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Maintain accuracy, no sensationalism: Editors’ Guild releases Ethics Code for media

Taking note of the changes the media landscape has undergone over the last two two decades, the Editors’ Guild of India on Tuesday released a revised ethics code for journalists.

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Exclusive: Hospital, police records suggest at least 79 deaths in Kumbh stampede

The Uttar Pradesh government has officially claimed 30 deaths during the stampede at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj last week. The Adityanath-led administration was already under fire for the curious delay in announcing the death toll, and for mismanagement that allegedly precipitated the stampede.

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TN SIT’s FIR probe turns personal: Journalists asked about families, assets and foreign travel

The Madras High Court on Tuesday, February 4, criticised the nature of a questionnaire given to four journalists by a Special Investigation Team investigating the Anna University sexual assault case. Justice GK Ilanthiraiyan questioned why the personal details of the journalists were being collected when it was the police who…

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How I lost eight out of nine cases before the Chief Information Commissioner

Over the last decade we have read many an obituary about the Right to Information Act. Let me add to that long list of obituaries by narrating how I lost eight out of nine cases before one Information Commissioner – Heeralal Samariya, a former IAS officer who was first appointed…

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Life in India: Air pollution forces anti-aging tech mogul to leave podcast midway

When you hear people complain about Delhi’s air, and you don’t live there yourself, you give yourself a little pat on the back. Well done, you think, for not living in a shroud of toxic air. How clever of you to have unwittingly made choices that led you away.

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‘Urgent need for media to reimagine remunerative model’: Two editorials flag issues facing media

Two editorials in the last two days spotlighted growing concerns about the media.

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The ‘Bihar bias’ in Budget 2025 is unlikely to impress the state’s regional parties

The union budget presented last week was not expected to steer clear of the allure of electoral politics, even if the next big state polls are as far away as autumn. And so, with Bihar set to vote in November, a slew of budgetary announcements were made for the state.

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Another Election Show: Can new parties and candidates make any difference?

In this episode of Another Election Show, Atul Chaurasia and Manisha Pande speak to young voters to understand their issues and the changes they would like to see in Indian politics. They are joined by Meghnad S, their former Newslaundry colleague who is now a YouTube creator and also an…

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Can the finance minister do anything to fix Delhi’s very poor AQI?

For episode 23 of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry went to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s residence at Safdarjung Road on Monday.

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Can Amanatullah hold Okhla fort against AIMIM’s emotive campaign ‘from jail’?

In 2020, AAP’s Amanatullah Khan had won with the second largest victory margin in Delhi – over 70,000 votes. But this time, he stands on shaky ground. Facing anti-incumbency and strong contenders, the MLA has been trying to remind voters in the Okhla constituency of his “sacrifice” while warning them…

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Let Me Explain: Modi’s ‘revdi’ debate and the role of welfare in India

Every election season, welfare schemes take centrestage. Some call them essential for reducing inequality, while others dismiss them as unsustainable freebies. But in a country like India, what place do they have?

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Punjab journalists claim detained in Delhi ‘while reporting on liquor distribution’

The Punjab assembly’s press gallery committee has written to the Chief Election Commissioner against the alleged detention of journalists by Delhi Police in the national capital.

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Low wages, payment delays: Merely increasing MGNREGS work days is not enough

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government will present the second full budget of its third successive term in office, amidst concerns of a slowdown of the economy based on government estimates.

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In Mehrauli, the rich and poor have different concerns but a common complaint

Just five days ahead of the Delhi assembly polls, Naresh Yadav, the sitting MLA from Mehrauli, quit AAP over “corruption in the party” only to join the BJP a few hours later. Denied a ticket this year, Yadav claimed in his resignation letter that the people of his constituency had…

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 356: Delhi polls, the curious case of Ashwini Vaishnawʼs company

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Pratyush Deep and Basant Kumar.

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South Central Ep 12: Tamil Nadu’s Iron Age discovery, copyright battles on AI

In this episode, hosts Dhanya Rajendran and Leena Reghunath are joined by Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri and independent journalist Sowmiya Ashok.

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Ahead of Delhi polls, troubled waters of Yamuna at the centre of political slugfest

Ahead of the high-octane Delhi polls as the mud slinging between parties rages on, the water of Yamuna has found itself caught between a war of words.

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Search for missing relatives leads families of Kumbh stampede victims to mortuary

Outside the mortuary at Prayagraj’s Swarup Rani Nehru Hospital, relatives of the pilgrims who died in a stampede at the Mahakumbh on January 29 still await the bodies of their loved ones. Heavy with grief, their sorrowful eyes speak volumes of the poor management at the gathering that led to…

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Tax relief for middle class, little on employment: Key takeaways from Budget 2025

Amid India’s economic growth slipping to a four-year low, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday tabled her eighth consecutive budget in the Parliament announcing major tax relief for the middle class.

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एनएल चर्चा 356: महाकुंभ में भगदड़ की भेंट चढ़ी जिंदगियां और जुबानी जंग की चुनौतियों के बीच दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव

इस हफ्ते प्रयागराज में आयोजित महाकुंभ में भगदड़ में कई लोगों की मौत, दिल्ली चुनाव में आम आदमी पार्टी और भाजपा के बीच चल रही खींचतान अब बहस और चुनौती देने तक पहुंची आदि विषयों पर विस्तृत बातचीत हुई.

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एक और चुनावी शो: पीएम मोदी की ‘बड़ी रैली’ में जनता की ‘छोटी-छोटी बातें’

दिल्ली विधानसभा चुनाव अपने आखिरी दौर में पहुंच गया है. सब पार्टियां पूरे जोश-ओ-ख़रोश से चुनाव प्रचार में जुटी हैं. इसी सिलसिले में शाहदरा जिले के घोंड़ा विधानसभा क्षेत्र में प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की एक चुनावी रैली का आयोजन हुआ. मोदी के बड़े-बड़े कटआउट्स और उत्साहित भीड़ से यहां का…

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Another Election Show: Can ‘Modi magic’ work in Delhi?

The cutouts are giant. The crowd is huge. Is a star campaigner at the venue? Or is it the campaign’s supernova? But why are people leaving the venue before the event is over?

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Hafta 522: Stampede at Kumbh, The Reporters’ Collective loses non-profit status

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by senior advocate Indira Jaising and independent journalist Saurabh Sharma.

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TV Newsance 284: Stampede in Kumbh and the death of accountability

This week, one of the world’s largest religious gatherings, the Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, took a tragic turn. Early Wednesday morning, a deadly stampede occurred at the Sangam Nose. But while news channels had no trouble giving us daily updates on the soaring crowd numbers, they suddenly struggled to report…

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Hafta letters: Paywall content, crowd at Kumbh, development of Ahmedabad

NaveenTime-sensitive letter.Great work. Keep upping the game. I want to know: There is so much hype on electoral bonds and Hindenburg report. I want to know why no one is talking about, following up and its consequences. I understand the rest of the media, I want to know why Newslaundry isn’t…

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