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British doctors arrested for setting foot in India ‘out of curiosity’

Authorities say medical charity volunteers entered without valid visas

The Independent UK · Nov 18, 2025

‘Emotional mode, not election mode’: Modi on Bihar win at Ramnath Goenka lecture

Delivering the sixth Ramnath Goenka Memorial Lecture in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government does not win elections by being in “24x7 election mode” but by operating in “emotional mode”. A mode driven by an “inner restlessness” to ease the hardships of citizens, he said. 

Newslaundry · Nov 18, 2025

The unbearable uselessness of India’s Environment Minister

He wields exclamation points and emojis with ease! He reposts every video clip featuring Narendra Modi! He marks every festival and made-up holiday in India with an anodyne image, sometimes even a gif! 

Newslaundry · Nov 18, 2025

TV Newsance 321: Delhi blast and how media lost the plot

This week on TV Newsance, we break down the Delhi bomb blast tragedy that claimed 13 lives and injured dozens near the Red Fort, one of the busiest, most crowded pockets of Old Delhi. Newslaundry reporters hit the ground an hour later to talk to eyewitnesses and assess the situation…

Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2025

Kashmir is focus of arrests after Delhi car blast linked to ‘terror module’

Investigators believe an explosion that killed 13 people may be linked to group operating in the disputed region

The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025

Indian authorities blow up Kashmir home of suspect in Delhi’s Red Fort blast

India’s home minister says he instructed officials ‘to hunt down each and every culprit behind this incident’

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

Delhi’s air pollution is so bad even top court is asking lawyers to work from home: ‘Why are you all here?’

‘Even masks are not enough,’ says Justice PS Narasimha as he urges lawyers to use virtual hearing facilities amid toxic pollution

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2025

From one WhatsApp to every frontpage: How ‘sources’ dictated the Delhi blast coverage

Every time a suspected terror attack takes place in India, you can be certain about how it will play out in the Indian media.  

Newslaundry · Nov 13, 2025

Nov 13, 2025: AQI ‘severe’, but many students without GRAP relief

In view of the worsening air quality in the national capital, the Delhi government earlier this week directed schools to conduct classes in hybrid mode for students up to class 5 amid GRAP restrictions. Other classrooms still insist on physical attendance.

Newslaundry · Nov 13, 2025

India confirms blast near Delhi’s Red Fort was ‘heinous terror incident’

Government says the deadliest explosion in a decade in Delhi was a ‘heinous terror incident, perpetrated by anti-national forces’

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025