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We watched Kerala Story 2 so you don’t have to

There are many ways to describe The Kerala Story 2. A thriller. A warning. A public service announcement. A two-hour WhatsApp forward with a good production budget.

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From Dubai to Bahrain, Indian passengers stuck as conflict escalates

Hundreds of south Indians have been stranded as the violence rages in the Middle East. State governments have been coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and have set up helplines to identify people in distress and offer support through local embassies and consulates. Most of the people who…

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Kejriwal’s show of strength in Delhi

Discharged in the CBI’s Delhi excise policy case, Arvind Kejriwal made his first public appearance on Sunday. He thanked the court and termed the verdict historic, alleging that the case had been initiated at the behest of Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Western coverage of Iran is like a masterclass in saying everything except who did it

A day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed killed in joint US-Israel strikes, Iran hit back hard. American jets crashed in Kuwait. Saudi Aramco's oil facilities were struck. Missiles and drones swept across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq, and Israel.

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‘Road not for Muslims’ viral graffiti: Public admissions, but 4 days later, no arrests

Four days after members of the Hindu Raksha Dal publicly claimed responsibility for painting hate slogans along the Delhi-Dehradun highway – and defended their actions in media interviews – no arrests have been made.

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March 2, 2026: Warmer air but AQI still poor

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited Saket Metro Station Park in Delhi. The nearest CPCB monitoring station recorded an AQI of 135. But our on-ground device showed a much higher reading of 273 in the poor category.

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Journalist Piyush Rai booked for Holi video, cops say ‘old clip’

Journalist Piyush Rai is among nine persons booked for sharing a video, which the police claim was old but was presented as a recent Holi celebration in Mathura-Vrindavan.

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India’s silence on Iran is not strategic autonomy. It looks more like strategic dependence

The war on Iran by US President Donald Trump has so far elicited two responses from India. The first was an expression of “deep concern”, along with a call for dialogue and restraint and for respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all states. The second was a phone call…

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सड़कों पर कचरा, शहर में जाम: दिल्ली की ग्राउंड रियलिटी

जब हम दिल्ली के बाहर बैठ कर दिल्ली के बारे में सोचते हैं, तो हमें चौड़ी सड़कें और बड़ी-बड़ी इमारतें ही ख्याल में आती हैं लेकिन दिल्ली की हकीकत सिर्फ इतनी नहीं है. दिल्ली का एक दूसरा पहलू ये है कि यहां सड़कों पर कचरे के ढेर हैं और इसके…

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Garbage on the streets, congestion in the city: Decoding Delhi’s grim ground reality

By December 2024, all landfills and dhalaos – the three-sided open enclosures where sanitation workers consolidate daily waste before it is hauled away to landfills – were supposed to be closed down in Delhi.

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Govt claims it is blood-sufficient. But is it?

On August 19, 2025, the government claimed that the annual blood requirement for the county was met the previous year. This, despite several reports and studies on shortage of blood in various parts of the country and significant state, and intra-state variations in the availability of blood.

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The Kerala Story 2 and the Hindutva network powering it

It’s that time of year again when Kerala becomes the target of generous doses of hate. The latest wave was sparked by a scene in the trailer of The Kerala Story 2.

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South Central 64: Karnataka’s ban on teenage mobile use and Kerala Story 2’s divisive agenda

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the Karnataka government’s plan to ban teenagers from using mobile phones. They are joined by policy researcher Tara Krishnaswamy, child psychologist Sama Adil, and Adhira S Magesh, a teenager who is a black belt in Karate…

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TV Newsance 334 | Kerala Story 2 and the Baniyan Panic

This week on TV Newsance, the Great Leader handed our Godi anchors their favourite new script: the “nanga pradarshan” by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) protesters at the AI Impact Summit. What was actually a small, shirtless protest was blown up into a full-blown national spectacle, complete with breathless debates and…

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Hafta Letters: Limited AI discussion, subscribing to NL despite losing job, and grilling Hardeep Puri

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Should the CBI investigate election campaigns? 4 takeaways from the Delhi liquor policy judgement

A Delhi court discharged AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, and 21 others in the CBI’s liquor policy scam case yesterday. The judge didn’t mince words when it came to the central probe agency — he basically said their investigation was a mess, with a massive chargesheet that didn’t actually…

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The story behind the viral video that exposed a TV newsroom’s internal war

A widely circulated video from News India 24x7 has exposed a dispute between the management and editorial leadership over hiring, document verification and payslips for dozens of journalists.

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From BBC to kachori shop: Sanjeev Srivastava on a ‘destroyed’ media

From the corridors of the BBC to the kadhais of Jaipur, Sanjeev Srivastava’s 40-year career has taken a savoury turn.

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Why overspeeding is India’s most ‘privileged’ crime

In less than three weeks, three cities have produced three variations of the same headline: a young man at the wheel of a powerful car, ordinary people in his path, and a legal process that becomes complicated inversely proportional to your spending capacity.

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Tried on TV, cleared in court: CBI’s liquor policy case against Kejriwal, 22 others ends in discharge

All 23 accused in the Delhi excise policy case, including former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Telangana Jagruthi president K Kavitha, have been discharged – bringing a judicial end to a case that had played out as much in television studios as in courtrooms.

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Media can’t kill India’s colonial mindset if it bows before VIPs

The coverage of the recently concluded India AI Summit 2026 in New Delhi tells you more about the status of mainstream media in India than any study or survey. It is also a commentary on how much ordinary Indians accept inconvenience as the norm when international summits are held.

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Plot twist! The ‘Real Kerala Story’: Keralites converting to Hinduism more than Islam

The plot of the upcoming film The Kerala Story 2 revolves around the two-decade-old conspiracy theory about a Jihadist scheme to marry Hindu women and convert them to Islam. The first film in 2023, which claimed that 32,000 women had been converted by Jihadists in Kerala, was hauled up by the Supreme…

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Feb 26, 2026: Delhi’s athletes and sports enthusiasts left gasping as air quality remains ‘poor’

For today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the popular Siri Fort Sports Complex in South Delhi. Outside the sports complex, regularly visited by sports enthusiasts, our air quality monitor recorded an AQI of 290, which falls in the ‘poor’ category. Meanwhile, the nearest government station recorded a significantly…

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‘Boost for Netanyahu, alignment with Israel, flattery’: What foreign media saw in Modi’s Israel visit

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi walked into the Knesset this week, the building lit in the colours of the Indian tricolour and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailing him as “more than a friend”, much of the Indian coverage focused on optics — the hugs, the symbolism, the reaffirmation of…

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Israel responsible for two-thirds of global journalist deaths in 2025: CPJ

At least 86 members of the press were killed by Israel in 2025, driving the deadliest year for journalists in more than three decades, according to a report published by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Wednesday.

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