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India’s fight against bonded labour: A tale of delayed rehabilitation

Manoj Kumar Anant and his wife Shakuntala Bai were rescued from bonded labour at a brick kiln in Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar in 2022. He had told IndiaSpend in September 2023 that he was waiting for rehabilitation assistance under the Union government’s Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour, 2021.…

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Let Me Explain: Gujarat gets more Khelo India funds than all south states together

India wants to be a sporting powerhouse. And the Union government’s flagship Khelo India scheme is supposed to help make that happen.

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South Central 30: RCB’s post-win tragedy and Kamal Haasan’s Kannada origin row

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath discuss RCB's long-awaited IPL victory and the tragic deaths that followed in the stampede at the franchise’s success meet in Bengaluru. Sports journalist Venkat Ananth weighs in on the discussion with important pointers about fandom, the…

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The story of a disaster: An IPL win, a city’s joy, and a tragedy that was waiting to happen

Bengaluru was ready. WhatsApp groups were buzzing with potential plans, and not the kinds that get washed down by lethargy and red lines on Google Maps. These were serious plans. Someone fetched a list of screenings, someone else a list of bars with projector screens. A matrix of experience versus…

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TV Newsance Rewind: Best of news interviews

This week on TV Newsance, we take a trip down memory lane. We look back to 2018 — back when Navika tried to ask tough questions to Yogi Adityanath on women’s safety in Uttar Pradesh. Then we move on to the 2023 promotions of the iconic movie — The Vaccine…

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Hafta letters: Video games, sindoor and patriarchy, tech queries

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सारांश: जीडीपी में जापान से कितना आगे निकला भारत

पिछले हफ्ते मीडिया में भारत की अर्थव्यवस्था के आकार को लेकर काफी चर्चा हुई. यह चर्चा अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मुद्रा कोष (आईएमएफ) द्वारा जारी सकल घरेलू उत्पाद (जीडीपी) अनुमानों और 2025 से 2030 तक की भविष्यवाणियों पर आधारित थी.

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The fourth-largest economy hype: What the media didn’t tell you

The International Monetary Fund recently stated that India is set to surpass Japan to become the fourth-largest economy in the world in 2025. While the projection masked the underlying realities of the average Indian, it was enough for the mainstream Indian media to rush to celebrate.

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Investigating UP’s new normal: 3 encounters, 1 spot, same story?

The BJP government and its supporters see the uptick in encounters in Uttar Pradesh as part of a ruthless crackdown on crime, but families are turning to the courts to seek justice against what they say have been extrajudicial measures by the police.

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‘I hate my X, honeymoon is over’: Front page headlines on Trump-Musk break-up

Once close political allies, US President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk have turned on each other in a spectacular public feud. The fallout, triggered by a dispute over Trump’s flagship tax bill, has spiraled into a barrage of personal attacks, with Musk calling for Trump’s impeachment and accusing him…

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What’s Your Ism? Degree Prasad Chouhan on appropriation of Adivasi identity in Maoist war

In this episode of What’s Your Ism?, human rights activist Degree Prasad Chouhan discusses how Adivasi identities have been appropriated by Maoist movements. He delves into the symbolic use of figures like Hidma, highlighting the lack of genuine representation and decision-making power for Adivasis within these movements.

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पत्रकारों से मारपीट का मामला: मध्य प्रदेश पुलिस को नोटिस जारी

राष्ट्रीय मानव अधिकार आयोग (एनएचआरसी) ने मध्य प्रदेश के पत्रकारों के मामले पर स्वतः संज्ञान लिया है. आयोग ने इस मामले में मध्य प्रदेश के पुलिस महानिदेशक को नोटिस जारी किया है. साथ ही दो हफ्ते के भीतर इस मामले पर विस्तृत रिपोर्ट देने को कहा है. आयोग ने ये…

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Editorials flag Census ‘delay’, need for ‘careful handling’ of ‘political fallout’

The Narendra Modi government’s announcement to finally proceed with the Census has drawn a flurry of editorial commentary – welcoming the move but also questioning the delay and the political stakes riding on the exercise.

