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HC tells Shazia Ilmi to pay Rs 25,000 for suppressing facts in case against Rajdeep Sardesai

The Delhi High Court has imposed a cost of Rs 25,000 on BJP leader Shazia Ilmi for suppressing facts in her defamation suit against India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, Bar and Bench reported.

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Rahul Kanwal quits India Today amid buzz he may join NDTV

Rahul Kanwal has quit as India Today’s news director.

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Days after director’s threat, protest at DU’s J-school over threat to students, infra concerns

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UP forest dept makes way for Adani project awaiting green nod

Adani’s subsidiary, Mirzapur Thermal Energy (UP) Private Ltd (MTEPL), has gained access to its controversial power plant site through a forest department road – without obtaining the required forest clearance that would precede such arrangements.

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‘Unchecked powers’: Journalist bodies mount protests against Maharashtra public security bill

Ten press associations from Maharashtra demonstrated in Mumbai and Pune on Thursday, expressing concerns that the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, will impact press freedom.

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Kerala HC stays criminal proceedings against Baba Ramdev, Acharya Balkrishna in prohibited advertisement case

The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted a three-month stay in the criminal proceedings against Patanjali Ayurved’s promoters, Baba Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, and Divya Pharmacy – an affiliate of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd co-founded by them – in a prohibited advertisement case.

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April 3, 2025: Delhi’s air monitoring data is unreliable

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, which has one of the 38 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations in Delhi. The PM 2.5 level was 21 and PM 10 hovered around 24. At 143, the AQI was in the…

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It’s too soon to call Yunus’s China visit remarks a strategic shift

Almost seven months after the regime change in Bangladesh, the imprints of the shift in Dhaka’s foreign policy outlook aren’t exactly unexpected. However, some aspects of this shift could raise diplomatic eyebrows. A clear instance of this can be seen in the ripples caused by recent remarks made by Bangladesh’s…

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Rapido, Ola, Uber must stop bike taxis within 6 weeks in Karnataka: HC

The Karnataka High Court has ordered the suspension of bike taxi services in the state within six weeks, ruling that such services cannot operate unless the government issues necessary guidelines under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

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‘Journalists enduring disrespect, there’s a limit’: Why an arrest has galvanised Assam’s media

Over a tense week in March, the arrest of journalist Dilwar Hussain Mazumdar appears to have transformed Assam’s press corps into a unified front against what many describe as a deliberate assault on independent journalism in the northeastern state.

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‘Delhi air quality data unreliable’: CAG report confirms Newslaundry probe

Nearly three months after Newslaundry’s investigation revealed that almost every air pollution monitoring station in Delhi is either blocked by trees and buildings or too close to busy roads, leading to faulty data, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has confirmed our findings.

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Journalist detained while reporting on Hyderabad University protest, later released

A journalist covering the ongoing student protests at the University of Hyderabad was detained by police on Sunday. Sumit Jha of South First was reporting on the demonstrations against the Telangana government’s decision to auction 400 acres of land near the university. According to South First, he was taken to…

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Senthil Chengalvarayan steps down as whole-time director of NDTV

Senthil Chengalvarayan has resigned from his position as whole-time director of NDTV. In a letter to the company’s board of directors on March 25, Chengalvarayan cited “increasing personal commitments, including family responsibilities that require my attention at this time”.

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Let Me Explain: How Sushant Singh Rajput case was twisted for political gains

In the aftermath of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, journalism on news channels sank to a new low. Anchors morphed into self-styled crusaders, filling primetime with relentless speculation. Conspiracy theories spiraled out of control. Five years later, the Central Bureau of Investigation confirmed Rajput’s death was a suicide, absolving his then…

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Urban herds: Unravelling the crisis of stray cattle in Delhi

A herd of cows and bulls ambles through Ramlila Ground in Delhi’s Narela, picking through garbage and greenery for something to eat. Hawkers set up stalls for vegetable and fruit, motorists trundle past, and further down the road leading to Pocket 13, more cattle congregate at a crossing where a…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 362: Decoding the Kiran Bedi tapes

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and independent journalist Anand Mangnale.

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Foreign Correspondents’ Club elections postponed indefinitely after ‘scuffle’ between candidates

The elections for the governing committee of the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of South Asia in Delhi, scheduled for Saturday, were indefinitely postponed following an “ugly” and “unsavoury” incident involving two candidates.

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Explained: How a ‘concerned mother’ used public resources to surveil her daughter

This week, Newslaundry and The News Minute published a joint investigation uncovering how in 2003 decorated IPS officer Kiran Bedi used Delhi police to run a four month-long surveillance operation on her daughter Saina Bedi and her then partner Gopal Suri.

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In ‘historic’ Delhi budget, cuts in several schemes for women

While the Rekha Gupta government’s “historic” Rs 1 lakh crore budget has seen a substantial rise in allocations aimed at gender equality and women development, a closer look reveals cuts in crucial welfare schemes for girl students, maternal healthcare, nutrition schemes and anganwadi programmes.

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Subhash Chandra apologises to Rhea Chakraborty for making her ‘an accused’ in Sushant Rajput case

Zee founder Subhash Chandra Goenka on Friday apologised to actor Rhea Chakraborty for making her “an accused” in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case, days after the Central Bureau of Investigation absolved her of all allegations.

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Hafta 530: Kunal Kamra controversy, Justice Yashwant Varma cash case, Delhi budget

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by comedian and screenwriter Anuvab Pal. The panel first discusses the Kunal Kamra controversy. Jayashree lays down the timeline of incidents and Abhinandan highlights the Supreme Court’s comments on free speech in the Imran…

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Kiran Bedi Tapes: Does the law allow a ‘concerned mother’ to request a surveillance operation?

Can the police conduct wiretapping and surveillance merely on the basis of a complaint from a “concerned mother”?

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Gandhi Smriti turmoil: Courtroom battle, Vijay Goel’s controversial tenure, and BJP propaganda

Allegations and counter-allegations of corruption. A management tussle. And a courtroom battle. A mess has been brewing at the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti – an institute under the Union culture ministry dedicated to preserving Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 383: Emergency, Adolescence, Kunal Kamra controversy

While discussing Emergency:

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March 28, 2025: Delhi’s toxic air taking a toll on children

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits a government school in South Delhi’s RK Puram. On Friday, PM 2.5 and PM10 levels hovered around 44 outside the school.

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