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‘For 2 years he said he couldn’t see the blackboard’: The blind spots in Delhi school system

In a cramped single-room home behind North-West Delhi’s economic hub, 12-year-old Ishita Kasera squints at her textbook, struggling to make out words that should be clear. Two years after her first complaints of headaches and blurry vision, her left eye has deteriorated to a prescription of -2.5 – a preventable…

Newslaundry · Apr 24, 2025

‘Godi media hai hai’: Srinagar locals upset with ABP’s Chitra Tripathi

“Godi media hai hai!”

Newslaundry · Apr 23, 2025

‘Thought they were Army, but they opened fire’: Survivors recount Pahalgam horror

Asawari Jagadale still remembers the sound of gunfire ripping through the meadows in Pahalgam’s Baisaran, and the moment armed men pulled her father from the tent where they were hiding. “They asked him to step outside and recite Islamic verses,” she told Newslaundry. “When he couldn’t, they shot him three…

Newslaundry · Apr 23, 2025

‘Breach of contract’, ‘damage to reputation’: Journalist Coomi Kapoor to sue producers of Kangana’s Emergency

Journalist Coomi Kapoor is suing the producers of Kangana Ranaut’s film Emergency and streaming platform Netflix for alleged breach of contract and defamation.

Newslaundry · Apr 22, 2025

After HC rap, Ramdev to take down ‘sharbat jihad’ video

Patanjali founder Ramdev has agreed to take down the videos in which he had used communal slurs to target pharmaceutical and food company Hamdard and its popular drink Rooh Afza, Bar and Bench reported.

Newslaundry · Apr 22, 2025

‘Journalists will now write PR copies’: At open meet, experts slam new data law

To discuss how the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act will impact journalism, five press associations organised an open meeting at the Press Club of India’s premises in New Delhi on Monday.

Newslaundry · Apr 22, 2025

BluSmart’s sudden halt hits drivers hardest

EV ride-sharing company BluSmart has abruptly suspended its operations across India, including in Delhi-NCR, leaving hundreds of drivers with a livelihood crisis. 

Newslaundry · Apr 22, 2025

159 FIRs, ‘protest without flags’, families in limbo: A portrait of post-riot Murshidabad

The last batch of Murshidabad violence survivors have returned home from relief camps, but the acrid smell of charred homes hangs heavy over Betbona, Das Para, Pal Para, and Digri – once-peaceful villages now marked by silence and fear. 

Newslaundry · Apr 21, 2025

Aaj Ka AQI: DDA’s failed green efforts in Delhi

The Delhi Development Authority had aimed to plant over one crore saplings across Delhi to make the city greener in 2024-2025. But it met zero percent of the target. 

Newslaundry · Apr 21, 2025

Indian Express moves SC against HC order calling for fresh apology

The Indian Express has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Gujarat High Court order which refused to accept its apology affidavit over wrong reporting of court proceedings and directed that a fresh apology affidavit be filed, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry · Apr 21, 2025