TV Newsance 320: Bihar elections turn into a meme fest On this week’s episode of TV Newsance, we dive into the bizarre, the viral, and the downright baffling side of political news in India. Newslaundry · Nov 8, 2025
हर कोई एयर प्यूरिफ़ायर नहीं खरीद सकता: दिल्ली की ज़हरीली हवा के खिलाफ फूटा गुस्सा दिल्ली-एनसीआर पर ज़हरीली हवा का बादल छाया हुआ है. इसी बीच, पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ताओं और नागरिकों का एक समूह जंतर मंतर पर सरकारों की निष्क्रियता के खिलाफ प्रदर्शन करने पहुंचा. यह प्रदर्शन साइंटिस्ट्स फ़ॉर चेंज नाम के संगठन ने आयोजित किया था, जो विज्ञान के छात्रों का एक समूह है. इसमें… Newslaundry · Nov 8, 2025
‘Not everyone can afford air purifiers’: Delhi protest seeks answers on air crisis As toxic air continued to blanket Delhi-NCR, activists gathered at Jantar Mantar to protest the governments’ continued failure to confront the crisis. Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2025
बिहार चुनाव: चुनावी भाषणों और विज्ञापनों में आगे बढ़ता बिहार, लेकिन इन लड़कियों की कौन सुनेगा? बिहार की राजधानी पटना में एनडीए के प्रमुख घटक दलों, बीजेपी और जद(यू) के दफ्तरों के बाहर बड़े-बड़े होर्डिंग्स लगे हैं. जिसमें बताया गया है कि एनडीए सरकार ने महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण के लिए कितना कुछ किया है. प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी से लेकर मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार तक, अपनी रैलियों में… Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2025
NDA claims vs Bihar women’s reality: Away from capital, many still wait for toilet, college, and a chance Large hoardings outside the offices of the BJP and JD(U) in Patna proclaim how much the NDA government has done for women’s empowerment. From Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, leaders repeat at rallies that no other government has changed women’s lives in Bihar the way theirs… Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2025
We already have ‘Make in India’. Do we need ‘Design in India’? “It is not important where Apple (products) is manufactured. It can be manufactured tomorrow in Colombia, the day after in Papua New Guinea. But it is extremely important that Apple is designed in California and Apple’s valuation is because of that.” Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2025
एक और चुनावी शो: बिहार में महिला नेताओं के अभाव पर क्या सोचती हैं पटना वुमेन्स कॉलेज की लड़कियां एक और चुनावी शो के इस एपिसोड में अतुल चौरसिया ने पटना महिला महाविद्यालय (वीमेन कॉलेज) की छात्राओं से बात की. बातचीत का मकसद बिहार विधानसभा चुनावों के बीच उनके मुद्दों को समझना और राजनीति के प्रति उनके नजरिए को समझना था. साथ ही ये भी जानने की कोशिश थी… Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2025
Skills, doles, poll promises, and representation: What matters to women voters in Bihar? In this episode of Another Election Show, Newslaundry speaks to students of Patna Women’s College to understand their views on politics and the issues that matter to them in this election season in Bihar. Newslaundry · Nov 7, 2025
Not just freebies. It was Zohran Mamdani’s moral pull that made the young campaign for him On November 1, I joined a group of a few hundred supporters of Zohran Mamdani in a heavily immigrant neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. Labelled as the “Muslims and South Asians for Zohran” rally, I was surrounded by Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani Muslim groups in the city, along with… Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2025
Nov 5, 2025: The air outside environment minister’s home amid his silence on the crisis Delhi’s air quality continues to worsen, but environment minister Bhupender Yadav has neither tweeted about the situation nor held any meeting to address it. Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2025
How Zohran Mamdani united New York’s diverse working class New York has chosen its millennial mayor. More importantly, it has chosen an Indian-origin Muslim immigrant, Zohran Kwame Mamdani. As clubs and bars across the city were brimming with people, as friends came to watch the results together, emotions were palpable on Tuesday night. And finally, as the race was… Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2025
No victory parade for women or parity: ‘Market forces’ merely a mask for BCCI’s gender bias Before we get to the money in Indian women’s cricket, let’s talk about celebrations, or rather, the lack of them. Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2025
ABP deletes post on ex-minister’s big allegations against Adani Days before the first phase of Bihar polls, BJP leader and former union power minister Raj Kumar Singh accused the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government of a Rs 62,000 crore electricity scam in an interview with ABP News. Singh alleged that the Bihar government had signed a deal with Adani Power… Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2025
Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2025 एबीपी न्यूज़ ने हटाया भाजपा नेता आरके सिंह के इंटरव्यू का वीडियो, अडाणी को लेकर थे आरोप बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के पहले चरण का मतदान कुछ ही घंटे दूर था. उससे पहले बिहार में एक तरह से राजनीतिक भूचाल ला देने वाली ख़बर आई. बीजेपी नेता और पूर्व केंद्रीय ऊर्जा मंत्री राज कुमार सिंह (आर.के. सिंह) ने एबीपी न्यूज़ को दिए एक इंटरव्यू में नीतीश कुमार के…
Newslaundry · Nov 6, 2025 From Cyclone Titli to Montha: Odisha’s farmers suffer year after year For thousands of Odisha’s farmers, Cyclone Montha brought devastation just as paddy and other crops were due for harvest. Large-scale crop losses have occurred and farmers’ incomes have taken a direct hit.
