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In Bihar, mixed fortunes for strongmen and their families this election

Bihar’s romance with strongman politics took shape in the post-Mandal 1990s, when hardened caste loyalties and weakened state institutions created space for bahubalis to rise as parallel centres of power. They stepped into the vacuum, becoming both feared and admired, a dynamic reflected in their electoral successes.

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Bihar deputy CMs set to win big. UC-OBC formula strikes again?

The NDA’s strategy of pairing an influential OBC leader with a prominent upper-caste face appears to have paid off in Bihar. As counting day unfolds, both of the state’s deputy chief ministers, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, seem to have secured decisive wins.

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Hafta 563: Decoding Bihar’s mandate

In this special NL Hafta Live episode, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Anand Vardhan and Raman Kirpal were joined by The Hindu’s Sobhana K Nair and senior journalist Neerja Chowdhury to decode the Bihar poll results.

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एनएल चर्चा 397 : एनडीए की प्रचंड बहुमत के साथ सत्ता में वापसी और महागठबंधन की हार

इस हफ्ते की चर्चा में बिहार के चुनावी नतीजों पर विस्तार से बात की गई. यूट्यूब पर लाइव हुई इस बातचीत में नतीजों से पहले उठने वाले सवालों जैसे दो दशकों से ज़्यादा और सबसे लंबे वक्त तक बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री का रिकॉर्ड बनाने वाले नीतीश कुमार का भविष्य क्या…

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From one WhatsApp to every frontpage: How ‘sources’ dictated the Delhi blast coverage

Every time a suspected terror attack takes place in India, you can be certain about how it will play out in the Indian media.

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631 deaths, 4 years: Inside Odisha’s elephant conflict zone

Odisha has around 912 elephants, fewer than states like Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. But it has recorded more deaths attributed to the human-elephant conflict in comparison. By October this year alone, 75 people had died in elephant attacks. That’s beside the extensive damage caused to crops and farmland.

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At Faridabad institute under terror cloud, an uneasy calm

At Al Falah University in Faridabad, classes continue amid an uneasy calm. Security personnel stand guard near the entrance, television crews linger outside the gates, and students refuse to speak on camera about the arrests that have drawn the private medical institution into the national spotlight.

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Nov 13, 2025: AQI ‘severe’, but many students without GRAP relief

In view of the worsening air quality in the national capital, the Delhi government earlier this week directed schools to conduct classes in hybrid mode for students up to class 5 amid GRAP restrictions. Other classrooms still insist on physical attendance.

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The journey from vanity metrics to value metrics: Unlocking audience growth

In today’s digital media landscape, tracking page views alone no longer guarantees sustainability. Publishers must look beyond vanity metrics to understand what truly drives loyalty, subscriptions, and long-term revenue.

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Axis predicts NDA lead, but fewer seats for BJP this time

A day after several exit polls projected a clear victory for the NDA in Bihar, two of the most-watched pollsters – Axis My India and Today’s Chanakya – have both estimated a nearly similar trend.

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In Pulwama’s ‘village of doctors’, shock over terror probe, ‘Doctor Doom’ headlines

As news channels camp outside Pulwama’s Koil village, locals struggle to reconcile the picture being painted – of medical professionals turned “white collar terrorists” – with what they say they know of their own.

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Missed red flags, approvals: In Maharashtra’s Rs 1,800 crore land scam, a tale of power and impunity

In the 19th century, in the quiet village of Mundhwa on the outskirts of colonial Pune, the British granted 44 acres of land to 26 families from the Mahar community. These land grants, known as Watan land, were in return for their hereditary service as village watchmen, messengers, field measurers,…

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चुनाव आयोग की प्योरतम वोटर लिस्ट और दम घोंटू राजधानी में जारी सनातन हिंदू यात्रा

मुख्य चुनाव आयुक्त ज्ञानेश कुमार ने कहा था कि एसआईआर के बाद बिहार के पास देश का सबसे शुद्ध बोले तो प्योरतम मतदाता सूची है. लेकिन ज्ञानेश कुमार की यह प्योरतम मतदाता सूची भाजपा के उन अगणित नेताओं कार्यकर्ताओं की शरणस्थली बन गई है जो देश के अलग-अलग हिस्सों में…

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Exit polls predict clear majority for NDA. Can they be correct this time?

