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Dec 4, 2025: AQI in Vasant Kunj is significantly worse than official data

For today’s AQI, Newslaundry visited Vasant Kunj in South Delhi. The nearest air quality monitoring station at Sri Aurobindo Marg, operated by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee, showed an AQI reading of 283 at 9 am, which falls in the ‘Poor’ category. But when we deployed our portable air quality…

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After TNM report on leaked theatre footage, KSFDC strengthens CCTV safeguards

TNM recently published an investigative story on how CCTV footage that captured intimate moments of couples from cinema theatres was leaked and sold illegally through Telegram. Our reportage has now prompted action from theatre authorities in Kerala.

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Navneet Sehgal quits as Prasar Bharati chief before term expiry

Navneet Kumar Sehgal has stepped down as chairman of Prasar Bharati, a year and a half into his three-year tenure. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has accepted his resignation and formally relieved him of his duties.

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Who moved my Hiren bhai?

Is Hiren Joshi leaving the PMO? Is it a routine transfer? A reshuffle? An “administrative adjustment”?

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‘We have to live with air pollution’: Delhi’s athletes, parents and coaches feel they have no choice

Sitting in his chair at a cricket ground in West Delhi’s Shakurpur, 73-year-old Shrawan Kumar watches around 50 school-going boys and girls rotate through their drills. The stern but good-humoured coach seems unbothered by the haze settling over the ground.

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Beyond ‘divyangjan’, ‘sabka saath’ rhetoric, India is a country of barriers for the disabled

Jimmy* is 19, studying at a government college in Nagpur, dealing with Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) disease, a degenerative nerve disorder that weakens the limbs. On campus, there’s a buggy service meant for disabled students. But it either arrives late, or not at all.

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Dec 3, 2025: AQI near L-G house far worse than official data

For today’s AQI, Newslaundry visited Raj Niwas, the official residence and office of Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (L-G), VK Saxena, located in the Civil Lines area of North Delhi.

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From oil to S-400s: The calculus behind Putin’s India visit

As Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi on Thursday for the 23rd India–Russia annual summit, the visit comes at a moment when continuity and change sit side by side in the relationship.

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English editorials slam Sanchar Saathi ‘bad governance’, Hindi dailies yet to speak up

Earlier this week, the Department of Telecommunications issued a sweeping directive to all smartphone manufacturers to preinstall the Sanchar Saathi app on new mobile handsets from March 2026 under the Telecom Cyber Security Rules, 2024. Manufacturers have been asked to submit a compliance report to the department within 120 days.

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मोदीजी का टेंपल रन, एसआईआर की रेलमपेल और बीएलओ की सस्ती जान

अठारह अठारह घंटे बिना रुके, बिना थमे मोदीजी भारत को विकसित राष्ट्र बनाने में लगे हुए हैं. दूसरी तरफ एक पूरा गिरोह है जो लगातार मोदीजी को सत्ता को उखाड़ फेंकने के लिए विश्वव्यापी साजिशें कर रहा है. लेकिन इन तमाम षडयंत्रों और हमलों से बेखौफ मोदीजी का टेंपल रन…

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SC relief for Zee Rajasthan head booked for ‘extortion’ after channel’s complaint

The Supreme Court has granted major relief to former Zee Rajasthan and Zee 24 Ghanta channel head Ashish Dave, putting an interim stay on his arrest. The case stems from an FIR filed by Zee Media Corporation Limited, which accused Dave of extortion, fraud, and damaging the channel’s reputation.

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I was at the India-Pakistan Oxford Union Debate and here’s what happened.

The Oxford Union – long celebrated as a cradle of free speech and the stage for some of history’s most consequential debates – was meant to host another landmark discussion last week.

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Travel bans, red lists: Pakistan’s latest weapons against its journalists

Pakistan’s attempts to control the press have taken a new turn: blocking journalists from travelling abroad.

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When our democracy shares tech policy with Russia and China, that should terrify us

With the Sanchar Saathi mandate, India joins a very exclusive club of governments that force undeletable apps onto citizens’ phones. And it’s not the kind of club you brag about joining.

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Dec 1, 2025: Delhi air worsens a day after improvement

A day after recording an improvement, the average air quality in Delhi returned to the ‘very poor’ category on Monday.

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Trapping the psychology of aspiration: Boby Chemmanur’s Phygicart story

The third story in the series of investigations by TNM-Azhimukham explores how the aggressive, aspirational marketing of Phygicart, a Multi-Level Marketing company promoted by Boby Chemmanur, created wealth for some but turned into a dangerous debt trap for many young people. Read the first part on LLPs here and the second part…

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Two-thirds of Delhi does not have reliable air quality data

As winter deepens, New Delhi is once again losing the fight for breath. Every winter, Delhi continues to choke under hazardous air — and this year is no exception. On November 18, the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB’s) 24-hour bulletin recorded a city-wide Air Quality Index (AQI) of 374, placing Delhi…

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Let Me Explain: Women at the heart of Tamil Nadu’s factory economy

Of the 14.9 lakh women working in registered factories across India, 6.3 lakh are in just one state – Tamil Nadu.

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South Central 52: The Dileep case and how SIR is unfolding across states

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the Kerala actor assault case of 2017, which superstar Dileep is accused of orchestrating. As the verdict is expected in a week, the hosts take us through the details of the case and its impact on…

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TV Newsance 323 | Distraction Files: India is choking. But TV news is distracting

On this week’s TV Newsance, while India observed Constitution Day, our beloved Godijeevis did what they do best — lose themselves in Ram Mandir flag-hoisting visuals. Hours of primetime were spent decoding Prime Minister Modi’s “body language”, “divine emotions”, and “historic hand gestures”… all while Delhi gasped through its worst…

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Hafta letters: Immigration and ‘urban Naxal’ stereotypes, interview requests

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‘Denied medical leave’, booked for ‘not signing attendance’: BLOs say UP SIR is inhumane

Amid reports of suicides by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) involved in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration registered FIRs on November 22 against over 60 BLOs and seven supervisors across three police stations for alleged negligence and disobedience.

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Murder accused cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli felicitated by a Karnataka media association

The Newspapers Association of Karnataka has felicitated Puneeth Kerehalli, a murder accused and a cow vigilante, during a Kannada Rajyotsava event held on Thursday, November 27. According to the association’s social media pages, the annual event is intended to award people who have made significant contributions in various sectors in…

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‘Talks without him not acceptable to Ladakh’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife on reality of normalcy in Ladakh

Sonam Wangchuk is a “political prisoner”, says his wife Gitanjali Angmo in an exclusive interview with Newslaundry.

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‘Is my house the only illegal one?’: Outrage after journalist’s home flattened in Jammu

A demolition drive in Jammu has come under fire after authorities tore down the home of journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing – the only structure targeted in the area that day. Daing alleges the action was carried out without prior notice and was a message to journalists who refuse to “toe…

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