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‘Harder to breathe…no space to play indoors’: Delhi kids face a double chokehold each year

Working long hours at a poorly ventilated tyre repair shop in Delhi’s Shahdara, each breath feels like a battle for 13-year-old Rajesh. But he must go on. Because he has to support his family’s rising expenses, including the Rs 1,000 spent every month on his tuberculosis treatment.

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Writer, editor, screenwriter and ultimate Malayali icon: Making sense of MT’s world

I tried contacting him once, back when I was just a cub reporter. The buzz was that Room No.1 at Ernakulam’s BTH Hotel was booked for him whenever he was in town. On a whim, I dialed the reception, asked to be connected to the room and braced for the…

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Measured and methodical: What a DU seminar in 1999 told me about Manmohan Singh

It was an autumn day in 1999. I was an undergraduate student among a thin audience at the auditorium of Delhi University’s Hindu College. That was the first time I saw Dr Manmohan Singh in person. And that was when I noticed core attributes he carried even in high office…

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From ‘vote jihad’ to exit poll fiascos: 2024 defining moments for the media

Some years may go by without major surprises. And some years may pass without a scandal. But no year goes by without a new ‘jihad’ flooding the Indian mediascape.

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दिसंबर 27, 2024: स्वास्थ्य मंत्री जेपी नड्डा के दरवाजे से आज का एक्यूआई

यह कार्यक्रम वायु प्रदूषण को लेकर हमारी मुहिम ‘हवा का हक’ का हिस्सा है. आप इससे कैसे जुड़ सकते हैंं, जानने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें और हमें समर्थन देने के लिए यहां क्लिक करें.

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Dec 27, 2024: Aaj Ka AQI from health minister JP Nadda’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. In the fourth episode, Newslaundry went to the residence of union health and family welfare minister JP Nadda on Friday.

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Manmohan Singh was loud enough for those who cared to listen

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‘Long, long ago, India was fortunate to have a wise ruler’: Newspapers on Manmohan Singh’s death

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh died yesterday at the age of 92. As tributes poured in from politicians across the spectrum, the front pages of leading English newspapers were devoted to the news of his passing.

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इतिहास निश्चित ही उदारता से याद करेगा मनमोहन सिंह को

इसमें संदेह नहीं कि आज का जो चमकता-दमकता भारत है, विकास के मानकों पर तेज़ी से दौड़ता और अपने लिए तरह-तरह के लक्ष्य तय करता भारत है, वह संभव नहीं होता अगर मनमोहन सिंह ने 1991 के आर्थिक सुधारों का चक्का नहीं चलाया होता. आज आर्थिक सुधारों पर- उदारीकरण, निजीकरण…

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बीएसए के खिलाफ ख़बर और कथावाचक शिक्षिका की मुकदमेबाजी में फंस कर भीख मांग रहे पत्रकार

उत्तर प्रदेश के मऊनाथ भंजन जिले में इन दिनों कुछ पत्रकारों और बेसिक शिक्षा विभाग के बीच खूब तनातनी देखने के मिल रही है. पत्रकार विभाग के खिलाफ ख़बरबाजी में जुटे हैं तो दूसरी ओर एक शिक्षिका ने इन्हें मुकदमेबाजी में घसीट लिया है. अब पत्रकार सड़क पर उतर कर…

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Manmohan Singh: Architect of key reforms, last PM to take a press conference

Towards the fag end of his second and final term as Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh had said that he did not believe that he was a weak PM, and that “history will be kinder to me than the contemporary media or for that matter the opposition in Parliament”.

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देश के पावर प्लांट्स में एफजीडी यूनिट लगाने की बार-बार बढ़ाई जा रही समय सीमा

जब थर्मल पावर प्लांट (टीपीपी) बिजली बनाने के लिए कोयला जलाते हैं तो सल्फर डाइऑक्साइड (एसओ2) का उत्सर्जन होता है. 2019 में, भारत इस जहरीली गैस का सबसे बड़ा उत्सर्जक बन गया.

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SO2 emissions: Missed deadlines for govt, but not a problem for NITI?

When thermal power plants burn coal to generate electricity, sulphur mixes with oxygen to release sulphur dioxide – or SO2 – in the air. In 2019, India became the largest emitter of this toxic gas.

