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Two deaths every day: Inside Marathwada farmers suicide crisis

“Earning even Rs 100 per day had become difficult,” says Meera Nagre, who is mourning her husband Suresh Naagre’s death by suicide allegedly related to debt and financial crisis. The resident of Parbhani district’s Jholapipri village – part of the Marathwada region – died on October 26.

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महाराष्ट्र: किसानों की आत्महत्याएं और मराठवाड़ा की विधवाएं

महाराष्ट्र के मराठवाड़ा में किसानों की आत्महत्याएं एक चिंताजनक स्थिति है लेकिन चुनावी मुद्दों की फेहरिस्त से ये मामला गायब नजर आता है. किसानों की आय दोगुनी से लेकर उनके अच्छे दिन लाने के वादे तो हो रहे हैं लेकिन चुनावों में कोई भी किसानों की खुदकुशी के पीछे की…

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‘X is a toxic media platform’: The Guardian says it will no longer post on X

The Guardian today said it will no longer post content on its accounts on X, formerly Twitter. In a statement on its website, the UK-based media organisation said the “benefits of being on X are now outweighed by the negatives and that resources could be better used promoting our journalism…

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‘Severe’ smog chokes Delhi: Flight delays, low visibility, health hazard

A thick layer of smog has engulfed the national capital, with the AQI ‘severe’ and soaring past the 400 mark – at least 30 times above the World Health Organization’s recommended safe limit, resulting in health hazards, flight delays, and low visibility.

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Kerala journalists protest after TV reporter ‘threatened’ by BJP’s Suresh Gopi

Union Minister of State and BJP leader Suresh Gopi is once again under fire, following another clash with the media that has sparked widespread criticism and protests by the journalism fraternity.

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Ajit Pawar said Adani attended BJP-NCP talks: Did it make front pages?

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP chief Ajit Pawar’s revelation that billionaire Gautam Adani was present alongside BJP leader Amit Shah and NCP veteran Sharad Pawar during 2019 BJP-NCP talks has stirred the political circles.

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महाराष्ट्र में विपक्ष हमलावर: ‘‘अजित पवार ने तो बीजेपी की बदनामी कर दी’’

साल 2023 में अजीत पवार अपने चाचा और राजनीतिक गुरु शरद पवार से अलग होकर भाजपा के नेतृत्व वाली महायुति सरकार का हिस्सा बन गए थे. उस वक्त उन्होंने कहा था कि उनकी और उनके चाचा शरद पवार की भाजपा नेताओं के साथ एक बैठक 2019 में हुई थी. यह…

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Gautam Adani was part of BJP-NCP talks, Ajit Pawar reveals in NL-TNM interview

Gautam Adani, the billionaire and chairman of the Adani Group, was part of political talks between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party five years ago, Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said in an interview with Newslaundry and The News Minute. At the end of that episode, Ajit Pawar…

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How Delhi’s soaring rent is eating into savings, triggering a student housing crisis

“I make Rs 10,000 through household chores and cooking, of which I pay rent of Rs 4,000 for a single room. Sometimes it gets difficult to put food on the table,” says Sumitra, a mother of two living in Delhi’s Sangam Vihar. Two years ago, she paid Rs 3,000 for…

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झारखंड में भाजपा की रैली: लोग बोले- हम हिंदू हृदय सम्राट को देखने आए लेकिन…

झारखंड में पहले चरण का मतदान 13 नवंबर को होगा. इस बीच न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री से मनीषा पांडे और अतुल चौरसिया यहां की बड़कागांव विधानसभा में हो रही भाजपा की एक रैली में पहुंचे. यहां बातचीत के दौरान काफी लोगों ने बताया कि वे अपने ‘हिंदू हृदय सम्राट’ नेता हेमंत बिस्वा सरमा…

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Did Canada really ban Australian news outlet for airing Jaishankar’s statement?

Amid strained ties between India and Canada, several mainstream news outlets falsely claimed that the latter blocked news outlet Australia Today’s website and Facebook page for airing a press conference by foreign minister S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong.

