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Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu recently urged people in south India, especially in his state, to consider having more children, while Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin rhetorically asked why families shouldn’t have 16 kids. There are deep political, economic, and social reasons behind these statements. The low population…

Fifty-four-year old Suresh has been drinking alcohol since he was nine. He ran away from his house in Bengaluru and landed in Goa. He has been working in a bar ever since.

A thick layer of white foam has taken over the Yamuna river in Delhi yet again. The toxic foam, a result of untreated sewage waste, has raised concerns months after a report pointed to increasing encroachment and concretisation on the floodplains of the river.  

It’s the festive season, and both our air and our airwaves are filled with poison. This week we saw our usual suspects celebrate in their favourite ways — fear mongering and endorsing our supreme leader. 

Hi NL team,

भारतीय प्रेस परिषद (पीसीआई) के एक सदस्य द्वारा पत्रकारों के लिए सुझाए गए कई उपायों वाली रिपोर्ट को परिषद की अध्यक्ष रंजन प्रकाश देसाई की कई आपत्तियों के बावजूद मंजूर कर लिया गया. देसाई ने कहा कि वह अपनी “असहमति” दर्ज कर रही हैं क्योंकि वह सभी टिप्पणियों और सिफारिशों…

A draft report by a Press Council of India member suggesting several measures for journalists has been rejected by the council’s chairperson Ranjana Prakash Desai, saying that she is recording her “dissent” as she is “unable to concur with all observations and recommendations”.

The Delhi High Court on Friday said that it is “dangerous” how Wikipedia functions, considering how anyone can edit pages on the platform, Bar and Bench reported.

Last month, Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Singh unveiled an ambitious initiative aimed at creating a pothole-free Delhi, with the government’s public works department told to repair roads spanning nearly 1,400 km with this year’s Diwali as the deadline.