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2006 blasts: 19 years later, they are free, but ‘feel like a stranger in this world’

Imagine your father being paraded naked in front of you and your acquaintances. Your 12-year-old son being slapped in the middle of the night. Your wife or sister being humiliated. Imagine yourself being stripped naked and subjected to months of brutal violence. Cut off from your loved ones for years,…

Newslaundry · Jul 26, 2025

Sansad Watch: Chaos in house, PM out of town

Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha remained disrupted through the week. On average, the Rajya Sabha functioned for just 47 minutes a day, while the Lok Sabha clocked only 20.

Newslaundry · Jul 26, 2025

India-China ties are a study in competitive coexistence amid strategic caution

Two developments this week offered a snapshot of the current state of India-China relations – one widely reported, the other largely treated as a sideshow. Together, they reflect the dual imperatives shaping New Delhi’s evolving approach to Beijing.

Newslaundry · Jul 26, 2025

2006 Mumbai blasts: MCOCA approval was based on ‘oral info’, ‘non-application of mind’

It was a decision based on oral information that may have set off a chain of convictions in a MCOCA court in the 2006 Mumbai blasts case. An order that was overturned nearly a decade later by the Bombay High Court, and now stayed by the Supreme Court. 

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2025

‘Govt officer on wrong side of law’: Ex-bureaucrats to Haryana CM on Vikas Barala’s appointment

Forty-five former IAS officers have written to Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini requesting that the state government’s appointment of a BJP leader’s son – who is facing a case of abduction and stalking – as assistant advocate general be revoked. They said the appointment can affect the outcome of…

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2025

गुरुग्राम: प्रशासन की सख़्ती के बीच दर्जनों घरों पर ताले, सैकड़ों लोगों ने छोड़ी एक और बस्ती

गुरुग्राम में अवैध प्रवासियों पर पुलिस की कार्रवाई के कारण बांग्ला भाषी मुस्लिम प्रवासी मजदूरों का बड़े पैमाने पर पलायन जारी है, इनमें से कई दशकों से इस शहर में घरेलू नौकर, ड्राइवर, सफाई कर्मचारी और दिहाड़ी मजदूर के रूप में रह रहे हैं और काम कर रहे हैं.

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2025

पैदल यात्री ज़ोन बने ड्राइववे और पार्किंग स्थल: वो समृद्ध वर्ग के अतिक्रमण जिन्हें प्रशासन छूना नहीं चाहता

यह रिपोर्ट सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर प्रभावशाली वर्गों द्वारा किए जा रहे अतिक्रमण और उनके प्रति सिस्टम की अनदेखी पर आधारित हमारी श्रृंखला का हिस्सा है. इस शृंखला की पिछली रिपोर्ट्स पढ़ने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें.

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2025

Gurugram again: Homes locked, hundreds leave another locality amid crackdown

A police crackdown on illegal immigrants in Gurugram continues to trigger a mass departure of Bengali-speaking Muslim migrant workers – many of whom have lived and worked in the city for decades as domestic workers, drivers, sanitation staff, and daily-wage labourers.

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2025

Hype vs honesty: Why India’s real estate story is only half told – but fully sold

Vishal Bhargava is a real estate influencer. A month back, he issued a warning about Gurugram real estate being a house of cards.

Newslaundry · Jul 25, 2025

चार दशक, 'हिरासत में हुई सैकड़ों मौतें', हत्या का कोई मामला साबित नहीं: महाराष्ट्र की अनोखी हकीकत

यह रिपोर्ट पुलिस ज्यादतियों पर आधारित हमारी खोजी श्रृंखला का हिस्सा है. पिछली रिपोर्ट्स को पढ़ने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें.

Newslaundry · Jul 24, 2025