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Guard booths outside houses are common in upscale neighbourhoods. They are encroachments, really. But unlike other areas, where these booths are made of wood with rolling tyres, in Jor Bagh, they are permanent concrete structures. 

He came. He got his way. Then he relented, somewhat. And then he left.

धृतराष्ट्र को संजय ने इस हफ्ते रावण की एक काल्पनिक कथा सुनाई. दशहरे में जलने के बाद रावण पूरी फुर्सत में था. उसके पास पूरे एक साल का वक्त था. और मायावी तो वह था ही. एक दिन वह बोरियत से बचने के लिए छात्र का भेस धर कर पाठशाला…

The South Asian University is once again in the news for alleged high-handedness in dealing with students. After its crackdown on stipend protests, it now faces allegations of trying to hush up an alleged sexual assault on campus. 

Ingty Raj Gogoi, a 26-year-old businessman from eastern Assam’s Sivasagar, was overwhelmed by grief at the death of Zubeen Garg.

The controversy over Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s death refuses to die down.

The recent visit of Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to India marked another step in New Delhi’s gradual recalibration of ties with the Taliban leadership in Kabul. This aligns with how India has been reassessing its terms of engagement with the Taliban even before the militia regained power…

The ‘masses’ are no longer passive audiences but active contributors. New technologies have given rise to new platforms for news production and consumption. But is the sun setting on traditional media? 

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Safdarjung Tomb, a historical site whose gardens attract hundreds of visitors each day.