Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Newslaundry

When caste takes centre stage: How Dhadak 2 breaks Bollywood’s pattern

In India, the phrase “love is political” is a cliche you’ll hear often. But what does it really mean? It’s not just that politics controls love. It’s that the family, that sacred unit of Indian society, isn’t always a cosy nest of affection; it’s also a political fortress, a miniature…

Newslaundry

All 29 air monitoring stations of Haryana’s pollution control board are defunct

All 29 air quality monitoring stations of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) are currently closed.

Newslaundry

Elephant Madhuri’s relocation: Animal welfare or Vantara love?

Madhuri, a 36-year-old elephant living at a Jain monastery in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, has found herself at the centre of a jumbo-sized controversy. The Bombay High Court recently ordered that she be relocated to Vantara – the plush private animal sanctuary in Gujarat run by Anant Ambani of Reliance Group.

Newslaundry

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

How small newspapers led the charge against Gurmeet Ram Rahim

The story was first published on Newslaundry in 2017 after Ram Rahim was convicted of rape. We are republishing it today as he gets parole for the 14th time in five years.

Newslaundry

Built a library, got an FIR: Welcome to India’s war on rural changemakers

In the village of Shukrawasa, tucked deep inside the jungle in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district, a quiet transformation was underway. A group of young professionals – a NEET topper, an MBA graduate, a filmmaker, a dancer, two students, and two journalists – had come together with one goal: to change…

Newslaundry

Ram Rahim out on yet another parole, 14th since conviction in 2017

Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, who is serving a 20-year sentence for raping two of his followers, was released from Rohtak’s Sunaria jail on Tuesday after being granted a 40-day parole by the Haryana government, The Indian Express reported.

Newslaundry

‘Don’t say anything against our pitaji’: The lure of Ram Rahim

The story was first published on Newslaundry in 2017, a day before Ram Rahim was convicted of rape. We are republishing it today as Ram Rahim, who is serving a 20-year jail term, gets parole – again.

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Over 100 journalists demand ‘immediate, unsupervised press access to Gaza’

More than 100 journalists from various global media outlets have signed a petition demanding “immediate and unsupervised foreign press access to the Gaza Strip”.

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…

Newslaundry

Explained: Why India’s inequality is underestimated

India’s consumption gap appears to shrink, but income inequality is rising fast, as per analysis of India’s consumption data by the World Bank.

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Favourite panellists, farmer protests, questions on misinformation

Yoshimitsu

Newslaundry

As SSC protest enters Day 2, aspirants point to ‘uncertainty’

By 3 pm on Friday, Ankita Bhadoria was still seated at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, joined by hundreds of other Staff Selection Commission aspirants. Despite her exam being scheduled for 5.30 pm the same day, Ankita had already decided not to appear.

Newslaundry

Trump’s tariff bullying: Why India must stand its ground

Donald Trump’s chaotic act continues. His latest move: slapping a 25 percent tariff and a penalty on Indian goods exports to the United States.It’s vintage Trump – unapologetic – designed to get the other side, in this case India, to surrender to his demands. He is like a kid in…

Newslaundry

Air India crash: HC dismisses plea seeking guidelines for media coverage

The Madras High Court has dismissed a plea that sought guidelines for media coverage of aviation accidents from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the Director General of Civil Aviation, and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

Operation Sindoor debate: Credit for Modi, blame for Nehru

The long-awaited debate on Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam attack finally took place in Parliament. But did the government actually answer the opposition’s questions?

Newslaundry

Vaishnaw: Blocked over 1,400 URLs on digital media during Op Sindoor

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting had blocked over 1,400 URLs on digital media during Operation Sindoor, union minister for railways, IB, and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.

Newslaundry

Exclusive: India’s e-waste mirage, ‘crores in corporate fraud’ amid govt lapses, public suffering

What happens to your old phone or fridge once you’re done with it? Maybe you sold it, maybe passed it on, or maybe it’s just gathering dust. When it finally breaks down, you’d hope it’s recycled responsibly: its toxic parts removed, with no harm to the environment or human health.…

Newslaundry

Longtime media ally Murdoch is Trump’s latest target after Epstein report

US President Donald Trump’s legal fight against media mogul Rupert Murdoch and The Wall Street Journal has taken a sharply personal turn. Trump is demanding that Murdoch, now 94 and reportedly in poor health, testify in court within 15 days – warning that the media baron may not live long…

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

Maulana assaulted in TV studio after remarks against Dimple Yadav

Maulana Sajid Rashidi, a familiar face on Indian TV debates and no stranger to controversy, found himself at the receiving end of a studio smackdown on Tuesday.

Newslaundry

‘Grandfather served with war hero Abdul Hameed’, but family ‘termed Bangladeshi’ by Hindutva mob, cops

“My grandfather Naimullah Shaikh fought alongside Param Vir Chakra awardee Havildar Abdul Hameed in the 1965 war against Pakistan. He also served in the war with China. His younger brother, Subedar Saleem of the Bombay Sappers, was another 1965 veteran. And my uncle, Lance Naik Hakeemuddin, fought in the Kargil…

Newslaundry

Losses, employees hit: Tracing the Kanwar Yatra violence impact on food outlets

The Kanwar Yatra this year saw several instances of violence and chaos. From hotels being asked to display owner details to viral videos showing vehicles vandalised and bystanders assaulted.

Newslaundry

July 28, 2025: Cleanest July in a decade due to govt steps?

Delhi has witnessed the cleanest July in the last one decade. What has changed this time?

Newslaundry

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

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

Reporters Without Orders Ep 378: Elite impunity, makeshift detention centres in NCR

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary and Sumedha Mittal.

1 … 10 11 12 13

People

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.