YOU WONT BELIEVE: 11 - You Need To See This

Can India scrap NEET without reviving capitation fee? Yes, here’s how

The replacement of an admission procedure marred by serious problems of access and high cost and allegations of corruption among private medical institutions with the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) has resulted in a new set of injustices and a major federal dispute between the Union and some states.

Newslaundry · Jul 30

3 crore trees, 6 lakh acres and the Green Revolution | NL interview with Peepal Baba

Governments in India routinely boast about planting crores of saplings in plantation drives, but how many actually survive? In Uttar Pradesh, for example, record-breaking daily targets are proudly announced although ground reports end up exposing how vast numbers of those saplings wither away within days.

Newslaundry · Jul 29

6 लाख एकड़ में 3 करोड़ पेड़ लगाने वाले ‘पीपल बाबा’ हरित क्रांति को कैंसर की वजह क्यों बता रहे?

पेड़ हैं तो सांस है, और सांस है तो इंसान है. लेकिन विकास के नाम पर जिस तरह से पेड़ों की कटाई हो रही है, उसने कई सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं. ग्लोबल वार्मिंग लगातार बढ़ रही है. मौसम का चक्र बिगड़ रहा है. बारिश समय पर नहीं हो रही…

Newslaundry · Jul 29

July 20 crackdown: One DCP approved pellets, another authorised firearms

A document seen by Newslaundry shows that a Deputy Commissioner of Police, acting with the powers of an Executive Magistrate, authorised the Rapid Action Force to use tear gas, lathi charge and firearms against protesters at Jantar Mantar on July 20.

Newslaundry · Jul 28

Not the Cockroach Janta Party, not even Sonam Wangchuk: The Modi govt defeated itself

First things first. Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, announcing it himself on X. “I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days,” he wrote. No union education minister has ever resigned over paper leaks before. That this one did – a minister central to the BJP’s political…

Newslaundry · Jul 28

A truck full of stones appeared near the CJP protest. We found out how

At 8 am on July 20, as the Cockroach Janta Party assembled at Jantar Mantar, its workers pointed to a truck loaded with stones on the road linking Sansad Marg to the protest site. Founder Abhijeet Dipke put out a video asking how it had crossed a police cordon. The…

Newslaundry · Jul 28

As cops target ‘offensive’ posts, Jantar Mantar reportage and reels are disappearing

On July 26, hours after the Cockroach Janta Party called off its 36-day agitation, journalist Yaqut Ali uploaded an interview with Vijeta Dahiya, the outfit’s former spokesperson, on his Instagram account. The two discussed the trolling of Sonam Wangchuk. Neither said anything about the prime minister, abusive or otherwise.

Newslaundry · Jul 28

‘Breach of promise’: How BJP states cracked down on student protesters

The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off student protests at Jantar Mantar after receiving assurances, among other things, that no criminal cases would be pursued against protesters across the country. And yet, police in various parts of the country booked protesters on various charges, including attempt-to-murder.

Newslaundry · Jul 28

South Central 85: How the Gen Z protest is different

In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and the police violence unleashed on the protestors. The violence has injected new life into the Cockroach Janta Party’s resistance, with gatherings happening across the country. They are joined by journalists Smita…

Newslaundry · Jul 27

‘Today is your last day’: Nearly 120 staff shown the door at India Today

“Today is your last day. Please submit your resignation.”

Newslaundry · Jul 27