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‘Scam to make contractors rich’: Maharashtra villages struggle to get water under JJM

It was the first day of Diwali, and Rupali Hukire (name changed), a 42-year-old beautician, hurriedly cleaned big buckets and steel pots. She draws water from her neighbour's borewell at a cost of Rs 100 for 30 minutes of pumping. Though her home, in Khandavi village in the Barshi tehsil…

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Subsidies, unkept promises: Who has the inside track with Delhi’s auto drivers?

Be it 2013, 2015 or 2020. Autorickshaw drivers in Delhi have openly thrown their weight behind the Aam Aadmi Party in three consecutive elections, and the Arvind Kejriwal government has also been seen taking decisions favouring the group.

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दिल्ली चुनाव: पार्टियों के वादे ही वादे, क्या हैैं ऑटो वालों के इरादे?

दिल्ली में चुनाव आते ही ऑटो चालकों के प्रति तमाम राजनीतिक दलों का प्रेम उमड़ने लगता है. इसका अंदाजा आप इसी से लगा सकते हैं कि 7 जनवरी को आरएसएस से जुड़े ऑटो रिक्शा संघ ने रेलवे मंत्री अश्विनी वैष्णव को एक पत्र लिखा. पत्र में मांग की गई थी…

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South Central Ep 10: Southern states getting a raw deal, Pattanamthitta rape case

In episode 10 of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by public policy professionals Tara Krishnaswamy and Tushar Chakrabarthy, and lawyer Sandhya Raju, who practises in the Kerala High Court.

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अश्विनी वैष्णव: नौकरी से व्यापार और लाख से करोड़ों बनाने का ‘चमत्कार’

जब अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी की सत्ता से विदाई हो रही थी तो इसी बीच उनके ऑफिस के एक कर्मचारी अटलजी के पास आते हैं और कहते हैं कि वो कांग्रेसी प्रधानमंत्री के अधीन काम नहीं करना चाहते. इसके बाद ये शख्स साल 2006 तक वाजपेयी के निजी सचिव के रूप…

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हवा का हक़: जां जले, धुआं उठे...

दिल्ली की हवा इतनी प्रदूषित हो चुकी है कि यहां कि हवा में सांस लेना अब करीब 40 सिगरेट पीने के बराबर है. धूम्रपान से दूर रहने वाले लोग भी इस हवा में सांस लेने से बच नहीं पा रहे हैं.

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#FightToBreathe: Burning through your lungs

If you saw someone smoking 50 cigarettes a day, you’d be concerned. But even if you’re not a smoker, a really bad day of air pollution is the equivalent of smoking that much. Fifty cigarettes, 24 hours, killing your body in ways you don’t want to imagine.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 355: Delhi anti-incumbency, a trek to understand healthcare access

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Ranchi-based independent journalist Anand Dutta and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary.

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‘Debate would be a hit’: Ex-MP says news org told him to mock Muslim man’s appearance in TV debate

Former parliamentarian and leader of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Prof Rakesh Sinha recently said that an anchor of a prominent news channel had once asked him to use derogatory language against a Muslim man during a televised debate following which he stopped making appearances at the channel in question.

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Hafta 520: Rupee vs dollar, India’s economy woes, Delhi polls, media’s lack of accountability

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by journalist Nidhi Razdan and economist and writer Vivek Kaul.

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Billionaire, former MLAs, party president: It’s turncoat season ahead of Delhi polls

In India, we hold traditions dear. Politicians know that well. That’s why, perhaps, ahead of the assembly polls in Delhi, some of them have kept up with the time-honoured custom of jumping ship, pouring scorn on their old allies and singing praises for their new hosts.

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TV Newsance 282: How to be patriotic in 2025

This week, we give you a reason to subscribe to our election coverage. Watch how our reporters and editors bring you facts from the ground this Delhi election season.

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हवा का हक़: अगर आप खांसते हुए अस्पताल पहुंच रहे हैं तो यह रिपोर्ट आपके लिए है

दिल्ली में सांस लेना दूभर हो गया है. यहां प्रदूषण इतनी बड़ी समस्या बन गया है कि लोग बीमार पड़़ने लगे हैं. लोगों का दम घुट रहा है और खांसते हुए अस्पताल पहुंच रहे हैं. अस्पतालों में ऐसे मरीजों की लंबी कतारे हैं.

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Breathing toxic air? Here’s some medical advice

There are many steps you can take if you feel unwell in an area with toxic air.

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Is the Commission for Air Quality Management facing a crisis of its own in Delhi?

The air pollution crisis in the national capital, unsurprisingly, extends to the Commission for Air Quality Management, the all-powerful body set up to mitigate the issue.

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Actor Padmapriya on Hema panel report’s impact and changes

What does the Malayalam film industry look like post the Hema Committee report?

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Jan 17, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from the union environment ministry

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 18, Newslaundry went to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change on Friday.

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China, Israel and Myanmar jailed most journalists: CPJ prison report

The Committee to Protect Journalist’s 2024 prison census has found that China, Israel, and Myanmar are the world’s top three offenders when it comes to the number of journalists jailed because of their work.

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Reporter TV editor, two others booked under POCSO over video featuring minor

The Thiruvananthapuram Cantonment police have filed a POCSO case three individuals linked to the Malayalam news channel Reporter TV over an objectionable video featuring a minor school girl.

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What temple priests think of AAP’s Hindutva dose

In December, the Aam Aadmi Party announced the Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana. Under the scheme, the party promised to give Rs 18,000 to temple priests and granthis from gurdwaras if it was voted to power for a fourth time. This is a first-of-its-kind scheme in the country.

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Scrutinising the LG’s role in the Yamuna clean-up

In January 2023, the National Green Tribunal formed a high-level committee to tackle pollution in the Yamuna. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena was made its chairperson.

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दिल्ली में दागदार यमुना में एलजी वीके सक्सेना की भूमिका

जनवरी 2023 में राष्ट्रीय हरित ट्रिब्यूनल (एनजीटी) ने अश्विनी यादव बनाम राष्ट्रीय राजधानी क्षेत्र की सरकार (गवर्नमेंट ऑफ एनसीटी) मामले में एक फैसला सुनाया. फैसले में एनजीटी ने यमुना के प्रदूषण को लेकर एक (उच्च स्तरीय कमेटी) हाई लेवल कमेटी का गठन किया. साथ ही दिल्ली के लेफ्टिनेंट गवर्नर यानि…

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An ally in the Delhi Lieutenant Governor’s office?

On January 12, Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe launched his first podcast, Apni Dilli Apni Baat. The teaser had featured snippets of forthcoming interviews with prominent BJP leaders, including MPs Manoj Tiwari and Bansuri Swaraj, cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Puri, former Aam Aadmi Party member and now BJP candidate Kailash Gahlot, and…

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अडाणी समेत दुनियाभर के कई समूहों पर खुलासे करने वाली हिंडनबर्ग रिसर्च संस्था होगी बंद

भारतीय उद्योगपति गौतम अडाणी और उनकी कंपनी समेत दुनियाभर के कई समूहों पर खुलासे करने वाली हिंडनबर्ग रिसर्च संस्था बंद होगी. बुधवार को इसके संस्थापक नाथन एंडरसन ने एक व्यक्तिगत नोट में इस फैसले की जानकारी दी. एंडरसन ने हिंडनबर्ग रिसर्च की शुरुआत साल 2017 में की थी.

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Bhopal tragedy, Delhi haze, Assam mine deaths: One thread binds them all

A haze hangs over many cities in India, including New Delhi. It contains poisons that can permanently debilitate millions of people; in fact it has already done that.

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