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Chhath songs to cinema screen: Pollution is a blind spot in Indian pop culture

Now that Diwali has passed and Chhath is here, we’ve entered that familiar season when breathing becomes a conscious act. The water is frothing. The sky is covered in smog so thick it looks like somebody has edited away the contrast, the colour and sharpness. Only the AQI charts are…

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Ground still wet, air stays toxic: A reality check at Anand Vihar air monitor after water sprinkler video

Amid allegations of data manipulation by AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj and reports of water sprinklers circling air quality monitors, Newslaundry visited the Anand Vihar air monitoring station – one of Delhi’s most polluted spots – to verify the claims.

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The Yamuna PR wash: Anchors interview Delhi CM next to ‘pond’, no question on pollution data

This weekend, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta sat for interviews with DD anchor Sudhir Chaudhary and Aaj Tak’s Anjana Om Kashyap at Vasudev Ghat. The backdrop of these interviews wasn’t the river. It was apparently a man-made pond, which the AAP claims was filled with filtered water from the Sonia…

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Oct 27, 2025: Data manipulated at Anand Vihar air monitoring station?

Amid allegations of data manipulation by Aam Aadmi Party leader Saurabh Bhardwaj, Newslaundry visited the air monitoring system in Anand Vihar to do a reality check.

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Mile Sur Mera Tumhara: Why India’s most beloved TV moment failed when it tried again

The passing of Piyush Pandey brought back memories of his most enduring contribution to Indian popular culture: the 1988 Doordarshan musical medley Mile Sur Mera Tumhara. Working as an account manager at Ogilvy Mather, Pandey had penned lines that became a rare government broadcast, a lyrical celebration of India’s diversity…

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मालाबार माफिया: हिंदी के एड गुरु पीयूष पांडे

षीयूष का मतलब होता है अमृत. मगर नाम पीयूष होने का मतलब ये नहीं कि आप अमरत्व लेकर पैदा हुए हैं. ‘एड लीजेंड’ पीयूष पांडे भी चले ही गए. पीयूष ब्राम्हण थे, ब्राह्मणों को द्विज यानि दुजन्मा कहने की परम्परा है. तो वो जयपुर में पैदा भले 1955 में हुए…

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How will we now remember Mary Roy?

I started writing this on September 1, after I devoured Arundhati Roy’s memoir. And then paused because I had to race to first write, then rewrite, an 8,000+-word profile of billionaire-podcaster-entrepreneur-investor Nikhil Kamath for Newslaundry and The News Minute. Once that was done and dusted, I mulled over whether I’d have anything different…

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‘We thought the battle was over’: 40 years after resistance, mining fears return to Odisha’s sacred hills

There is an uneasy calm in Kuradiphasa village at the foothills of the Gandhamardhan Hills. “It is the calm before the storm,” says Himanjali Das, who belongs to the indigenous Kondh tribe.

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The return of VC Sajjanar: How India glorifies encounter killings

VC Sajjanar, the IPS officer who led the 2019 “Disha encounter,” is now Hyderabad’s new Police Commissioner. In this episode of Let Me Explain, Pooja Prasanna looks at what his rise says about India’s dangerous glorification of encounter killings, and how cinema, media, and public adulation have helped turn cops…

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South Central 48: Kerala hijab row, Andhra Pradesh-Karnataka fight over Google centre

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth are joined by journalists Shahina KK and Indulekha Aravind, and TNM’s executive editor Sudipto Mondal.

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United Nations at 80: How it’s facing the severest identity crisis of its existence

Even as the United Nations marked the eightieth anniversary of its formation on October 24, the organisation is grappling with the severest identity crisis of its existence.

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India’s finance ministry ‘pushed’ for LIC investments in Adani Group: WaPo report

Officials of India’s finance ministry fast-tracked a proposal in May this year to direct approximately $3.9 billion in investments from the Life Insurance Corporation of India, a state-owned insurance and investment company, to an Adani group firm despite being aware of the risks, The Washington Post has reported.

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TV Newsance 318: When Delhi choked, Godi Media celebrated

This week on TV Newsance, Sudhir Chaudhary makes a “revelation” that Newslaundry has been talking about for years – how Indian TV news channels are controlled by political powers and how TRP manipulation has destroyed journalism.

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New details on CBI’s ‘clean chit’ to Rhea Chakraborty – but will she ever get an apology?

If you’ve logged onto X this morning, you’d be forgiven for feeling a sense of déjà vu.

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Hafta letters: Radicalisation, rights of Palestine, samosa for Manisha

As Always, Enjoyed Hafta, But A Minor Quibble

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Most unemployed graduates, ‘no progress’, Agniveer dilemma: Ladakh’s generation in crisis

Unemployment is brewing frustration among Ladakh’s youth, and the scale of the job crisis is clear even in official data.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 396: Search, Wayward, the good old days of MTV

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‘Worked day and night’: Odisha’s exam ‘irregularities’ are breaking the spirit of a generation

A massive paper leak has rocked the recent Odisha Police sub-inspector recruitment exam. After what is being described as the state’s biggest such incident, the police have arrested 123 people so far, including 114 candidates.

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Amendments to IT Rules on content takedown orders set to kick in on Nov 15

Following a legal tussle with Elon Musk’s X, the central government has announced changes to Rule 3(1)(d) of the Information Technology Rules. These amendments are set to take effect on November 15.

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Kerala hijab row: How a dispute between a teen and her school became a state-wide debate

When 48-year-old Anas Naina enrolled his youngest daughter to a school near his house in June this year, he said he had both her future and safety in mind. The 13-year-old joined class 8 in St Rita’s Public School in Ernakulam’s Palluruthy in the ongoing academic year. He decided to…

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Toxic air, confined indoors: Delhi doesn’t let its children breathe

Days after Diwali, Delhi’s air remains toxic.

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दिल्ली की दिवाली: सांसों में जहर घोलती हवा का शिकार बनते मासूम

21 अक्टूबर को दिल्ली एक बार फिर दुनिया का सबसे प्रदूषित शहर बन गया. इस पीछे एक बड़ा कारण दिवाली की रात को भारी मात्रा में पटाखे फोड़ना रहा.

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Lakshadweep in peril: How microplastics are destroying India’s only coral atolls

In the pristine coral atolls of Lakshadweep, where turquoise lagoons meet fragile reefs, a huge crisis is unfolding. From Minicoy to Kavaratti, plastic waste – from bottles and wrappers to fishing gear – is choking the islands, turning once-idyllic beaches and lagoons into hotspots of plastic pollution. The biggest culprits…

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Reporting on power without proximity: What it takes to run a newsroom away from Delhi

What are the challenges and opportunities of building credible journalism away from the centre? How do organisations navigate limited resources and local pressures to shape national conversations from regional vantage points? And what are the highs and the lows of steering newsrooms across India’s diverse landscapes?

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October 23, 2025: ‘Very poor’ air for Delhi police headquarters

The Delhi Police is tasked with enforcing restrictions on firecrackers. But it faces questions after the air pollution peak observed after Diwali. Last year, Newslaundry had reported how firecracker violations were allegedly treated with kid gloves.

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