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Full volume on Op Sindoor, silence on the stateless

While the Indian mainstream media remained obsessed about Operation Sindoor and reported uncritically even as the Prime Minister and members of his party made political capital from the recent Indo-Pak armed clash, a quiet, more insidious episode unfolded, largely unnoticed.

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June 5, 2025: Taking stock of AQI measures on World Environment Day

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change on World Environment Day. The AQI at the nearest monitoring station was pegged at 137 or in the moderate category, as per the CPCB data.

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Assam official blows whistle on illegal mining in Kaziranga, fears state ‘action’ and ‘mafia’

Nearly five months after an anonymous government official flagged rampant illegal mining near Kaziranga National Park, the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee has asked the DGP and chief secretary to ensure the 2019 ban on such activities is complied with.

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SC refuses interim protection to MP journalists who alleged police harassment

The Supreme Court has refused to pass any interim order in favour of two Madhya Pradesh-based journalists who have alleged custodial violence, caste-based abuse and ongoing threat to life from Bhind police, Bar and Bench reported.

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Placement crisis for students looking for TV jobs at J-schools

Top journalism schools are facing a crisis as television news channels pull back from campus placements, suggesting a turbulence in the Indian TV news industry. Students aspiring for TV jobs are left staring at unpaid internships, gig work, and career pivots – none of which match the expectation of high…

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Critic to collaborator: Delhi L-G’s journey in 100 days of BJP govt

After his appointment as the Delhi Lieutenant Governor in May 2022, VK Saxena would often target the then AAP government in public over civic issues. But since the BJP government took charge in February 2025, his position seems to have softened.

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Hafta letters: India’s real issues, growth of middle class, lack of prep

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Awful and Awesome Ep 387: The Royals, Flintoff, subscriber letters

While discussing The RoyalsAbhinandan: You’re saying Bhumi Pednekar is good in this? Is she the redeeming factor?Rajyasree: No, she's horrible in this…But it has worked in her favour because everyone has logged on and watched the show. Abhinandan: Why?Rajyasree: Because it’s so bad. Everyone trashed it so everyone logged on and…

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Inside India’s shadow wealth: Just 3 lakh crorepatis in a nation of 1.4 billion

India’s wealthy elite love their cash – not just for convenience, but for what it hides. Despite a surge in digital payments, stacks of unaccounted currency still fuel real estate deals and many economic activities in the informal part of the economy, leading to tax dodging and funding of election…

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Another Delhi pond at risk as govt body builds road, dumps debris

While Delhi grapples with the rampant depletion and misuse of its water bodies, a fresh case of encroachment on a pond has emerged in the capital. And this time, the violator is a government agency.

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Rajdeep Sardesai moves HC over Shazia Ilmi defamation case order

Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai on Friday filed an appeal before the Delhi High Court challenging a single judge’s order, which directed him to take down an allegedly defamatory video clip showing an altercation between BJP leader Shazia Ilmi and an India Today journalist.

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SC initiates suo motu contempt case against Chandigarh journalist

The Supreme Court has initiated a suo motu criminal contempt case against Chandigarh-based journalist and YouTuber Ajay Shukla, reportedly over comments made against a judge, Bar and Bench reported.

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UP journalist, wife attempt suicide on camera after ‘harassment over report’

Trigger warning: This report contains graphic description of an attempt to die by suicide.

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India’s FDI story is a mirage and the numbers prove it

Late last week multiple news outlets reported that in 2024-25, gross foreign direct investment (FDI) into India hit $81 billion, up nearly 14 percent from the previous year – a stat that made headlines.

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Remove words like ‘hafta wasooli’ from video: HC to YouTuber Mohak Mangal

Hearing ANI’s defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal, the Delhi High Court on Thursday orally suggested that certain words used by the YouTuber in his video were “offending”, LiveLaw reported.

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In action taken report, Delhi cops say Rana Ayyub’s ‘hate speech’ tweets not available on X

The Delhi Police has informed a Delhi court that journalist Rana Ayyub’s tweets on Hindu deities and Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, for which she was booked in January, are no longer available on X, Bar and Bench reported.

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Digital rights group challenges notification empowering Delhi cops to take down online content

Digital rights advocacy group SFLC.in has filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court, challenging a December 2024 notification by the Delhi Lieutenant Governor that empowers Delhi Police officials to issue takedown notices for online content.

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‘Real motive to demolish free thought’: Editorials on Trump’s witchhunt against global students

The Donald Trump administration’s escalating conflict with American universities has entered a new and troubling phase. This week, the US State Department instructed embassies to pause new student visa interviews as it mulls expanding social media surveillance of applicants – a move widely interpreted as political retribution cloaked in security…

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1876 to 2025: Why civil services age reforms always hit a wall

In an opinion piece published in The Times of India, D Subbarao, former IAS officer and former RBI governor, on Wednesday called for lowering the upper age limit for the civil services examination to 27 years and reducing the number of attempts to three. Last month, following the declaration of…

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PTI offers content creators ‘highly affordable’ access to its videos

Amid the copyright infringement tussle between news agency Asian News International (ANI) and Youtuber creators like Mohak Mangal, the Press Trust of India (PTI) has offered content creators “highly affordable” access to its videos.

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Adani Group appoints Sanjay Pugalia as Head - Corporate Brand Custodian

The Adani Group announced the appointment of Sanjay Pugalia as the head of corporate brand custodian effective May 26, 2025, Exchange4media reported.

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How Gujarat Samachar fell out of Modi’s favour

Facing backlash amid the 2002 Gujarat riots, then Chief Minister Narendra Modi wrote a letter to a prominent Gujarati newspaper, reportedly appreciating its coverage of the incident. The same coverage had been termed as a “clear violation of all accepted norms of media ethics” by an Editors Guild of India…

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How Brij Bhushan Singh’s Lutyens’ bungalow stayed in the family

Despite being a first-time MP, Karan Bhushan Singh has landed one of Lutyens’ Delhi’s most coveted government bungalows – Type VIII, typically given to senior officials, lawmakers or ministers.

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Four held for assaulting journalist in Odisha

The Odisha police on Monday arrested four individuals, including a minor, in connection with the brutal assault of a journalist in the state’s Bolangir district, which happened on May 25.

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May 26, 2025: Waterlogging exposes govt’s Minto Bridge promise. What about AQI?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry reached Minto Bridge, where top ministers of the Rekha Gupta government and Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena had promised to fix waterlogging in April. But the spot was waterlogged again as rain lashed the city on the weekend.

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