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NewslaundryAdvocate ‘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…
NewslaundryRs 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.That is what the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has spent, on average, publicising itself since…
NewslaundryPTI apologises to Priyank Kharge for misreporting remarks on police constable exam
The Press Trust of India (PTI) on Tuesday, August 4, apologised to Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge after admitting it had misinterpreted his remarks on…
NewslaundryModi 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…
NewslaundryOne year after Dharali: The growing cost of building in a fragile Himalaya
A year after the Dharali disaster, the reconstructed road leading to Gangotri has been shifted a few metres away from the banks of the Bhagirathi river. The…
NewslaundryProtest to crackdown: The aftermath of Jantar Mantar
In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna discuss the aftermath of the Jantar Mantar protests, led by the Cockroach Janta Party…
NewslaundryMasculinity 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…
Newslaundry‘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…
Newslaundry‘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…
Newslaundry‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ gets caste and merit wrong
On July 22, as the protests against Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan gathered momentum, something unusual began happening online.A new movement suddenly…
NewslaundryGen-Z के सदमे में अमीश का लवणेन भोज्यम, अमन का उड़ा गर्दा
जेन-ज़ी लौंडों ने जब से धर्मेंद्र प्रधान का इस्तीफा लिया है तब से बहुतेरे एंकर एंकराओं को रात में नींद नहीं आ रही है. बहुतेरों को जंतर मंतर पर इस्तेमाल हुई…
Newslaundryएनएल चर्चा 434: CJP प्रदर्शन के बाद छात्रों पर पुलिस का शिकंजा, मीडिया का नैतिकता पाठ और असम में बाढ़
एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में धर्मेंद्र प्रधान के इस्तीफे के बाद प्रदर्शनकारियों पर कार्रवाई और असम में बाढ़ से मची तबाही पर विस्तार से बात हुई.इसके अलावा असम में…
NewslaundryGhar se salon tak: TV news turns ‘investigative’ reporter and language police over CJP protest
Mainstream TV media has seemingly not taken any feedback on board in its coverage of the CJP protest. Emblematic of this are two recent pieces of…
NewslaundryWoman 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…
NewslaundryHafta letters: ‘I don’t understand why Chetan Bhagat continues to be invited’
Jeevan A quick suggestion: given NL Hafta runs close to two hours, it would help to have a quick 3-5 minute zero-base introduction at the start of each topic…
NewslaundryModi 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…
NewslaundryAn 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…
Newslaundryसिवान हिंसा: छात्रों पर AK-47 चली, मगर गोली कैसे लगी यह पुलिस को नहीं पता
धीरज कुमार गौंड राजधानी पटना के मेदांता अस्पताल के बाहर मिलते हैं. वे यहां अपने चचेरे भाई बुलेट कुमार गौंड की देखरेख कर रहे हैं, जिन्हें 25 जुलाई, 2026 को…
NewslaundryAs 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…
NewslaundryBeyond millennial cynics and hopefuls, the grand Gen Z debut
When Abhijeet Dipke announced that the Cockroach Janta Party would be undertaking a protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar site starting June 20, 2026, there was a…
Newslaundryपत्थरों वाला ट्रक दिल्ली पुलिस की कस्टडी में, लेकिन हाईकोर्ट में उसके वकील ने इसे प्रदर्शनकारियों से जोड़ा
न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री की खोजबीन में दिल्ली पुलिस ने पुष्टि की है कि 20 जुलाई की सुबह जंतर-मंतर के पास देखा गया पत्थरों से लदा ट्रक उसकी हिरासत में था. इस ट्रक को…
NewslaundryAt 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…
NewslaundryCan India scrap NEET without reviving capitation fee? Yes, here’s how
The replacement of an admission procedure marred by serious problems of access and high cost and allegations of corruption among private medical institutions…
Newslaundry3 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…
Newslaundry6 लाख एकड़ में 3 करोड़ पेड़ लगाने वाले ‘पीपल बाबा’ हरित क्रांति को कैंसर की वजह क्यों बता रहे?
पेड़ हैं तो सांस है, और सांस है तो इंसान है. लेकिन विकास के नाम पर जिस तरह से पेड़ों की कटाई हो रही है, उसने कई सवाल खड़े कर दिए हैं. ग्लोबल वार्मिंग लगातार…
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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…
NewslaundryA changing world order, the collapse of Maoism, Congress in south India
The global order is shifting. American dominance is being challenged, China is reshaping the balance of power, and the world is entering a period of political…
NewslaundryEyes wide shut: On July 20, ANI didn’t share a single X post on students injured in Delhi
For decades, Asian News International (ANI) has occupied a near-monopoly in India’s television news ecosystem. With a business reportedly worth hundreds of…
NewslaundryRekha 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…
NewslaundryJuly 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…
NewslaundryNot the Cockroach Janta Party, not even Sonam Wangchuk: The Modi govt defeated itself
First things first. Dharmendra Pradhan resigned on Saturday, announcing it himself on X. “I am pained to see the events of the past 10 days,” he wrote. No…
NewslaundryA 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…
NewslaundryAs 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…
Newslaundry‘Breach of promise’: How BJP states cracked down on student protesters
The Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off student protests at Jantar Mantar after receiving assurances, among other things, that no criminal cases would be…
Newslaundry4 victims, 1 pattern: July 20 injuries put RAF’s ‘sensitive policing’ motto and manual under spotlight
Six days after the July 20 crackdown near Parliament, neither the CRPF nor its Rapid Action Force wing has clarified whether their personnel fired pellet guns…
NewslaundryDharmendra Pradhan resigns under pressure from student protests
Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, a day after the Cockroach Janta Party…
NewslaundryTV Newsance 348 | NEET protest ya CIA plot? Godi media's 4-step formula exposed
This week on TV Newsance, the tukde-tukde, anti-national, foreign CIA conspiracy is back! On July 20, nearly one lakh students descended on Jantar Mantar over…
Newslaundry‘Nobody asked us to’: Meet the silent engine of the Jantar Mantar protest
Despite the police action on July 20, protestors returned to Jantar Mantar to continue demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…
NewslaundryHafta letters: CJP criticism, World Cup rant, and podcast feedback
RohitAs a Gen Z, I had a criticism of CJP: they are dumbing down the whole movement to a single act of demanding a resignation. There is no widespread coverage…
NewslaundryJantar Mantar: As Modi govt steps up outreach, what do students think about the road ahead?
