted a Muslim man

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Speaking to The Indian Express, a senior police officer said, “A 14-year-old boy from the village had uploaded an allegedly objectionable video. We received a complaint from a villager, and during our investigation, learnt that 3 persons, including the man in the video, had allegedly provoked him. We lodged an FIR against them.”

The police officer said that two FIRs were lodged. “But no arrest has been made so far there is no evidence of an attack in the footage,” he remarked.

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Man detained for breaching security and hugging Virat Kohli during T20 match

Indore: A young man was detained after he defied the security arrangements and reached cricketer Virat Kohli and hugged him during the India-Afghanistan T20 match at Holkar Stadium in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Sunday, police said.

At that time, the star batsman was fielding on the ground.

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After detaining him, cops took the young man to Tukoganj police station.

A police official said that the youth had a ticket for the match and entered the Holkar Stadium from Narendra Hirwani Gate.

My wish of hugging Virat Kohli got fulfilled today ❤️pic.twitter.com/r0B8ZjE0Ui https://t.co/vjCWSPyY9e

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He said that the young man seemed to be a big Kohli fan and entered the ground by climbing the fence of the spectators’ gallery with the desire to meet the player.

The officer said that the youth was being interrogated.

Further steps will be taken in the case on the basis of interrogation, the official said.

In Indore, India beat Afghanistan by six wickets.

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GST officers detect over 29k bogus firms involved in fake ITC

New Delhi: The government on Sunday said GST officers have detected 29,273 bogus firms involved in fake Input Tax Credit (ITC) claims of Rs 44,015 crore in eight months till December 2023 during a drive against fake registration, which helped save revenue of Rs 4,646 crore.

In the October-December quarter, 4,153 bogus firms that involved suspected ITC evasion of around Rs 12,036 crore were detected.

As many as 2,358 of these bogus firms were detected by the Central GST Authorities. Maharashtra topped the list with 926 bogus firms detected, followed by Rajasthan (507), Delhi (483) and Haryana (424).

The detection during the December quarter protected revenue of Rs 1,317 crore of which Rs 319 crore has been realised and Rs 997 crore has been protected by blocking ITC. As many as 41 persons were arrested in these cases while 31 of these arrests were made by Central GST Authorities, the finance ministry said.

“Since the initiation of the special drive against fake registrations in mid-May 2023, a total of 29,273 bogus firms involved in suspected Input Tax Credit (ITC) evasion of Rs 44,015 crore have been detected.

This has saved Rs 4,646 crore of which Rs 3,802 crore is by blocking of ITC and Rs 844 crore is by way of recovery.

So far, 121 arrests have been made in the cases,” it said in a statement.

During the December quarter, the suspected tax evasion by 926 bogus firms in Maharashtra worked out to be Rs 2,201 crore. 11 persons were arrested.

In case of Delhi, the suspected tax evasion by 483 bogus firms was Rs 3,028 crore and 11 people were arrested. In case of Andhra Pradesh, the suspected tax evasion by 19 bogus firms was Rs 765 crore, while in case of Haryana 424 bogus firms were detected involved in the evasion Rs 624 crore.

In Uttar Pradesh, 443 bogus firms were detected involved in suspected GST evasion of Rs 1,645 crore. Five persons were arrested in the state during the quarter. To curb fraud in Goods and Services Tax (GST) and increase compliance, the GST formations, under the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) and the State/UT Governments, across the country are carrying out a focused drive on the issue of non-existent / bogus registrations and issuance of fake invoices without any underlying supply of goods and service The ministry said the Government has taken various measures to strengthen the GST registration process.

Pilot projects of biometric based Aadhar authentication at the time of registration have been launched in the States of Gujarat, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh.

Besides, the Government has endeavoured to curtail evasion of tax through measures such as sequential filing of GST returns, system generated intimation for reconciliation of the gap in tax liability in GSTR-1 & GSTR- 3B returns and of the gap between ITC available as per GSTR-2B & ITC availed in GSTR-3B returns, use of data analytics and risk parameters for detection of fake ITC, etc, the ministry added.

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Siraj’s career rocketing skywards; he is a sight to behold

The test match at the Newlands ground between South Africa and India will be remembered for a long time due to several unusual incidents. It was the shortest test match in the history of cricket. It lasted only 642 balls. A test match which is expected to go on for five days ended in less than two full days.

South Africa batted twice on the same day when an incredible 23 wickets fell like ninepins. India suffered a batting collapse too. The world’s most experienced batters on both sides performed like rank novices. The men who were mainly responsible for engineering a collapse among the South Africans were Mohammed Siraj in the first innings and Jasprit Bumrah in the second innings. On view was an Indian pace attack that has become among the best in the world nowadays.

So finally India has managed to draw a Test series in South Africa for the second time. But a series win still remains elusive for India in the Rainbow Nation. The victory at Newlands means that India has to wait to reach the top of the WTC 2023-25 points table.

Siraj was the crucial factor

But as far as Hyderabad cricket fans are concerned, this was an unforgettable match because of Siraj. Although both Siraj and Bumrah got six wickets each, it was Siraj who was given the Man of the Match award. The judges felt that his performance in the first innings was crucial in giving India the upper hand in the match.

