Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Newslaundry

Brij Bhushan acquittal: What the order leaves open to scrutiny

On August 3, 2026, a Delhi trial court acquitted Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the former Wrestling Federation of India president, of charges under Sections 354, 354A, and 506(I) of the Indian Penal Code in the sexual harassment case brought by six women wrestlers. Vinod Tomar, the WFI’s former assistant secretary,…

Newslaundry

‘Shadow ban’ fears at NALSAR after BCI seeks inquiry into CJI invite opposition

Following the Bar Council of India’s (BCI) statement that there would be an inquiry against students enrolled at Hyderabad’s National Academy of Legal Studies and Research (NALSAR) University of Law for opposing Chief Justice of India Surya Kant’s invitation at their annual convocation, NALSAR students expressed concern about how this…

Newslaundry

‘Genuine’ vs ‘political’: The social media campaign pitting Ranchi protests against CJP

As Jharkhand’s student protest against alleged irregularities in the Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission (JSSC) builds momentum in Ranchi, sections on social media have tried to cast it as the ‘genuine’ counterpart to the Cockroach Janta Party-led protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, the one ‘without…

Newslaundry

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

A day inside a Delhi SIR camp: Forms, confusion and long days

Delhi is currently undergoing the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, with the Election Commission extending the deadline to submit forms to August 17. Booth Level Officers are handling everything from distributing and collecting forms to digitising the data. To make the process easier, some local residents have set up…

Newslaundry

The crisis after the flood in Assam villages: Lost livestock, missed crop, and wait for aid

When the floodwaters rose around their home in Rajapul on July 19, Bandana Buragohain had no way of getting out on her own.

Newslaundry

‘One-shot exam wrong way to select students’: Former education secy R Subrahmanyam

Youth protests may have moved from Jantar Mantar to Jharkhand and the flashpoint from NEET exam leaks to recruitment exams but there’s a common thread: education, employment and anxiety about the future.

Newslaundry

‘Bid to eliminate the messenger’: Social media takedowns leaving users in the dark

Posts by journalists, political parties, activists and media organisations are increasingly being restricted or taken down on platforms such as Meta and X, following government notices issued under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act. This trend has raised concerns over transparency, due process and press freedom in India.

Newslaundry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

The other side of the Kanwar Yatra: What women face on the road

For devotees of Lord Shiva, the month of Sawan is a time to embark on a journey of faith. Kanwariyas travel from Haridwar carrying Ganga water, often walking for days before returning home to offer it at a nearby Shiva temple on Shivratri.

Newslaundry

From police impunity to media-mob nexus: Akanksha Kumar gets Prem Bhatia award for 5 Newslaundry reports

Journalist Akanksha Kumar has been awarded the Prem Bhatia Award for Excellence in Political Journalism 2026 by the Editors Guild of India, for five reports published by Newslaundry in 2025.

Newslaundry

Arundhati Roy: ‘Message from Jantar Mantar is bigger than electoral defeat’

In a wide-ranging interview with Newslaundry, Arundhati Roy discusses the Hindi translation of her new book, Meri Maan, Meri Gangster, which draws on the story of her mother, Mary Roy, to explore her own childhood, family, relationships, and journey to becoming a writer.

Newslaundry

अरुंधति रॉय: “चुनावी हार से बड़ा है जंतर मंतर का मैसेज”

अरुंधति रॉय की नई किताब ‘मेरी मां, मेरी गैंगस्टर’ उनकी मां मेरी रॉय की कहानी के बहाने उनके अपने बचपन, परिवार, रिश्तों और लेखिका बनने की यात्रा को सामने लाती है. लेकिन न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री के साथ इस बातचीत में किताब के पन्नों से आगे निकलकर मौजूदा राजनीति और छात्र आंदोलन पर…

Newslaundry

TN Speaker’s anti-abortion rhetoric is more than a personal opinion

Abortion rights in India are hard-won. In 2021, the Supreme Court observed in a landmark judgement that reproductive autonomy is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution. That means a woman can choose whether or not to exercise her right to abortion.

