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Newslaundry'मैं पानी पहुंचाने की कोशिश कर रहा था': छात्र संघ चुनाव पर गहराते गतिरोध के बीच जामिया में हिरासत और ऑनलाइन कैंपस
जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया के बाहर सुरक्षा कर्मियों की उपस्थिति अब थोड़ी कम है, लेकिन हर प्रवेश द्वार पर कड़ा पहरा है. बाहर पुलिस की चेतावनी जारी है और…
Newslaundry‘Today I only see denuded land’: Mango orchards give way to Adani’s power plant
In Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, a 2,400 MW thermal power plant is rising on land whose true costs are only beginning to surface. Awarded to Adani Power Ltd in a…
NewslaundryThe UN’s flaw is its design, and India’s seat won’t fix it
Last week, the United Nations marked its 81st anniversary, observed as United Nations Day. The occasion renewed attention to a question that has become…
NewslaundryA pristine forest, wildlife, over 32,000 trees at risk: Anger grows over Torrent project in Maharashtra
Anger is growing in Maharashtra’s Raigad district against a 3,000 MW pumped-storage project being built by the Torrent Group in Karjat, days before Prime…
Newslaundry‘Was just trying to pass water’: Jamia detentions and campus shutdown deepen standoff over union
The security presence outside Jamia Millia Islamia is sparser, but each entrance is guarded. There is a police warning and loudspeakers outside. Classes…
NewslaundrySC issues notice as legacy media warns of ‘pre-censorship’ via Modi govt’s data law
The Supreme Court has issued notice on a petition challenging the provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, filed by the Digital News…
NewslaundryA day after Serbian strongman’s fall, protesters storm the office of a pro-govt outlet
On October 26, less than 24 hours after Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic conceded defeat in the snap parliamentary elections against the student-led…
NewslaundrySouth Central 98: Key developments in protests and crackdown in Delhi
Were Saurav Das and Ashutosh detained for breaching a peace bond, or were preventive powers being used to restrict their right to protest? In this week’s South…
NewslaundryThe world is in a mess. It’s time to retire the gerontocrats
There should be no doubt in the mind of anyone sane that the world is in a humongous mess. Two old men – US President Donald J Trump and Israel Prime Minister…
NewslaundryThe revamped BJP IT cell is trying to aura farm. W or L?
“They showed the world a way,” said Neha Bora in a viral clip, about Bangladeshi student protesters. The All Indian Students Association (AISA) president was…
NewslaundrySurviving a punishing Church: The story of Sr Ranit and Stand By Me
In 2018, Sister Ranit became the first Catholic nun in India to file a rape complaint against a bishop, accusing Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal of sexual…
NewslaundryIn Goa, real estate land grab threatens protected eco-sensitive slopes
Right before the Mapusa river meets the Mandovi river near Panjim, it crosses the wetlands, creeks and low lying paddy fields of Salvador Do Mundo. Surrounding…
NewslaundryDharmasthala case explained: The latest findings and unanswered questions
A lot has happened since we last spoke about the Dharmasthala case. And because we’ve been following this story closely and reporting on it through all these…
NewslaundryInside Brazil’s divided democracy
At the height of election season in Brazil, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande travelled from a Bolsonaro rally in São Paulo to a left-wing bar in Rio de Janeiro to…
Newslaundryएनएल चर्चा 446: दुनिया भर में सुलगता जन-असंतोष, मार्को रुबियो का भारत दौरा और दिल्ली में गहराता स्मॉग
एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में मुख्य रूप से यूरोप से लेकर दुनिया भर में पनप रहे सामाजिक व राजनीतिक असंतोष और विरोध प्रदर्शन, अमेरिकी विदेश मंत्री मार्को रुबियो के…
NewslaundryA BJP worker in Uttarakhand objected. Voters in Kichha who never knew him are off the roll
This is part 2 of Newslaundry’s investigation into voter deletions in Kichha, Uttarakhand. A BJP booth-level agent filed Form 7 objections that he said were…
NewslaundryUttarakhand ERO refused BJP worker’s bulk Form 7 objections. After ECI complaint, 5,359 were accepted
In August, Newslaundry reported how bulk Form 7 applications were being used to target voters in Uttarakhand during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of…
NewslaundryHafta letters: NL’s coverage of SIR protest, question for Anand and violence in Manipur
Erbil Hi! I loved your coverage of the protest. Thank you. The way Rahul Gandhi and the opposition have come together has been quite something. Seeing him…
NewslaundryThe Starlink controversy explained: What an Indian licence can and can’t control
Starlink has had its Indian licence since June 2025. As of late October, sixteen months on, it still can’t sell anyone a connection. The latest hold-up, if…
NewslaundryNo, Neha Bora did not call for Bangladesh-like situation in India; viral claim misses important context
On October 15, 2026, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari, in a press conference, alleged that All India Students’ Association…
NewslaundryHow failure to destroy juvenile crime records is hurting children’s rehabilitation
In India, recruitment drives for the armed forces, central paramilitary forces, and state police organisations often see qualified candidates suddenly…
NewslaundryToo big, too costly, too far: Delhi’s new protest sites put to the test
For decades, Delhi’s Jantar Mantar has served as a pivotal hub for protests in the national capital. But following Delhi Police’s decision to ‘denotify’ Jantar…
NewslaundrySurety hurdles, questions over video, then release: The SEM proceedings for CJP leaders
After hours of proceedings, repeated scrutiny of sureties and a police request for further custody, Cockroach Janata Party members Saurav Das and Ashutosh…
NewslaundryAli Khan Mahmudabad on ‘Ganga-Jamuni fantasy’, dying languages and democracy online
In this Newslaundry interview, Professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad, head of Political Science at Ashoka University and author of Poetry of Belonging, examines how…
NewslaundrySouth Central 97: Why were journalists being detained and beaten by Delhi Police?
