REVEALED: 24 - The Real Truth

Who picks Bengaluru’s garbage?

Who picks Bengaluru’s garbage? And why are Bengali Muslim workers among the most vulnerable labourers in Indian cities today?

Newslaundry · May 26

India’s GDP revisions explained: What changed and why it matters

Amidst the ongoing West Asia crisis, the Indian economy is expected to take a hit: the World Bank’s latest projections suggest that the country’s GDP growth could fall to 6.6 percent in this financial year.

Newslaundry · May 26

Why the Naidu govt needs to talk to women before offering cash to have more babies

A year ago, a TDP MP in Andhra Pradesh offered Rs 50,000 to women giving birth to a third girl child, provided the first two children are also daughters. He promised a cow if the third child is a boy, spending from his salary as a parliamentarian. The announcement from…

Newslaundry · May 26

Can India blame just war for its economic slowing?

For years, Indians have been told that the economy is booming.

Newslaundry · May 25

‘Heads they won, tails he lost’: How ‘desi consultancies’ prey on Indian grads in America

Manu rushed through the John F. Kennedy International Airport, hoping to reach the college as soon as possible. He had refused the pick-up offer from the Indian Student Association, thinking he’d take a bus. But, outside the airport, New York overwhelmed him, so he asked a middle-aged American about the…

Newslaundry · May 24

South Central 76: TVK’s social media game in Tamil Nadu and anti-SIR debate

In this episode of South Central, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth first discuss the unprecedented use of social media in Tamil Nadu by Vijay’s TVK and whether it has reshaped politics in the state. They are joined by journalist and translator Kavitha Muralidharan and TNM’s Associate Editor Nandini Chandrasekhar.

Newslaundry · May 24

The Cockroaches are restless: Anatomy of a 22-million-strong meme movement

Let’s be clear. The Cockroach Janta Party is not a political party. It started as satire – its founder has said so many times, and he said so again when I spent an hour chatting with him for a Newslaundry interview.

Newslaundry · May 24

‘I started a joke…now I get death threats’: Abhijeet Dipke on India’s Cockroach Party

What began as a tweet has snowballed into one of India’s most unexpected political phenomena. Abhijeet Dipke, who spoke to Newslaundry from Boston, is the unlikely founder of the Cockroach Janata Party. Within a week, this satirical movement amassed over a million registered members and about 500,000 signatures on a…

Newslaundry · May 23

एनएल चर्चा 424: युवाओं का व्यंग्यात्मक पलटवार 'कॉकरोच जनता पार्टी', इटली में मेलोडी और नॉर्वे में प्रेस की आज़ादी

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में देश में जारी व्यंग्यात्मक राजनीतिक अभियान कॉकरोच जनता पार्टी और पीएम मोदी के विदेश दौरे के दौरान उपजे विवादों को लेकर विस्तार से बात हुई.

Newslaundry · May 23

Three violations, one fine: NBDSA lets Zee News off easy on anti-Muslim broadcasts

The News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has fined Zee News Rs 25,000 for forcibly interviewing the mother of a murder accused and found that the channel violated its Code of Ethics related to Good Taste and Decency, and Privacy.

Newslaundry · May 23