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Amish Devgan quits Network18 amid buzz he may join Times Now Navbharat

Amish Devgan has announced his exit from Network18 on his prime-time show on News18 India.

Newslaundry · Sep 24

IE investigation: Ex-CEC calls dissent ‘unprecedented’, but some media outlets fall for ‘sources’ again

An investigation in The Indian Express has raised serious questions about the functioning of the Election Commission. Over the past 10 months, two of its three Election Commissioners recorded at least 14 formal, on-record objections to decisions taken in the Commission’s name.

Newslaundry · Sep 23

‘Found out after video went viral’: Father of Jamui assault survivor says ‘arrest is not enough’

“I will be happy only when my daughter gets justice. I hope they are encountered by police. Arrest is not enough,” said the father of the minor who was harassed and assaulted by a group of men in Bihar’s Jamui district on September 19.

Newslaundry · Sep 22

A Rs 5,000 spending cap. A fleet of Defenders, Thars. Welcome to the DUSU election

Walking out of Gate Number 4 of the Vishwavidyalaya metro station, students are met with a familiar sight during Delhi University’s election season: pamphlets and posters carrying the names and ballot numbers of ABVP, NSUI and other candidates.

Newslaundry · Sep 17

Rs 14 cr in 9 days in just 1 state: The ever-expanding Modi celebration machine

It’s birthday season for the prime minister again. PM Narendra Modi turns a year older today, and right on cue, his government, an assortment of BJP-run states, and the party itself are gearing up to stretch the celebrations into a full month of inaugurations, foundation-stone ceremonies and publicity blitzes.

Newslaundry · Sep 17

In seat Kejriwal lost by thin margin, nearly 40% names added before 2025 polls missing in SIR draft

An analysis of the New Delhi constituency shows that voters added to the rolls in the two months before the February 2025 elections have been disproportionately removed in this year’s SIR draft.

Newslaundry · Sep 16

A thumbnail assignment, Rs 3.87 cr, and no work order: The questions around Prasar Bharati’s Waves

In November 2024, India’s public broadcaster, Prasar Bharati, launched its OTT platform, Waves. To prepare thumbnails and metadata for the platform’s content, Prasar Bharati arrived at a figure of Rs 3.87 crore, payable to five multimedia agencies empanelled with the Central Bureau of Communication (CBC), picked out of a list…

Newslaundry · Sep 15

‘Once they see the money, they keep building’: Inside Delhi’s PG ecosystem built on a hostel shortage

On the first floor of a building in the main market of Satya Niketan is a restaurant. The second floor houses a hotel. The third floor is locked. The fourth floor is a boys’ paying guest accommodation with five rooms, let out on double and triple occupancy. On the fifth,…

Newslaundry · Sep 12

Gurmeet Ram Rahim ad controversy: After apology, The Hindu says it won’t even charge for the ad

The September 12 Delhi, Mohali, and North India editions of The Hindu carried a full-page advertisement titled “What is Dera Sacha Sauda? (Facts vs Fiction)” for the sect’s leader, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a man convicted of raping two women disciples by a CBI court in 2017, sentenced to 20…

Newslaundry · Sep 12

Minor’s gangrape case: Did Delhi Police break from procedure in ‘keeping Noida police in dark’?

On the night of August 4, a minor student was gangraped inside a bus plying the Delhi–NCR roads. The bus (registration number UP83 ET 3789) had entered Delhi from Noida and continued to ply the roads of both cities for hours while the conductor and driver subjected the girl to…

Newslaundry · Sep 10