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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

16 जून को उत्तर प्रदेश सरकार ने नामांकन कम होने का हवाला देते हुए 10,000 से अधिक प्राथमिक और उच्च प्राथमिक स्कूलों के विलय का आदेश दिया. राज्य की शिक्षा संकट का हल बताकर पेश की गई इस नीति ने उल्टा सीतापुर और रायबरेली जैसे जिलों के बच्चों को घरों…

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NCERT’s Op Sindoor primer: Modi quotes, Make In India plug, Shah cameo

The National Council of Educational Research and Training has introduced two modules on Operation Sindoor for the preparatory, middle and secondary stages, aimed at students from class 3 to class 10.

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The real story behind Assam’s 3,000-bigha land row

A video clip from a Gauhati High Court hearing has been raging across social media. It shows Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi, visibly astonished, reacting to the allotment of 3,000 bighas of land in Assam’s Dima Hasao district to a private cement company.

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Putin’s poop suitcase, missing dimple, body double: When TV news sniffs a scoop

Diplomacy is subtle. News TV? Not always.

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‘Waiting for our school to reopen’: Kids pay the price of UP’s school merger policy

The difference between a good policy and a bad one lies in its implementation and its intent.

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Apologise on social media for ‘objectionable’ cartoon in 7 days: SC to MP cartoonist

Cartoonist Hemant Malviya informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that he would issue an apology on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms for publishing an objectionable caricature of the RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bar and Bench reported.

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Dharmasthala case: No excavation until forensic test reports of soil and bones, says Karnataka Home Minister

Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on Monday informed the Assembly that one skeleton and a few human bones have been recovered so far during the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) excavation work in the Dharmasthala case. “The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has not yet been received. Until the report comes, further…

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Days after cops assault journalist, NHRC seeks report from Punjab DGP

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the assault of a journalist by two policemen in Gurdaspur’s Batala and sought a detailed report from the Punjab DGP within two weeks.

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मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार का बिहार में मकान नम्बर '0' वाले पतों का बचाव गले नहीं उतरता

मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार ने एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में भारतीय चुनाव आयोग (ईसीआई) के खिलाफ लगाए गए आरोपों को खारिज कर दिया. इस दौरान ज्ञानेश कुमार ने लोकसभा में विपक्ष के नेता राहुल गांधी से कहा कि या तो वे सात दिनों के अंदर हलफनामे के जरिए अपनी शिकायतें…

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SC protection in Morigaon, but fresh summons in Guwahati: Wire points to ‘no details’ of new FIR

The Guwahati Crime Branch has issued summons to The Wire’s founding editor Siddharth Varadarajan and senior journalist Karan Thapar in an FIR citing Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita among other charges. This came on the same day the Supreme Court shielded Varadarajan from coercive action in a separate FIR filed…

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CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s defence on Bihar’s ‘0’ house numbers not convincing

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar at a press conference dismissed allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI) and asked Rahul Gandhi to submit his complaints in a sworn affidavit within seven days or apologise to the nation.

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Aug 18, 2025: It’s not just rainfall behind better air quality

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Jawaharlal Nehru University. The AQI at the nearest monitoring station was recorded 74, or satisfactory.

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How the Taliban’s propaganda empire consumed Afghan media

In four years, the Taliban have annihilated Afghanistan’s independent media sector and supplanted it with their own propaganda empire and sophisticated digital bots that flood social media with pro-Taliban content.

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Telegraph front page calls out EC ‘obfuscation’, ToI has NDA’s V-P pick as lead story

In a rare press conference on Sunday, the Election Commission of India sought to counter Rahul Gandhi’s charge of “vote fraud,” calling such language an insult to the Constitution. Flanked by his colleagues, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar insisted that the poll body stood with voters and was above partisan…

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