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Two-thirds of Delhi does not have reliable air quality data

As winter deepens, New Delhi is once again losing the fight for breath. Every winter, Delhi continues to choke under hazardous air — and this year is no exception. On November 18, the Central Pollution Control Board’s (CPCB’s) 24-hour bulletin recorded a city-wide Air Quality Index (AQI) of 374, placing Delhi…

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Let Me Explain: Women at the heart of Tamil Nadu’s factory economy

Of the 14.9 lakh women working in registered factories across India, 6.3 lakh are in just one state – Tamil Nadu.

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South Central 52: The Dileep case and how SIR is unfolding across states

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the Kerala actor assault case of 2017, which superstar Dileep is accused of orchestrating. As the verdict is expected in a week, the hosts take us through the details of the case and its impact on…

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TV Newsance 323 | Distraction Files: India is choking. But TV news is distracting

On this week’s TV Newsance, while India observed Constitution Day, our beloved Godijeevis did what they do best — lose themselves in Ram Mandir flag-hoisting visuals. Hours of primetime were spent decoding Prime Minister Modi’s “body language”, “divine emotions”, and “historic hand gestures”… all while Delhi gasped through its worst…

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Hafta letters: Immigration and ‘urban Naxal’ stereotypes, interview requests

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‘Denied medical leave’, booked for ‘not signing attendance’: BLOs say UP SIR is inhumane

Amid reports of suicides by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) involved in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration registered FIRs on November 22 against over 60 BLOs and seven supervisors across three police stations for alleged negligence and disobedience.

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Murder accused cow vigilante Puneeth Kerehalli felicitated by a Karnataka media association

The Newspapers Association of Karnataka has felicitated Puneeth Kerehalli, a murder accused and a cow vigilante, during a Kannada Rajyotsava event held on Thursday, November 27. According to the association’s social media pages, the annual event is intended to award people who have made significant contributions in various sectors in…

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‘Talks without him not acceptable to Ladakh’: Sonam Wangchuk’s wife on reality of normalcy in Ladakh

Sonam Wangchuk is a “political prisoner”, says his wife Gitanjali Angmo in an exclusive interview with Newslaundry.

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‘Is my house the only illegal one?’: Outrage after journalist’s home flattened in Jammu

A demolition drive in Jammu has come under fire after authorities tore down the home of journalist Arfaz Ahmad Daing – the only structure targeted in the area that day. Daing alleges the action was carried out without prior notice and was a message to journalists who refuse to “toe…

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Karnataka’s Congress crossroads: A leadership test for a weakened high command

Murmurs of a power struggle within the Karnataka government have grown louder. The Congress leadership in Delhi is reportedly weighing the rival claims of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who wants to continue in the role, and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who seeks to replace him.

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When media ‘solves’ terror cases, Kashmiris are collateral damage

The story about the Delhi blast on November 10, where a car exploded at peak hour in the Red Fort area, killing 15 people and injuring many more, continues to unravel as we read every day about the police and investigating agencies uncovering so-called “terror modules” and arresting more people.

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केंद्र सरकार का प्रिंट विज्ञापन पर खर्च 2 अरब से ज्यादा, दिल्ली में अंग्रेज़ी अखबारों ने मारी बाजी

सरकार ने प्रिंट मीडिया यानी आपके पास आने वाले रोज़ाना अखबारों को मिलने वाले विज्ञापनों की दर में 26 फीसदी का इजाफा कर दिया है. ये तो आप अब तक जान ही चुके हैं. साथ में आप यह भी जान चुके होंगे कि इसके जवाब में न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री ने अपने सब्सक्रिप्शन…

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Public money skewing the news ecosystem? Delhi’s English dailies bag lion’s share of govt print ads

In India’s media economy, few forces distort the news landscape as powerfully as government advertising. And the Narendra Modi government’s own data shows just how sharply public money is concentrated in a handful of Delhi newspapers.

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Nov 27, 2025: Who’s sitting in a hot air balloon when the AQI is over 500?

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has remarked that Delhi’s air is so toxic that even a morning walk is difficult. But with GRAP restrictions on physical attendance rolled back, thousands in the capital are compelled to go to schools and work despite poor air quality.

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HC raps MHA for ‘distorted’ paperwork in Reuters journalist’s OCI case

Hearing the case of Reuters journalist Raphael Satter, whose Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) card was revoked in December 2023, the Delhi High Court reportedly pulled up the Ministry of Home Affairs’ counsel for inadequate paperwork. According to Bar and Bench, the judge said, “Your officers have completely distorted it.”

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Ambedkar or BN Rau? Propaganda and historical truth about the architect of the Constitution

As Babasaheb Ambedkar rises ever higher as a symbol of the self-respect of India’s oppressed and as the hope of an egalitarian India, the Brahminical forces and the Sangh Parivar have intensified their claim that Ambedkar was not the one who wrote the Indian Constitution. According to them, the real credit must…

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Last year, L-G slammed Delhi govt over pollution. This time, he is in a balloon

While Delhi’s residents wheeze their way through a toxic gas chamber and the Yamuna foams up like a hazardous bubble bath, Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has found the perfect moment to launch hot air balloon rides on the banks of the polluted river.

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Nov 26, 2025: ‘Very poor’ AQI even in Delhi’s lungs

Sanjay Van is one of the greenest stretches in Delhi – a 784-acre forest thick with thousands of trees and a daily refuge for walkers and runners. But even here, the air is far from clean.

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Month after govt’s Chhath ‘clean-up’ claims, Yamuna is toxic white again

Pollution levels in Delhi’s Yamuna have risen again, with toxic foam reappearing near Kalindi Kunj. This comes despite the Delhi government’s tall claims during Chhath Puja that the river had been cleaned – a claim we challenged in an earlier report.

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Why does FASTag have to be so complicated?

This story started with an innocuous text that dropped into my SMS inbox from ICICI Bank. “ICICI Bank FASTag will be deactivated if Know Your Vehicle verification is not completed before 15-11-25,” it said.

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बिहार में नीतीश कुमार का समाजवाद और रामनाथ गोयनका की याद में मोदीजी का लेक्चर

नीतीश कुमार ने परिवारवादी समाजवाद से अपने परिवार को तो बचा लिया लेकिन बाकियों के परिवार से न उनकी पार्टी बच पाई ना ही उनकी सरकार. उनके नए मंत्रिमंडल में शपथ लेने वाले 26 मंत्रियों में से 10 नेता भाई-भतीजावाद की उपज हैं.

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On Constitution Day, a good time to remember what journalism can do

On this day 76 years ago, the Constitution of India was formally adopted before coming into effect on January 26, 1950. Since 2015, the Modi government has announced that Constitution Day will be celebrated to “promote constitutional values” and “promote greater awareness and understanding of the Constitution among citizens”.

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The Constitution we celebrate isn’t the one we live under

“Constitutional morality is not a natural sentiment. It has to be cultivated. We must realise that our people have yet to learn it. Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indian soil which is essentially undemocratic.”

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Govt is ‘judge, jury, and executioner’ with new digital rules, says Press Club of India

In a detailed statement, the Press Club of India expressed “deep anguish” over the manner in which the Narendra Modi government notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA, 2023).

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‘Not a Maoist, just a tribal student’: Who is the protester in the viral India Gate photo?

After Delhi Police cracked down on student protesters at India Gate on Sunday evening, one photograph was widely circulated online: of a young man pinned face-down to the road, a police officer’s hand pressing his head into the asphalt.

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