Were the police only trying to stop the protests, or also to stop journalists from creating a public record of what happened on the streets? What happens when…
NewslaundryDelhi police cannot use preventive laws to silence dissent
Can the Delhi Police detain you before you even reach a protest? During the protests demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar…
NewslaundryUP journalist beaten to death at flour mill where he went to seek ads
A 60-year-old journalist associated with a Hindi newspaper was allegedly beaten to death following an argument at a flour mill in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur on…
NewslaundryWhy gig workers can’t choose working hours even in extreme weather
Even as gig and platform workers form the backbone of several companies that control their incentives, pay and working hours, companies do not have to comply…
Newslaundry‘Much of the square was empty’: Saeed Naqvi on Saddam’s statue coming down
The occupation of Iraq was undertaken with great fanfare. Vice President Dick Cheney was the spirit behind this operation, which was implemented by Defence…
Newslaundryदिल्ली पुलिस की मौजूदगी में प्रदर्शनकारियों पर हमला, लाठियों वाली कार को क्यों मिली सुरक्षा?
11 अक्टूबर की शाम को सफेद रंग की एक मारुति सुजुकी फ्रॉन्क्स कार (रजिस्ट्रेशन नंबर UP14-HA-4945) कनॉट प्लेस स्थित मेट्रो स्टेशन के गेट नंबर 7 के पास खड़ी रही…
Newslaundryएनएल चर्चा 445: क्या दिल्ली का आंदोलन बीजेपी को चुनौती दे सकता है?
एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में मुख्य रूप से स्पेशल इंटेंसिव रिविज़न और मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार के खिलाफ चल रहे विरोध प्रदर्शनों, दिल्ली पुलिस द्वारा मीडिया…
NewslaundryCJP founder Abhijeet Dipke released on bail; told to sign a one-year peace bond
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke, who was placed under preventive arrest by the Delhi Police on October 16, was released on bail today…
NewslaundryEardrum damaged after assault: Kerala activist recounts Delhi Police violence
Fidal Royas, a member of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) from Kerala, said the Delhi Police detained him five times between October 2 and…
NewslaundryTV Newsance 354 | Delhi Police vs reels: Chai, samosa aur detention
This week on TV Newsance, Delhi’s protest season went full Tom & Jerry. Police chasing, protesters scattering, and everyone in the detention bus was already…
NewslaundryInside CJP: Mehr Pasricha on how the movement works, and its critics
Nearly two weeks after the first call to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, CJP policy head Mehr Pasricha sits down with Nidhi Suresh…
NewslaundryFrom Ambedkar to Modi: The many lives of Buddhism in India | Douglas Ober on Seeking Sangha #1
Since B. R. Ambedkar converted in 1956, Buddhism has become a central reference point in debates about caste and Brahminical dominance. How did a religion that…
NewslaundryPCI guidelines for journalists covering protests: ‘Carry press ID and emergency kit, know escape route’
Days after an unprecedented number of journalists were detained while covering protests in Delhi, the Press Council of India has issued guidelines for…
Newslaundry‘Can’t differentiate between reel makers and independent journalists’, says Modi govt
Responding to a petition filed in the Supreme Court challenging the detention of journalists during recent protests demanding the resignation of CEC Gyanesh…
NewslaundryNow, Meta restricts reportage on Delhi Police crackdown on protesters; bans posts, accounts, citing IT Rules
After journalists covering the protests in New Delhi were detained and forcibly prevented from doing their work, social media posts documenting the police…
NewslaundryNeha Bora, the angriest person in town: A profile of rage
There is a moment: Neha Bora is being detained in a police bus that protesters have managed to stop. Neha and the other activists leap out. Footage of that…
NewslaundryA journalist recalls Delhi detention: A reluctant baton, a press ID ignored, and stranger’s help
It was around 11.15 am on Saturday. My colleague Ashwine Kumar Singh and I were outside the Park Hotel, having just finished recording a video on the Jantar…
NewslaundryCatch me if you can: Inside flash demonstrations by student groups against Gyanesh Kumar
At the Delhi protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the police seemed to have a clear plan: get to the protesters before they could raise…
NewslaundryWhat happens after Delhi Police detains you? I saw it first hand
Delhi Police is beating protesters after detaining them. I saw this firsthand while sitting inside the blue, mesh-windowed van the police usually uses to ferry…
NewslaundryWho are the lumpen elements given a free run against protesters in CP?
