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दिल्ली: लाल किले के पास धमाके के बाद चारों तरफ अफरा-तफरी और दहशत का माहौल, अब तक 12 की मौत

“मैं अपने ठेले पर ग्राहकों को लिट्टी-चोखा बेच रहा था. अचानक एक ज़ोरदार धमाका हुआ. ठेले की छत गिर गई… हम भी ठेले पर ही गिर गए.. हमारे ठेले पर एक बैनर लगा था वो भी हमारे ऊपर आ गिरा.. हम तुरंत ठेला छोड़कर भागे..” लाल किले के पास हुए…

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‘Was selling litti-chokha…then ran for my life’: Old Delhi’s night of panic and smoke

“I was at my stall, selling litti-chokha to customers. Suddenly, I heard the sound of a huge explosion. The umbrella shed on my stall fell…the poster flew away…That was the intensity of the blast,” says A P Yadav, who witnessed the explosion at a traffic signal near Gate No. 1…

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Smog refugees: Skilled professionals are trading Delhi for clean air

Adi didn’t leave Delhi with a grand plan or a dramatic declaration. He slipped out the way younger people often do when they feel suffocated, but your mom still wants you home. “I said I’m going for a few days,” he tells me. “And… I just didn’t come back.” No…

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‘Felt like an earthquake…body parts scattered’: Witnesses on Delhi blast that left at least 8 dead

At least eight people have been killed and at least 18 injured after a high-intensity explosion ripped through a car near the Red Fort in Delhi on Monday evening. The blast, which occurred around 6.52 pm at a traffic signal in a crowded area, set off panic and caused extensive…

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‘Jeevika’ scheme: Women empowerment or freebies for Bihar polls?

Three years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called India’s “freebie culture” a threat to the nation. But just a month before the 2025 Bihar polls, the NDA government in Bihar announced a new benefit: women associated with the Jeevika self-help programme would receive Rs 10,000 each to expand their businesses.

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एक्यूआई 400 पार: वॉकथॉन के लिए खुली सड़क तो प्रदर्शन के लिए बंद इंडिया गेट

वायु प्रदूषण के मद्देनजर राजधानी दिल्ली में रविवार को दो महत्वपूर्ण और परस्पर विपरीत घटनाएं हुई. एक तरफ जहां सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने पब्लिक हेल्थ को ‘खतरे में डालकर’ “जस्टिस फार आल” दौड़ एवं वॉकथॉन आयोजित किया गया. वहीं, दूसरी तरफ उसी शाम वायु प्रदूषण के खिलाफ इंडिया गेट पर प्रदर्शन…

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Only in Delhi: Run in toxic air, get detained while speaking up for clean air

Two contradictory events unfolded in Delhi on Sunday as the city choked on toxic air. In the morning, the Supreme Court Bar Association held a “Justice for All” run and walkathon – an event critics said was organised while putting public health at risk. By evening, citizens protesting the same…

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Nov 10, 2025: Toxic air around the Supreme Court

The air quality index around the Supreme Court complex was in the “very poor“ category on Monday.

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Access, bias and balance: Inside the challenges of war reporting

Reporting on conflict is one of the most demanding and dangerous responsibilities in journalism, especially when truth is often the first casualty of war. How do newsrooms ensure accuracy amid chaos? What moral questions define war journalism, and how can editors balance ethics, safety and coverage?

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BBC faces crisis as top executives quit over Trump edit

BBC Director General Tim Davie and CEO of news Deborah Turness have resigned amid reports suggesting that a BBC documentary misleadingly edited Donald Trump’s speech from January 6, 2021.

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Amid curbs, TV journalists say unable to record P2Cs or track who’s meeting officials at EC office

For nearly three months, journalists have neither been allowed to stand outside the Election Commission of India’s headquarters on Delhi’s Ashoka Road, nor film visuals from across the road. The area remains heavily barricaded with police restrictions.

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How hate drove a Muslim flower-seller to death in a Maharashtra village

It was a warm summer morning in May in the quiet border village of Banda, nestled in Maharashtra’s Sawantwadi taluka of Sindhudurg district, near the Goa border. At a small flower stall in the bustling Bazaar Peth market, 38-year-old Aftab Shaikh and his mother, Fahmida, were arranging garlands and flowers…

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More two-wheelers, gig workers under pressure: In India, 9 bike riders die every hour

Indian roads are increasingly becoming more dangerous for its most vulnerable users, an IndiaSpend analysis of national data shows. In a decade to 2023, road accident deaths increased 24 percent to about 173,000, but pedestrian deaths nearly tripled, those of two-wheeler riders nearly doubled, and cyclist deaths rose 13 percent.

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Let Me Explain: Indian women’s cricket deserves more celebration

India has just won its first-ever ICC Women’s World Cup – a victory decades in the making. From travelling in unreserved train coaches to lifting the trophy before packed stands, this is a story of grit, resilience, and history rewritten.

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'कोई मर्यादा न लांघे', आर के सिंह के बाग़ी तेवर

‘एक और चुनावी शो’ के लिए हमने बात की देश के पूर्व गृह सचिव भारतीय जनता पार्टी के नेता और पूर्व केंद्रीय मंत्री आर.के. सिंह से. आर के सिंह ने हाल ही में बिहार की गठबंधन सरकार पर राज्य में 62,000 करोड़ रूपए का बिजली घोटाला करने का आरोप लगाया…

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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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