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Modi takes a question: PM says ‘every Indian is part of family’ when journo asks about Adani case

Prime Minister Narendra Modi might be proud of his “culture” of avoiding press conferences when he’s in India. But now that he’s in the United States meeting President Donald Trump, he attended a press briefing where a journalist asked him a question anyway.

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Feb 13, 2025: How breathable is the air at Delhi’s iconic India Gate?

For episode 26 of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited India Gate to take stock of the Capital’s air quality.

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‘Don’t delete EVM data’: Supreme Court tells ECI on voter verification plea

The Election Commission of India cannot erase the poll results data from electronic voting machines during checking and verification of microcontrollers of EVMs, the Supreme Court said on Tuesday.

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Jailed for ‘kidnapping’ her own child, a homeless woman’s long road to justice

In October 2023, news reports hailed the Mathura Government Railway Police for successfully reuniting a mother with her two-year-old daughter who had been “kidnapped” 10 months before. The police were lauded for their “extensive and unrelenting investigation”.

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Manipur journalist ‘kidnapped’ by unidentified assailants

Senior journalist Yambem Laba was reportedly abducted by unidentified armed persons from his residence in Imphal at gunpoint early Tuesday morning hours after he had returned from a television talk show on the current political crisis in Manipur.

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Newslaundry vs Subramanian Swamy: 13 years ago, did we find anything to agree on?

Thirteen years ago, when Newslaundry was a handful of months old, something remarkable happened – Abhinandan Sekhri agreed with Dr Subramanian Swamy.

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‘Common man’s revenge’, Congress ‘played spoilsport’: Editorials unpick AAP’s big loss in Delhi

Delhi was a crucial election for the Aam Aadmi Party, which hoped to return for a third term. But the party suffered a debilitating loss on Saturday, earning only 22 seats in the 70-seat Delhi assembly while the BJP got 48. The Congress and other parties got none at all.

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NL@13: When Abhinandan Sekhri interviewed ML Sharma, the defence lawyer in Nirbhaya case

Asking uncomfortable questions, pushing people in power into a corner, holding others accountable – Newslaundry has been doing all of this and more for 13 years now.

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South Central Ep 13: Chennai police vs media, Kumbh cover-up, Telangana caste survey

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna and Leena Reghunath are joined by Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande and The News Minute’s Sudipto Mondal and Jahnavi.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 357: How BJP planned to wrest Delhi away from AAP

This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by The Caravan’s Sunil Kashyap.

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Targeted campaigns, special wings, LG factor: Five ways the BJP scripted its success in Delhi

Fireworks at noon, a local band playing deafening music, an electric crowd garbed in saffron roaring “Jai Shri Ram”.

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A 13-year-old interview as NL turns 13: Can Abhinandan Sekhri agree with Tavleen Singh?

Newslaundry just turned 13 and, like any teenager worth their salt, we’re planning to be rebellious, defiant and full of questions. Qualities that, you might say, we’ve exhibited from the start, and which we’ll only ramp up in the years to come.

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Results: As BJP gets 48 seats, Modi bows to ‘dear sisters and brothers of Delhi’ for ‘historic mandate’

After a month of mud-slinging, campaigns, wild insinuations and poll promises, the Delhi elections are done. The results are simple enough: the BJP is back in Delhi after a 27-year vanvas.

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Hafta 523: Uniform Civil Code in Uttarakhand, Budget 2025, rupee’s ‘dollar’ problem

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Anand Vardhan are joined by Supreme Court advocate Mihira Sood and journalist Govindraj Ethiraj.

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Hafta letters: Trump’s promises, understanding spirituality, India’s middle class

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NL@13: Madhu Trehan interviews Karan Thapar. Can he take it?

It was February 2012.

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Behind the mystery pollsters offering predictions through exit polls

Earlier this week, Newslaundry reported that out of 13 exit polls declared for the Delhi elections, 11 predicted the BJP winning the most seats. Not just that, at least 10 gave the BJP a simple majority, which is 36 or more in the 70-member assembly.

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Report suggests 79 pilgrims died in Kumbh Mela stampede, far exceeding official toll

Opposition leaders accuse state government of covering up deaths

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Feb 06, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from BJP’s headquarters

For episode 24, Newslaundry visited the BJP’s national office on Deendayal Upadhyay Marg on Thursday.

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Gambling with death: Meet the agents helping Gujaratis illegally move to the US

This report was first published on April 8, 2023. It was republished after a US military plane landed in Amritsar on February 6, 2025 carrying deported Indian migrants. Read the original piece here.

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Following ECI complaint, NBDSA issues warning to News18 India for communal tone in Ram Navami coverage

Acting on a complaint forwarded by the Election Commission of India, the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority issued a warning to News18 India for giving a communal colour to a programme on comments made by various political leaders on the occasion of Ram Navami last year.

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Maintain accuracy, no sensationalism: Editors’ Guild releases Ethics Code for media

Taking note of the changes the media landscape has undergone over the last two two decades, the Editors’ Guild of India on Tuesday released a revised ethics code for journalists.

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Exclusive: Hospital, police records suggest at least 79 deaths in Kumbh stampede

The Uttar Pradesh government has officially claimed 30 deaths during the stampede at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj last week. The Adityanath-led administration was already under fire for the curious delay in announcing the death toll, and for mismanagement that allegedly precipitated the stampede.

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Life in India: Air pollution forces anti-aging tech mogul to leave podcast midway

When you hear people complain about Delhi’s air, and you don’t live there yourself, you give yourself a little pat on the back. Well done, you think, for not living in a shroud of toxic air. How clever of you to have unwittingly made choices that led you away.

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Another Election Show: Can new parties and candidates make any difference?

In this episode of Another Election Show, Atul Chaurasia and Manisha Pande speak to young voters to understand their issues and the changes they would like to see in Indian politics. They are joined by Meghnad S, their former Newslaundry colleague who is now a YouTube creator and also an…

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