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The Thackerays are back on stage. But will the script sell in 2025 Mumbai?

From branding South Indians as “yandu gundu” in the 70s to targeting North Indians as “bhaiyas”, regional identity has long been the Thackeray brand’s go-to political weapon – first with Bal Thackeray’s Shiv Sena, then with Raj Thackeray’s breakaway Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. Decades later, with both Uddhav and Raj politically…

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India’s Pak strategy needs a 2025 update

In the immediate aftermath of war this summer, India’s establishment, media cells, B-Team media and a co-opted celebrityverse determined on a zero sum approach. Terror means war. Blood means water denial. Collaboration in non-strategic areas means boycott.

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रेखा गुप्ता के शीशमहल से दिल्ली के प्रदूषण पर 14 एसी वाला हमला

दिल्ली सरकार ने पिछले हफ्ते वायु प्रदूषण को औकात दिखाने के लिए क्रांतिकारी कदम उठाया. एक जुलाई से उसने दस साल पुराने डीज़ल और पंद्रह साल पुराने पेट्रोल वाहनों को तेल बेचने पर रोक लगा दी. इस ऐतिहासिक क्रांति ने दो ही दिन में दम तोड़ दिया.

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Powertrip: Karnataka’s ‘misinformation’ bill was plagiarised

Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, and Pooja Prasanna. What happens when a Congress-led government lifts language from a BJP MP’s bill to fight fake news? Karnataka just gave us the answer.

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BJP govt thinks outdoor air purifiers can clean Delhi air, but data doesn’t back official claim

The Delhi government plans to install 150 outdoor purifiers at Nehru Park to filter out PM2.5. Last month, Delhi environment minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa announced that the decision was based on “successful” trials in four locations in the city.

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X says Reuters handles blocked after Modi govt request, unblocked after another govt request

Contradicting the Narendra Modi government’s statement, X said on Tuesday that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had requested the social media platform to block access to the handles of Reuters and Reuters World, apart from 2,300 other accounts, in India.

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देर तक काम, कम आमदनी और खर्च भी खुद का: अर्बन कंपनी की ब्यूटीशियन वर्कर की हकीकत

निशा पंवार सुबह 5.30 बजे उठती हैं, अपने बच्चों के लिए नाश्ता बनाती हैं, उन्हें स्कूल के लिए तैयार करती हैं और स्कूटी या ऑटो से काम पर जाते वक्त उन्हें स्कूल छोड़ती हैं. वह ज्यादातर समय अपने फोन पर अपनी बुकिंग्स को प्रबंधित करने में लगी रहती हैं. कुछ…

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At least 300 end-of-life vehicles in Delhi Police fleet, RTI suggests

While several citizens in Delhi have faced action over end-of-life petrol and diesel vehicles, the Delhi Police itself appears to be violating the same rules it is meant to enforce.

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No FIR despite complaints: Muslim families say forced to leave Pune village amid ‘boycott, threats’

For Fahimuddin Ansari, the scent of freshly baked bread wasn’t just livelihood – it was legacy. Six decades ago, his father would cycle across Pune to sell pao, biscuits, and cakes. The Ansari family later put down roots in Paud village, in Pune’s scenic Mulshi taluka, and opened the New…

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एंड ऑफ लाइफ व्हीकल: जनता की गाड़ी स्क्रैप, पुलिस की दौड़ रही सरपट

दिल्ली में 10 साल पुराने डीज़ल और 15 साल पुराने पेट्रोल वाहनों पर सख्त पाबंदी लागू करने वाली सरकार और पुलिस पर अब खुद नियमों के उल्लंघन का आरोप लग रहा है. एक आरटीआई से खुलासा हुआ है कि दिल्ली पुलिस के बेड़े में 312 ऐसे वाहन शामिल हैं, जो…

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‘Opaque editorial decisions, by design’: BBC staff’s open letter on Israel-Palestine coverage

More than a 100 BBC employees have written a letter to the director general, Tim Davie, complaining that the Corporation has become a mouthpiece for Israel. The letter was signed by around 300 other media professionals.

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Long hours, low earnings, paying to work: The brutal life of an Urban Company beautician

Nisha Panwar gets up by 5.30 am, prepares breakfast for her children, gets them ready for school, and drops them on her way to work, either by Scooty or by auto. She’s on her phone most of the time, coordinating bookings that she has lined up. Some bookings start by…

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July 7, 2025: The petrol pumps at the centre of fuel ban backlash

Vehicles cause nearly half of Delhi’s air pollution – and old vehicles pollute even more.

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अतिक्रमण के खिलाफ मुहिम: दिल्ली में 9 एकड़ जमीन से 27,000 लोग विस्थापित

दिल्ली में रहने वाली 45 वर्षीय घरेलू कामगार सुलेखा पासवान ने कहा, "अब मुझे मेरे बच्चों के खाने और मैं कहां रहूंगी इसकी चिंता है."

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China can live with Pakistan’s slow progress on Belt and Road Initiative

When US President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir for lunch at the White House Cabinet Room and later in the Oval Office, it is said to have touched a “raw nerve” in New Delhi.

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Let Me Explain: CBFC or censorship bureau? Who’s deciding what India can watch

This is a protest outside the CBFC office in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Why are tribal students dropping out after primary school?

Nearly every tribal Indian child aged six to 10 years is enrolled in school, but by the age of 14, only three in four go to school, while fewer than half the children aged 16-17 remain enrolled, data from the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+) for 2023-24, the…

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South Central 34: Karnataka’s DKS-Siddaramaiah tussle and RSS hypocrisy on Preamble

In this episode of South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath first discuss the tussle between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah over the state’s Chief Minister-ship.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 375: Four curious deaths in Kashmir, reclaiming Buddha in Bihar

This week, host Sumedha Mittal is joined by The Caravan’s Sunil Kashyap, and Jatinder Kaur Tur.

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Lights, camera, liberation: Kalighat’s sex workers debut on global stage

In the lanes of Kalighat, Kolkata’s densely populated red-light area, a quiet revolution is brewing – armed with lights, cameras, and scripts.

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Hafta letters: Zohran Mamdani, spending on elections, Dalai Lama and Tibet

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TV Newsance 304: Anchors add spin to bland diplomacy and the Kanwar Yatra outrage

This week on TV Newsance, we look at how godi media manufactured two kinds of patriotism – one global, one hyper-local – both equally absurd.

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I&B proposes to amend TV rating rules, invite more players besides BARC

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed amendments to rules for TV rating agencies that will allow for more players apart from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to enter the market, The Hindu reported.

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Scapegoat vs systemic change: Why governments can’t just blame a top cop after a crisis

Recently, the Bengaluru bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal quashed the suspension of an IPS officer following the RCB stampede. Police officers are only human, the tribunal said, and not “bhagwan”.

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Delhi’s war on old cars: Great for headlines, not so much for anything else

Drawing room conversations often reveal what’s truly on people’s minds.

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