Like a bulldozer

When Siraj is bowling at his fiery best, he transforms himself into one of the finest fast bowlers that India has seen in recent times. Like a bulldozer he sweeps away everything in front of him. In the first innings against South Africa he gave an amazing display while picking up six wickets for only 15 runs. It was top notch fast bowling that the spectators were privileged to witness.

The South African batsmen who are used to dealing with fast bowling seemed all at sea against Siraj. The bowler who carries the nickname of Miyan Magic pulled out one rabbit after another out of his hat leaving the rival batters with no clue about what he was doing.

The Hyderabad pacer bowled like a seasoned professional. The way in which he dug the ball in and targeted Dean Elgar’s rib cage showed that he meant business from the word go. Deliveries that landed just short of good length seemed to be Elgar’s weak point and Siraj exploited it cleverly.

At the other end Aiden Markram too found it difficult to deal with the bounce that Siraj was extracting from the wicket. It was no surprise when both Markram and Elgar fell prey to Siraj. After Bumrah dismissed Tristan Stubbs, Siraj picked up his third scalp by having Tony de Zorzi caught by K L Rahul. By now Siraj was full of confidence.

Siraj caused havoc

When David Bedingham came in it looked like he believed that attack is the best form of defence. But after hitting two boundaries Bedingham also departed after falling prey to Siraj. The Hyderabad bowler pitched the ball up and Bedingham was found wanting. The unexpected bounce that Siraj was able to achieve made him unplayable.

Marco Jansen was out without scoring and Kyle Verreynne did not last long either. He tried to drive but only got an outside edge. Again, it was the speed and bounce of the Siraj delivery that caught the batter napping. It was a display of brilliant fast bowling by Siraj.

Siraj’s qualities

What makes Siraj such a devastating bowler? Firstly he has the physical characteristics needed for a fast bowler. He may not be as tall as the West Indian or Australian fast bowlers but he is physically sturdy and athletic. He also has plenty of stamina to bowl long spells. He has a natural ability to make the ball swing into the right-handed batters. He also has a dangerous bouncer in his armoury.

When he decides to pitch the ball short, many experienced batsmen have trouble in coping with it. Coupled with all this is a shrewd brain that can spot a batsman’s weak spots. All said and done, he will continue to be an asset to the Indian team for many more matches.

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Congress distances itself from youth activists’ cow dung water protest

Thrissur: The Congress on Friday distanced itself from the Youth Congress-KSU workers’ attempt to sprinkle cow dung water on the stage used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a recent event in this central Kerala district, saying it was against the policy and culture of the party.

The party will not support any manner of protest that violates the decency of democracy, the party’s Member of Parliament in Lok Sabha T N Prathapan said.

Addressing a press conference here, he said the YC-KSU activists’ act of sprinkling cow dung-water was not done with the permission of the Congress.

“The decision was taken by the KSU state committee. The (Congress) party has clear policy in this. The party will not support any kind of protest that violates the decency of democracy,” he said.

The Thrissur MP further said that the Congress has its own way of protest and it could not turn into the Communist parties or the BJP in this regard.

He also claimed that the party follows the footsteps of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and it won’t do anything that negatively impacts that legacy.

Thrissur on Thursday saw some tense moments as BJP workers vehemently objected to Youth Congress-KSU workers attempting to sprinkle cow dung water on the stage used by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an event the previous day.

According to Hindu belief, cow dung water is used to cleanse impurities from a place.

Police intervened promptly and had to use force to disperse the two groups, restoring order in the area.

BJP state chief K Surendran strongly criticised the Congress, claiming that the act of sprinkling cow dung water on the Vadakkumnanatha temple ground (Thekkinkadu Maidan) exposed the party’s elitist mindset.

In an apparent reference to Modi’s OBC background, Surendran attributed the Congress’s actions to them questioning how a person from a backward caste could speak on the sacred land of Lord Vadakkumnathan.

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Karnataka govt-owned MSIL outlets sell liquor worth Rs. 18.85 cr on Dec 31

Bengaluru: The total sales at 1,031 state government-owned MSIL liquor outlets across the state on the last day of 2023 (Dec 31) has been recorded at Rs 18.85 crore.

According to MSIL Managing Director Manojkumar, this is an increase of Rs 4.34 crore as compared to the sales of Rs 14.51 crore on the same day of the previous year (December 31, 2022).

An outlet near Raichur railway station recorded the highest sales of Rs 11.66 lakh, followed by another outlet on the Gunj road of the same city turning sales of Rs 9.96 lakh.

Among the districts, Bengaluru Urban topped the list with sales touching Rs 1.82 crore.

On the same day in the previous year, the district had sold liquor worth Rs.1.35 crore.

The sales at the upgraded first-of-its-kind MSIL Boutique which was inaugurated on Monday at Thimmaiah Road in Basaveshawaranagara touched Rs.3.5 lakh. The same outlet recorded sales of Rs 2.59 lakh on the same day in the previous year.

Total sales of liquor at MSIL outlets in the state on usual days is around Rs 8 crore.

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