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South Central 87: Udhayanidhi’s arrest and Union government’s Meta crackdown

Has the recent arrest of Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin strengthened his political standing, or did the young TVK government make a political miscalculation?

Newslaundry · Aug 10

Climate change is making humid heat more intense in these Indian cities

Long dry spells this monsoon in some parts of India meant warmer days and nights even in July. Climate change is making the world hotter and more humid, and the number of dangerous humid heat days is rising, a new study shows. Sixteen Indian cities saw dangerous humid days for…

Newslaundry · Aug 10

RSS wants to reach Gen Z. It’s been doing this for decades

The RSS’s Sarsanghachalak, or its chief Mohan Bhagwat, just met more than 2,000 Gen Z and Gen Alpha students from across India.

Newslaundry · Aug 10

TV Newsance 349 | Godi media presents: Good protester vs bad protester

This week on TV Newsance: thousands of students in Ranchi are protesting a genuine scandal- JPSC recruitment exams with no published cut-offs, a merit list nobody signed, leaked OMR sheets, a blacklisted agency mysteriously rehired, CID raids, 14 arrests and counting. This has once again shed light on the corrupt…

Newslaundry · Aug 7

TNM investigation on ONGC funds to Sangh-linked orgs mentioned in JPC on Corporate Laws Bill

The News Minute’s investigation that exposed how 14.7 percent of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was given to organisations linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was mentioned in front of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

Newslaundry · Aug 7

Anti-reservation rhetoric is rising, management quota stays invisible

When the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests put the Union government on the back foot, the big news channels along with several social media handles began a curious campaign against caste-based affirmative action to discredit the protests.

Newslaundry · Aug 7

As CJP protest wrapped up, media found its ‘villains’ and buried all victims

July 20, 2026, is a day that will be remembered for a long time. Not just because of the massive response to the call given by the Cockroach Janta Party to march to Parliament. Not just because of the recorded evidence of police brutality on young, mostly peaceful protestors. But…

Newslaundry · Aug 6

Hafta letters: NL app issues, story suggestions, CJP protest

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Newslaundry · Aug 6

Smokescreens, sneakers, and mass-reporting: Balen’s online machine against Nepal’s press

Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's asset disclosure, filed after his appointment in accordance with Section 50 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2002, listed social media — not his government salary — as his primary source of income.

Newslaundry · Aug 6

2013 rape case: HC convicts former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, reverses 2021 acquittal

The Bombay High Court’s Goa bench on Thursday found former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal guilty of rape, setting aside the sessions court verdict that had cleared him four years ago. Tejpal has asked the bench to take a lenient view before it pronounces the quantum of sentence in the afternoon.

Newslaundry · Aug 6