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Feb 23, 2026: Warmer air but AQI near ‘poor’ even in green zones

Warmer air may have improved the city’s air quality but it is still far from satisfactory even in greener areas.

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This is not 2017. Modi’s Israel visit risks India’s moral position, tests global standing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s planned two-day visit to Israel starting February 25, which will include an address to the Knesset, comes at a moment of extraordinary international scrutiny for the Israeli government. Far from being a routine diplomatic engagement, the trip risks being read globally as a political endorsement of…

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1 in 4 tap water samples fail tests. 3 in 4 households drink it untreated

One in four water samples collected from India’s household tap connections did not meet microbiological standards, according to a 2024 assessment of the Jal Jeevan Mission. While 76 percent of samples passed laboratory tests, 24 percent did not, according to the Ministry of Jal Shakti’s national report.

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From ‘Food Jihad’ to ‘Love Jihad’: Rise of communal content online

If this is what they call journalism, we should probably pack up and go home.

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South Central 63: TNM turns 12 and here is how we got this far

The News Minute turns 12 on February 21, and to commemorate, in this week’s South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna bring together the old and new team of TNM. The group goes over how TNM started – a one-room venture with an intern and one reporter, and traces…

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Are India’s art fairs just glittery distractions or can they actually redefine a city?

In India’s urban landscapes of decay – where the state has normalised 1000 AQI pollution for over 20 years, fails to manage toxin-leaching waste mountains, and aggressively gulps down public land – what bearing can art and culture have on a city’s defining criteria?

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The Guardian, Outlook, and the elite delusion of ‘reading for pleasure’

Despite the proliferation of hundreds of literature festivals across the country, The Guardian published a piece arguing that Indians don't read for pleasure, which generated significant controversy. Some wrote rebuttals; some expressed their opinions on their social media, like Facebook, X, and every other platform possible, dismissing the piece as…

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Galgotias: Who’s really to blame? And what India’s AI summit got right

My six can be your nine.

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TV Newsance 333 | The Galgotiyapa of TV news

This week on TV Newsance, one university dominated the headlines: Galgotias University! Not because of a groundbreaking invention, but because a robotic dog they claimed to have developed on campus turned out to be a commercially available model from a Chinese robotics company.

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Hafta Letters: On ‘insensitivity’ of NL hosts, app issues, and advice for RaGa

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Tamil Nadu’s Lavanya case: Communal narrative vs evidence

Four years ago, a teenager in Tamil Nadu was dying.

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From banned to behemoth: Unpacking the 100-year legacy of the RSS

In an era of high-octane Bollywood hagiographies – the latest example being Shatak featuring Ajay Devgn – and endorsements from film celebrities, the RSS is often presented through the lens of “selfless service”. But behind the nostalgia of khaki knickers and nationalist fervour lies a complex, century-old evolution.

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Kerala Story 2: Why propaganda needs to be opposed with more than just humour

Offense, packaged as jokes, memes and serious discourse, was loudly and clearly expressed within minutes of the release of the trailer for The Kerala Story 2. Almost three years ago, its prequel had demonised the southern state and gone on to win the National Award for 2023. If part one had painted…

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Modi’s ‘guarantee’, Gupta’s ‘priorities’: A year on, Delhi women wait for their Rs 2,500

It has been a year since Rekha Gupta took oath as chief minister, but the women of Delhi have not received the Rs 2,500 they were promised every month.

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What’s common between juice, weddings, QR codes? Jihad, if you watch enough TV

Gather around. It’s primetime, where nuance goes to die. Planning a wedding? Cue “Mehandi Jihad”. Scanning a QR code? “QR Jihad”. Down with the flu? “Virus Jihad”. Craving mango juice? “Juice Jihad”. A train derails? “Rail Jihad”.

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The making of Galgotias: An expansion powered by land deals and media blitz

A Chinese robodog dressed up as indigenous innovation. Students going viral outside the Congress headquarters in 2024, unable to explain the protest they were part of. For Galgotias University, spectacle has a way of recurring.

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‘Aaj jail, kal bail’: Tracking 30+ FIRs against Pinki Chaudhary

Just days after his arrest for distributing swords in the name of “self-defence of Hindus”, Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinki Chaudhary was out on bail. Within hours, he was back on camera, warning that his “warriors” would “straighten up” Deepak Kumar – dubbed “Mohammad Deepak” after a viral video in…

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Why the Adani Group is facing scrutiny over new allegations of secret investments

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NBDSA fines Zee Rs 2 lakh for fake ‘namaz jam’ and transphobic videos

Zee News and its sister channel, Zee Telugu, have been penalised a combined Rs 2 lakh by the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) for separate broadcasts that violated core journalistic ethics in communal reporting and the portrayal of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Feb 18, 2026: Despite rain, air quality at Ghazipur landfill remains ‘very poor’

For today’s Aaj Ka AQI, we stood in front of the Ghazipur landfill in east Delhi – a mountain of waste looming over a densely populated neighbourhood.

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From Orion to TJ: How Indian media rebranded a Chinese robodog as innovation

At the India AI Impact Summit, Galgotias University unveiled what it projected as a homegrown marvel: a robotic dog named “Orion”. The problem? “Orion” turned out to be the Unitree Go2 – a commercially available robot made by Chinese robotics company Unitree and sold online in India.

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Can India power the AI dream?

India is hosting a massive global AI Impact Summit between Feb 16-20, with over 20 Heads of State, 60 ministers, and around 500 global AI leaders attending. There is huge optimism, driven by the government, about India being at the forefront of the defining technology of this century. Many view AI as the 21st…

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In clearing Great Nicobar project, NGT continues its streak of failed merit review

On February 16, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) dismissed coastal zone regulations-related challenges to the Rs 80,000 crore mega project in Great Nicobar island. The project comprises an international airport, a transshipment terminal, gas and solar power plants, a township and tourism facilities.

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‘Precautionary step’ or ‘fascist clampdown’? Confrontation with YouTuber leads to a protest ban at DU

On February 17, Delhi University issued an order banning any protests on campus for the next one month. This came after a confrontation between YouTuber Ruchi Tiwari and All India Students Association (AISA) members on February 13, resulting in cross FIRs being registered at Maurice Nagar police station.

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Sources vs sources: The Bill Gates mystery at India AI Summit

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