Why are students in Jharkhand angry? JPSC-JSSC protest enters 14th day The protest by students in Jharkhand, who are alleging irregularities in recruitment examinations, is growing by the day. Newslaundry · Aug 7
As CJP protest wrapped up, media found its ‘villains’ and buried all victims July 20, 2026, is a day that will be remembered for a long time. Not just because of the massive response to the call given by the Cockroach Janta Party to march to Parliament. Not just because of the recorded evidence of police brutality on young, mostly peaceful protestors. But… Newslaundry · Aug 6
Smokescreens, sneakers, and mass-reporting: Balen’s online machine against Nepal’s press Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah's asset disclosure, filed after his appointment in accordance with Section 50 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 2002, listed social media — not his government salary — as his primary source of income. Newslaundry · Aug 6
2013 rape case: HC convicts former Tehelka editor Tarun Tejpal, reverses 2021 acquittal The Bombay High Court’s Goa bench on Thursday found former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal guilty of rape, setting aside the sessions court verdict that had cleared him four years ago. Tejpal has asked the bench to take a lenient view before it pronounces the quantum of sentence in the afternoon. Newslaundry · Aug 6
Advocate ‘for Hindus’, celeb-commentary influencer: Meet the latest complainants against CJP Rinki Chatterjee Singh’s account of her own career is a long ledger of cases – ones she has filed, and ones filed against her. An FIR was registered against Mamata Banerjee in May on her complaint, she claims, and she filed another against the former West Bengal Chief Minister in… Newslaundry · Aug 5
Rs 2.3 crore a day, 8 years: Yogi govt outspends Modi govt when it comes to ads Eight years, and more than Rs 2.32 crore a day. Newslaundry · Aug 5
Modi govt spent Rs 910 crore on print ads in 5 years; Times of India biggest beneficiary The Narendra Modi government spent Rs 910.4 crore on print media advertisements between 2020-21 and 2024-25, according to information shared by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) in the Lok Sabha. The data was furnished in a written reply to a question by Congress MP Radhakrishna. Newslaundry · Aug 4
The enigma of BlueKraft: The narrative factory behind Brand Modi Read the previous instalments of this series here and here. Newslaundry · Aug 4
Masculinity or negative aura farming: What do people really think of Thar drivers? Scroll through Instagram or YouTube and you’ll find many videos of loud exhausts, reckless driving, traffic-rule speedruns, and a whole lot of attitude. Somewhere along the way, the Mahindra Thar has become less about off-roading and more about making an entrance for many. Newslaundry · Aug 3
‘Feels like career over’: The online campaign to intimidate women part of CJP protest A BJP MLA posts a video of a bleeding, weeping girl and tells his followers she is being taught a lesson. The video is actually from Varanasi, from a domestic violence case, and has nothing to do with the protest. It does not matter. The comments say: she didn’t get… Newslaundry · Aug 3
‘11-hour days, zero rest’: Delhi’s teachers say they are breaking under SIR duty “We are not computers or robots that we will do BLO work after teaching hours too,” says Rajat*, a higher secondary teacher in Ambedkar Nagar, South Delhi. Newslaundry · Aug 3
Woman journalist files FIR for assault, molestation during CJP protest coverage A woman reporter with Times Now was allegedly kicked and struck on the head, and her cameraperson was manhandled, while both were reporting live from Kerala House during the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protest march to Parliament on July 20. Newslaundry · Aug 1
Hafta letters: ‘I don’t understand why Chetan Bhagat continues to be invited’ Jeevan Newslaundry · Aug 1
Newslaundry · Jul 31 Modi govt assurances, FIRs, and what’s next for CJP | Abhijeet Dipke with Manisha Pande Days after the Cockroach Janta Party called off its sit-in at Jantar Mantar with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation and assurances from the Narendra Modi government, questions remain about what those assurances are worth.
Newslaundry · Jul 31 An army aspirant, a bystander, a minor: The unanswered bullets of Siwan NEET protest after AK-47 video Dhiraj Kumar Gond is waiting outside Medanta Hospital in Patna. He is attending to his cousin Bullet Kumar Gond, who was shot at in Siwan during the Bihar Bandh protest against paper leaks on July 25.
Newslaundry · Jul 30 As DU reopens, students decode ‘thinly veiled threats’ and Jantar Mantar protests There were fewer students than usual in Delhi University’s North Campus this week, as most of those who had joined days earlier were attending their orientation. You could find students across Hindu College, the Faculty of Law, Daulat Ram College, St Stephen's College and Hansraj College holding a piece of…
Newslaundry · Jul 30 At least 75 dead, 7 lakh displaced: The making of Assam’s annual ‘unprecedented’ flood When it comes to floods in Assam, I refrain from using the term unprecedented. In media reporting on disasters, sensationalism often becomes the norm. The task is to generate curiosity. This is, of course, a structural limitation of event-based reporting. Assam’s floods, however, need a deeper contextual understanding.
Newslaundry · Jul 29 3 crore trees, 6 lakh acres and the Green Revolution | NL interview with Peepal Baba Governments in India routinely boast about planting crores of saplings in plantation drives, but how many actually survive? In Uttar Pradesh, for example, record-breaking daily targets are proudly announced although ground reports end up exposing how vast numbers of those saplings wither away within days.
Newslaundry · Jul 29 Delhi Police owns the stone-laden truck after NL report. But their lawyer linked it to protesters in HC After a Newslaundry investigation, Delhi Police have confirmed that the stone-laden truck seen near Jantar Mantar on the morning of the July 20 march was in their custody – a vehicle they had seized after a road accident and then moved. But in the court, the lawyer representing the police…
Newslaundry · Jul 29 Rekha Gupta govt spent Rs 1.83 crore from tourism funds on DU’s Bhajan Clubbing The Delhi government’s tourism department spent Rs 1.83 crore on eight Bhajan Clubbing events organised across Delhi University colleges in February, according to an RTI obtained by Newslaundry.
Newslaundry · Jul 28 July 20 crackdown: One DCP approved pellets, another authorised firearms A document seen by Newslaundry shows that a Deputy Commissioner of Police, acting with the powers of an Executive Magistrate, authorised the Rapid Action Force to use tear gas, lathi charge and firearms against protesters at Jantar Mantar on July 20.
Newslaundry · Jul 28 A truck full of stones appeared near the CJP protest. We found out how At 8 am on July 20, as the Cockroach Janta Party assembled at Jantar Mantar, its workers pointed to a truck loaded with stones on the road linking Sansad Marg to the protest site. Founder Abhijeet Dipke put out a video asking how it had crossed a police cordon. The…
Newslaundry · Jul 28 As cops target ‘offensive’ posts, Jantar Mantar reportage and reels are disappearing On July 26, hours after the Cockroach Janta Party called off its 36-day agitation, journalist Yaqut Ali uploaded an interview with Vijeta Dahiya, the outfit’s former spokesperson, on his Instagram account. The two discussed the trolling of Sonam Wangchuk. Neither said anything about the prime minister, abusive or otherwise.
Newslaundry · Jul 27 ‘Today is your last day’: Nearly 120 staff shown the door at India Today “Today is your last day. Please submit your resignation.”