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South Central 40: Election Commission’s credibility crisis and the nun who took Bishop Franco to court

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the ‘vote chori’ press conference by the Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, issuing a seven-day ultimatum to Rahul Gandhi and anyone else casting doubts on the election process. Senior investigative journalist and Executive Editor…

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Sansad Watch: From ‘vote chori’ to ‘Vande Mataram’, Parliament’s stormy Monsoon Session ends

The final week of the Monsoon Session was as chaotic as its beginning. Opposition MPs continued protests over alleged ‘vote chori’ and Bihar’s special intensive revision until the last day. The session, which ran from July 21 to August 21, lasted 32 days with 18 sittings. Against the scheduled 120…

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‘वोट चोर-गद्दी छोड़’ से लेकर ‘वंदे मातरम तक’ : संसद का तूफानी मानसून सत्र खत्म

संसद के मानसून सत्र का आखिरी हफ्ता भी हंगामे के नाम रहा. लोकसभा और राज्यसभा दोनों सदनों में अंतिम क्षण तक वोट चोरी और एसईआर के मुद्दे पर विपक्ष का प्रदर्शन जारी रहा. 21 जुलाई से शुरू हुआ संसद का यह सत्र 21 अगस्त यानी 32 दिनों तक चला. इस…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 380: Flood-hit Dharali, UP’s ‘half encounters’ and dog lovers’ protest

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Ashish Anand.

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Dharmasthala whistleblower arrested by SIT for fake evidence

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Dharmasthala case arrested the whistleblower in the case on August 23.

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TV Newsance 311: Amit Shah vs Rahul Gandhi and anchors’ big lie on ‘vote chori’

This week, a lot went down on TV news. From the opposition tearing up Amit Shah’s bills in Parliament, to Delhi CM Rekha Gupta being attacked at an event. Thankfully, anchors didn’t over-sensationalise this assault. But remember how they covered the attack on former CM, Arvind Kejriwal, 10 years ago?…

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Hafta letters: Stray dogs, RTIs, rude uncles

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Meet the complainants behind the Assam FIRs against journalists

In Assam, three recent FIRs have turned the spotlight on a pattern: journalists critical of the government hauled up under a new sedition-style law. There’s another trend – the complainants in at least two of the FIRs ostensibly had links to the BJP or the RSS student wing ABVP.

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गुलमोहर पार्क और नीति बाग में फुटपाथ पर कब्जा, कहीं पार्किंग तो कहीं गमले सजे

दिल्ली के गुलमोहर पार्क की एक कोठी के बाहर लगे पौधे दूर से किसी बगीचे जैसे लगते हैं. पहली नज़र में लगता है मानो यह घर नहीं बल्कि किसी पार्क का हिस्सा हो. लेकिन यह नज़ारा दरअसल सार्वजनिक फुटपाथ पर निजी कब्ज़े की तस्वीर है.

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रिपोर्टर्स डायरी: धराली के मलबे में दबी असंख्य कहानियों को सामने लाने की दुर्गम यात्रा

मंगलवार (5 अगस्त) की दोपहर जब सोशल मीडिया पर धराली में बाढ़ की पहली तस्वीरें आईं तो इसमें कोई शक नहीं था कि यह हिमालय के आधुनिक कालखंड की सबसे भयानक त्रासदियों में एक है. एक रिपोर्टर के तौर पर आप जल्दी से जल्दी उस जगह पहुंचना चाहते हैं जहां…

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SC stays coercive action against Siddharth Varadarajan and Karan Thapar in Assam FIR

Days after the Guwahati Crime Branch booked The Wire’s founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and senior journalist Karan Thapar under Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and other charges, the Supreme Court granted them interim protection from arrest, LiveLaw reported.

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Footpaths turn to front yards, parking lots in Gulmohar Park, Neeti Bagh

Lush green plants, towering like small trees, overflow the boundary walls of a house. At first glance, it looks more like a garden than a home. However, this is no ordinary yard but a case of private encroachment onto public footpaths in one of Delhi’s most exclusive neighbourhoods: Gulmohar Park.

