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Mahakumbh stampede: 4 months on, no official clarity on death toll

The Uttar Pradesh government had initially downplayed the January 29 Mahakumbh stampede but later acknowledged 30 deaths. However, an investigation by Newslaundry on February 5 suggested the actual toll was at least 79.

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‘They lied for our votes’: Displaced from Madrasi Camp, families slam slum rehabilitation promise’

On June 1, under heavy police presence, bulldozers rolled into Madrasi Camp in Jangpura, demolishing slum homes following a Delhi High Court order that deemed the settlement – along the Barapullah drain – illegal and a cause of monsoon flooding.

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‘Miracle Brit in seat 11A’, ‘descent into tragedy’: Front pages on the Air India crash

In what is being described as one of the worst aviation disasters in recent memory, a London-bound Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad on Thursday, killing at least 260 on board and in the area impacted by the crash.

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‘Against factual scenario’: Court dismisses Ajit Anjum’s objection to private counsel in POCSO case

A special court in Haryana’s Gurugram has dismissed Ajit Anjum’s petition raising objections against a private counsel assisting the complainant in a 2013 POCSO case. The plea requested that the private counsel be “disallowed from taking over the role of the prosecutor”.

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One of 242 passengers survived Air India crash: Top cop

Of the 242 people onboard, only one passenger survived the London-bound Air India Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad on Thursday, police said.

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June 12, 2025: Road dust outside road research institute

The Central Road Research Institute recently signed a memorandum of understanding to work on reducing road dust. A report had found road dust to be contributing 42 percent to PM10 levels in Delhi.

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Days after ‘derogatory remarks’ on Amaravati women, another Andhra arrest

Journalist and political analyst VV Krishnam Raju has reportedly been arrested for allegedly making derogatory remarks about women from the Amaravati region during a debate on Sakshi TV, owned by the family of former chief minister and YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

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Acquitted in 2 cases, but a former terror suspect is a lifetime prisoner of suspicion

At 12.48 pm on May 13, 2025, Abdul Wahid Shaikh stood at the threshold of academic triumph. After years of struggle, the 47-year-old school teacher was finally submitting his PhD thesis on “prison literature” at Mahatma Gandhi Mission University in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. A man who had spent nine years…

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Days after bulldozers, many families pick rented homes over relocation for Tamil-medium education

What would you sacrifice to carry on studying in your mother tongue? For Durga and nearly 200 families in Delhi’s Ashram and Sarai Kale Khan, the answer is in their decision to pick cramped quarters and crippling rent over free government housing. All to ensure their children can continue learning…

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Assam Tribune staff union says salaries ‘unpaid’, group denies ‘rumours’ about ‘sale’

At least 380 employees of four outlets belonging to The Assam Tribune group have not received their salaries since April, the staff union alleged on Tuesday. According to the union, 75 percent of March salaries also remain unpaid.

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Delhi court orders HT, journalist to pay Rs 40 lakh to businessman in defamation case

A Delhi court has ordered Hindustan Times and its former reporter Neelesh Misra to pay Rs 40 lakh in damages to a businessman over a 2007 news report stating that he was “sacked” from a company “for alleged financial irregularities”, Bar and Bench reported.

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Amar Ujala journalist, Bharat 24 anchor held over ‘Rs 65 cr extortion bid’

Noida police have arrested Bharat 24 anchor Shazia Nisar and Amar Ujala digital wing anchor Adarsh Jha over three FIRs linked to alleged extortion, blackmail and intimidation. This came after top executives at the channel accused the duo of demanding Rs 65 crore with the threat of pressing fabricated rape…

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Hafta letters: Video games, sindoor and patriarchy, tech queries

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Investigating UP’s new normal: 3 encounters, 1 spot, same story?

The BJP government and its supporters see the uptick in encounters in Uttar Pradesh as part of a ruthless crackdown on crime, but families are turning to the courts to seek justice against what they say have been extrajudicial measures by the police.

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Editorials flag Census ‘delay’, need for ‘careful handling’ of ‘political fallout’

The Narendra Modi government’s announcement to finally proceed with the Census has drawn a flurry of editorial commentary – welcoming the move but also questioning the delay and the political stakes riding on the exercise.

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Full volume on Op Sindoor, silence on the stateless

While the Indian mainstream media remained obsessed about Operation Sindoor and reported uncritically even as the Prime Minister and members of his party made political capital from the recent Indo-Pak armed clash, a quiet, more insidious episode unfolded, largely unnoticed.

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June 5, 2025: Taking stock of AQI measures on World Environment Day

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on World Environment Day. The AQI at the nearest monitoring station was pegged at 137 or in the moderate category, as per the CPCB data.

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Assam official blows whistle on illegal mining in Kaziranga, fears state ‘action’ and ‘mafia’

Nearly five months after an anonymous government official flagged rampant illegal mining near Kaziranga National Park, the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee has asked the DGP and chief secretary to ensure the 2019 ban on such activities is complied with.

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SC refuses interim protection to MP journalists who alleged police harassment

The Supreme Court has refused to pass any interim order in favour of two Madhya Pradesh-based journalists who have alleged custodial violence, caste-based abuse and ongoing threat to life from Bhind police, Bar and Bench reported.

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Placement crisis for students looking for TV jobs at J-schools

Top journalism schools are facing a crisis as television news channels pull back from campus placements, suggesting a turbulence in the Indian TV news industry. Students aspiring for TV jobs are left staring at unpaid internships, gig work, and career pivots – none of which match the expectation of high…

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Critic to collaborator: Delhi L-G’s journey in 100 days of BJP govt

After his appointment as the Delhi Lieutenant Governor in May 2022, VK Saxena would often target the then AAP government in public over civic issues. But since the BJP government took charge in February 2025, his position seems to have softened.

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Hafta letters: India’s real issues, growth of middle class, lack of prep

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Awful and Awesome Ep 387: The Royals, Flintoff, subscriber letters

While discussing The RoyalsAbhinandan: You’re saying Bhumi Pednekar is good in this? Is she the redeeming factor?Rajyasree: No, she's horrible in this…But it has worked in her favour because everyone has logged on and watched the show. Abhinandan: Why?Rajyasree: Because it’s so bad. Everyone trashed it so everyone logged on and…

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Inside India’s shadow wealth: Just 3 lakh crorepatis in a nation of 1.4 billion

India’s wealthy elite love their cash – not just for convenience, but for what it hides. Despite a surge in digital payments, stacks of unaccounted currency still fuel real estate deals and many economic activities in the informal part of the economy, leading to tax dodging and funding of election…

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Another Delhi pond at risk as govt body builds road, dumps debris

While Delhi grapples with the rampant depletion and misuse of its water bodies, a fresh case of encroachment on a pond has emerged in the capital. And this time, the violator is a government agency.

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