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Stone-pelting rumours, MCD ‘U-turn’: The chronology of chaos in Delhi’s Brahmpuri

In North Delhi’s Brahmpuri neighbourhood, several Hindu residents of Gali No. 12 are planning to move out of the area and have put up for-sale signs outside their houses. The reason: A contentious expansion and new entrance of the nearby Al Mateen Masjid.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 381: Severance S2, Oscars, Sikandar trailer

While discussing the headlines:Rajyasree: In better news, Kangana has said that Javed Akhtar has promised to write a song for her next film…Abhinandan: Very nice. I wonder what that song will sound like. (Breaks into song) Ek ladki ko dekha to aisa laga…I will not say anything more. Rajyasree: Yeah, don’t…

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‘Bid to suppress journalistic freedom’: Rajasthan HC on FIR against Arnab Goswami

The Rajasthan High Court has restrained the Rajasthan police from taking any coercive action against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami over a 2022 case linked to Republic Bharat’s coverage of the demolition of a Hindu temple in Alwar, Bar and Bench reported.

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No fund for permanent campus, Motihari central varsity in limbo

Ahead of the 2015 Bihar assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a central university in Bihar’s Bhagalpur as part of a Rs 1.25 lakh crore package to the state. But a decade later, the varsity plan remains on paper with the draft detailed project report awaiting the Union…

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Days after rescuing teen from bonded labour, Delhi police still haven’t filed FIR

“She was studying in Class 12,” says Shyamala*, her voice trembling. “Now we are struggling to even get her home.”

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March 6, 2025: Can a fuel ban clean up the city’s air?

In this episode, Newslaundry visits the INA Road to look at steps taken by the Delhi government to tackle vehicular pollution. The government recently announced a petrol ban for old private vehicles. But what has it done for public transportation?

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Maharashtra allocates Rs 10 cr to monitor media ‘under one roof’

The Maharashtra government has decided to set up a media monitoring centre at an estimated cost of Rs 10 crore to monitor reportage and act on negative or misleading news about the state government, The Indian Express reported.

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Months after HC order, Army denies permission for Ayodhya hotel

The Indian Army has denied permission for the construction of a hotel in Ayodhya’s Ghatampur village, saying the land was reserved as a buffer zone in a firing range.

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Delhi’s drainage crisis deepens as NGT deadline looms

As the latest desilting deadline approaches in Delhi, two drains – Sonia Vihar and Shastri Park – exemplify the paralysis within the capital’s drainage management system.

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Ganga purity study was shady from the start. But media amplified it unquestioned

On February 20, the Uttar Pradesh government issued a statement which quoted a Padma Shri awardee scientist to “debunk doubts” about the purity of Ganga water amid the Mahakumbh. This came days after the Central Pollution Control Board had pointed out that faecal coliform levels in the river were 13…

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Trump-Zelenskyy showdown: In the age of e-lafda, politics and everything else is just performance

Something happened in the White House that felt strangely familiar to Goregaon West, Mumbai. The difference, of course, is that the White House is the office of the most powerful president in the world, while Goregaon West is home to the Bigg Boss set. But in our times, that distinction…

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High pendency in fast-track special courts set up for child sexual abuse cases

In 2022, as many as 239,188 cases out of 268,038 cases filed under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO, 2012), were awaiting trial, a pendency rate of 89.2 percent, according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 359: Truth behind locals ‘fleeing’ Sambhal, cash for Delhi stampede victims

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Shivnarayan Rajpurohit.

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Hafta 526: Elon Musk’s DOGE, Tamil Nadu-Centre clash over three-language formula

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Nitin Pai, director of Takshashila Institution, and The News Minute’s Shabbir Ahmed.

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Hafta letters: Sources of news, ways to unwind, anti-colonialist views

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US tariffs, impact on economy: USAID row helps bury the big questions

Can the media avoid falling for the politics of distraction? Apparently not, as far as the media in India is concerned.

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What to do if your device is seized? SFLC.in offers a guide

What should you do when officials seize your electronic device during a raid? The Software Freedom Law Center, India, has now released a guide to educate Indians on how they can safeguard their personal security, privacy and rights in such instances.

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Should discuss how media can get fair compensation: I&B minister

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has urged the media industry and stakeholders to discuss challenges linked to the transition to new media and said the government was “fully prepared” to provide any “necessary support”.

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Vikatan ‘pursuing all legal avenues’ as its website continues to be blocked after Modi cartoon

Tamil media organisation Vikatan is mulling legal action as its website continues to be blocked after it published a cartoon online that criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump.

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Modi’s trips last year to Abu Dhabi, Kazan and Moscow cost around Rs 20 cr: RTI

From Bhutan and Kuwait to Ukraine and the US, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s whirlwind diplomatic tours in 2024 dominated headlines. Replies to RTI queries by transparency activist Commodore Lokesh Batra (retd) now provide a glimpse into the cost of this 16-nation outreach.

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Feb 27, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Wazirpur bus depot

For the latest episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Wazirpur bus depot on Thursday.

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Washington Post opinions page editor quits amid Jeff Bezos revamp

Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos has announced a “significant shift” to the paper’s opinion page which has triggered the resignation of the paper’s editorial page editor David Shipley.

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‘Unprecedented, a pattern’: Journalists denied entry to Delhi assembly amid ‘ban list’

The first two days of the first assembly session under the new BJP government in Delhi have triggered concerns about press freedom with several journalists temporarily blocked from entering the assembly premises. These journalists include those with an accreditation – which should have allowed them unrestricted access.

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The undoing of a ‘Fevicol bond’ in Mahayuti alliance?

Whenever they are publicly asked about the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and his deputy Eknath Shinde are quick to point to a “Fevicol bond”. But signs of a rift on top suggest the alliance may not be strongly glued together.

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The clean air gap: What India knows it needs vs what it’s actually doing

Despite India’s claims of progress in reducing air pollution through the National Clean Air Programme, the country is far behind targets and even ranked among 10 most polluted nations last year. But this is a problem compounded by many unimplemented recommendations – made by government committees, non-government organisations, and research…

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