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Adani’s subsidiary, Mirzapur Thermal Energy (UP) Private Ltd (MTEPL), has gained access to its controversial power plant site through a forest department road – without obtaining the required forest clearance that would precede such arrangements.

Ten press associations from Maharashtra demonstrated in Mumbai and Pune on Thursday, expressing concerns that the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024, will impact press freedom.

Over a tense week in March, the arrest of journalist Dilwar Hussain Mazumdar appears to have transformed Assam’s press corps into a unified front against what many describe as a deliberate assault on independent journalism in the northeastern state.

Nearly three months after Newslaundry’s investigation revealed that almost every air pollution monitoring station in Delhi is either blocked by trees and buildings or too close to busy roads, leading to faulty data, a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India has confirmed our findings.

A journalist covering the ongoing student protests at the University of Hyderabad was detained by police on Sunday. Sumit Jha of South First was reporting on the demonstrations against the Telangana government’s decision to auction 400 acres of land near the university. According to South First, he was taken to…

Senthil Chengalvarayan has resigned from his position as whole-time director of NDTV. In a letter to the company’s board of directors on March 25, Chengalvarayan cited “increasing personal commitments, including family responsibilities that require my attention at this time”.

In the aftermath of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, journalism on news channels sank to a new low. Anchors morphed into self-styled crusaders, filling primetime with relentless speculation. Conspiracy theories spiraled out of control. Five years later, the Central Bureau of Investigation confirmed Rajput’s death was a suicide, absolving his then…

A herd of cows and bulls ambles through Ramlila Ground in Delhi’s Narela, picking through garbage and greenery for something to eat. Hawkers set up stalls for vegetable and fruit, motorists trundle past, and further down the road leading to Pocket 13, more cattle congregate at a crossing where a…

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and independent journalist Anand Mangnale.