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Humans of a BJP rally in Jharkhand: ‘We came to see Hindu hriday samrat!’

Manisha and Atul hit the road to cover a BJP rally in Jharkhand’s Barkagaon assembly constituency. Thousands gathered to catch a glimpse of “Hindu Hriday Samrat”, BJP leader and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, although they ultimately had to settle for Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan.

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Jharkhand polls: Will failure to repeal cow slaughter law cost incumbent JMM?

In Jharkhand’s tribal belt, there is simmering anger over the cow slaughter law, even two decades after it came into effect. The law, passed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in 2005, is seen as a direct affront to the cultural identity of the Adivasis,…

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India’s need to step up solar, wind capacity addition

Another year and another climate conference is upon us, this one in Azerbaijan. It will start off on a positive note for India which recently hit the 200 GW mark in its non-fossil fuels installed capacity, or how much power it can produce from energy sources such as solar and wind. But…

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Far from home, away from EVMs: Jharkhand’s migrant tribal workers

Lakhan Oraon, a construction worker in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, has plans to visit his hometown in Lohardaga, west of Ranchi, the state capital of Jharkhand, only in December this year around the time of Christmas. The first phase of Assembly elections in the state is scheduled to begin on Wednesday,…

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‘Roti, beti, aur mati’: The BJP’s narrative of ‘Bangladeshi infiltration’ in Jharkhand

For years, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) electoral strategy in Jharkhand has centred on pitting the tribals who follow Sarna (a pagan belief system) against the Christian tribals. But since the last few months, the battle for Jharkhand’s vote has taken on a different tone. The ‘enemy’ is no longer…

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From incentives to intimidation: How Modi govt is redirecting investments to Gujarat

Gujarat has secured some of India’s largest investment projects recently, including Micron’s semiconductor plant and the Tata-Airbus manufacturing facility. But these projects were initially lined up for other states and ended up with Gujarat at the last minute.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 345: Why Yamuna is choking, funds squandered on Modi’s unofficial trips

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Anmol Pritam and Basant Kumar.

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Newsance 273: US election, Trump’s triumph and cheer in Indian newsrooms

This week was marked by the presidential elections in the world’s oldest democracy, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close friend and fan Donald Trump securing a big victory. And as a friend of our honourable PM is a friend of our news anchors - Trump’s win was a cause for…

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Hafta letters: US elections, fascism, democracy

Great work on Hafta, NL team! I’ve been going through several of the archives that are available on video.

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Trump’s return: The threat to US press freedom runs parallel to India’s media crisis

The US presidential elections are done and dusted. We in India can now go back to our own election season, with the impending elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand at the end of this month.

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Another oran hurdle to a Rajasthan project. This time to Adani solar plant

Over the past few years, several renewable energy projects in western Rajasthan have run into trouble with local communities trying to claim government land as oran – parcels used for grazing with perceived cultural and religious significance. This week, a 600-MW solar project by Adani Green Energy Limited has found…

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विचाराधीन आपराधिक मामलों की रिपोर्टिंग को लेकर केरल हाईकोर्ट की अहम टिप्पणी

केरल हाईकोर्ट ने कहा कि मीडिया की अभिव्यक्ति की आजादी को किसी नागरिक की गरिमा, प्रतिष्ठा और गोपनीयता के अधिकार से ज्यादा तवज्जो नहीं दी जा सकती, खासकर आपराधिक मामलों की रिपोर्टिंग करते समय. लाइव लॉ की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, अदालत का कहना है कि केवल एक निर्णायक प्राधिकारी ही…

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‘Media freedom not licence to interfere with justice system’: Kerala HC on media trials

The Kerala High Court has held that the media’s freedom of speech cannot override a citizen’s right to dignity, reputation, and privacy, especially when reporting on an ongoing criminal case. The court said that only an adjudicatory authority can pronounce the guilt or innocence of an accused, LiveLaw reported.

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Rediscovering colonial-era Bihar through a delightful translation of a 100-year-old novel

In tracing the literary journey of a language, some landmarks stand out for what they mean for the language’s possibilities. Others are notable for how they mirror the time and space in which they are rooted.

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