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Kerala’s Kumbh: From an ancient secular festival to Hindu pilgrimage narrative

This is not just a festival unfolding in Kerala.

Newslaundry · Feb 2

South Central 60: UGC rules protests and the myth of ‘misuse’, Kerala SNDP-NSS breakup

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the new UGC equity regulations and the protests around them. They are joined by TNM’s Executive Editor Sudipto Mondal and rights lawyer Mridula Vanangamudi.

Newslaundry · Feb 1

यूजीसी के नए नियमों पर सियासत और सड़क दोनों गरम, सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने लगाई अंतरिम रोक

यूजीसी यानी यूनिवर्सिटी ग्रांट्स कमीशन के नए नियमों को लेकर देशभर में विरोध देखने को मिला, खासकर उत्तर प्रदेश में जहां जनरल कैटेगरी के छात्र एकजुट नजर आए. इसी क्रम में बुधवार को दिल्ली यूनिवर्सिटी के सैकड़ों छात्रों ने भी जोरदार प्रदर्शन किया. इस दौरान हमने प्रदर्शन में शामिल छात्रों…

Newslaundry · Jan 31

UGC norms row leaves Allahabad University campus divided

The Supreme Court has temporarily stayed the UGC’s new equity regulations with the next hearing scheduled for March 19.

Newslaundry · Jan 31

‘Full enjoy bhai’: Free birds or civic nuisance? Why Indian tourists are hated worldwide

One of the strangest images to emerge in the age of social media is that of young men from NCR and Haryana dancing half-naked on snow-covered mountains. It makes you wonder what kind of rush comes from dancing without a shirt when the temperature, like their IQ, is below zero. 

Newslaundry · Jan 30

‘Hindu ekta khatre mein’: How TV news rewrote UGC’s equity norms

“Don’t savarna students face bias too?”

Newslaundry · Jan 30

‘False cases clause would silence complaints’: Lawyer for Vemula, Tadvi families

Amid mounting outrage by certain sections and slogans such as “Modi teri kabar khudegi, UGC ki dharti par”, the Supreme Court has stayed the University Grants Commission’s new Promotion of Equity Regulations 2026.

Newslaundry · Jan 29

Palki Sharma quits Firstpost to launch her own venture

Palki Sharma has decided to step down from her position as managing editor of Firstpost to launch her own venture. 

Newslaundry · Jan 29

Jan 29, 2026: The air quality is ‘very poor’ even in south Delhi homes

Is the air in our homes as dirty as the air outdoors? To find out, Newslaundry compared the air quality index (AQI) levels inside and outside a home in Munirka, South Delhi. Using our portable monitoring device – and without any purifiers running – we recorded an outdoor AQI of…

Newslaundry · Jan 29

Only 3 meetings on Delhi’s air crisis. But guess how many air purifiers in ministry’s office

Delhi’s air crisis is neither sudden nor unforeseeable. 

Newslaundry · Jan 29