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‘Bullet lodged near her vertebrae’: Four children fired at by security forces in Chhattisgarh

At 8.30 am on December 11, 14-year-old Chaitram Oyam was with his parents, tending the kosra fields adjoining a jungle near his home in southern Abujmarh in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur.

Newslaundry · Dec 18, 2024

What’s Your Ism? Sudipto Mondal’s story of identity, caste and journalism

In episode 30, What’s Your Ism? takes a personal turn as Dhanya Rajendran interviews Sudipto Mondal, the voice behind the show, about caste, identity and journalism.

Newslaundry · Dec 18, 2024

Biomedical waste from Kerala dumped in Tamil Nadu, officials dodge accountability

Hours after it came to light that bio-medical waste from Kerala was illegally dumped in multiple locations in Tamil Nadu’s Tirunelveli district, government authorities in both states continue to dodge accountability. Medical documents bearing the name of Regional Cancer Centre (RCC), a state-owned cancer care hospital and research centre in…

Newslaundry · Dec 18, 2024

Hafta 515: Soros vs Adani, dowry law misuse, Bollywood-Modi moment

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Raman Kirpal, Manisha Pande, and Anand Vardhan were joined by journalist Faye D’Souza.

Newslaundry · Dec 14, 2024

Newsance 278: The Kapoor family dethrones TV anchors, Soros obsession

This week all our favourite TV news anchors were dethroned by none other than the Kapoor family. The Bollywood family fulfilled its dreams of asking many “personal sawals” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 

Newslaundry · Dec 14, 2024

‘We want to speak, CRPF saying we can’t’: What happened after Rahul met Hathras victim’s family

Hours before Rahul Gandhi arrived in a small village in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, the state police and CRPF thronged the narrow roads. All vehicles were barred entry to the village, forcing eager journalists to walk over a kilometre to reach a nondescript home within. 

Newslaundry · Dec 13, 2024

‘Assault, local pressure, police inaction’: In a village in Chhattisgarh, uncertainty over Christmas

Christian families in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district say they feel uncertain about Christmas celebrations amid local pressure for “ghar wapsi”, after a mob allegedly stopped a funeral and assaulted seven members of the community last month.

Newslaundry · Dec 13, 2024

Cold War, Emergency, Hindenburg: ‘Foreign hand’ pretext to censor media criticism

The ubiquitous “foreign hand” is back again. It has hovered over Indian politics for decades, especially when the party in power is criticised for its actions, or inaction. It has been particularly persistent in the last decade and more since Narendra Modi became prime minister.

Newslaundry · Dec 11, 2024

No permanent chairpersons, missing officials: Human rights in limbo in 50% of India’s commissions

State Human Rights Commissions in at least 16 of India’s 28 states do not meet requirements mandated under the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993.

Newslaundry · Dec 10, 2024

Sudha Bharadwaj on activism, why Chhattisgarh will always be home, part 2

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Newslaundry · Dec 10, 2024