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South Central 50: Kerala ends extreme poverty, Zohran Mamdani’s win

Kerala has announced that it has “eradicated extreme poverty”, a claim that has drawn admiration, scepticism and everything in between. On South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Anisha Sheth speak to IAS officer Anupama TV, Special Secretary of the Local Self Government Department, and Professor Freddy Thomas from Bengaluru’s Christ…

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बीच चुनाव में हत्या हो रही, क्या ये जंगलराज नहीं है: दीपांकर भट्टाचार्य

बिहार विधानसभा के दूसरे चरण के लिए 11 नवंबर को मतदान होगा. इस चुनाव में महागठबंधन का एक अहम घटक दल भारतीय कम्युनिस्ट पार्टी (माले) लिबरेशन भी है. पार्टी के महासचिव दीपांकर भट्टाचार्य से हमने बिहार चुनावों के आलोक में तमाम विषयों पर बात की. जैसे प्रदेश में उनकी पार्टी…

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Cheers, criticism and questions: The mood at Modi’s rally in Bhagalpur

On November 6, while polling was underway in 121 seats in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a crowd in Bhagalpur. The audience seethed with excitement, telling Newslaundry that under the NDA, the state’s roads and rations had improved, and that the “government was working so well”.

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बिहार चुनाव : पीएम मोदी के भाषण के बीच जनता के सवाल-जवाब और आरोपों की गूंज

6 नवंबर को बिहार की 121 सीटों पर मतदान चल रहा था, इसी बीच प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी भागलपुर के एयरपोर्ट ग्राउंड पहुंचे, जहां उन्होंने एक जनसभा को संबोधित किया. रैली में भारी भीड़ उमड़ी मंच पर जोश था, नारे गूंज रहे थे, लेकिन इसी भीड़ के बीच कुछ सवाल भी…

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Incredible India? How traveling to Southeast Asia is shattering our delusions of progress

A few years ago, when you said “Thailand” to an Indian man, his face would undergo a minor muscular transformation. A smirk would appear on face that can be interpreted as half-guilt for the sins he’s committed or half-anticipation for the sins he desires to commit.

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Confusion in Belhar: JDU kin contesting for RJD, RJD kin contesting for JDU

The constituency of Belhar in Bihar is seeing a curious conflict this election.

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बिहार: जेडीयू सांसद का बेटा राजद से, राजद मंत्री का भाई जेडीयू से लड़ रहा चुनाव

बिहार चुनाव के पहले चरण का मतदान हो चुका है. दूसरे चरण का मतदान 11 नवंबर को होने है. इस चुनाव में कई बागी मैदान में हैं. जैसे राष्ट्रीय जनता दल (राजद) के प्रदेश कोषाध्यक्ष ही बागी होकर चुनाव लड़ रहे तो उनकी महिला मोर्चे की अध्यक्ष भी बागी हो…

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TV Newsance 320: Bihar elections turn into a meme fest

On this week’s episode of TV Newsance, we dive into the bizarre, the viral, and the downright baffling side of political news in India.

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Hafta letters: NL recommendations, PK interview, thumbnail optics

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हर कोई एयर प्यूरिफ़ायर नहीं खरीद सकता: दिल्ली की ज़हरीली हवा के खिलाफ फूटा गुस्सा

दिल्ली-एनसीआर पर ज़हरीली हवा का बादल छाया हुआ है. इसी बीच, पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ताओं और नागरिकों का एक समूह जंतर मंतर पर सरकारों की निष्क्रियता के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन करने पहुंचा. यह प्रदर्शन साइंटिस्ट्स फ़ॉर चेंज नाम के संगठन ने आयोजित किया था, जो विज्ञान के छात्रों का एक समूह है. इसमें…

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‘Not everyone can afford air purifiers’: Delhi protest seeks answers on air crisis

As toxic air continued to blanket Delhi-NCR, activists gathered at Jantar Mantar to protest the governments’ continued failure to confront the crisis.

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बिहार चुनाव: चुनावी भाषणों और विज्ञापनों में आगे बढ़ता बिहार, लेकिन इन लड़कियों की कौन सुनेगा?

