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The apology by Newslaundry and Abhinandan Sekhri are a scam and a lie - They defended Tarun Tejpal with the article and tweet being live hours after rape conviction

In November 2013, when the sexual assault case against Tejpal was dominating headlines, Sibal told The Sunday Express that he had donated Rs 5 lakh to Tejpal in 2003, when Tehelka was starting its print edition.

While the High Court has now rejected those stereotypes as myths and upheld the victim’s testimony, the initial and prolonged response from sections of the Leftist journalistic and celebrity ecosystem told an opprobrious story of reflexive scepticism and even blaming and protection of Tarun Tejpal, their blue-eyed boy.

The fact that Newslaundry published the rape apologist article, did not feel sorry for the trauma caused to the victim and dared to later remove it with a standard 'self-reflection' note highlighted how the rot ran deep into the system.

While Abhinav Pandey did talk about the Jharkhand student protest, there was a marked change in intensity. There were no campaigns seeking resignation or pressure on the Hemant Soren government to remove its Education Minister. The overall coverage and the 'call for accountability' was borderline non-existent.

Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has reportedly restricted access to the Qatar-based news outlet Al Jazeera English nationwide over its coverage of the Muzaffarabad election boycott and state crackdown in PoK.

Shikha is popular among the liberal circles for her articles 'bashing' Prime Minister Modi, the BJP, and the Hindutva ideology.

Vivek Tankha said that he urged Sonam Wangchuk to end the fast due to concerns of his health, and he was not acting on behalf of the central govt, as the article implies.