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X says Reuters handles blocked after Modi govt request, unblocked after another govt request

Contradicting the Narendra Modi government’s statement, X said on Tuesday that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had requested the social media platform to block access to the handles of Reuters and Reuters World, apart from 2,300 other accounts, in India.

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At least 300 end-of-life vehicles in Delhi Police fleet, RTI suggests

While several citizens in Delhi have faced action over end-of-life petrol and diesel vehicles, the Delhi Police itself appears to be violating the same rules it is meant to enforce.

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No FIR despite complaints: Muslim families say forced to leave Pune village amid ‘boycott, threats’

For Fahimuddin Ansari, the scent of freshly baked bread wasn’t just livelihood – it was legacy. Six decades ago, his father would cycle across Pune to sell pao, biscuits, and cakes. The Ansari family later put down roots in Paud village, in Pune’s scenic Mulshi taluka, and opened the New…

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Long hours, low earnings, paying to work: The brutal life of an Urban Company beautician

Nisha Panwar gets up by 5.30 am, prepares breakfast for her children, gets them ready for school, and drops them on her way to work, either by Scooty or by auto. She’s on her phone most of the time, coordinating bookings that she has lined up. Some bookings start by…

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July 7, 2025: The petrol pumps at the centre of fuel ban backlash

Vehicles cause nearly half of Delhi’s air pollution – and old vehicles pollute even more.

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Lights, camera, liberation: Kalighat’s sex workers debut on global stage

In the lanes of Kalighat, Kolkata’s densely populated red-light area, a quiet revolution is brewing – armed with lights, cameras, and scripts.

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I&B proposes to amend TV rating rules, invite more players besides BARC

The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has proposed amendments to rules for TV rating agencies that will allow for more players apart from the Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) to enter the market, The Hindu reported.

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How good is the air near Delhi’s Safdarjung Tomb?

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Safdarjung Tomb, located at New Delhi's Lodhi Road.

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National Herald case: ED claims Sonia, Rahul paid Rs 50 lakh for assets worth Rs 2,000 crore

The Enforcement Directorate has alleged a “conspiracy” in which Congress leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi acquired the complete ownership of Associated Journals Limited, the publisher of National Herald newspaper, at Rs 50 lakh while the newspaper’s real estate value was more than Rs 2,000 crore.

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‘Bill needs to be binned’: Karnataka government slammed for its fake news bill

The recently introduced Karnataka Misinformation Fake News (Prohibition) Bill, 2025 has drawn criticism from various quarters, warning that its implementation may muzzle free speech and independent journalism.

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A flurry of new voters? The curious case of Kamthi, where the Maha BJP chief won

Since last year, Newslaundry has been tracking lists of voters – how many are added, how many are removed, and whether all these processes make sense.

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After SC verdict, why were over 8,000 electoral bonds still printed?

In February 2024, the Ministry of Finance ordered the State Bank of India to stop the printing of electoral bonds. This was 12 days after the Supreme Court declared the scheme unconstitutional.

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Fadnavis vs facts? EC data doesn’t match CM’s claims

After Rahul Gandhi tweeted a Newslaundry report on a sharp rise in voters in Nagpur South West, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis responded with data to shut all the criticism. He claimed there were at least 25 constituencies that saw voter numbers go up by more than eight percent between…

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What you can learn from the angry reactions to Zohran Mamdani’s win

A charismatic 33-year-old Indian-American politician from New York called Zohran Kwame Mamdani is creating waves of upset – both in his home country and in India – but for entirely different reasons.

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Delhi’s demolition drive: 27,000 displaced from 9 acres of ‘encroached’ land

“Now I have to worry about where to live,” said Sulekha Paswan, a 45-year-old domestic worker in Delhi. “And food for my children.”

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Teacher, not ‘terrorist’: J&K court orders FIR against Zee News, News18 India for Op Sindoor reports

A court in Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the registration of an FIR against Zee News and News18 India for allegedly broadcasting false and defamatory content during Operation Sindoor.

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Why India needs to urgently address gender gap in digital skills

As India’s mobile phone ownership increases, the country’s digital divide is showing up not in usage but in the digital skills that her citizens possess in order to leverage the devices, according to data from the Comprehensive Modular Survey: Telecom 2025 (CMST 2025), under the 80th round of the National…

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Six Varanasi journalists booked over video of statue cleaning

Six journalists in Varanasi were booked on charges of distorting and circulating a video on social media that allegedly misrepresented routine cleaning work at a statue of reformer-activist Madan Mohan Malaviya.

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‘Need to apologise immediately’: Journalist bodies condemn Assam minister’s ‘inferior people’ remark

The Media Association of Assam (MAA) and the Guwahati Press Club have condemned Assam minister of Public Health Engineering Jayanta Malla Baruah's “insulting” remarks about a journalist.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 374: Hindutva coercion in MP’s Christian schools, aftermath of Air India crash

This week’s host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Basant Kumar.

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Hafta letters: Western biases, film censorship, fitness podcasts

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Violation of guidelines? Here’s what’s wrong with Hitachi’s ‘recycling’ of e-waste

Air conditioner manufacturer Johnson Controls-Hitachi, now owned by the Bosch group in India, has allowed bids from recyclers far below the government-mandated floor price for e-waste, copies of internal records seen by Newslaundry show.

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India tops global SO₂ emissions, ranks second in ammonia: Report

India emits the highest amount of sulphur dioxide (SO₂) in the world and is the second-largest emitter of ammonia (NH₃), according to a new analysis by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. The report warns that these gases are forming toxic secondary pollutants, particularly ammonium sulfate, which…

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June 26, 2025: Waiting for treatment at AIIMS, many exposed to toxic air

Every day, thousands of patients come to AIIMS in Delhi seeking treatment. For many of them, clean air is crucial. But they are often exposed to toxic air as they wait along the road or under the underpass.

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Exempt journalists from DPDP Act: Media bodies to govt

The Press Club of India and 21 media bodies have submitted a joint memorandum to the Union Minister for Electronics and Information and Broadcasting, Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging the government to exclude the professional work of journalists from the ambit of the contentious Digital Personal Data Protection Act.

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