On the evening of October 11, a white Maruti Suzuki Fronx, registration UP14-HA-4945, sat near Gate 7 of the metro station in Connaught Place for nearly two…
NewslaundryNo, Neha didn’t use a guerrilla tactic; romanticising the term hurts dissent
Did the All India Students’ Association (AISA) leader Neha Bora use a doppelganger to evade Delhi police during the October 11 protests? Neha clarified that…
NewslaundryDetained twice, Molitics journalist moves SC over ‘contempt of court’
Molitics journalist Amaan Rastogi has filed a contempt petition before the Supreme Court. The petition points out that the journalist was detained on Sunday…
NewslaundryThe climate trouble on India’s roads
Bengaluru-based writer and educationist Chandrika R. Krishnan has made five visits to the mountains in North India in the last decade. And each time, her road…
NewslaundryDelhi Police cannot dictate how journalists cover protest
Since the Delhi Police are now in the business of giving professional advice to journalists, I want to share a few suggestions with them. Rule number one: When…
Newslaundry‘Protests to continue till Gyanesh Kumar resigns’: CJP leaders after release from custody
Leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) said that India has seen a brazen display of dictatorship in the past 72 hours when protesters gathered for a march…
NewslaundryA city under siege by its own guardians: The Delhi of October 9 and 10
On October 9, as the sun gently set over central Delhi, the city fell into an unusually quiet lull. It was the day before the protests demanding the…
Newslaundry‘Koi media nahi hai’: Inside the Delhi police’s October 10 crackdown on journalists
Several journalists were stopped from doing their work and detained in Delhi on October 10. They were dragged by their clothes, pushed and manhandled, their…
NewslaundryAround Jantar Mantar in 15,967 steps
Early in the morning at Janpath market, on the road that leads to Jantar Mantar, the Delhi Police are hungry. With barbaric arms and pillow paunches, they bang…
NewslaundryDelhi sealed, journalists detained: Inside the CJP protest on October 10
What Delhi witnessed on October 10 felt like an ‘undeclared emergency.’ A protest called by the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) and Left student organisations…
NewslaundryStopped at every turn: How Delhi Police kept protesters away from Jantar Mantar
The Cockroach Janta Party and Left organisations had called a protest at Jantar Mantar on October 10, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner…
NewslaundryDelhi Police vs protesters: The extraordinary cat-and-mouse chase across the capital
On a day when people came out to protest and demand the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, Delhi Police played a game of cat and mouse…
NewslaundryDelhi’s Detention Day: Protesters picked up, journalists detained
People picked up from the streets. Journalists detained. Reporting phones seized. Delhi’s October 10 protest became a day of sweeping detentions.Ahead of the…
NewslaundryAISA leader Neha detained during Delhi protest, demonstrators surround police bus
All India Students’ Association (AISA) national president Neha was reportedly detained by Delhi Police on Saturday, October 10, amid protests demanding the…
NewslaundryHafta letters: Drawing a line on free speech and creating a list of communal laws
CanTHeeRava KG Dear NL HaftaPolitical awareness, spine and morality don’t need sabotaging of classes in the name of campus politics, sloganeering or collusion…
NewslaundryThree Newslaundry reporters detained by Delhi Police, since released
Delhi Police detained our reporters Ashwine, Astha and Anmol and intern Anshu while they were covering the October 10 protest. They have since been released…
NewslaundryDelhi Police detain CJP’s Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das
Delhi Police have detained core members of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), including national convenor Abhijeet Dipke and co-convenors Ashutosh Ranka and…