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We all have heard this oft-repeated phrase: “India is the biggest democracy in the world.” But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll find it resembles less a republic and more a fiefdom – run by a handful of upper-caste, upper-class Indians who, although numerically a minority, continue to dominate nearly…

With three extra-judicial killings in a single week, the Tamil soil of social justice has seemingly turned into a full-fledged police state. The Cuddalore ‘encounter’ of April 2 was the eighteenth such encounter since the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government came to power in 2021. The government justified the murders of…

A petition before the National Green Tribunal had recently claimed that many Delhi government vehicles pollute without consequence. An analysis of a list of 107 vehicles found that at least 66 official vehicles lacked a pollution under control certificate.  

Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and his family have alleged that a team of policemen tried to visit his house in Mallappuram’s Vengara at midnight, inciting fear.

While the traffic police aggressively penalises ordinary citizens for pollution violations, are they equally tough on Delhi government vehicles?

Union minister Piyush Goyal's remarks at Startup Mahakumbh left Indian entrepreneurs stunned. Goyal questioned their innovation, pointing out that many build on existing infrastructure – food delivery, ride-hailing, and edtech – without creating new technology. While his critique holds merit, it overlooks systemic issues: red tape, low RD investment, and…

J Venkat Narayana, a 45-year-old farmer from Marreddipalli village in Prakasam district, Andhra Pradesh, has cultivated tur (pigeon pea) for over seven years. But changing weather patterns and unpredictable rainfall are playing havoc.

In this episode, Dhanya Rajendran, Pooja Prasanna, and Leena Reghunath are joined by The Hindu’s Suhasini Haidar and lawyer Zafarullah Khan.

What began as isolated complaints about rising tuition costs has exploded into a full-blown political confrontation between the Aam Aadmi Party and the newly-installed BJP government led by Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Shivanarayan Rajpurohit, independent journalists Ashfaque EJ and Saurabh Kumar. 

इस हफ्ते महाराष्ट्र में राज ठाकरे के नेतृत्व वाली महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना के कार्यकर्ताओं द्वारा मराठी बनाम  गैर मराठी विवाद को तूल देने और तमिलनाडु के राज्यपाल आर.एन. रवि द्वारा प्रदेश की विधानसभा द्वारा पारित 10 विधेयकों को रोकने को सुप्रीम कोर्ट द्वारा मनमानी और अवैध करार दिए जाने के…