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PRIVACY FOR SALE! CCTV cameras in a well-known Kerala theatre did more than surveillance. Hours of footage of people being intimate ended up in an underground porn market, sold without consent. And it doesn’t stop at theatres. A TNM investigation by Megha Mukundan COMING SOON!

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A student who wanted to skip an exam. A man trying to frame an old friend. A techie taking revenge on a colleague. Across India, hoax bomb threats are wasting public resources and wearing out police forces. Jisha Surya writes. thenewsminute.com/news/a-nation-…

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A wealthy businessman has cultivated a massive cult following through spectacle, social media, & constant TV attention. But behind the fame lies a fragile financial empire built on loss-making firms, thousands of small investors, & regulatory loopholes. Who is he?

Why do state governments want to transfer medical colleges and hospitals constructed with public money to the profit-seeking entities for ever- 66 years to begin with -at a throwaway price, if not to benefit their friends, relatives and cronies? Lack of funds is an alibi.

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From Nizam-era shade to a modern highway — Chevella’s banyan trees will largely survive, thanks to NGT’s order Bala writes thenewsminute.com/telangana/chev…

Tomorrow, as part of the TNM series on the business of spirituality, Haritha John will have her story on a breakaway Catholic church in Kerala that's accused of spreading doomsday theories.

Preparing for Christ’s ‘Second Coming’ is central to Kerala’s Emperor Emmanuel Church – a popular independent group. Catholic authorities call them a “doomsday cult”. Yet they’ve thrived for 2 decades. Haritha John explores why.  thenewsminute.com/kerala/inside-…

Can we trust CCTV cameras? TNM uncovers how surveillance footage from movie halls reached Telegram porn groups & how this is just a tip of an underground market. A story by Megha Mukundan Read here: thenewsminute.com/premium/tnm-in… Support this reporting series: pages.razorpay.com/hidden

Inside a state run theatre in Kerala, CCTV visuals of couples are being stolen & sold on underground porn markets. Megha Mukundan investigates thenewsminute.com/premium/tnm-in…

🧵1/ What if CCTV footage from theatres, homes, hostels & even hospitals are sold on Telegram as soft porn? The first time I watched those visuals, I couldn’t sit through. There were many things disturbing about this story. thenewsminute.com/premium/tnm-in…

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My investigation on how CCTV footage from theatres, especially in Kerala is leaked, has had a big impact. Everyone is reporting it, investigation has begun. This is a completely reader funded series, and we aren’t close to target, please do contribute. pages.razorpay.com/hidden