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Main dardi…ki loki kende chui-mui: A song for despots who can devastate millions but not take a joke

In the immortal words of the great philosopher and kabootarbazi-convicted Daler Mehndi: Main dardi, Rab Rab kardi, ki loki kende chui-mui, chui-mui, chui-mui.

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Feb 11, 2026 : Indian team to play a T20 World Cup match in ‘very poor’ air?

For today’s episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited the Arun Jaitley Stadium in central Delhi. The stadium is one of the venues of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. The Indian men’s team is scheduled to play a match against Namibia at the stadium tomorrow.

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What did Ravi Nair tweet about Adani to land a prison sentence and a fine?

A magistrate court in Gujarat, on Tuesday, February 10, has sentenced investigative journalist Ravi Nair to one year of imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 5000 in a criminal defamation case filed by Adani Enterprises Limited. Ravi is an independent journalist, who has consistently reported on corporate monopoly and…

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66 stations, 98 daily calls, 80% station officers unrecruited: Inside Delhi’s fire service crisis

Delhi’s population is now estimated at 3.4 crore. The city’s fire service, however, runs on just 3,312 sanctioned posts, and even those are far from filled.

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Another round of massive layoffs likely at NDTV, nearly 100 get notices

Adani-owned NDTV appears to be heading toward another round of layoffs, with employees across departments being put on performance improvement programmes.

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Indore school holds annual day separately. One for Muslim students. Another for Hindu students

Annual day functions are usually chaotic, crowded affairs — too many parents, too many performances, too many speeches squeezed into one evening.

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‘Deletion can’t be end of matter’: Indian Express, Telegraph editorials tear into Sarma’s hate video

Himanta Biswa Sarma has stirred another controversy. This time, an AI-generated video shared by the Assam BJP – showing the chief minister firing at men wearing skull caps – has triggered a police complaint and petitions before the courts, even though the party later deleted the post.

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Instagram, Facebook, X block The Wire parody animation on PM Modi

Social media giants Instagram, Facebook, and X have blocked access to a parody animation by The Wire. The outlet’s Instagram account was also blocked in India for nearly two hours.

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20 years for a China critic: Former media tycoon’s jailing signals the end of an era for Hong Kong’s press

Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city’s dissent.

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Feb 9, 2026: Rajghat’s AQI tells two stories

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry went to Rajghat, where the AQI was pegged at 168, or in the moderate category, as per the nearest air monitoring station.

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BJP govt said Delhi logged 200 ‘clean’ days in 2025. So why did this winter feel this bad?

On paper, the capital’s air seemed to be improving.

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Tirupati laddu row: What the SIT report finally says

Let’s imagine a statement being made repeatedly. Everyone is saying it. Politicians are shouting it. The media is amplifying it. The messages are all over your WhatsApp and social media. The outrage is just building up around you. And you end up believing it.

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South Central 60: India-US trade deal and Karnataka’s plan to bring back student elections

In the first session, hosts Pooja Prasanna and Anisha Sheth discuss the India-US trade deal and the recently announced reduction in tariffs. They are joined by senior journalists Smita Sharma and TK Arun.

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The Indian rightwing is celebrating the Washington Post layoffs. Here’s why that’s terribly idiotic

There are several serious conversations to be had about the Washington Post layoffs – about money, sustainability, the slow cannibalisation of news by tech platforms, and what journalism is now expected to do in 2026.

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एनएल चर्चा 409: नरवणे की आत्मकथा पर रोक, ट्रंप के टैरिफ कट का हिसाब-किताब और बच्चों में मोबाइल की जानलेवा लत

एनएल चर्चा में इस हफ्ते डोनाल्ड ट्रंप द्वारा भारत के साथ ट्रेड डील की सोशल मीडिया पर घोषणा करते हुए टैरिफ में की गई कटौती, संसद के बजट सत्र के बीच जनरल एमएम नरवणे की किताब को लेकर जारी विवाद और ग़ाज़ियाबाद में तीन नाबालिग़ लड़कियों ने नवीं मंज़िल से…

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Paisa and power can’t protect journalism: Why readers are the only safety net that works

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Hafta 575: The Naravane book row, WaPo layoffs, and TM Krishna on ‘making democracy a culture’

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, and Jayashree Arunachalam are joined by musician and author T.M. Krishna and defence analyst Ajai Shukla for a conversation that spans Parliament flashpoints, billionaire ownership in journalism, and the deeper cultural fight over India’s national symbols.

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TV Newsance 330 | Godi goes gaga over India-US ‘Daddy of All Deals’

This week on TV Newsance, our dear leader Modi and Donald Trump are back to being besties. US president Trump recently announced a trade deal that lowers tariffs on Indian goods to 18 percent from 50 percent.

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Hafta Letters: On NL's editorial bias, the ‘I Agree’ format, and app glitches

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When the truth needs 'authorisation': Why General Naravane’s book exists and doesn't at the same time

There is something oddly familiar about the way General M.M. Naravane’s memoir is being handled. It exists in the same way smog does in North India. Everyone knows it’s there; it stings our eyes and makes breathing unbearable. But officially, on some days, it simply doesn’t exist.

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Newslaundry has turned 14 years old! That’s right! 14 years of ad-free, independent, public service journalism.

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Feb 6, 2026: ‘Very poor’ air at Qutub Minar as funds to clean up Delhi's air remain unspent

For today’s Aaj Ka AQI, we visited the Qutub Minar. The closest CPCB monitoring station showed the AQI as 138, but our air quality monitor put the number at 305 – in the ‘very poor’ category. This toxic reality comes despite available resources.

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From Watergate to watered-down: Every Indian journalist should read this piece

The Washington Post – WaPo for short – has inspired journalists of several generations, thanks in part to Hollywood. Two Oscar-nominated movies have been made about the paper and its people. The first was All the President’s Men, based on the story of how the paper broke the mother of…

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‘I am Hindu too’: Why Vijay joined ‘Mohammad’ Deepak to protect a Muslim shopkeeper in Uttarakhand

Vijay Rawat joined his friend Deepak Kumar Kashyap, a local gym owner, to confront Bajrang Dal vigilantes harassing a 70-year-old Muslim shopkeeper in Kotdwar, Uttarakhand, on January 26. Vigilantes demanded that the shopkeeper, who is suffering from Parkinson’s disease, remove “Baba” from his shop’s name. Driven by a sense of…

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Who killed Faizan? Over 5 years later, CBI finally has names

The riddle is finally solved. The CBI has named two elusive cops from the Delhi Police who allegedly let Faizan, a 23-year-old Muslim youth, die during the 2020 Delhi riots after beating him up and forcing him to sing Vande Mataram and the national anthem. The CBI has now found…

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