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Delhi’s ‘cleanest May in 5 years’ is a toxic illusion

This May, Delhi recorded a monthly average AQI of 156, its cleanest in five years. The Central Pollution Control Board considers this ‘moderate’ air quality, but European standards would call it unhealthy.

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25 cases in 3 years: The anti-conversion law problem Congress refuses to fix in Karnataka

Three years after promising to repeal Karnataka’s anti-conversion law, the Congress government is no closer to keeping its promise. In that time, 25 cases have been filed under the law across the state, taking the total tally in Karnataka to 46 since the law was first passed.

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The mattress shop that turned its stock into a safety net for Delhi fire victims

When fire engulfed the Flourish Stay hotel in Malviya Nagar on Wednesday morning, Riyazuddin did not wait for instructions. The owner of a mattress shop across the street began pulling stock off his shelves and laying it on the road below the burning five-storey building – a makeshift safety net…

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The making of DK Shivakumar: From party troubleshooter to Karnataka CM

DK Shivakumar has just become the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, and the Congress party is getting ready to steer its way to the 2028 Assembly elections with its long-time crisis manager at the helm.

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At CJP’s first presser, questions on funding, June 6 protest and politics

Journalists filed into the Deputy Speaker Hall at the Constitution Club of India well before the stipulated time. Seating ran out quickly, with some journalists settling on the floor.

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Delhi blaze: 11 foreigners among 21 dead as questions emerge over building safety and response time

The scenes inside the Flourish Inn Stay in Delhi’s Malviya Nagar were so horrifying that they were “indescribable,” Wasim, an eyewitness, told Newslaundry as he tried to recall what unfolded at the property on Wednesday morning, when a major fire tore through the building, leaving at least 21 people dead.

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65°C on the ground: Delhi’s bus stops are turning into heat traps

Delhi’s Heat Action Plan says passengers should have access to basic amenities such as drinking water at buses and bus stops. But our ground report found a different reality. Across multiple bus routes and bus stops, drinking water was largely absent, even as temperatures hovered between 40°C and 45°C.

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A third language can’t fix schools that can’t deliver the first

Last month, the CBSE issued a circular mandating that Class 9 students study three languages from July 1 – at least two of them Indian, with English demoted to a “foreign language”

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The Bengali Muslim and the Bangladeshi Dalit

In the final episode of the special What’s Your Ism sub series titled “Epar Opar Hahakaar”, TNM Executive Editor Sudipto Mondal sits down with political scientist Dr Navine Murshid, who authored the book “India’s Bangladesh Problem”.

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‘Getting panic attacks’: College deadlines loom with students trapped in CBSE chaos

Saransh, 19, from Meerut, had been studying twelve to thirteen hours a day since mid-April, surviving on sleepless nights and BITSAT mock tests, chasing a seat at BITS Pilani. He needed 75 percent in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics) but fell short by a few marks. When his answer sheets…

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The ceasefires in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran are stretching the term’s meaning

Ceasefires have been announced, often to great fanfare, in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. So why is there still so much fighting?

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Key indicators missing in National Family Health Survey-6 fact sheet released by govt

The 6th National Family Health Survey NFHS fact sheets, when finally released on Friday, May 29, display some ‘Houdini tricks’. A set of crucial data on cooking fuel, sanitation, anaemia, quality of planning services, knowledge about HIV, and several population and household indicators are missing in the latest fact sheet.

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A woman chose her husband. Zee News called it ‘Love Jihad’. Called out, it claimed ‘balance’

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority has penalised Zee News Rs 1 lakh for broadcasts that dressed up a woman’s consensual marriage as a communal conspiracy – even while airing her own statement to the contrary.

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Blacklisted, family in debt, out on bail: The human cost for workers a month after Noida crackdown

A month after worker protests shook Noida’s industrial area, a Provincial Armed Constabulary bus sat parked outside Motherson factory’s Gate 4. Four guards frisked workers in beige uniforms as they walked through the gates. A deputy manager, coming to the entrance to answer questions, was clear: “The protests have had…

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JLF’s Ireland edition wraps up

There is something appealing about a literature festival that refuses to stay put. The Jaipur Literature Festival’s Island of Ireland edition concluded yesterday after 10 days of conversations and performances spread across Belfast, Armagh, Dundalk, and Dublin – the first time JLF has travelled as an all-island event.

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A rare natural wonder is unfolding in Delhi’s Lodhi Garden

Nature plays countless games in remote forests that human civilisation may never discover, but there are moments when rare coincidences occur amidst human settlements, as is being witnessed these days in Delhi’s Lodhi Garden.

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Interview: What the 2026 El Niño means for India

After a season of intense heatwaves, India will not have a lot of respite this monsoon, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting a ‘below normal’ monsoon season. On Friday, IMD further downgraded its monsoon forecast to 90 percent of the long-period average as against the earlier 92 percent, and…

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Vijay, AIADMK and horse-trading in Tamil Nadu

If you are from Tamil Nadu, you are probably hearing the term “horse trading” a lot.

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South Central 77: Karnataka after Siddaramaiah and rise of Cockroach Janta Party

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the cabinet change in Karnataka and what Siddaramaiah’s resignation will mean for the state’s politics. They are joined by professor and commentator Prithvi Datta Chandra Shobhi.

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Behind CBSE’s Class 12 evaluation contract, a trail of unanswered questions

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is under scrutiny over the processes it followed while awarding the tender for Class 12 answer sheet scanning and e-evaluation through its on-screen marking (OSM) platform. The selection process for finalising the service provider and the security of the platform are being questioned…

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Taj of cards: NBDSA directs Aaj Tak to edit Sudhir Chaudhary’s ‘history lesson’ on ‘Tejo Mahalay’

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has directed Aaj Tak to edit a broadcast in which its former anchor, Sudhir Chaudhary, amplified claims that the Taj Mahal was originally a Hindu Shiva temple, reversing its earlier decision that found no violation of broadcasting norms.

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TV Newsance 344 | The exam system failed you. The media failed you harder

This week, while students were asking urgent questions about CBSE marking errors, missing answer-sheet pages, and a system that keeps failing them, our TV news anchors had other priorities. As expected.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 409: The Boys, and Kartavya

While discussing The Boys:

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Why the BCCI, one of the world’s richest sports bodies, answers to no one

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is one of the wealthiest sports governing bodies in the world. But for years, one simple question has remained unanswered: why is the BCCI not accountable to the public, which funds, watches, and sustains the game it controls?

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‘Easy to tamper with marks’: How a teen researcher exposed CBSE’s security gaps

The year continues to be turbulent for Indian students. First came the NEET paper leak affecting 23 lakh aspiring doctors. Now, CBSE’s Class 12 board examinations are under scrutiny after the overall pass percentage dropped to 85.2 percent – the lowest since 2019.

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