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‘YouTuber’, ‘influencer’, ‘goon activist’: How mainstream media sanitised Swatantra Bhardwaj

“I cracked the skull of Nishu’s father. Do you know which section this crime attracts? Section 307. He needed 60 stitches. The man who was about to die was being taken away in an ambulance. His daughter was standing outside the police station and saying that if her father did…

Newslaundry · Sep 8

‘Why did I let him come to Delhi?’: Families mourn and question the capital after PG collapse

“His birthday is in October, he would’ve turned 20,” said Pushpa, Arpit Jahaj’s mother, recalling his last birthday, when the family surprised him with a silver bracelet. “His bracelet and neck chain were gone. I was able to identify my son only with the birthmark near his shoulder,” she said.

Newslaundry · Sep 7

South Central 91: CM Vijay’s PM dream | Samastha cannot dictate to Muslim women

Should women be confined to their homes? Kerala’s latest controversy over a Muslim religious leader’s remarks has sparked a wider debate on patriarchy, women’s agency and reform within religious communities.

Newslaundry · Sep 7

‘Everyone sympathises and forgets’: After Satya Niketan collapse, students ask who will fix unsafe PGs

“My parents called me worried when this incident happened. I just moved to Delhi for college and this situation has scared me. I hope we are safe,” a first-year student from Shri Venkateshwara College told Newslaundry, requesting anonymity.

Newslaundry · Sep 6

UN names November 27 as day against child marriage

On September 4, the United Nations passed a resolution declaring November 27 the International Day for the Elimination of Child, Early and Forced Marriage.

Newslaundry · Sep 5

एनएल चर्चा 439: दिल्ली मतदाता सूची में भारी कटौती, 7.8% जीडीपी की हकीकत और सुभाष चंद्रा की क़र्ज़माफ़ी

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में चुनाव आयोग द्वारा दिल्ली की मतदाता सूची (SIR) से बड़े पैमाने पर नाम हटाए जाने, भारत की पहली तिमाही की जीडीपी दर में दर्ज हुई बढ़त और सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा नीट-यूजी प्रदर्शनकारियों के खिलाफ दर्ज एफआईआर को रद्द करने जैसे अहम मुद्दों पर विस्तार…

Newslaundry · Sep 5

BJP’s violent meme war: The attacks on opponents and dissenters as ‘Dimagi Naxals’

Following a restructuring of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) digital wing, the party has intensified its social media campaigning, increasingly employing violent memes and videos.

Newslaundry · Sep 5

A POCSO case involving a mining baron that Chennai police tried to close

Trigger warning: This report contains references to child sexual abuse.

Newslaundry · Sep 5

Hafta letters: On IITs, reservations and the importance of humanities

Siddharth

Newslaundry · Sep 5

TV Newsance 351 | GDP jumps, Godi brigade loses its mind

This week on TV Newsance, Arnab has a very important announcement to make. He says “buckle up” three times because what follows is HUGE, just beyond our comprehension: the right wing, apparently, is cool now. So cool that an entire primetime hour is spent proving BJP’s meme game is “brilliant,”…

Newslaundry · Sep 4