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One of Kerala’s lowest paid professionals: The private school teacher

Kerala has long been known for offering the country’s highest wages for manual labour, attracting lakhs of interstate migrant workers every year. A construction worker earns around Rs 1,200 a day, agricultural labourers often make more than Rs 1,000, and domestic workers earn at least Rs 500 a day.

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South Central 82: Losing your vote and passport | PE in Kerala hospitals

In this week's South Central, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna first discuss senior journalist R Rajagopal’s letter regarding the removal of his name from the electoral rolls, denying him renewal of his passport. The hosts are joined by R Rajagopal himself and Shivasundar, a senior activist and researcher who…

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‘Pakistani’ flag claim, contested DDA park: Anatomy of the Sagarpur communal violence

In East Sagarpur, southwest Delhi, a narrow lane has become a widening fault line. On one side of Gali No. 8 sits a largely Muslim-populated jhuggi; on the other, a colony of mostly Hindu homes. Between them lies a small DDA park – and, over 10 days in late June…

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Bhutan editor stands by E20 report after Modi govt denial

Last week, Bhutanese newspaper The Bhutanese reported that Bhutan had declined an offer from Indian Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) to supply E20 petrol.

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Months before Satluj vanished, Honey Trehan told us why he kept hoping

Less than two days after its long-awaited release on OTT platform Zee5, Diljit Dosanjh-starrer Satluj, previously titled Punjab 95, has been taken down from the streaming service in India.

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Accused of ‘Marxist ideology’: Inside UP Police’s Noida protest conspiracy case

Over two months after Noida’s industrial belt witnessed violent protests, the Uttar Pradesh police have now filed chargesheets in four FIRs – 163, 164, 165, and 169.

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Why C-Section deliveries are rising in India

More than a quarter of India’s births now happen through Caesarean-section (C-section) deliveries, driven primarily by high rates of surgical intervention in private hospitals.

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Why do hate speech cases against Raja Singh keep collapsing?

The man you just heard is Raja Singh, the Goshamahal MLA and former BJP leader. But the speech cannot be played in full. It contained remarks about Prophet Muhammad.

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एनएल चर्चा 430: भारत पाकिस्तान के बीच शांति की नई कोशिश और देश में मानसून की दस्तक

एनएल चर्चा के इस अंक में 100 से अधिक भारतीय और पाकिस्तानी नागरिकों द्वारा प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और शहबाज शरीफ को पत्र लिखकर स्थायी शांति की दिशा में कदम उठाने की अपील और मानसून की दस्तक को लेकर विस्तार से बात हुई.

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Who owns your hospitals? Private equity’s growing grip on Kerala’s healthcare

When Chazhikattu Hospital was set up in Thodupuzha municipality in Idukki district in 1933, health facilities were rare in the area. What began as a nursing home under Dr CK Stephen grew over the years into a reputed private hospital run by his family. The family’s establishment survived for 91…

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Hafta letters: Wrong about CJP, Anand’s Rahul Gandhi take and viewers forming their own opinions

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Meta pushes child sexual abuse material on Instagram, finds BBC investigation

Videos containing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) are being pushed by the Meta algorithm, and advertisements of child pornography are rampant on social media platforms, a BBC investigation has found. Most advertisements contained links to Telegram that reportedly contained sexually explicit content involving children.

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रामजी का चंदा चोरी और डंकापति की वापसी

अयोध्या के राम मंदिर में चंदा चोरी, भ्रष्टाचार के एक के बाद एक खुलासे के बीच धृतराष्ट्र-संजय संवाद की वापसी हो रही है. धृतराष्ट्र के पहले सवाल पर ही संजय के सब्र का भाखड़ा नांगल टूट कर बिखर गया. उन्होंने कहा- “महाराज, अनर्थ चल रहा है देश में. अवध में…

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Is there any hope for Gaza? An Indian judge’s reality check on Israel, justice, and us

Trigger warning: Contains graphic descriptions of violence against children.

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The Indian judge behind the UN’s scathing Gaza report

More than 20,000 Palestinian children killed. Over 44,000 injured. 97 percent of Gaza's schools damaged or destroyed. And a clear pattern of Palestinian children being deliberately targeted and killed by the Israeli security forces.

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Banned on paper, but coal still fuels NCR’s brick kilns

Coal has been banned for industrial use across Delhi-NCR since January 1, 2023, with only thermal power plants permitted to use low-sulphur coal.

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Killer cough syrups, zero accountability: Investigating three pharma companies

When the news of over 22 child deaths due to contaminated cough syrups came out of Madhya Pradesh in October 2025, there was shock and frustration. This was not the first time Indian syrups had killed kids. But this time we decided, it’s time to remember.

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HC refers Anjana Om Kashyap-Khan Sir defamation matter to mediation

The Delhi High Court has directed journalist Anjana Om Kashyap, educator Khan Sir, and other parties to attempt mediation. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela instructed the lawyers involved to meet with a mediator on Thursday evening, Bar and Bench reported.

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WhatsApp is introducing usernames: What they are and how they work

WhatsApp is introducing usernames, allowing users to chat without sharing their phone numbers. The optional feature marks one of the biggest changes in the messaging app's history, which has relied entirely on phone numbers since its launch.

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From Umar Khalid to Sharjeel Imam: Being Muslim in Modi’s India

Jailed student activist Umar Khalid’s friends and mentor Banojyotsna Lahiri, Anirban Bhattacharya, and Shuddhabrata Sengupta join TNM Executive Editor Sudipto Mondal to discuss their book ‘Umar Khalid and His World’.

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The making of Champat Rai: From trusted organiser to Ayodhya’s most controversial figure

In 1990, when L K Advani set out on his Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya, the journey didn’t survive contact with Bihar – Lalu Yadav’s government had him arrested in Samastipur. Into that vacuum stepped Ashok Singhal, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s then general secretary, who slipped into Ayodhya and…

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Missing in print: The Telegraph ignores its former editor’s ordeal

For four days now, the passport troubles of R Rajagopal, former editor of The Telegraph, have consumed social media and drawn the attention of the Editors Guild of India, the Press Club of India, opposition politicians and a clutch of senior journalists.

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When research money is scarce, should it fund cow urine papers?

Cow urine can fight off the Chikungunya virus.

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As BJP govt ads celebrate Ujjwala, beneficiaries count costlier cylinders

This month, LED hoardings inside several metro stations across Delhi show PM Narendra Modi on one side, CM Rekha Gupta on the other, and beaming Indian women in between. These are advertisements marking 12 years of the Modi government and celebrating the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) for making kitchens…

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Rs 700-cr Delhi medical ‘scam’ ignored by primetime TV

A scam involving alleged siphoning of approximately Rs 700 crore, three arrests, and roughly a dozen government officials under investigation went entirely unmentioned on primetime television on Monday, even as anchors spent their segments on the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft case, a viral video implicating a Tamil Nadu minister…

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