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No bath, no food, no sex: NDTV & Co. push lunacy around blood moon

Sunday is a day of leisure. But not for TV news.  

Newslaundry · Sep 9, 2025

Adieu, Sankarshan Thakur: A rare shoe-leather journalist, newsroom’s voice of sanity

Sankarshan Thakur once called me and asked, “What happened, Teresa? You vanished, huh?” And we both laughed. At times, I was out of network coverage area while I was in the back of beyond, chasing stories. I was in the hinterland of the country, with my pen, notebook and a…

Newslaundry · Sep 9, 2025

Mud bridges, night vigils: How Punjab is surviving its flood crisis

At least 50 lives lost. Over 2,000 villages submerged. Punjab is in the grip of its worst flood disaster since 1988, with more than 20 lakh people affected and 3.87 lakh displaced in all 23 districts.

Newslaundry · Sep 9, 2025

September 8, 2025: Can mist sprayers do the job at Lodhi Garden?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Lodhi Garden in New Delhi.

Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2025

संकर्षण ठाकुर: मुलाक़ात बाकी रह गई…

यह मेरे लिए रिचुअल जैसा बन गया था. पिछले तीन बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव ऐसे रहे जब मैं बिहार जाने से पहले एक बार संकर्षण ठाकुर से मिलने जरूर जाता था. पहले जब वो पीटीआई वाली बिल्डिंग में बैठते थे फिर, आईएनएस वाली बिल्डिंग में. वैसे तो उन्होंने राजधानी दिल्ली में…

Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2025

SC seeks govt response on Mahesh Langa bail, asks ‘what kind of a journalist is he’

The Supreme Court has sought the response of the Gujarat government and the Enforcement Directorate on journalist Mahesh Langa’s petition seeking bail in a money laundering case linked to an alleged financial fraud.

Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2025

Muslim women in Parliament: Ranee Narah’s journey from sportswoman to politician

Three days before Ranee Narah turned 47, on 28 October 2012, her then party colleague Himanta Biswa Sarma had tweeted, ‘Congratulation to Shrimati Rani Narah for her induction into the Union Council of Ministers.’

Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2025

Chronicler of Bihar, veteran editor ‘with a spine’: Journalists mourn the death of Sankarshan Thakur

Journalists across India expressed shock and grief on Monday at the death of Sankarshan Thakur, editor of The Telegraph, acclaimed political author, and one of the country’s most respected ground reporters.

Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2025

India’s health systems need to prepare better for rising climate risks

Diarrhoea in October, heat stress in April, and malaria and dengue year-round are part of a new pattern that Suvarna Kamble (46), an accredited social health activist (ASHA) in Palghar district in Maharashtra, has identified in recent years.

Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2025

Unchecked hate speech: From Kerala's right wing X Spaces to YouTube’s Hindutva pop

From X Spaces where Malayali right-wing voices urge Hindus to “arm themselves,” to YouTube’s Hindutva Pop songs with lyrics that glorify violence and rack up millions of monetised views, hate is being amplified, monetised, and often slipping past platform checks.

Newslaundry · Sep 8, 2025