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No work, little compensation: Delhi’s construction workers pay the price for its toxic air

Delhi’s air pollution worsens every winter, prompting the government to impose restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). These include halting construction work and restricting the entry of certain vehicles.

Newslaundry · 7h ago

Friends of the liver: Punjab’s quiet epidemic of male heartbreak

In Punjab, a pair of lifelong best friends are called jigri yaar: friends joined not merely at the heart but at the liver. The phrase suggests an intimacy so deep it is almost anatomical, as if friendship has passed beyond feeling and entered the body. Punjabi songs and Hindi films…

Newslaundry · 7h ago

Nvidia CEO’s affair with suspected Chinese spy puts Trump ties, chip exports under scrutiny

Extramarital affairs are usually private matters. Jensen Huang’s has global implications.

Newslaundry · 10h ago

सुप्रीम कोर्ट के आदेश धुएं में उड़ाए, दिल्ली की हवा बिगड़ी

रविवार की रात दिल्ली में जमकर पटाखे फोड़े गए. नतीजा यह हुआ कि पूरी राजधानी धुएं की चादर में लिपट गई. हवा इतनी खराब हो गई कि कुछ कदम दूर तक देखना भी मुश्किल हो गया. सड़कों पर धुआं ही धुआं नजर आ रहा था.

Newslaundry · Nov 9

A sting that exposed no crime: Dhurandhar’s ‘Operation Regime Change’ examined

An episode of Amish Devgan’s new show ‘Dhurandhar’ on Times Now Navbharat claimed to have uncovered ‘Operation Regime Change’. The exposé, built around a sting operation, targeted four individuals: Safwan Kudukkan, associated with the Muslim Students Federation; Maulana Siraj, the Mumbai president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind; and Bhim and Mudita, the…

Newslaundry · Nov 9

Supreme Court orders flouted; Delhi’s air quality worsens

For today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, we stood at the flyover in front of Akshardham Temple to gauge the toll of last night’s relentless firecracker bursting.

Newslaundry · Nov 9

Nvidia investigates whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by Chinese spy with whom he had an affair

Nvidia is opening an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the “target of a foreign intelligence effort,” the company’s board of directors said Sunday.

Newslaundry · Nov 9

Karnataka government spent Rs 43.24 lakh a day on advertisements under Congress

The Congress government in Karnataka spent Rs 473.46 crore on advertisements and publicity over three financial years, nearly Rs 142 crore more than the previous BJP government spent in a comparable period. The expenditure works out to Rs 43.24 lakh a day, according to Assembly replies and data obtained through…

Newslaundry · Nov 9

On Sunday walks along Ludhiana’s Buddha Darya, a citizens’ group counts what is left to fix

Every Sunday morning, Colonel Chander Mohan Lakhanpal walks beside the Buddha Darya in Ludhiana. In his walk, which is part exercise, part inspection, he is joined by fellow team members of the Public Action Committee, a non-government organisation working to restore Punjab’s natural resources.

Newslaundry · Nov 9

Animal, Pushpa, KGF: When cinema turns violence into heroism

A 15-year-old girl was attacked with a chainsaw inside her classroom in Andhra Pradesh. The brutality of the attack shocked people across the country.

Newslaundry · Nov 9