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 There’s a double standard about women cricket we’re not ready to admit The World Cup victory last Sunday marked a turning point for women’s cricket in India. Pay parity, professional contracts, and the Women’s Premier League were milestones. But this win delivered something else entirely: mass attention. And with visibility comes a question we haven’t adequately addressed: what does it mean for…
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 In Chennai’s affluent lanes, pavements are eaten up by cars, ramps and debris A pedestrian walking through 5th Cross Street in Shastri Nagar, an upscale neighbourhood in south Chennai, would find the going hard. Out of 20 buildings TNM surveyed, 10 had ramps encroaching on the pavement, and eight had cars parked on them. Debris was found dumped in three places, and in…
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 दिल्ली की हवा पर दोहरी मार: प्रदूषण बढ़ा, एक्यूआई डेटा पर भी उठे सवाल दिल्ली की हवा लगातार खराब होती जा रही है. दूसरी तरफ, एक्यूआई (एयर क्वालिटी इंडेक्स) के आंकड़ों पर भी सवाल उठ रहे हैं. आरोप है कि डेटा से छेड़छाड़ की जा रही है. ऐसे में लोग यह तय नहीं कर पा रहे हैं कि वे किस सरकारी वेबसाइट या एप्लिकेशन…
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 Delhi’s double whammy: Air getting toxic, AQI data under cloud While Delhi’s air gets worse, questions have emerged around the credibility of the air quality index data in the national capital. Many feel unsure about which government app or website to rely on for accurate information about the air they breathe.
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 Brazilian photo for 22 voters in Haryana: Rahul says lakhs of votes were rigged What does an image clicked by a Brazilian photographer have to do with the Haryana election? As per the latest in the series of press conferences by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on alleged electoral manipulation on Wednesday, the stock image of a model by a Brazilian photographer was used…
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 राहुल का ‘हाइड्रोजन बम’: हरियाणा में 5 तरीकों से हुई वोट चोरी, 25 लाख फर्जी वोटर का दावा बुधवार, 5 नवंबर को कांग्रेस नेता राहुल गांधी ने दिल्ली के इंदिरा भवन में एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस की, जिसे पार्टी ने ‘हाइड्रोजन बम’ नाम दिया. इस दौरान राहुल गांधी ने एक बार फिर भाजपा पर वोट चोरी का आरोप लगाया. गांधी ने कहा कि भारतीय जनता पार्टी ने हरियाणा में…
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 बदलते नीतीश, बदलता बिहार: सत्ता, सेहत और सवाल बिहार की राजनीति दशकों से दो नामों के इर्द-गिर्द घूम रही है. लालू प्रसाद यादव और नीतीश कुमार. लालू यादव आज सक्रिय राजनीति से दूर हैं, लेकिन नीतीश अब भी पूरी तरह सक्रिय हैं. वह एक बार फिर जनता से अपने लिए पांच साल का वक्त मांग रहे हैं. बिहार…
Newslaundry · Nov 5, 2025 After historic NYC win: Mamdani’s speech quotes Nehru, ends with Dhoom Machale “A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new, when an age ends, and when the soul of a nation, long suppressed, finds utterance,” said Zohran Mamdani in his victory speech, quoting Jawaharlal Nehru. Tonight, he added, New York has…
Newslaundry · Nov 4, 2025 STOP PRESS: Piyush Goyal is making productive use of his time On November 4, ANI posted a video of Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal at Delhi’s IGI Airport, describing how he was “making productive use of his time by attending to some official work” while waiting to board a flight to New Zealand.