बिहार की राजधानी पटना में एनडीए के प्रमुख घटक दलों, बीजेपी और जद(यू) के दफ्तरों के बाहर बड़े-बड़े होर्डिंग्स लगे हैं. जिसमें बताया गया है कि एनडीए सरकार ने महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण के लिए कितना कुछ किया है. प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से लेकर मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार तक, अपनी रैलियों में…

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NDA claims vs Bihar women’s reality: Away from capital, many still wait for toilet, college, and a chance

Large hoardings outside the offices of the BJP and JD(U) in Patna proclaim how much the NDA government has done for women’s empowerment. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, leaders repeat at rallies that no other government has changed women’s lives in Bihar the way theirs…

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We already have ‘Make in India’. Do we need ‘Design in India’?

“It is not important where Apple (products) is manufactured. It can be manufactured tomorrow in Colombia, the day after in Papua New Guinea. But it is extremely important that Apple is designed in California and Apple’s valuation is because of that.”

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एक और चुनावी शो: बिहार में महिला नेताओं के अभाव पर क्या सोचती हैं पटना वुमेन्स कॉलेज की लड़कियां

एक और चुनावी शो के इस एपिसोड में अतुल चौरसिया ने पटना महिला महाविद्यालय (वीमेन कॉलेज) की छात्राओं से बात की. बातचीत का मकसद बिहार विधानसभा चुनावों के बीच उनके मुद्दों को समझना और राजनीति के प्रति उनके नजरिए को समझना था. साथ ही ये भी जानने की कोशिश थी…

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Skills, doles, poll promises, and representation: What matters to women voters in Bihar?

In this episode of Another Election Show, Newslaundry speaks to students of Patna Women’s College to understand their views on politics and the issues that matter to them in this election season in Bihar.

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Not just freebies. It was Zohran Mamdani’s moral pull that made the young campaign for him

On November 1, I joined a group of a few hundred supporters of Zohran Mamdani in a heavily immigrant neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. Labelled as the “Muslims and South Asians for Zohran” rally, I was surrounded by Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani Muslim groups in the city, along with…

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Nov 5, 2025: The air outside environment minister’s home amid his silence on the crisis

Delhi’s air quality continues to worsen, but environment minister Bhupender Yadav has neither tweeted about the situation nor held any meeting to address it.

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How Zohran Mamdani united New York’s diverse working class

New York has chosen its millennial mayor. More importantly, it has chosen an Indian-origin Muslim immigrant, Zohran Kwame Mamdani. As clubs and bars across the city were brimming with people, as friends came to watch the results together, emotions were palpable on Tuesday night. And finally, as the race was…

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No victory parade for women or parity: ‘Market forces’ merely a mask for BCCI’s gender bias

Before we get to the money in Indian women’s cricket, let’s talk about celebrations, or rather, the lack of them.

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ABP deletes post on ex-minister’s big allegations against Adani

Days before the first phase of Bihar polls, BJP leader and former union power minister Raj Kumar Singh accused the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government of a Rs 62,000 crore electricity scam in an interview with ABP News. Singh alleged that the Bihar government had signed a deal with Adani Power…

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एबीपी न्यूज़ ने हटाया भाजपा नेता आरके सिंह के इंटरव्यू का वीडियो, अडाणी को लेकर थे आरोप

बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण का मतदान कुछ ही घंटे दूर था. उससे पहले बिहार में एक तरह से राजनीतिक भूचाल ला देने वाली ख़बर आई. बीजेपी नेता और पूर्व केंद्रीय ऊर्जा मंत्री राज कुमार सिंह (आर.के. सिंह) ने एबीपी न्यूज़ को दिए एक इंटरव्यू में नीतीश कुमार के…

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From Cyclone Titli to Montha: Odisha’s farmers suffer year after year

For thousands of Odisha’s farmers, Cyclone Montha brought devastation just as paddy and other crops were due for harvest. Large-scale crop losses have occurred and farmers’ incomes have taken a direct hit.

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There’s a double standard about women cricket we’re not ready to admit

The World Cup victory last Sunday marked a turning point for women’s cricket in India. Pay parity, professional contracts, and the Women’s Premier League were milestones. But this win delivered something else entirely: mass attention. And with visibility comes a question we haven’t adequately addressed: what does it mean for…

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In Chennai’s affluent lanes, pavements are eaten up by cars, ramps and debris

A pedestrian walking through 5th Cross Street in Shastri Nagar, an upscale neighbourhood in south Chennai, would find the going hard. Out of 20 buildings TNM surveyed, 10 had ramps encroaching on the pavement, and eight had cars parked on them. Debris was found dumped in three places, and in…

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