Despite two rounds of talks with the government, Sonam Wangchuk ending his 26-day hunger strike, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi promising tougher laws…
Newslaundry‘Mad respect’: From Colombo to Karachi, South Asia cheers the Indian Gen Z many had written off
“Kahin pyaar na ho jaye…India ki Gen Z sey eik request hai, ab bas! itna accha karoge toh main nafrat kaisey karoongi.” Memes and reels are the medium through…
NewslaundryModi replaces TV anchors with a reel but the crisis isn’t scrolling away
“Here comes PM Modi’s video! This is BIG!” tweeted Sudhir Chaudhary. “12 million views for a message recorded on selfie mode and posted just after midnight…
NewslaundryDelhi metro closures are hurting more than just commuters
For the third consecutive day, 16 Delhi Metro stations remain closed, disrupting the daily commute for thousands across the capital.Office-goers are bearing…
NewslaundryGen Z is protesting. Here is the economics behind the rage
Ek chhoti si naukri ka talabgar hoon main– Shailendra, Naukri (1954)Maine kuch ghaas nahi kaati kiya BA pass – Shailendra, Naukri (1954)BA kiya hai, MA kiya…
NewslaundryThey got beaten at the Parliament march. But they returned to Jantar Mantar
Protesters had gathered for a march to Parliament on July 20, stating that the demonstration would be peaceful. When it began at 9 am, the atmosphere was calm…
NewslaundryThe media missed the biggest story: How a generation fed on consumerism and hate found its voice
There were broken heads and broken limbs, but their spirit remained unbroken. If there is anything we can conclude about the ongoing student protests in New…
NewslaundryFourth pellet-like injury after July 20 march: DU student’s family says he may lose an eye
Sahil Lochab, a 22-year-old from Najafgarh, is undergoing treatment to save vision in his right eye. A student at Delhi University who works part-time and is…
NewslaundryFirst a prankster, now a policeman: When smart glasses come to India’s protest sites
Shubnam, who identifies as transfeminine, said they were in the middle of moving house in Delhi’s scorching 40 degrees Celsius-plus summer when they found out…
NewslaundryCJP protest and how Delhi Police broke the law
Lathi charge. Protestors being hit mercilessly. Plain-clothed police officers unleashing brute force. Nails embedded into lathis. Police officers without name…
NewslaundryFrom ‘Godi media’ taunts to assault: The reporters caught in Jantar Mantar’s anger
Four days after a young NDTV reporter covered the CJP protest at Jantar Mantar, her mother was surrounded in a neighbourhood park by people demanding to know…
NewslaundryPizzas, parathas and solidarity: Supporters from Mumbai to Dubai are feeding Jantar Mantar
Jantar Mantar has seen an unusual show of solidarity over the past two days – not in the form of slogans, but pizzas, parathas and water bottles. As the…
NewslaundryFact check shows Delhi police used baton with nails at Jantar Mantar
After participants from the July 20 march in Delhi put up videos on social media saying that police were carrying batons with nails fixed on them during the…
NewslaundryThe story of the Parliament march, told hour by hour
From the first signs of a swelling crowd after Sonam Wangchuk was forcibly shifted by the Delhi Police on Saturday, to the dramatic scenes outside Parliament…
Newslaundry‘Told my father to quit police job’: Inside Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after the Parliament march
At 1 am, the emergency building of Delhi’s Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital has not gone quiet. One man waits outside the ICU for his sister to regain consciousness…
NewslaundryNepal reference, Pak ‘link’, and opposition conspiracy theories: How TV anchors spun the July 20 march
By late afternoon on July 20, the images from Delhi were difficult to ignore: protesters marching from Jantar Mantar towards Parliament were met with tear gas…
NewslaundryA flagship 2024 promise, a 99% shortfall: PM internship scheme spent nearly as much on ads as interns
It was the summer of 2025. The advertisements about the Narendra Modi government’s new internship scheme were splashed across newspapers, TV channels and…
NewslaundryDelhi HC allows Sonam Wangchuk’s shift to private hospital after medical advice
The Delhi High Court has allowed Gitanjali Angmo to immediately shift her husband Sonam Wangchuk from government-run Safdarjung Hospital to the private Medanta…
NewslaundryLathis, tear gas and injured protesters: The ‘Chalo Sansad’ crackdown in pictures
Ramit Verma was still bleeding when he turned around to face the officer who had hit him.“The first blow landed on my head, and I started bleeding…
Newslaundry11 dailies, differing narratives: How front pages covered the CJP march on Parliament
Eleven newspapers, one Monday of chaos in central Delhi. On July 21, the front pages of five English dailies, three business papers and three Hindi dailies…
NewslaundrySouth Central 84: INDIA bloc’s drift towards BJP and how India perceives child abuse
In this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss the churning in the country’s political Opposition, with several allies…