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What temple priests think of AAP’s Hindutva dose

In December, the Aam Aadmi Party announced the Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana. Under the scheme, the party promised to give Rs 18,000 to temple priests and granthis from gurdwaras if it was voted to power for a fourth time. This is a first-of-its-kind scheme in the country.

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Scrutinising the LG’s role in the Yamuna clean-up

In January 2023, the National Green Tribunal formed a high-level committee to tackle pollution in the Yamuna. Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena was made its chairperson.

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Bhopal tragedy, Delhi haze, Assam mine deaths: One thread binds them all

A haze hangs over many cities in India, including New Delhi. It contains poisons that can permanently debilitate millions of people; in fact it has already done that.

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After 15 months of being ‘slandered, injured, killed’, journos are cautious about Israel ceasefire

Amid reports of a ceasefire deal with Israel and Hamas in Gaza, questions loom over justice for journalists, who families and press associations claim have been deliberately targeted in the conflict zone.

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CBI books six former Prasar Bharati officials, I&B ex-deputy secretary in graft case

After a Lokpal order, the CBI has filed a corruption case against six former officials of Prasar Bharati and a former deputy secretary with the information and broadcasting ministry.

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Jan 16, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Arvind Kejriwal’s house

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 17, Newslaundry went to the temporary residence of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday.

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Kejriwal vs Sandeep Dikshit vs Parvesh Verma: Delhi’s fiercest poll battle

Home to some of the country’s top political leaders, bureaucrats, judges and industrialists, New Delhi has always been a high-profile constituency. But the stakes are even higher this time, with a former chief minister pitted against the sons of two former CMs.

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Jan 15, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from women and child development minister’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 16, Newslaundry went to the residence of Annpurna Devi, Kodarma MP and Union Minister of Women and Child Development, on Wednesday.

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Parliamentary panel to summon Meta over Zuckerberg’s remarks on 2024 Indian elections

Demanding an apology from Meta, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who heads the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology, said on Tuesday that the panel will summon the tech giant for spreading “wrong information”. This is after its CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly remarked that the incumbent government in India…

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The angry voters of Asia’s largest unauthorised colony

Not much has changed for the over one lakh voters who live in Asia’s largest unauthorised colony Sangam Vihar. The area continues to struggle with basic civic issues – such as overflowing drains, poor sanitation, inadequate water supply, and unsafe roads – as well as rising incidents of crime. This…

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Mukesh Chandrakar murder: Amid mounting pressure, Chhattisgarh CM announces Rs 10 lakh aid for kin

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday told the media that slain journalist Mukesh Chandrakar’s family will be provided Rs 10 lakh as aid and a ‘Patrakar Bhavan’ will be set up in his name.

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Jan 14, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from Lok Sabha Speaker’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 15, Newslaundry visited Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s home on Tuesday.

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HC asks Zubair to move trial court for release of seized electronic devices

The Delhi High Court has asked Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair to move the trial court for release of his electronic devices, which were seized by the Delhi Police from his home in 2022 in the case concerning a tweet posted by him in 2018, Bar and Bench reported.

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Jan 13, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from BJP MP Manoj Tiwari’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 14, Newslaundry visited BJP Northeast Delhi MP Manoj Tiwari’s home on Monday.

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‘Campus unfreedom, demonstrates Centre’s penchant’: Editorials on UGC draft rules

The controversy over the University Grants Commission’s recent draft regulations refuses to die down with criticism from states such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and allegations that it is a bid to “centralise and corporatise” higher education.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 354: How NL cracked the voter deletion series

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Sumedha Mittal.

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#FightToBreathe: Love in the time of dystopia

There’s so much to consider when starting a family. Is this what you both want? Can you afford it? Do you have support? Are you at the stage of life where the arrival of a baby can spark joy?

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Hafta 519: Meta and fact-checking, the role of journaling, social media as source of news

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, and Manisha Pande are joined by author Amitava Kumar and academic Joyojeet Pal.

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‘A rudderless ship, if not a sinking one’: Editorials are grim on future of INDIA bloc

All is not well with the INDIA alliance as Delhi goes to the polls, where supposed partners Congress and Aam Aadmi Party will contest separately.

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TV Newsance 281: There’s a new (anti) Godi media candidate in town

The new year is here and yet here we are, worrying about the same old rot in the world of news.

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Hafta letters: Right-wing scholarship, length of subscriber emails, panel pessimism

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Gauri Lankesh murder case: Last accused in custody granted relief, all 17 facing trial out on bail

A Bengaluru court granted bail to yet another accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, reported Bar and Bench.

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Jan 10, 2025: Aaj Ka AQI from the National Green Tribunal

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. For episode 13, Newslaundry went to the National Green Tribunal on Friday.

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Dilip Mandal triggers row with claims about Fatima Sheikh’s legacy

Author, activist Dilip Mandal stoked controversy on Thursday when he claimed that Fatima Sheikh, celebrated as one of India’s first Muslim women school teachers, never existed and was a “fabricated character” he had created.

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After Meta pullout, fact-checking partners anticipate job cuts, editorials point to global ripples

Meta’s decision this week to abandon its fact-checking programme, starting from the US, has reportedly triggered alarm bells among several fact-checking organisations. That the move comes as a response to the politics of the new regime in the US has also been apparent.

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