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Virendra Kumar, a former government staffer in Delhi, is a regular bus commuter. But in recent months, he finds himself waiting longer – several CNG buses in the city have been decommissioned, shrinking the fleet. 

धृतराष्ट्र को संजय ने इस हफ्ते रावण की एक काल्पनिक कथा सुनाई. दशहरे में जलने के बाद रावण पूरी फुर्सत में था. उसके पास पूरे एक साल का वक्त था. और मायावी तो वह था ही. एक दिन वह बोरियत से बचने के लिए छात्र का भेस धर कर पाठशाला…

The South Asian University is once again in the news for alleged high-handedness in dealing with students. After its crackdown on stipend protests, it now faces allegations of trying to hush up an alleged sexual assault on campus. 

Ingty Raj Gogoi, a 26-year-old businessman from eastern Assam’s Sivasagar, was overwhelmed by grief at the death of Zubeen Garg.

The controversy over Haryana IPS officer Y Puran Kumar’s death refuses to die down.

The recent visit of Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, to India marked another step in New Delhi’s gradual recalibration of ties with the Taliban leadership in Kabul. This aligns with how India has been reassessing its terms of engagement with the Taliban even before the militia regained power…

The ‘masses’ are no longer passive audiences but active contributors. New technologies have given rise to new platforms for news production and consumption. But is the sun setting on traditional media? 

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Safdarjung Tomb, a historical site whose gardens attract hundreds of visitors each day.

When Asif Khan was arrested in Belgaum in October 2006 in connection to the Mumbai blasts in July of that year, he did not think it would be the beginning of a 19-year prison ordeal involving physical torture, terrorism allegations and “mental torture”.

At least 23 children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have died after consuming cough syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG), a toxic industrial chemical used in brake fluid. 

“I’m very hurt. This shows India’s priorities, because at some point, India and the Taliban would have agreed that female journalists would not be a part of the meeting. At some point, India did concede to the Taliban on something that is not even a part of our own values…