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Newborns die after being bitten by rats at top hospital in India’s ‘cleanest city’

Surveillance footage shows rat jumping around in neonatal care unit

The Independent UK

World’s most populated country told to have more children

With a population of 1.46 billion, India is the world's most populous nation, over China and United States

The Independent UK

Bihar’s silenced voters, India’s gagged press: The twin threats to Indian democracy

The Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, probably expected that his August 18 press conference would settle the controversy surrounding the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Bihar and Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” charge. He was wrong. This is a story that has refused to die, notwithstanding Trump’s tariffs, or…

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BJP MP tweets ‘tax return of great journalist’, Abhisar Sharma and others say breach of privacy

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey tweeted an alleged ITR document to claim a massive rise in the income of a journalist after he left his job to “abuse” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP. Who was this journalist? He left his followers to guess.

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BJP MP Ram Chander Jangra on Bihar voter rolls, ‘anti-national journalists’, Dhankhar exit

In a conversation with Newslaundry, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ram Chander Jangra insists the opposition is “exaggerating” about alleged irregularities in electoral rolls.

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Will the BJP’s ‘Tamil candidate’ strategy work against the DMK stronghold?

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) picked Maharashtra Governor and their senior Tamil Nadu leader CP Radhakrishnan (popularly known as CPR) as its candidate for the post of Vice President of India following the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar – the first OBC vice president candidate from the state. The election…

Newslaundry

India's Election Commission Under Fire From Opposition

The Election Commission of India, long regarded as the impartial guardian of the world's largest democracy, is facing unprecedented scrutiny over its credibility and independence.

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‘Total foreign policy failure’: SP’s Chandauli MP on Op Sindoor, monsoon session

In a conversation with Newslaundry, Samajwadi Party leader and Chandauli MP Virendra Singh talks about the monsoon session, Operation Sindoor, his party’s “PDA ki Pathshala” initiative, and his political experience across party lines.

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India’s opposition leader hosts ‘dead’ voters alleging rigging in upcoming state elections

As 6.5 million Indian voters go ‘missing’ from the electoral database, opposition leader Rahul Gandhi accuses prime minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of rigging polls in India, Arpan Rai reports

The Independent UK

Why an Indian bill removing jailed leaders from office has sparked outrage

Elected representatives jailed for 30 days on serious charges could lose their posts – even without a conviction.

Al Jazeera

Meet the complainants behind the Assam FIRs against journalists

In Assam, three recent FIRs have turned the spotlight on a pattern: journalists critical of the government hauled up under a new sedition-style law. There’s another trend – the complainants in at least two of the FIRs ostensibly had links to the BJP or the RSS student wing ABVP.

Newslaundry

No POSH Act: Why women remain unsafe in India’s political parties

On August 1, a bench of two Supreme Court judges, including the Chief Justice of India, disposed of a writ petition on bringing political parties under the purview of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

Newslaundry

A pollster apologises, BJP calls it proof of Rahul ‘lies’, news TV cheers

Rahul Gandhi’s allegations about voter rolls predate, and never relied on, any data from the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies.

Newslaundry

‘Sitting on a volcano’: Two Indian temples clash as politics and faith mix

The Jagannath temple in Puri has been among Hinduism’s most sacred shrines for 1,000 years. Can an upstart challenge it?

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In Manipur, I-Day boycott used to be a diktat. This time, it’s about disillusionment

It was the mid-‘80s. Independence Day was a holiday. I wanted to go out, play with my friends. But my mother sternly said, “Don’t go out today…who knows what will happen. Bombs may explode and what not.” That warning still rings in my ears every Independence Day.

Newslaundry

‘Ghost voters’ in high-rises: Behind electoral fraud allegations in Thrissur

Opposition parties in Kerala have alleged electoral roll manipulation in Thrissur a year after the Bharatiya Janata Party's historic first Lok Sabha victory in the state, though evidence for the claims of large-scale manipulation remains limited. The accusations emerged amid broader national allegations by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about electoral…

Newslaundry

Experts question EC demand that Rahul Gandhi file statement under oath

The Election Commission of India’s (ECI) response to allegations of voter manipulation has been consistent – denial and seeking statements under oath from those raising the allegations. Days after asking Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi to prove the charges through a declaration under oath, the ECI has…

The Independent UK

Backlash after local authorities in India ban meat sales on Independence Day

Opposition parties accuse government of policing people’s dietary choices

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India’s opposition protests against electoral roll revision

Police briefly detain some lawmakers at the demonstration, including opposition leader Rahul Gandhi.

The Independent UK

India’s election body faces scrutiny as voter list anomalies prompt allegations of ‘vote theft’

Opposition leader accuses election commission of aiding Narendra Modi’s ruling party through mass voter deletion

Newslaundry

‘Phussi bomb’: Rahul Gandhi’s presser buried under TV studio spectacle

Spin over scrutiny. Ridicule over reportage.

Newslaundry

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…

The Guardian - UK

Arundhati Roy works among dozens of books banned in Indian-administered Kashmir

Censorship order accuses books of promoting ‘false narrative and secessionism’ in disputed territory

Euronews

India attacks US and Europe's 'double standards' in their trade relationship with Russia

India criticised countries trading with Russia while targeting India. EU trade with Russia hit €67.5bn in 2024. Trump threatened tariffs on Indian goods, escalating tensions.

Newslaundry

Can INDIA bloc keep pace with Rahul Gandhi’s politics of institutional distrust?

Newspaper reports suggest that the leaders of the national opposition bloc, INDIA, are set to attend a dinner hosted this week by Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition, Rahul Gandhi. This is being seen as the first instance of the major bloc partners closing ranks since the parliamentary polls…

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