Newslaundry

Inside Jharkhand’s assembly gherao: Lathicharge, tear gas and conflicting claims

Thousands of students from all districts of Jharkhand marched on the state assembly in Ranchi on Monday, demanding the cancellation of exams conducted by the Jharkhand Public Service Commission and Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission over alleged paper leaks and irregularities. They also demanded a CBI probe into the allegations.

Newslaundry

Aman Chopra booked for video in hospital ‘without precautions’

An FIR has been registered against News18 India anchor Aman Chopra in Ranchi for entering the High Dependency Unit (HDU) of Sadar Hospital and recording a video next to a student who had been on a hunger strike. The video was published on Chopra’s personal YouTube channel called The Aman…

Newslaundry

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

The NEET aspirant who took the reservation debate to Jantar Mantar

During the paper leak protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, NEET aspirant Harsh Dubey began appearing across media platforms to speak about reservation and challenge the Cockroach Janta Party’s approach. He soon became a talking point on social media, with pages such as ‘Aarakshan Hatao Andolan’ emerging in his support.

Newslaundry

South Central 87: Udhayanidhi’s arrest and Union government’s Meta crackdown

Has the recent arrest of Tamil Nadu Leader of Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin strengthened his political standing, or did the young TVK government make a political miscalculation?

Newslaundry

Climate change is making humid heat more intense in these Indian cities

Long dry spells this monsoon in some parts of India meant warmer days and nights even in July. Climate change is making the world hotter and more humid, and the number of dangerous humid heat days is rising, a new study shows. Sixteen Indian cities saw dangerous humid days for…

Newslaundry

RSS wants to reach Gen Z. It’s been doing this for decades

The RSS’s Sarsanghachalak, or its chief Mohan Bhagwat, just met more than 2,000 Gen Z and Gen Alpha students from across India.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Newslaundry

एनएल चर्चा 435: जेन ज़ी और मीम कल्चर, मेटा ने हटाया प्रधानमंत्री का वीडियो और FCRA विधेयक

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में जेन ज़ी की जीवनशैली, मीम कल्चर, प्रधानमंत्री का वीडियो कुछ देर के लिए हटाने पर मार्क ज़ुकरबर्ग द्वारा मांगी गई माफ़ी और विदेशी अंशदान (विनियमन) संशोधन विधेयक, 2026 पर विस्तार से बात हुई.

Newslaundry

Demolishing a varsity, dismantling futures: The story of Mohammad Ali Jauhar University’s fight for survival

“I felt terrible, they were maligning us right in front of us, sitting outside our campus. I was shocked that government teachers were doing this and the district magistrate had set up the camp while we are still a functioning university,” Zaheeruddin lamented.

Newslaundry

Hafta letters: Godi media, not a ‘Gen Z’ protest and Chetan Bhagat

Rohan

Newslaundry

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

TV Newsance 349 | Godi media presents: Good protester vs bad protester

This week on TV Newsance: thousands of students in Ranchi are protesting a genuine scandal- JPSC recruitment exams with no published cut-offs, a merit list nobody signed, leaked OMR sheets, a blacklisted agency mysteriously rehired, CID raids, 14 arrests and counting. This has once again shed light on the corrupt…

Newslaundry

TNM investigation on ONGC funds to Sangh-linked orgs mentioned in JPC on Corporate Laws Bill

The News Minute’s investigation that exposed how 14.7 percent of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) was given to organisations linked to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), was mentioned in front of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026.

Newslaundry

Anti-reservation rhetoric is rising, management quota stays invisible

When the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) protests put the Union government on the back foot, the big news channels along with several social media handles began a curious campaign against caste-based affirmative action to discredit the protests.

1 2 3 4 5

People

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Instagram

44,470 stories

Bharatiya Janata Party

21,894 stories

Facebook

14,185 stories