Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Newslaundry

10 months after Pahalgam attack, another victim’s family waits for promised govt job

In April 2025, when the bodies from the Pahalgam terror attack returned home, governments across India promised swift help to grieving families. But months later, some of those promises remain stuck in files.

Newslaundry

पहलगाम हमला: दस महीने बीते, पीड़ित परिवार अब भी सरकारी मदद की राह देख रहा

पहलगाम हमला आपको याद है? 22 अप्रैल 2025 को दक्षिण कश्मीर के मशहूर पर्यटन स्थल पहलगाम की बैसरन घाटी में हुए आतंकी हमले ने देशभर को झकझोर दिया था. इस हमले में 26 लोगों की जान गई थी. मारे गए लोगों में एक नेपाली नागरिक के अलावा भारत के अलग-अलग…

Newslaundry

TV Newsance 335 | How TV news went full tabahi mode on the Iran-Israel-US war

This week began with a wave of devastating news as the escalating conflict involving Israel, the US, and Iran flooded social media with images of bloodshed. Most tragic was the report of a US airstrike on a girls' school in Iran that killed 165 students and staff. Predictably, the Western…

Newslaundry

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Hafta Letters: Epstein files and Modi’s Israel visit, journalism’s role, and cuss words

Pooja

Newslaundry

Why has India chosen US-Israel over Iran? A West Asia expert explains the shift

While Prime Minister Modi was quick to condemn Iran's strikes in the Gulf, New Delhi largely maintained a notable silence regarding the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. By withholding both a formal condemnation of the US-Israeli strikes and any expression of condolence until the Foreign Secretary finally signed the condolence…

Newslaundry

Govt suspends TRPs for 4 weeks over ‘sensationalist’ coverage of Iran-Israel war

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has directed the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC), which manages the TV audience measurement system in India, to "withhold reporting the Television Rating Points (TRPs) for News TV channels” for four weeks until further directions.

Newslaundry

It was SAGAR, then MAHASAGAR and eventually a torpedo that stole the PM’s voice

O dear PM, where art thou?

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

‘Unlawful and an affront to India’: Editorials critical of US submarine attack on Iranian ship

The American submarine attack on an Iranian warship – returning from a naval exercise in India – off the southern coast of Sri Lanka this week marked a unilateral expansion of the war into India’s backyard.

Newslaundry

BREAKING NEWS from 1979, and some weapon appreciation journalism

We’ve all come to expect exaggerations from Indian TV news anchors, especially in times of conflict. But sometimes they deliver something far rarer: breaking news from 1979.

Newslaundry

‘How can we believe he’s dead?’: As Gulf war traps Indian sailors, a family waits

Anshu last spoke to her husband on the night of February 28. Their five-year-old son was starting at a new school the next morning, and Captain Ashish Kumar had asked her to call him after the admission – let him know how it went.

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Spineless strongmen, selective outrage, and the need for a more diverse NL

Drishti Bhattacharya

Newslaundry

Did Frontline cover caricature Brahmins or critique caste power? Editor calls backlash a distraction

The latest issue of The Hindu Group’s Frontline magazine has come under fire for its depiction of a Brahmin on its cover page illustration – inspired by Edvard Munch’s famous artwork The Scream.

Newslaundry

March 5, 2026: Don’t let the ‘moderate’ AQI fool you. Delhi has an ozone problem

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Lodhi Road. While the IMD monitoring system recorded an AQI of 123 at 11 am, our handheld device showed a higher reading of 173 – placing the air quality firmly in the ‘moderate’ category.

Newslaundry

International embarrassment: Khaleej Times calls out Indian media on basic fact-checking

In yet another humiliation for our mainstream television media, Khaleej Times, the UAE’s longest-running English daily, recently debunked claims by various channels regarding an alleged drone strike in Dubai.

Newslaundry

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

HPV vaccine rollout faces wild theories and real questions. The govt is unready for both

The recent launch of a nationwide vaccination programme aimed at preventing cervical cancer in teenage girls and women has been met with scepticism and doomsday predictions by a section of very vocal critics of vaccination on social media.

Newslaundry

A US torpedo punches holes in India’s net security provider claim and maritime ambitions

“The event realises the Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's MAHASAGAR vision (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions), announced in 2025”.

Newslaundry

Sirens, wrong visuals, and ‘Allahu Akbar’ dog-whistles: The Godi-fication of US-Israel-Iran war

Deafening studio sirens. Recycled war footage. From defending the indefensible to peddling outright fake news, there isn't a conflict usual suspects on mainstream TV media won't exploit.

Newslaundry

The Kerala Story 2 review nobody asked for

Someone had to watch The Kerala Story 2. We did.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

We watched Kerala Story 2 so you don’t have to

There are many ways to describe The Kerala Story 2. A thriller. A warning. A public service announcement. A two-hour WhatsApp forward with a good production budget.

Newslaundry

From Dubai to Bahrain, Indian passengers stuck as conflict escalates

Hundreds of south Indians have been stranded as the violence rages in the Middle East. State governments have been coordinating with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and have set up helplines to identify people in distress and offer support through local embassies and consulates. Most of the people who…

Newslaundry

Kejriwal’s show of strength in Delhi

Discharged in the CBI’s Delhi excise policy case, Arvind Kejriwal made his first public appearance on Sunday. He thanked the court and termed the verdict historic, alleging that the case had been initiated at the behest of Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Newslaundry

Western coverage of Iran is like a masterclass in saying everything except who did it

A day after Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was confirmed killed in joint US-Israel strikes, Iran hit back hard. American jets crashed in Kuwait. Saudi Aramco's oil facilities were struck. Missiles and drones swept across Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Iraq, and Israel.

Newslaundry

‘Road not for Muslims’ viral graffiti: Public admissions, but 4 days later, no arrests

Four days after members of the Hindu Raksha Dal publicly claimed responsibility for painting hate slogans along the Delhi-Dehradun highway – and defended their actions in media interviews – no arrests have been made.

Newslaundry

March 2, 2026: Warmer air but AQI still poor

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited Saket Metro Station Park in Delhi. The nearest CPCB monitoring station recorded an AQI of 135. But our on-ground device showed a much higher reading of 273 in the poor category.

Newslaundry

Journalist Piyush Rai booked for Holi video, cops say ‘old clip’

Journalist Piyush Rai is among nine persons booked for sharing a video, which the police claim was old but was presented as a recent Holi celebration in Mathura-Vrindavan.

1 … 5 6 7 8

People

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Instagram

40,448 stories

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.