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A Rs 5,000 spending cap. A fleet of Defenders, Thars. Welcome to the DUSU election

Walking out of Gate Number 4 of the Vishwavidyalaya metro station, students are met with a familiar sight during Delhi University’s election season: pamphlets and posters carrying the names and ballot numbers of ABVP, NSUI and other candidates.

Newslaundry · Sep 17

Rs 14 cr in 9 days in just 1 state: The ever-expanding Modi celebration machine

It’s birthday season for the prime minister again. PM Narendra Modi turns a year older today, and right on cue, his government, an assortment of BJP-run states, and the party itself are gearing up to stretch the celebrations into a full month of inaugurations, foundation-stone ceremonies and publicity blitzes.

Newslaundry · Sep 17

In seat Kejriwal lost by thin margin, nearly 40% names added before 2025 polls missing in SIR draft

An analysis of the New Delhi constituency shows that voters added to the rolls in the two months before the February 2025 elections have been disproportionately removed in this year’s SIR draft.

Newslaundry · Sep 16

A Delhi SIR mystery: 728 of 729 voters deleted in booth, poll official says their homes ‘unauthorised’

Before Delhi's Special Intensive Revision, one booth covering part of Bela Estate — a jhuggi-jhopri cluster on the Yamuna floodplains in Zone O — had 729 registered voters. When the draft roll was published in August, it retained just one name: a 99.8 percent deletion rate at this single booth.

Newslaundry · Sep 10

No hostels, no enforcement: Decoding Delhi’s student housing crisis

This country keeps failing its students, whether they are in government schools far from the city or in expensive PGs in the capital.

Newslaundry · Sep 9

Uttarakhand SIR: Who is targeting Muslim voters?

A Newslaundry investigation into the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process in Uttarakhand has revealed a deeply concerning pattern.

Newslaundry · Sep 9

Manipuri musician’s murder sparks outrage: ‘We are targeted for our identity’

Manipuri musician Chongtham Vikram Singh, 55, was beaten to death late on Sunday night outside his South Delhi apartment, allegedly by a group of youths.

Newslaundry · Sep 9

AAP alleges fraud as Raghav Chadha makes it to Delhi voter rolls

Deleted in Punjab’s special intensive revision, Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha’s name is now available in Delhi’s draft roll.

Newslaundry · Sep 9

‘Sanatan’ campaigns to Modi posters: Meet TV media’s ‘CJP rebel’

For several days, ANI and multiple television channels ran with a storyline that a rebellion had broken out inside the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP).

Newslaundry · Sep 8

‘Why did I let him come to Delhi?’: Families mourn and question the capital after PG collapse

“His birthday is in October, he would’ve turned 20,” said Pushpa, Arpit Jahaj’s mother, recalling his last birthday, when the family surprised him with a silver bracelet. “His bracelet and neck chain were gone. I was able to identify my son only with the birthmark near his shoulder,” she said.

Newslaundry · Sep 7