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दिसंबर 26, 2024: सुप्रीम कोर्ट के दरवाजे से आज का एक्यूआई

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Dec 26, 2024: Aaj Ka AQI from the Supreme Court

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. In the third episode, Newslaundry went to the Supreme Court on Thursday.

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अंबेडकर, सावरकर और गोलवलकर से सारंगी तक पहुंचा संसद का अखाड़ा

आप सबको क्रिसमस और नए साल की ढेर सारी शुभकामनाएं. इस क्रिसमस के मौके पर सनी लियोनी का भी उद्धार हो गया. कैसे वो जानने के लिए आप टिप्पणी देखिए. लेकिन इस टिप्पणी की खास बात रही संसद भवन में हुई पटका-पटकी जिसमें एक सांसद चोटिल हो गए.

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Kid gloves for Delhi’s firecracker ban? Many FIRs point to ‘no seizure, unidentified suspects’

“Loud sounds of firecrackers were heard. Upon arrival, the police team noticed the offenders fleeing the scene. Their identities remain unknown. By setting off loud firecrackers, they caused noise and air pollution, violating the orders of the National Green Tribunal and the Hon’ble Supreme Court regarding firecrackers…”

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सुप्रीम कोर्ट के पटाखा बैन पर दिल्ली पुलिस का ‘स्लो एक्शन’

प्रतिबंध के बावजूद इस साल दिवाली की रात दिल्ली में लोगों ने जमकर पटाखे फोड़े. जिसके बाद दिल्ली का वायु गुणवत्ता सूचकांक 328 दर्ज किया गया. यानि बहुत ही गंभीर श्रेणी में पहुंच गया. पिछले तीन सालों में दिवाली के बाद यह सबसे खराब वायु गुणवत्ता है.

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25 दिसंबर, 2024: दिल्ली की मुख्यमंत्री आतिशी सिंह के घर से आज का एक्यूआई

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Dec 25, 2024: Aaj Ka AQI from the Delhi CM’s home

Aaj Ka AQI is a new show aimed at fixing accountability for a solution to India’s air crisis. In the second episode, Newslaundry went to Delhi Chief Minister Atishi Singh’s residence at Mathura Road on Wednesday.

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The reasons for male suicides in India: What the numbers tell us

“Nearly one lakh men die by suicide ever year due to marriage-related problems,” screamed several television anchors and Men’s Rights Activists on social media, following the suicide of Bengaluru based techie Atul Subhash. The 35-year-old’s death and suicide notes — including one on video — have triggered a widespread debate…

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Kerala journalist asked to hand over phone over report on ‘data leak’

A Madhyamam journalist has reportedly been told by the Kerala police to produce his mobile phone. This is part of an investigation into his report, which had cited a “highly secret” document to point to an alleged leak of data of job aspirants at the state public service commission.

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Creating a new cinematic grammar: Shyam Benegal’s extraordinary ability to bring dignity to the ordinary

In the final scene of Junoon (1979), a film adaptation of Ruskin Bond’s novel A Flight of Pigeons set in the backdrop of the 1857 revolt, the moment finally arrives for the married, middle-aged, feudal chieftain Javed Khan, played by Shashi Kapoor. Ruth, the young English girl he is obsessed…

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‘We know how to, just need to implement it’: Experts on India’s air crisis

While the Narendra Modi government has repeatedly told Parliament that there is no data to link death or disease “exclusively” to air pollution, the impact of air quality on human health is visible in many parts across the country. And it’s not a challenge restricted to cities anymore.

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राउंड टेबल: सिर्फ फेफड़ा नहीं, पूरे शरीर को खा रहा है वायु प्रदूषण

वायु प्रदूषण के असर से सिर्फ दम ही नहीं घुट रहा या केवल फेफड़े ही खराब नहीं हो रहे, बल्कि हार्ट अटैक, ब्रेन स्ट्रोक और गर्भपात जैसी समस्याएं भी हो रही हैं. इसके अलावा बच्चों का शारीरिक और मानसिक विकास धीमा पड़ रहा है. ये सिर्फ राजधानी दिल्ली की ही…

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