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After ED raid, climate activist calls allegations ‘baseless and biased’

Two days after the Enforcement Directorate accused Satat Sampada Private Limited of misusing foreign funds to influence government policies and undermine India’s energy security, its director and climate activist Harjeet Singh has denied all the allegations against him and his outfit.

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637 acres, 125 court cases: The great Dalit-Adivasi land grab in Rajasthan

On the outskirts of Jaipur, in a village named Machwa, an 86-year-old Dalit widow lives in a cluster of makeshift jhuggis. The settlement is built from uneven brick walls and patched with tarpaulin sheets and rusted tin roofs. Inside, her family of nearly 30 – sons, daughters-in-law and grandchildren –…

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IndiGo’s dominance is not about ‘success’. Here’s what Sanjeev Sanyal overlooked in his ANI interview

When Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance, argued in a recent ANI interview with Smita Prakash that IndiGo’s dominance is not the real issue because “you can’t tax success” and that policy should instead “ensure churn”, he was appealing to a familiar liberalisation-era instinct in Indian…

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‘Raises deep concerns’ and ‘disturbing questions’: Newspapers on SC decision to deny Umar Khalid bail

After the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 Delhi riots conspiracy case, several activists and legal experts have raised concerns about what the decision means for liberty and justice. While the court did acknowledge that prolonged incarceration, particularly pre-trial detention, seriously infringes the…

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India’s richest civic body, world-class neglect: Why are people still dying on Mumbai’s roads?

In July, 2015, 16-year-old Prakash Bilhore went to fill out a college admission form in Bhandup. But he never made it home. The motorcycle he was travelling on hit a pothole, throwing him off. He died in hospital within an hour.

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Jan 5, 2026: The PM 2.5 problem the environment ministry is pushing downwind

In today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

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‘Different footing’: SC denies bail to Umar, Sharjeel, but grants relief to Gulfisha, Meeran, 3 others

The Supreme Court has denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam booked under the UAPA in the 2020 Delhi riots larger conspiracy case. Though the court has granted bail to five other accused, including Gulfisha Fatima, Meeran Haider, Shifa ur Rehman, Shadab Ahmed and Mohd Saleem Khan.

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Himachal’s Congress govt spent twice as much on ads as previous BJP govt did in 2 years

Wondering how a change in government can financially affect the media?

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How a potential bird-flu pandemic could play out

The World Health Organization uses the term ‘Pathogen X’ to denote an unknown or unspecified pathogen that could cause a pandemic. Since 2018, the WHO has been steering efforts to detect and contain outbreaks, including ‘Disease X’. And when this disease does infect humans, the impact would depend on how quickly countries…

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Tamil Nadu vs Uttar Pradesh debt: Why the comparison is misleading

After Congress leader Praveen Chakravarthy’s tweet, one economic comparison has gone viral: that Tamil Nadu’s total debt is now higher than Uttar Pradesh’s.

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South Central 56: 10-minute delivery at what cost? Understanding gig worker rights

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the strike by gig workers on December 25th and 31st, what their demands are and whether the existing framework of payouts and stipulated minimum delivery time violates their rights.

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When privilege pretends to be economics: Why Deepinder Goyal gets it royally wrong

On January 1, 2026, Deepinder Goyal, founder of Eternal – the company behind Zomato and Blinkit – came out all guns blazing on X (formerly Twitter). He said that, “unaffected by calls for strikes,” over 4.5 lakh delivery partners across Zomato and Blinkit delivered more than 75 lakh orders on…

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Hafta letters: NL's ‘virtue-signalling’, pointless banter, and govt control of media

Karan

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Ramnath Roenka Awards 2025 | The worst of Indian TV journalism ft. @thedeshbhakt

An awards night like no other, where Indian TV journalism is honoured for all the wrong reasons.

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No primetime debate on NDTV for Indore water contamination story, despite editor’s viral moment

A video of NDTV's Anurag Dwary confronting Madhya Pradesh minister Kailash Vijayvargiya over the Indore water contamination tragedy went viral on New Year's Eve. According to NDTV India, 14 people died from the contamination in the city’s Bhagirthpura area. Dainik Bhaskar listed the number of casualties at 14 and published…

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Jan 2, 2026: New Year is here, but Delhi’s air quality remains ‘poor’

Today’s Aaj Ka AQI is from Sanjay Van in South Delhi – one of the greenest stretches in the city, where people come to run, jog and walk. The nearest monitoring station to Sanjay Van is Aurobindo Marg, where the AQI at 11 am was 270 in the 'poor' category.…

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Karnataka workers win 20-year court battle against Nirma Group, still await wages

Discarded like curry leaves after a meal is how fifty-one-year-old Mohandoss Ganesan describes the situation he and 83 others are in. Mohandoss is the secretary and treasurer of the Karnataka General Labour Union (KGLU) that took their employers – who are part of the Nirma Group – to court for…

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वार्षिक विशेषांक: कहानियों के पीछे की कहानी, रिपोर्टर्स की जुबानी

जो ख़बरें आप तक पहुंचती हैं, उनके पीछे भी कई कहानियां होती हैं. रिपोर्टर किसी स्टोरी तक कैसे पहुंचते हैं, और रिपोर्टिंग के दौरान उन्हें किन-किन चुनौतियों का सामना करना पड़ता है. साल के अंत में न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री अपने सभी रिपोर्टर्स के साथ आपके बीच साल भर किए गए काम और…

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Behind the bylines: Our reporters on the year's biggest stories

How do reporters arrive at a story, and what challenges do they face during the reporting process? At the end of the year, Newslaundry brings you a special episode featuring all its reporters sharing their work and the stories behind it.

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December 31, 2025: Delhi struggles with ‘very poor’ air, records zero clean air days this year

For today’s Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry travelled to Connaught Place, where hundreds are expected to assemble to ring in the new year. The AQI monitors installed there showed an AQI of 163. The closest CPCB monitoring station showed an AQI of 385, but our air quality monitor recorded 393 –…

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Hafta letters: Gaza, Chandrachud interview, subscription tips, Mamdani and caste

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Kumbh Mela lies, Rs 112 cr embezzled, and a mother’s tears I can't forget

The UP government's callous lies about the Kumbh Mela death toll. A mother's grief over losing two children in the Air India crash in Gujarat. Crores of taxpayer money squandered on media ads and influencers. And corruption entrenched at the highest levels of the bureaucracy.

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Why the CEO of a news website wants you to stop reading the news

Switch off, logout and live a little!

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‘A small mistake can cost us our lives’: Why gig workers are on strike on New Year’s Eve

As Indians prepare to ring in the New Year on December 31, some may find their last-minute party essentials delayed or unavailable.

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अ मिलियन वेज़ टू डाई: एक बार फिर नए साल में गए साल की खबरें

कोई देश तब तक महान या विश्वगुरू न तो बन सकता है ना ही बनने का हकदार है जब तक कि वह अपने हर नागरिक के जीवन को समान महत्व नहीं देता.

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