Although two major pollsters – Axis My India and Today’s Chanakya – are scheduled to post the results of their exit polls tomorrow, the others have predicted an overwhelming majority for the governing NDA.

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Friends on a bike, pharmacist who left early: Those who never came home after Red Fort blast

A printing press worker from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti. Two friends from UP’s Amroha who met for the last time near the Red Fort. A 19-year-old shopkeeper from Shamli carrying the weight of six lives on his shoulders. A young cab driver on his tenth day at work.…

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‘They all wear Islamic topis…beard’: When reporting turns into profiling

Delhi is reeling from a deadly blast outside Gate No. 1 of the Red Fort Metro Station, which has claimed at least 13 lives and injured several others.

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Minutes after the blast: Inside the chaos at Delhi’s Red Fort

The blast near Red Fort has claimed at least 12 lives so far and left over 20 injured. The Delhi Police have invoked UAPA and agencies are investigating all angles. The cause of the blast is yet to be ascertained.

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दिल्ली: लाल किले के पास धमाके के बाद चारों तरफ अफरा-तफरी और दहशत का माहौल, अब तक 12 की मौत

“मैं अपने ठेले पर ग्राहकों को लिट्टी-चोखा बेच रहा था. अचानक एक ज़ोरदार धमाका हुआ. ठेले की छत गिर गई… हम भी ठेले पर ही गिर गए.. हमारे ठेले पर एक बैनर लगा था वो भी हमारे ऊपर आ गिरा.. हम तुरंत ठेला छोड़कर भागे..” लाल किले के पास हुए…

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‘Was selling litti-chokha…then ran for my life’: Old Delhi’s night of panic and smoke

“I was at my stall, selling litti-chokha to customers. Suddenly, I heard the sound of a huge explosion. The umbrella shed on my stall fell…the poster flew away…That was the intensity of the blast,” says A P Yadav, who witnessed the explosion at a traffic signal near Gate No. 1…

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Smog refugees: Skilled professionals are trading Delhi for clean air

Adi didn’t leave Delhi with a grand plan or a dramatic declaration. He slipped out the way younger people often do when they feel suffocated, but your mom still wants you home. “I said I’m going for a few days,” he tells me. “And… I just didn’t come back.” No…

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‘Felt like an earthquake…body parts scattered’: Witnesses on Delhi blast that left at least 8 dead

At least eight people have been killed and at least 18 injured after a high-intensity explosion ripped through a car near the Red Fort in Delhi on Monday evening. The blast, which occurred around 6.52 pm at a traffic signal in a crowded area, set off panic and caused extensive…

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‘Jeevika’ scheme: Women empowerment or freebies for Bihar polls?

Three years ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called India’s “freebie culture” a threat to the nation. But just a month before the 2025 Bihar polls, the NDA government in Bihar announced a new benefit: women associated with the Jeevika self-help programme would receive Rs 10,000 each to expand their businesses.

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एक्यूआई 400 पार: वॉकथॉन के लिए खुली सड़क तो प्रदर्शन के लिए बंद इंडिया गेट

वायु प्रदूषण के मद्देनजर राजधानी दिल्ली में रविवार को दो महत्वपूर्ण और परस्पर विपरीत घटनाएं हुई. एक तरफ जहां सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने पब्लिक हेल्थ को ‘खतरे में डालकर’ “जस्टिस फार आल” दौड़ एवं वॉकथॉन आयोजित किया गया. वहीं, दूसरी तरफ उसी शाम वायु प्रदूषण के खिलाफ इंडिया गेट पर प्रदर्शन…

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Only in Delhi: Run in toxic air, get detained while speaking up for clean air

Two contradictory events unfolded in Delhi on Sunday as the city choked on toxic air. In the morning, the Supreme Court Bar Association held a “Justice for All” run and walkathon – an event critics said was organised while putting public health at risk. By evening, citizens protesting the same…

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Nov 10, 2025: Toxic air around the Supreme Court

The air quality index around the Supreme Court complex was in the “very poor“ category on Monday.

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