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Here’s why GST still isn’t ‘good and simple’ tax

The Narendra Modi government introduced the Goods and Services Tax in 2017, hailing it as ‘good and simple tax’. But the GST system remains complex. Eight years later, even the tax rates for essential goods are not simplified. In the 55th GST council meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced new…

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Exit journalist, enter podcaster: The year that busted the art of the political interview

Once upon a time, a politician avoiding tough questions was rare. But times have changed. Why face the pesky journalist armed with facts and follow-ups when you can have a podcaster nod and giggle like their salary depends on it?

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Five challenges that will continue to shape India’s foreign policy in 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Kuwait, his last foreign engagement of 2024, where he collected another “highest civilian honour” from an Arab state, helped Delhi work up some cheer into an otherwise sobering year for India's engagement with the world.

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In India, less than half of undertrial prisoners identified for release are actually released

India’s prison overcrowding is a persistent problem. While there have been multiple Supreme Court orders to ensure prisoners are released on bail without onerous conditions, and the government has recently launched a scheme to support bail for poor prisoners, there are still around half a million incarcerated people.

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South Central Ep 7: Allu Arjun controversy, crackdown in Cubbon Park

In episode seven, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Pooja Prasanna are joined by author Sowmya Rajendran, lawyer and activist Vinay Srinivasa, and journalist Rajeshwari Kalyanam.

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‘Don’t we have the right to breathe?’: Residents fiercely oppose new plant at Delhi’s Bawana

Relentless rain, unbreathable air, hours of delay, and the many u-turns of government officials. On a cold December afternoon, residents of Bawana, a town in North West Delhi, braved it all to put up a firm opposition against the proposed setting up of a waste-to-energy plant in their town.

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Awful and Awesome Ep 376: Shyam Benegal, Girls Will Be Girls, Heretic

Abhinandan: Rajyasree, not today, but I will review this show soon...I think I watched it a little late...Made In Heaven.

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हवा का हक़: दिल तो ठीक है लेकिन फेफड़ों का क्या

अगर दिल्ली के लिए आपका दिल धड़कता है, तो संभलने की जरूरत है. हो सकता है कि आपका शरीर संकेत दे रहा हो कि दिल्ली की हवा ख़राब है.

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#FightToBreathe: Your heart can’t go on

If your heart skips a beat in Delhi, be very, very afraid. It might just be your body panicking because Delhi’s air is trying to kill you.

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AI, investigations, Ram Temple coverage: Journalists on the media’s trials and triumphs this year

It was another year of many highs and countless lows for the Indian media.

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एनएल चर्चा 351: बस यादों में रह गए मनमोहन सिंह और साल 2024

न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री हिंदी के साप्ताहिक पॉडकास्ट एनएल चर्चा का ये साल का आखिरी एपिसोड है. इसे और खास बनाने के लिए इस बार हमारे प्रिय श्रोता भी जुड़े. चर्चा में शामिल मेहमानों ने मुद्दों पर तो बात की ही साथ ही श्रोताओं के सवालों और पत्रों का भी जवाब दिया.

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The warmth about Manmohan Singh tells you how much we’ve lost as a society

With grace that has been starkly missing in public life in recent years, there has been an outpouring of grief and remembrance at Manmohan Singh’s death. It is the rarest of politicians that manage to make the final exit as the ‘good guy’ after five decades in public life. This…

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‘Definitely not an accidental prime minister’: Editorials across India pay homage to Manmohan Singh

As the country mourned the death of former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh, who passed away on December 26 at the age of 92, politicians across the spectrum gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to the leader.

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Hafta 517: Media and judicial accountability, highs and lows of 2024, remembering Manmohan Singh

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Raman Kirpal were joined by former Supreme Court judge Justice Madan Lokur and political journalist Neerja Choudhury.

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Hafta letters: Parliament data, listening to old Haftas, BJP’s performance in polls

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TV Newsance 280: It’s NL vs TV news! Who did better?

This week, we take a trip down memory lane and discover how little has changed in the world of TV news. We realise TV news has actually kept strong its tradition of asking pointless questions and distracting from real news.

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As 2024 ends, here are 10 stories that exemplify the power of independent journalism

This year has been nothing short of extraordinary for Newslaundry. With a small but fiercely committed team, we’ve taken on powerful institutions, unearthed uncomfortable truths, and brought you stories that others wouldn’t dare to tell. It’s been a year of breaking barriers, challenging the status quo, and staying true to…

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दिल्ली के बच्चों पर दोहरी मार: हवा में प्रदूषण और खेलने की जगह भी नहीं

शाहदरा की एक टायर मरम्मत की दुकान जिसमें बमुश्किल ही रौशनी और हवा महसूस की जा सकती है, 13 साल के राजेश के लिए हर दिन वहां काम करना और सांस लेना चुनौती बन गया है. बावजूद इसके, उसे हर रोज इस काम पर लौट कर आना होता है ताकि…

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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

This piece was first published in September 2012.

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