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Israeli attack kills another Palestinian journalist in Gaza

Palestinian journalist Islam al-Komi and his son were killed in a bombing in the Sabra neighborhood, south of Gaza City, on Tuesday, Al Jazeera reported.

Newslaundry · Aug 20, 2025

7 FIRs, a bounty, still free: The untouchable rogue cop of Madhya Pradesh

A handlebar mustache. A gold ring glinting in one ear. Four rifle-toting men at his side. A bulky frame wedged into a green open jeep. Ramvir Singh Kushwah looked like he had just driven out of a crime film. As he cruised through the dusty streets of Madhya Pradesh’s Guna,…

Newslaundry · Aug 20, 2025

दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री रेखा गुप्ता पर हमला करने वाला शख्स गुजरात का, 24 घंटे से कर रहा था रेकी

दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री रेखा गुप्ता पर जनसुनवाई के दौरान एक युवक ने हमला कर दिया. युवक की पहचान गुजरात, राजकोट के अजी डैम थाना क्षेत्र निवासी राजेशभाई खिमजीभाई सकरिया के रूप में हुई है. 41 वर्षीय आरोपी सकरिया खुद को जंतु प्रेमी बताते हैं. 

Newslaundry · Aug 20, 2025

The real story behind Assam’s 3,000-bigha land row

A video clip from a Gauhati High Court hearing has been raging across social media. It shows Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi, visibly astonished, reacting to the allotment of 3,000 bighas of land in Assam’s Dima Hasao district to a private cement company.

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2025

Putin’s poop suitcase, missing dimple, body double: When TV news sniffs a scoop

Diplomacy is subtle. News TV? Not always.

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2025

‘Waiting for our school to reopen’: Kids pay the price of UP’s school merger policy

The difference between a good policy and a bad one lies in its implementation and its intent.

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2025

Apologise on social media for ‘objectionable’ cartoon in 7 days: SC to MP cartoonist

Cartoonist Hemant Malviya informed the Supreme Court on Tuesday that he would issue an apology on Facebook, Instagram, and other social media platforms for publishing an objectionable caricature of the RSS and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bar and Bench reported. 

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2025

Dharmasthala case: No excavation until forensic test reports of soil and bones, says Karnataka Home Minister

Karnataka Home Minister Parameshwara on Monday informed the Assembly that one skeleton and a few human bones have been recovered so far during the Special Investigation Team’s (SIT) excavation work in the Dharmasthala case. “The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) report has not yet been received. Until the report comes, further…

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2025

Days after cops assault journalist, NHRC seeks report from Punjab DGP

The National Human Rights Commission has taken suo motu cognisance of the assault of a journalist by two policemen in Gurdaspur’s Batala and sought a detailed report from the Punjab DGP within two weeks. 

Newslaundry · Aug 19, 2025

मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार का बिहार में मकान नम्बर '0' वाले पतों का बचाव गले नहीं उतरता

मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार ने एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस में भारतीय चुनाव आयोग (ईसीआई) के खिलाफ लगाए गए आरोपों को खारिज कर दिया. इस दौरान ज्ञानेश कुमार ने लोकसभा में विपक्ष के नेता राहुल गांधी से कहा कि या तो वे सात दिनों के अंदर हलफनामे के जरिए अपनी शिकायतें…

Newslaundry · Aug 18, 2025