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Feb 4, 2026: ‘Severe’ AQI at Parliament puts focus on budget’s weak pollution push

For today’s Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry travelled to the Parliament Complex, where the budget session is underway. The closest CPCB monitoring station showed the AQI as 282, but our air quality monitor put the number at 406 – in the 'severe’ category.

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The same 2 witnesses in 165 FIRs: How a young lawyer exposed Indore Police’s ‘stock witness’ malaise

Every time the call of duty came in August 2024, Salman Qureshi answered. He was there when the police in Indore needed an independent witness to round up men drinking in public. He was there when the police busted men gambling in abandoned homes. He was there when the police…

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‘Cancel culture’: Teltumbde’s session at Kala Ghoda scrapped amid objections from Hindutva accounts

Organisers of Mumbai’s famous Kala Ghoda Arts Festival have cancelled a book discussion featuring scholar and civil rights activist Anand Teltumbde on the orders of the Mumbai Police. Participants of this discussion have also been instructed to delete all social media posts related to the event, according to a report…

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“अगर पुलिस अपना काम करती तो मेरा नाम FIR में नहीं होता”- मोहम्मद दीपक

एक जिम मालिक पार्किंसन रोग से पीड़ित, 70 वर्षीय मुस्लिम दुकानदार को बचाने के लिए तब आगे आ गया जब कुछ लोग उनसे उनकी दुकान के नाम से “बाबा” शब्द हटाने की मांग कर रहे थे. इसके बाद अब जिम मालिक दीपक कुमार कश्यप पुलिस एफआईआर, धमकियों और अपने जिम…

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‘Cops didn’t do their job, FIR named me’: Hanuman devotee who defended Muslim shopkeeper vs Bajrang Dal

A gym owner stepped in to protect a frail, 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper with Parkinson’s disease from a group of men demanding he drop “Baba” from his shop’s name. Days later, he is the one facing police cases, threats, and mobs outside his gym.

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Chhattisgarh spent Rs 18.57 crore on TV ads in 3 months; News18 got the biggest share

The Chhattisgarh government spent Rs 18.57 crore on television advertisements in just three months – between October and December 2024 – according to information obtained under the Right to Information Act. This works out to roughly Rs 20.41 lakh of public money every day.

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‘Modi rediscovered zeal, economy outperforming expectations’: Economist’s India optimism binge

For an outlet that prides itself on cool detachment, The Economist has lately sounded unusually starry-eyed about India.

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Everyone’s won! Trump. Modi. And the politics of premature celebration

No one yet knows the terms of a trade deal that could significantly alter how India powers its economy. That has not stopped New Delhi and Washington from launching into full celebration mode.

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Watch: The Great Nicobar Project: Millions of trees, and tribes at risk

The Indian government is fast moving ahead with the Rs 92,000 crore International Container Transshipment Port project in Andaman and Nicobar’s Galathea Bay. But little heed is being paid to the indigenous communities that have lived in the islands for generations, nor are the environmental concerns adequately addressed, experts tell…

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Rahul Gandhi stopped from reading out Caravan article in Parliament

The Lok Sabha ground to a halt on Monday after Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi attempted to read out a Caravan article that cited an as-yet-unpublished book by former Army chief General Manoj Naravane.

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Feb 2, 2026: ‘Very poor’ AQI, no relief for Delhi’s street vendors

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited one of Saket’s busiest traffic intersections, with crowds and street vendors lining the road, many of them without masks.

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Convicted sex offender Epstein’s files show Anil Ambani was in touch over deals and govt issues

Note: The documents relied upon in this story are here.

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The Economic Survey has a new enemy: The RTI Act

In the recent Economic Survey, a document meant to discuss the state of the economy, the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) has decided to hold forth on the need to amend the Right to Information Act, 2005.

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Credibility device, indirect redistribution: The political economy of the budget is clear

In 2026, the Indian economy entered the budget cycle at an unusual crossroads, even if that’s a cliché in economic analysis. Growth remains among the fastest in major economies, yet private investment is still uneven. Global conditions are volatile: wars in Europe and West Asia continue to disrupt energy and…

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From ‘unremarkable’ to ‘long-game’: How the press read Sitharaman’s hand

There were no headline-grabbing giveaways, no sweeping tax cuts, no “big bang” reforms designed to dominate prime time. Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth budget seemed to match an economy that, at least on paper, is doing well considering global turbulence, and therefore needs steady steering more than fixing.

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Health budget grows every year. So why isn’t public healthcare improving?

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a Rs 1.06 lakh crore health budget for 2026-27, a 9 percent increase from the current financial year. Yet persistent gaps in utilisation, staffing and quality suggest higher allocations alone cannot fix India's public health crisis.

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Kerala’s Kumbh: From an ancient secular festival to Hindu pilgrimage narrative

This is not just a festival unfolding in Kerala.

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South Central 60: UGC rules protests and the myth of ‘misuse’, Kerala SNDP-NSS breakup

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the new UGC equity regulations and the protests around them. They are joined by TNM’s Executive Editor Sudipto Mondal and rights lawyer Mridula Vanangamudi.

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यूजीसी के नए नियमों पर सियासत और सड़क दोनों गरम, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने लगाई अंतरिम रोक

यूजीसी यानी यूनिवर्सिटी ग्रांट्स कमीशन के नए नियमों को लेकर देशभर में विरोध देखने को मिला, खासकर उत्तर प्रदेश में जहां जनरल कैटेगरी के छात्र एकजुट नजर आए. इसी क्रम में बुधवार को दिल्ली यूनिवर्सिटी के सैकड़ों छात्रों ने भी जोरदार प्रदर्शन किया. इस दौरान हमने प्रदर्शन में शामिल छात्रों…

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‘Mob lynching regulation for GC students’: Inside the DU protest against UGC equity norms

On Wednesday, hundreds of ‘general category’ students from Delhi University staged a protest against the University Grants Commission’s recent guidelines to tackle caste discrimination on college campuses. Newslaundry spoke to students participating in this protest and to those in favour of these guidelines.

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TV Newsance 330 | Savarna khatre mein hai? Primetime hysteria over UGC’s equity rules

This week on TV Newsance, we look at how primetime studios have successfully manufactured a brand-new existential crisis. Move over Hindu khatre mein hai; it's now time for Savarna khatre mein hai. We decode the UGC’s new equity guidelines and why they’ve left our brave, tireless anchors very, very concerned.

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Hafta letters: On NL’s ‘editorial bias’ and the Ajit Pawar ‘hagiography’

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इलाहाबाद विश्वविद्यालय के छात्रों में यूजीसी के नियमों पर फैली नाराज़गी और उलझन की ग्राउंड रियलिटी

13 जनवरी को विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग की ओर से जारी किए समता के संवर्धन नियमों पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने फिलहाल रोक लगा दी है. मामले की अगली सुनवाई 19 मार्च को होगी.

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UGC norms row leaves Allahabad University campus divided

The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed the UGC’s new equity regulations with the next hearing scheduled for March 19.

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‘Full enjoy bhai’: Free birds or civic nuisance? Why Indian tourists are hated worldwide

One of the strangest images to emerge in the age of social media is that of young men from NCR and Haryana dancing half-naked on snow-covered mountains. It makes you wonder what kind of rush comes from dancing without a shirt when the temperature, like their IQ, is below zero.

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