UNCOVERED: 31 - The Untold Story

Accord, discord, and defections: Can Assam’s local fires outburn the BJP’s big machine?

As election momentum builds in Assam, the political atmosphere is thick with competing slogans, but thin on a single, dominant narrative. 

Newslaundry · Apr 3

Courting the Church: The Battle for Kerala’s ‘Christian Vote’

As Kerala heads toward elections, political parties are once again reaching out to the Church leadership, hoping to secure what is often called the 'Christian vote'. But is this community really a unified voting bloc?

Newslaundry · Apr 3

Labour room videos leaked online: Hospitals’ CCTV sold on Telegram

CCTV cameras inside hospitals are meant to keep patients safe. Instead, across India, they are capturing some of the most private moments of women, labour-room procedures, breast exams, X-rays, injections, and even childbirth and these videos are being leaked and sold online.

Newslaundry · Apr 3

Locked doors, dry taps, bidis and bottles: The ‘World City’ facade of Delhi’s toilets

Assertions by the BJP government that it is transforming Delhi into a ‘World City’ and ‘ODF++’ certifications for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) collide sharply with the grim reality of the city’s public toilets. Data from the Praja Foundation (2024) reveals a staggering deficit: only 1 toilet seat for…

Newslaundry · Apr 1

Lack of medical college, slow recovery: Polls put focus on Wayanad’s uneven development

Wayanad is heading to the polls and residents point to uneven development, citing the lack of a medical college, inadequate transportation, and rising human-animal conflict as key concerns affecting daily life.

Newslaundry · Mar 31

I-T dept cracked down on non-profits with a law that didn’t apply. Tribunals kept saying no

Imagine being fined for jumping a red light – on a road where the traffic light was installed only after you drove past. That, in essence, is what India’s Income Tax Department has been doing to dozens of non-profit organisations across the country.

Newslaundry · Mar 31

Follow the money: Inside Modi govt’s Rs 1.5 crore-a-day ad spend

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha to a question raised by Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan and others, the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, L Murugan, recently provided a detailed breakdown of the Central Government's advertising expenditure over the last 11 years.

Newslaundry · Mar 31

कार्टून से डर क्यों? व्यंग्य पर बढ़ती सरकारी पाबंदी की पड़ताल

भारत में बीते दिनों कई पोस्ट, कार्टून, व्यंग्यात्मक वीडियो और सोशल मीडिया हैंडल्स को प्रतिबंध का सामना करना पड़ा है. कुछ को पूरी तरह हटा दिया गया है तो वहीं कई पोस्ट्स सिर्फ भारत में दिखने बंद हो गए हैं. इसके पीछे कारण भारत सरकार की ओर से भेजी गई…

Newslaundry · Mar 30

‘Secret censorship’: The quiet crusade to scrub cartoons and dissent off social media

In response to legal demands from the Indian government, the social media platform X has restricted or entirely removed a wide array of posts, cartoons, and satirical videos. 

Newslaundry · Mar 30

Delivery as politics: Inside India’s new welfare narrative

In early 2026, official communication from both Union and state governments has increasingly foregrounded near-universal coverage and last-mile delivery in key welfare schemes. The emphasis marks a shift in how welfare is framed – and politicised – especially ahead of assembly elections. Instead of unveiling new schemes, governments are now…

Newslaundry · Mar 30