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Identity crisis: A law banning conversion sparks fears of religious divide

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Full volume on Op Sindoor, silence on the stateless

While the Indian mainstream media remained obsessed about Operation Sindoor and reported uncritically even as the Prime Minister and members of his party made political capital from the recent Indo-Pak armed clash, a quiet, more insidious episode unfolded, largely unnoticed.

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June 5, 2025: Taking stock of AQI measures on World Environment Day

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on World Environment Day. The AQI at the nearest monitoring station was pegged at 137 or in the moderate category, as per the CPCB data.

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‘राज्य और माफिया दोनों का डर’: अधिकारी ने की काजीरंगा के पास खनन की गुप्त शिकायत

एक गुमनाम सरकारी अधिकारी द्वारा काजीरंगा राष्ट्रीय उद्यान के पास धड़ल्ले से हो रहे अवैध खनन की शिकायत के करीब पांच महीने बाद सुप्रीम कोर्ट की केंद्रीय सशक्त समिति (सीईसी) ने असम के पुलिस महानिदेशक और मुख्य सचिव को 2019 के खनन प्रतिबंध को सख्ती से लागू कराने का निर्देश…

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Miscommunication, poor plan, social media frenzy: Piecing together the Bengaluru stampede

It was meant to be a celebration like no other. A grand tribute to a beloved team that finally clinched the IPL title after 18 long years. But the victory march for Royal Challengers Bengaluru turned into a day of horror, as celebration gave way to tragedy. Eleven lives were…

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At least 10 feared dead in stampede-like situation during RCB welcome in Bengaluru

At least ten people who had come to view their Royal Challengers Bengaluru cricket team tragically lost their lives on Wednesday, June 4. A stampede-like situation occurred after large crowds gathered in front of Vidhana Soudha and Chinnaswamy stadium.

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Op Sindoor global blitz: Loud at home, lost overseas

Fifty-nine politicians. Thirty-two countries. A high-profile tour funded by crores in taxpayers’ money.

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Assam official blows whistle on illegal mining in Kaziranga, fears state ‘action’ and ‘mafia’

Nearly five months after an anonymous government official flagged rampant illegal mining near Kaziranga National Park, the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee has asked the DGP and chief secretary to ensure the 2019 ban on such activities is complied with.

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Kannada and Tamil have sisterhood: Not right to say one came from other, say linguists

At the audio launch of Thug Life, his upcoming film with director Mani Rathnam, Kamal Haasan looked at Kannada actor Shivarajkumar and said that you would be included in my love for Tamil because your language came out of mine. It did not seem like a concerted attempt to insult Kannada or…

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SC refuses interim protection to MP journalists who alleged police harassment

The Supreme Court has refused to pass any interim order in favour of two Madhya Pradesh-based journalists who have alleged custodial violence, caste-based abuse and ongoing threat to life from Bhind police, Bar and Bench reported.

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एएनआई बनाम मोहक मंगल और चौथी इकॉनमी का डंका

बीते हफ्ते प्रधानमंत्री मोदी जी पश्चिम बंगाल में थे. उन्होंने तृणमूल कांग्रेस और ममता बनर्जी को घेरते हुए जो तमाम बातें कहीं, उसमें बंगाल का लॉ एंड ऑर्डर, वहां के समाज में फैली हिंसा, महिलाओं के साथ अराजकता जैसी चिंता प्रमुखता से उभर कर सामने आईं. यह सब उसी कालखंड…

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The struggle for water and wage in Tamil Nadu’s spinning mills

The puffiness and dark circles under her eyes are telltale signs of the many sleepless nights V Priya has endured since she started working at a spinning mill in Tamil Nadu. Persistent headaches, skin rashes and stomach aches have worsened her health condition amid soaring temperatures in the region and…

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