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May 12, 2025: Can the coal ministry ensure clean air?

India aims to reduce carbon emissions but coal emissions remain the biggest contributors and also a significant source of air pollution in the country.

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Wages pending, exams postponed: Migrants recall panic and uncertainty after leaving Jammu

As the Udhampur–New Delhi special train pulled into the capital late Saturday night, its passengers stepped onto the platform not just with bags and belongings, but with exhaustion and uncertainty.

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जंग के साए में प्रवासियों का सफर: जम्मू से दिल्ली तक की कहानी

10 मई की देर रात, जब उधमपुर से चलकर स्पेशल ट्रेन नई दिल्ली रेलवे स्टेशन के भीड़ भरे प्लेटफॉर्म पर पहुंची तो उसके यात्री न केवल भारी बोझ के साथ उतरे बल्कि उनके चेहरों पर भय और अनिश्चितता का बोझ भी साफ दिखाई दे रहा था. ट्रेन पहले ही दो…

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Why the media must stop using the phrase ‘mystery disease’ in health reporting

Seventeen people in Kachchh, who developed fever and respiratory distress towards the end of August 2024, died in quick succession between September 3 and 9, prompting authorities to rush teams to the affected area – villages Bekhada, Sanhrovand, Medhivandh and Morgar in Lakhpat taluka, and Bharavandh and Valavari in Abdasa…

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Retd Major Gaurav Arya’s abusive remarks on Iranian FM trigger diplomatic row

A diplomatic storm has erupted between India and Iran after retired Indian Army officer and television commentator Major Gaurav Arya hurled a communal slur at Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, calling him a “son of a pig” in a YouTube broadcast. The slur has drawn strong backlash as it has…

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‘Shelling is our reality’: Evacuees in Jammu camps on attacks, bunkers, and livelihoods

Note: This story was reported three hours before the ceasefire was announced on May 10.

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‘Killed within minutes of each other’: Family of twins killed in Poonch

At the intensive care unit in the Government Medical College and Hospital, Urusa Khan sat on her bed looking dazed and exhausted. Her voice was barely audible, and wept uncontrollably as soon as anyone walked into the room.

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Let Me Explain with Mohammed Zubair: How to spot fake news on India-Pakistan

In times of war and conflict, when tensions flare, our instinct is to turn to social media for real-time updates and context. But when there’s another kind of warfare at play – one involving information and narratives – it becomes more important than ever to be aware of the misinformation…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 368: Mining mafia in Aravallis, the decline of Delhi School of Journalism

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and reporter Ankita Dhar Karmakar.

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India and Pakistan announce agreement to ‘stop all firing and military action’

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri announced this evening that both India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire.

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एनएल चर्चा 370: भारत-पाक के बीच बढ़ता तनाव और समाचार चैनलों पर फर्जी ख़बरों के हूटर

इस हफ्ते चर्चा में भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच दिनों-दिन बढ़ते सैन्य तनाव और इसे युद्ध बताने में जुटे मीडिया चैनल्स पर विस्तार से बात हुई. साथ ही इस दौरान चैनलों में पर आई फर्जी ख़बरों की बाढ़ और सेना एवं विदेश मंत्रालय द्वारा दी जा रही संयमित और संतुलित…

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IMF approves $1 bn to Pakistan, but why didn’t India vote no?

On Friday, the executive board of the International Monetary Fund completed its first review of the aid given to Pakistan for economic reforms under the Extended Fund Facility lending programme, giving Pakistan immediate access to $1 billion.

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जम्मू: पाकिस्तान का कई रिहायशी इलाकों में ड्रोन से हमला

आज सुबह करीब 5:30 बजे पाकिस्तान की तरफ से ड्रोन हमलों और गोलीबारी में जम्मू के रिहायशी इलाकों को काफी नुकसान हुआ. जम्मू-शहर के रेहाड़ी, जो कि एक रिहायशी इलाका है, वहां पर चार घरों को नुकसान पहुंचा है. कई लोग घायल भी हुए.

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Is posting fake news really part of ‘information warfare’? Here’s what experts say

As tensions escalate between India and Pakistan, sections of social media have committed themselves to the pursuit of ‘psy ops’ against Pakistan, claiming to serve a purpose in the machinery of war as part of information warfare.

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एलओसी पर पाकिस्तान की गोलीबारी में सिपाही मुरली नाइक शहीद

जम्मू-कश्मीर में नियंत्रण रेखा (एलओसी) पर पाकिस्तान की ओर से हुई गोलीबारी में भारतीय सेना के सिपाही मुरली नाइक शहीद हो गए. वे आंध्र प्रदेश के श्री सत्य साई ज़िले के गोरंतला मंडल के पुट्टगुंडलपल्ली गांव के रहने वाले थे. गुरुवार रात भारी गोलीबारी में वह गंभीर रूप से घायल…

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‘I thought I was going to die’: Panic in Jammu city as defused Pakistani shells hit homes

On the night of May 9, Shweta was struggling to sleep.

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Hafta 536: War drums and fake news with India-Pakistan tensions

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by retired Brigadier Kuldip Singh. In this tense news week, we begin by dissecting India’s Operation Sindoor and strikes on terror camps in Pakistan on May 7. “Neither side, particularly India, wants…

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TV Newsance 298: Operation Sindoor and how TV made a joke of war

Early Wednesday morning, India launched Operation Sindoor, targeting terror camps in Pakistan. As Pakistan responded with cross-border shelling and drone attacks – intercepted by the military – Indian TV channels gave a whole new meaning to the "fog of war".

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Hafta letters: India and Pakistan, diplomatic games, journalist designations

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EXCLUSIVE: Masood Azhar attends kin funeral, Pak army in attendance

Earlier this week, India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri displayed a photograph that showed Pakistan Army’s presence at funeral prayers for those killed in the Indian strikes on the Lashkar-e-Toiba headquarters in Muridke. Videos purportedly showed Abdul Rauf, a US designated terrorist and leader of Falah-i-Insaniyat – a proxy of the…

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Pak used Turkish drones to target India: Govt

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Colonel Sophia Qureshi, and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh shared details about Pakistan’s drone attacks and Indian response at a press briefing in New Delhi on Friday.

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भारत का दावा: पाकिस्तान का 36 जगहों पर हमला, तुर्की के ड्रोन का इस्तेमाल

भारत ने प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस कर 8 मई की रात पाकिस्तान द्वारा देश में अलग-अलग स्थानों पर किए गए ड्रोन हमलों की जानकारी दी. एक बार फिर प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में विदेश सचिव विक्रम मिस्री, कर्नल सोफिया कुरैशी और विंग कमांडर व्योमिका सिंह मौजूद रहे.

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‘Why no action against fake media industry?’: Behind the ‘blocks’ of media accounts in India

In India, most visitors attempting to access the website of news portal The Wire are met with a blank page and a notice that says, “The website has been blocked as per the order of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology under the IT Act, 2000.”

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भारत-पाकिस्तान के बीच बढ़ते संघर्ष में मीडिया की फर्जी रिपोर्टिंग

8 और 9 मई की दरम्यानी रात भारत और पाकिस्तान के बीच सैन्य झड़प हुईं. लेकिन जिस तरीके से भारतीय मीडिया के कई चैनलों ने इस स्थिति को पेश किया. वह बेहद गैर-जिम्मेदाराना और भ्रामक था. ज़मीन पर जो हुआ, उसे तोड़-मरोड़ कर प्रस्तुत किया गया. कई फर्जी वीडियो, पुराने…

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Another soldier killed in action in cross-border firing in J&K

Another army soldier has been killed in action during cross-border firing by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.

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