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India is not Rahul Gandhi’s upset wife

In a recent piece on Newslaundry titled “Is Rahul Gandhi the Kalidasa of Indian politics?” the author Abid Shah used the following line:

Newslaundry · May 7, 2018

Bantwal, Karnataka’s most brazenly communal constituency

Section 144 was imposed in Dakshina Kannada’s Bantwal taluka, 25 km from Mangalore, from the very first day of Ramzan (May 26) last year. The prohibitory orders were in place for almost 56 days. Despite the precautionary measures, the taluka in coastal Karnataka witnessed two murders and several instances of…

Newslaundry · May 5, 2018

TV Newsance Episode 17: Aaj Tak Ka Supreme Leader

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Newslaundry · May 5, 2018

Student takes up Hindi hurdle in DU law exam

“I have been educated in the Hindi medium throughout. For pursuing higher education, how can I suddenly switch to English?”

Newslaundry · Apr 21, 2018

PDP MLA Majeed Padder responds to allegations on the Kulgam ‘sex racket’

While the candle flames of protesters seeking justice for the eight-year-old Kathua girl continue to burn strong, another horrific case of rape was unearthed in Jammu and Kashmir. On April 18, Newslaundry published a story highlighting a sex racket in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district where the victim said Peoples Democratic…

Newslaundry · Apr 20, 2018

Dystopian Times: The Balance of Power

Newslaundry brings you an all-new comic column, Dystopian Times, by Appupen that reports on Rashtria, a great country that darkly mirrors our own.

Newslaundry · Apr 20, 2018

‘Litigations in #JudgeLoya case an attempt to malign judiciary’: Supreme Court

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the public interest litigations (PILs) seeking an independent probe into the death of special CBI judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya. Terming the petitions “frivolous and motivated”, Justice DY Chandrachud said that these litigations were an attempt by the petitioners to “malign” the judiciary.

Newslaundry · Apr 19, 2018

DCW chief’s hunger strike yet to evoke Central govt’s response

Delhi Commission of Women chief Swati Maliwal should have, ideally, been sitting inside the AC cabin of her office in Delhi’s ITO. However, since April 13, Maliwal has been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the death penalty for those convicted of raping minor girls. Her list of demands, sent to…

Newslaundry · Apr 18, 2018

Dystopian Times: The Reach of Aadhaar

Newslaundry brings you an all-new comic column, Dystopian Times, by Appupen that reports on Rashtria, a great country that darkly mirrors our own.

Newslaundry · Apr 18, 2018

‘Modi sacked Marlena, who made govt schools better’

The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government has received another gift from the Narendra Modi government at the Centre. Through an order issued by the Union Home Ministry, the Centre on Tuesday sacked nine advisors to the Delhi government. One of them was Atishi Marlena, the advisor to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. At…

Newslaundry · Apr 18, 2018