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Behind MSRTC strike: Suicides, terminations, court battles and low salaries

Vishnu Kamble, 33, has been a conductor with the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) for 12 years. He has a 13-year-old son and a daughter who is 11 years old. “Look at him,” Kamble said, holding up a photo of his son. “Does he look like he’s old enough…

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In ‘violation of rules’, Hindusthan Samachar ex-CEO stays Prasar Bharati news agency chief

The first chief of Prasar Bharati News Services﹘the news agency of India’s public broadcaster﹘was appointed despite holding positions in private companies in alleged violation of service guidelines, Newslaundry has learnt. Samir Kumar continues to be the PBNS director though a complaint was made to Prasar Bharati about his association with…

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Daily Dose Ep 948: Punjab elections postponed, Covid tally rises

Yusra Hasan brings you the news from Pujab, Tamil Nadu, the Supreme Court, Maharashtra and Nepal.Produced by Brien Benny, edited by Dipanshu Bisht.You can get updates about all our podcasts via Twitter and Facebook.Newslaundry is a reader-supported, ad-free, independent news outlet based out of New Delhi. Support their journalism, here.

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The journalist as neta: Inside the heady world of Press Club politics

A lot more than revelry and banter goes down between drinks at the Press Club of India, a 62-year-old institution that occupies one of Lutyens Delhi’s premier addresses – 1, Raisina Road. For a couple of weeks, two groups camp in the outer courtyard of the club, strategically seated at…

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How Republic passed off a muddle of contradictions as ‘news’ about Disha Salian’s death

The front page of the Indian Express had a short piece yesterday on how after questioning actor Rhea Chakraborty for almost 18 hours, the Enforcement Directorate did not find “any substantial transfers” to her from the bank account of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

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Rafale, Ram & Rhea: TV Newsance Shorts

With floods in the east, a new education policy and a pandemic, guess what some of our dear news anchors chose to go with? The whole week for spent debating the takeoff and landing of five fighter jets #Rafale, the ‘kala jaadu’ of #RheaChakraborty and, of course, #RamMandir.

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Daily Dose Ep 267: Election Commission, Kunal Kamra, IIT Bombay, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Ayush Tiwari brings you stories from China, Maharashtra, Bengal, and more.

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Daily Dose Ep 264: Election Commission, Coronavirus, Catholic church, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Ayush Tiwari brings you stories from Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Bengal, and more.

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Green court stops construction of skyscraper next to Delhi University

Hearing a plea by the Delhi University, the National Green Tribunal today halted the proposed construction of a residential complex next to its North Campus. The university had challenged the environmental clearance granted to the project, which is being built by Young Builders Pvt Ltd. Newslaundry has reported how the…

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First person: When I was stopped from covering Jamia protest against Shashi Tharoor

It was January 12. Mediapersons were told that a high-profile speaker would be invited to address the demonstration at Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia University, where thousands of students, teachers and other citizens have been protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act since December.

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‘Sea of people’ at Shaheen Bagh as protest against citizenship law nears a month

On Sunday, the streets leading to Shaheen Bagh in southeast Delhi were jam-packed with people, heading to support the women protesting against the citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens. The protest, which started nearly a month ago, is only gaining momentum with time.

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JNU violence: How the Delhi police played blind

As details of the inquiry into Sunday’s violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University become available, the spotlight is firmly on the role of the Delhi police. One explanation that the police have given for their apparent inaction during the mob attack in the university is the flak they received after storming…

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The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 143: Chhapaak, Star Wars, The Witcher, and more

Talking about The Mandalorian:

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At Delhi’s Jama Masjid, women and children power candle march against citizenship law

Khan sat on the staircase of Jama Masjid with her four-year-old daughter. Each held a candle. Khan said, “The last time I remember being outside like this was during demonetisation. Even at that time, I had to stand in line with my then one-year-old daughter. The same is happening today.…

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Meet Surya Rajappan, the Delhi lawyer who had to leave her house for protesting against Amit Shah

On January 5, during Home Minister Amit Shah’s door-to-door campaign in Delhi, a video went viral on social media, of two women shouting slogans against the citizenship law from the balcony of their apartment in Lajpat Nagar. After Shah left the area, a mob landed at the women’s flat.

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Why Prasar Bharati’s tweet-rebuttal to Alt News is lame and lazy

If reality spoke for itself, Prasar Bharati would probably dispute it.

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Daily Dose Ep 247: JNU violence, bounty on Trump, Delhi polls, and more

Meghnad S brings you stories from Delhi, Iran, the US, Australia and more.Produced by Parikshit Sanyal, recorded by Anil Kumar, edited by Samarendra K Dash.You can also listen to all our podcasts on the Newslaundry App and get updates about all our podcasts via Twitter and Facebook.Newslaundry is a reader-supported, ad-free, independent news outlet…

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‘I cannot pay even five rupees, forget 50,000. I’d rather go to jail’: Muslim families in UP’s Sambhal respond to notices for damages

In Sambhal, as in Rampur, the Uttar Pradesh police are reversing a famous Biblical saying: they are visiting the sins of the children upon their families. Only the children’s sins haven’t been proven yet and the families don’t have the means to serve their punishments.

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Daily Dose Ep 244: Brahmin Business Summit, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, infant deaths, and more

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Teaser: Rajeev Gowda on India’s economy and how to put the Congress back on the political map

Rajeev Gowda is a Rajya Sabha MP, national spokesperson of the Congress party, and a former professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru. In a conversation with Meghnad S, Gowda talks about the major factors dampening India’s economy.

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NewsX passes off staffers as students on debate show. Now says one employee is still a student

On December 19, NewsX conducted a debate titled “Young students on CAA, Let’s Solve this CAA Warzone!“ on the nationwide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Introducing the panel, the anchor Devika Chopra said, “I have several students with me in the studio right now.”

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The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 136: The Morning Show, Ajnabee, Drive and more

Rajyasree: I actually told you all that I’ll record the second week, and you said I’d rather record by myself with the subscribers. But even the subscribers complained and said please come back, because Abhinandan is saying any shit on the podcast. And I actually listened to the podcast and…

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The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 135: Under Armour, Living With Yourself, John Oliver, and more

Inderpreet: So the award you got, it was based on votes?

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The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap Ep 134: Atypical, Kaithi, Citibank ad row, Khulle Naagde, and more

This week on The Awful and Awesome Entertainment Wrap, Abhinandan Sekhri is joined by Newslaundry subscribers Amrita Roy and Aditya Relangi to discuss Season 3 of the series Atypical, Tamil movies Asuran and Kaithi, the album Khulle Naagde by the Bandish Projekt, and three advertisements that have become the talk of…

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Did a section of Kerala’s media drive Delhi University lecturer and his mother to suicide?

On October 20, the police found the decapitated body of Alan Stanley, a guest lecturer at Delhi University’s St Stephen’s College, on railway tracks near Sarai Rohilla station in the national capital. The same night, a friend went looking for Stanley at his residence in Pitampura. There, he found Stanley’s…

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