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Axis predicts NDA lead, but fewer seats for BJP this time

A day after several exit polls projected a clear victory for the NDA in Bihar, two of the most-watched pollsters – Axis My India and Today’s Chanakya – have both estimated a nearly similar trend.

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In Pulwama’s ‘village of doctors’, shock over terror probe, ‘Doctor Doom’ headlines

As news channels camp outside Pulwama’s Koil village, locals struggle to reconcile the picture being painted – of medical professionals turned “white collar terrorists” – with what they say they know of their own.

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Missed red flags, approvals: In Maharashtra’s Rs 1,800 crore land scam, a tale of power and impunity

In the 19th century, in the quiet village of Mundhwa on the outskirts of colonial Pune, the British granted 44 acres of land to 26 families from the Mahar community. These land grants, known as Watan land, were in return for their hereditary service as village watchmen, messengers, field measurers,…

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चुनाव आयोग की प्योरतम वोटर लिस्ट और दम घोंटू राजधानी में जारी सनातन हिंदू यात्रा

मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार ने कहा था कि एसआईआर के बाद बिहार के पास देश का सबसे शुद्ध बोले तो प्योरतम मतदाता सूची है. लेकिन ज्ञानेश कुमार की यह प्योरतम मतदाता सूची भाजपा के उन अगणित नेताओं कार्यकर्ताओं की शरणस्थली बन गई है जो देश के अलग-अलग हिस्सों में…

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Exit polls predict clear majority for NDA. Can they be correct this time?

Although two major pollsters – Axis My India and Today’s Chanakya – are scheduled to post the results of their exit polls tomorrow, the others have predicted an overwhelming majority for the governing NDA.

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Friends on a bike, pharmacist who left early: Those who never came home after Red Fort blast

A printing press worker from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti. Two friends from UP’s Amroha who met for the last time near the Red Fort. A 19-year-old shopkeeper from Shamli carrying the weight of six lives on his shoulders. A young cab driver on his tenth day at work.…

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‘They all wear Islamic topis…beard’: When reporting turns into profiling

Delhi is reeling from a deadly blast outside Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, which has claimed at least 13 lives and injured several others.

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Minutes after the blast: Inside the chaos at Delhi’s Red Fort

The blast near Red Fort has claimed at least 12 lives so far and left over 20 injured. The Delhi Police have invoked UAPA and agencies are investigating all angles. The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained.

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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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