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Uttarakhand disaster: Why experts say it was not a cloudburst

Four days after flash floods wreaked havoc in the Dharali area of ​​Uttarkashi, the cause of the incident remains elusive.

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025

उत्तरकाशी के धराली का सच क्या है, बादल फटा… या कुछ और?

उत्तरकाशी के धराली इलाके में आई भीषण आपदा को चार दिन बीत चुके हैं. यह आपदा मंगलवार को हुई थी, और शुरुआत में इसका कारण बादल फटना बताया गया. लेकिन अब इस थ्योरी पर सवाल उठ रहे हैं.

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025

Why this Indian newsroom AI story scandal should terrify readers

I think I have seen the end stage of ad-based content monetisation in India, and it is every bit as ridiculous and troubling as you might expect. Strangely enough, even though I worked for three years in a major Indian newsroom, it is because I am now in New York…

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025

Swachh Bharat dream vs Delhi ground reality: ‘Struggle to breathe, a landfill within colony’

While the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 aims to make all Indian cities garbage-free by 2026, waste management remains a serious concern even in the national capital. In Okhla, the dustbins are absent, door-to-door waste collection inadequate, and the garbage collection vehicles insufficient.

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025

Gold and gated communities: How rich India’s hoarding fuels inequality

Jo bhi hai wo theek hai, zikra kyon karenHum hi sab jahaan ki, fikra kyon karen.– Sahir Ludhianvi, Phir Subah Hogi, 1958. Truth, when repeated often enough, starts sounding very banal. It just doesn’t register. Take this sentence: India is an economically unequal country. The evidence is all around us, and…

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025

1 lakh ‘fake’ votes? No editorial, barely any front-page lead, top Hindi daily buries it inside

When the Leader of the Opposition accuses the Election Commission of “criminal fraud” with reams of purported evidence, and the poll panel responds not by investigating, but by demanding an affidavit – and yet, the story barely makes the front page – what does that say about the state of…

Newslaundry · Aug 8, 2025

Uttarkashi: No power, no calls, families anxious for news of the missing

Days after the flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi region, many families remain incommunicado with mobile networks and power supply affected in Harsil, Dharali and Gangotri areas. 

Newslaundry · Aug 7, 2025

उत्तरकाशी: "नेता वोट लेते हैं, पर मुश्किल में छोड़ा अनाथ"

उत्तरकाशी के धराली में आई भीषण आपदा के बाद से न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री लगातार ज़मीनी हालात की रिपोर्टिंग कर रहा है. हर्षिल, धराली और गंगोत्री जैसे इलाकों में फोन लाइनें और बिजली पूरी तरह ठप हैं, जिससे स्थानीय लोग कम्युनिकेशन नहीं कर पा रहे हैं. लोगों का कहना है कि उन्हें अपने…

Newslaundry · Aug 7, 2025

Rahul Gandhi alleges over 1 lakh fake voters helped BJP win Bangalore Central

At a press conference held in New Delhi on Thursday, August 7, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of facilitating widespread electoral malpractice. And to make his point, the Congress leader chose the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat as…

Newslaundry · Aug 7, 2025

August 7, 2025: Air quality at Noida’s Film City

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited Noida's Film City, which is home to the offices of several major national news channels of the country.

Newslaundry · Aug 7, 2025