DARK SECRETS: 15 | Rare Historical Photos

Swords, slogans and Hindu Rashtra: The ‘mahant’ calling for a ‘religious war’ against minorities

Despite a 2023 Supreme Court order directing all states to take suo motu action against hate speech, such incidents have only surged in recent years. According to a 2025 report by the Centre for the Study of Organised Hate (CSOH), the number of hate speech incidents reached 1,318, surpassing the…

Newslaundry · Jan 27

8 decades later, Ambedkar’s warning still echoes. The republic deserves better than hero worship

“Journalism in India was once a profession. It has now become a trade. It has no more moral function than the manufacture of soap. It does not regard itself as the responsible adviser of the public. To give the news uncoloured by any motive, to present a certain view of…

Newslaundry · Jan 26

Adani moves to 100 percent ownership of IANS

AMG Media Networks Ltd (AMNL), the media arm of Adani Enterprises – the flagship entity of the Adani Group – has taken full control of the Delhi-based news agency, Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), by buying the remaining 24 percent stake for an undisclosed amount. 

Newslaundry · Jan 24

Jan 21, 2026: Visitors to Lodhi Garden breathe ‘very poor’ air as AQI hits 336

For today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the famous Lodhi Garden in central Delhi. The nearest CPCB air quality monitoring station pegged the AQI at 283 in the ‘poor’ category, while our own monitor showed 336, in the ‘very poor’ category. 

Newslaundry · Jan 21

‘Told to sign bond, reporter does not’: Express confronts police action against reporter in Kashmir

Days after journalists from national publications were summoned by the Jammu and Kashmir police, The Indian Express publicly backed its Srinagar-based reporter Bashaarat Masood, detailing the police action against him in a front-page report.

Newslaundry · Jan 21

Flipkart delivery worker changes statement on rescue effort to save Noida techie

Moninder, a Flipkart delivery worker who attempted to rescue 26-year-old techie Yuvraj Mehta, has changed his statement on what transpired the night Yuvraj drowned in a water-filled pit at a construction site in Noida’s Sector 150. Yuvraj died after his car crashed through a compromised boundary wall and plunged into…

Newslaundry · Jan 20

Jan 19, 2026: ‘Very poor’ AQI in Lucknow despite rainfall

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry went to Charbagh Railway Station – one of Lucknow’s busiest transit hubs visited by thousands of passengers each day. But how safe is the air that these travellers are forced to breathe?

Newslaundry · Jan 19

‘She never fully recovered’: Manipur gangrape victim dies waiting for justice

A victim of a gangrape during the 2023 ethnic conflict in Manipur, died on January 10 due to a prolonged illness linked to her injuries. 

Newslaundry · Jan 17

Hafta letters: ‘Solving’ Bihar, personal data theft, Barkha Trehan’s interview

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Newslaundry · Jan 17

Accused in Gauri Lankesh murder case wins municipal election in Maharashtra

Shrikant Pangarkar, an accused in the 2017 murder of journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh, has won a seat in the Jalna Municipal Corporation election in Maharashtra as an independent candidate. 

Newslaundry · Jan 16