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Abhisar Sharma booked after video on Himanta’s communal statements

The Guwahati Crime Branch has registered an FIR against journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma after a local resident’s complaint claiming that Sharma mocked the Assam and central governments in a video.

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No POSH Act: Why women remain unsafe in India’s political parties

On August 1, a bench of two Supreme Court judges, including the Chief Justice of India, disposed of a writ petition on bringing political parties under the purview of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

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Editors Guild condemns YouTube’s takedown of Ruben Banerjee’s channel

The Editors Guild of India (EGI) strongly condemned the sudden removal of senior journalist Ruben Banerjee’s YouTube channel, Mu Ruben Kahuchhi (I am Ruben speaking), stating that it raises “serious questions of freedom of expression, platform power, and the lack of clarity in digital governance”.

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August 21, 2025: Satisfactory air quality outside National Ayurveda Institute

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) office in New Delhi. Every day, several patients visit AIIA to seek treatment for various ailments.

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‘Flawed, deeply troubling’: Editorials on Bills to remove arrested ministers

In a heated Lok Sabha session on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three Bills aimed at disqualifying central and state ministers – including the prime minister and chief ministers – if they are accused of corruption or serious crimes and have been in custody for 30 days or…

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फतेहपुर मकबरा विवाद: हिंसा के मामले में 10 दिन बाद भी नहीं हुई आरोपियों की गिरफ्तारी

उत्तर प्रदेश के फतेहपुर ज़िले में 11 अगस्त को एक मकबरे को लेकर बड़ा विवाद खड़ा हो गया. शहर के अबूनगर रेडइया इलाके में स्थित नवाब अब्दुल समद के मकबरे को हिंदू संगठनों ने प्राचीन मंदिर घोषित करते हुए वहां पूजा-अर्चना की और भगवा झंडा फहराया. इस पूरे घटनाक्रम में…

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A pollster apologises, BJP calls it proof of Rahul ‘lies’, news TV cheers

Rahul Gandhi’s allegations about voter rolls predate, and never relied on, any data from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

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Israeli attack kills another Palestinian journalist in Gaza

Palestinian journalist Islam al-Komi and his son were killed in a bombing in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported.

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7 FIRs, a bounty, still free: The untouchable rogue cop of Madhya Pradesh

A handlebar mustache. A gold ring glinting in one ear. Four rifle-toting men at his side. A bulky frame wedged into a green open jeep. Ramvir Singh Kushwah looked like he had just driven out of a crime film. As he cruised through the dusty streets of Madhya Pradesh’s Guna,…

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दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री रेखा गुप्ता पर हमला करने वाला शख्स गुजरात का, 24 घंटे से कर रहा था रेकी

दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री रेखा गुप्ता पर जनसुनवाई के दौरान एक युवक ने हमला कर दिया. युवक की पहचान गुजरात, राजकोट के अजी डैम थाना क्षेत्र निवासी राजेशभाई खिमजीभाई सकरिया के रूप में हुई है. 41 वर्षीय आरोपी सकरिया खुद को जंतु प्रेमी बताते हैं.

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Delhi court orders probe against Navika Kumar in defamation case by Arnab firm

A Delhi court has directed the police to investigate Times Now Group editor-in-chief Navika Kumar in connection with a defamation case filed by Arnab Goswami’s ARG Outlier Media Private Limited, Bar and Bench reported.

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बहन-बेटी के बचाव में, चुनाव आयोग मैदान में

चुनाव आयोग और विपक्ष का मामला बहुत गर्म हो गया है. एक जमाने के बाद चुनाव आयोग अपने सोर्सेस का सहारा छोड़ सीधे प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस से रूबरू होने पहुंचा. इस तरह जनता ने पहली बार ठीक से मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार का चेहरा देखा. लेकिन बस चेहरा ही देखा…

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उत्तर प्रदेश में प्राइमरी स्कूलों की विलय नीति पर ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट

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