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Ramnath Goenka award for NL report challenging Modi govt’s farm success stories

Newslaundry’s Basant Kumar has won the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award in the 'Uncovering India Invisible' category for his ground report exposing the Central government's claim that the income of 75,000 farmers had doubled.

Newslaundry · Mar 27

Reporters Without Orders Ep 381: Loopholes in Bihar SIR, Assam’s 3000-bigha land row, right-wing targeting of journalists

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal and Pratyush Deep.

Newslaundry · Aug 30, 2025

Reporters Without Orders Ep 377: Bihar voter roll revision, vandalism by Kanwariyas

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by journalist Umesh Kumar Ray and Anmol Pritam.

Newslaundry · Jul 19, 2025

Reporters Without Orders Ep 365: How Bihar’s political landscape is heating up for poll season?

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by independent journalist Vishnu Narayan.

Newslaundry · Apr 19, 2025

Reporters Without Orders Ep 360: ‘Love jihad’ crusaders in MP, police ‘action’ in Sambhal

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Avdhesh Kumar.

Newslaundry · Mar 8, 2025

Reporters Without Orders Ep 358: ‘Official’ death toll at Kumbh, voting in Delhi’s reserved seats

This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry reporters Avdhesh Kumar and Basant Kumar.

Newslaundry · Feb 15, 2025

Reporters Without Orders Ep 356: Delhi polls, the curious case of Ashwini Vaishnawʼs company

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and Basant Kumar.

Newslaundry · Feb 2, 2025

Reporters Without Orders Ep 355: Delhi anti-incumbency, a trek to understand healthcare access

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Ranchi-based independent journalist Anand Dutta and Newslaundry’s Drishti Choudhary.

Newslaundry · Jan 18, 2025

Reporters Without Orders Ep 347: Jhansi fire tragedy, migration in Bundelkhand

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Dainik Bhaskar’s Rajesh Sahu and independent journalist Sneha Richhariya.

Newslaundry · Nov 25, 2024

Reporters Without Orders Ep 345: Why Yamuna is choking, funds squandered on Modi’s unofficial trips

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Anmol Pritam and Basant Kumar. 

Newslaundry · Nov 9, 2024