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This week, Newslaundry and The News Minute published a joint investigation uncovering how in 2003 decorated IPS officer Kiran Bedi used Delhi police to run a four month-long surveillance operation on her daughter Saina Bedi and her then partner Gopal Suri.

While the Rekha Gupta government’s “historic” Rs 1 lakh crore budget has seen a substantial rise in allocations aimed at gender equality and women development, a closer look reveals cuts in crucial welfare schemes for girl students, maternal healthcare, nutrition schemes and anganwadi programmes. 

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Jayashree Arunachalam and Anand Vardhan are joined by comedian and screenwriter Anuvab Pal. The panel first discusses the Kunal Kamra controversy. Jayashree lays down the timeline of incidents and Abhinandan highlights the Supreme Court’s comments on free speech in the Imran…

The suspects had undergone "minor surgeries" and "hormonal treatments" too to change their body appearance. Read further on Dynamite News:

Can the police conduct wiretapping and surveillance merely on the basis of a complaint from a “concerned mother”? 

New Delhi’s viral superstars keep a sold-out O2 Forum Kentish Town singing and screaming for their entire 60-minute set

The Court had earlier ordered the SHO concerned to file an FIR against ex-CM of Delhi, others under relevant Sections. A must read on Dynamite News:

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits a government school in South Delhi’s RK Puram. On Friday, PM 2.5 and PM10 levels hovered around 44 outside the school.

A fire and burnt piles of cash have created a lot of stir in Delhi and beyond. Reports have been filed and replies sought. The Supreme Court has formed an inquiry panel. Political leaders are once again debating which process is better for appointment of judges.

Special judge Vishal Gogne posted the application, filed by the BJP leader against a trial court order dismissing his complainant against Bhardwaj, for arguments on March 28. Read further on Dynamite News:

Over a year after she said she was “forced to leave India”, French journalist Vanessa Dougnac issued a statement today saying the Indian government has authorised her to “resume my profession as a foreign correspondent” based in New Delhi after “two and a half years of being denied permission to…