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Exclusive: Bihar SIR rolls reveal 2,92,048 voters with house number ‘0’

As many as 2,92,048 voters in Bihar have their house number as ‘0’, ‘00’, and ‘000’, shows an analysis of Bihar’s draft voter list prepared after the controversial special intensive revision by the Election Commission of India. The draft rolls were published and uploaded on the ECI’s website on August…

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Self-censorship has ruined the best Hindi film on journalism

With its rotary phones, clanking printing presses, news rooms full of typewriters, ticker tapes and other details of vintage setting, New Delhi Times should feel like a time capsule. But this 1986 film’s recent appearance on YouTube shows it remains tragically relevant for all the wrong reasons.

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Hafta letters: Engaging with the other side, paying for news, solving problems

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TV Newsance 309: Uttarkashi disaster, Trump dhokhaa and Godi media’s MIGA magic

This week on TV Newsance, Navika Kumar and Smriti Irani gave us a saas-bahu masterclass – replete with sly taunts, spicy metaphors, and ticker shade.

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Trump’s Tariff: Why this isn’t India’s '1991 moment'

On August 6, just 57 minutes into the fifth day of the fifth Test match between India and England, fast bowler Mohammed Siraj bowled a searing yorker that shattered Guy Atkinson’s stumps, sealing a thrilling six-run win for India – the narrowest Test victory margin in the country’s cricketing history.

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चार दिन बाद भी धराली में फंसे हैं स्थानीय लोग, बचाव कार्यों में टूरिस्टों को प्राथमिकता देने का आरोप

उत्तराखंड में आई आपदा को चार दिन बीत चुके हैं, लेकिन उत्तरकाशी का धराली क्षेत्र अब भी सड़क मार्ग से पूरी तरह कटा हुआ है. इलाके में शुक्रवार शाम तक संचार व्यवस्था ठप रही. फोन लाइनें और मोबाइल नेटवर्क अब तक काम नहीं कर रहे हैं. हेलीकॉप्टरों की लगातार आवाजाही…

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Uttarakhand disaster: Why experts say it was not a cloudburst

Four days after flash floods wreaked havoc in the Dharali area of Uttarkashi, the cause of the incident remains elusive.

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उत्तरकाशी के धराली का सच क्या है, बादल फटा… या कुछ और?

उत्तरकाशी के धराली इलाके में आई भीषण आपदा को चार दिन बीत चुके हैं. यह आपदा मंगलवार को हुई थी, और शुरुआत में इसका कारण बादल फटना बताया गया. लेकिन अब इस थ्योरी पर सवाल उठ रहे हैं.

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Why this Indian newsroom AI story scandal should terrify readers

I think I have seen the end stage of ad-based content monetisation in India, and it is every bit as ridiculous and troubling as you might expect. Strangely enough, even though I worked for three years in a major Indian newsroom, it is because I am now in New York…

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‘Gates shut, phones silent’: After Air India crash, transparency ‘nosedived’ at civil aviation ministry

Since the Air India crash in June, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has allegedly imposed unofficial restrictions on journalists, including those with official Press Information Bureau accreditation.

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दिल्ली: ओखला में डंपिंग यार्ड बन रही रिहायशी बस्तियां, सांस लेना हुआ मुश्किल

देश की राजधानी दिल्ली में कचरा प्रबंधन एक गंभीर संकट बनता जा रहा है. जहां एक ओर स्वच्छ भारत मिशन (अर्बन) 2.0 का लक्ष्य है कि 2026 तक सभी शहरों को कचरा मुक्त बनाया जाए, वहीं ओखला इलाके की स्थिति सरकार के दावों को खोखला साबित करती है. यहां न…

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EC says Rahul’s allegations misleading, mum on voters with multiple EPIC IDs on its website

The Election Commission of India (ECI) was quick to tag as ‘misleading’ the allegations raised by Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi regarding creation of fake votes in Mahadevapura Assembly segment in Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency. However, hours after the press conference, the ECI…

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Dharmasthala: No exhumation on Thursday, Kannada channels under scanner

Karnataka police have registered seven FIRs after three YouTubers were attacked in Dharmasthala. Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) did not carry out any exhumation on Thursday. The whistleblower visited the Belthangady police station, and SIT officials told TNM they were logging details of the case and planning next steps.

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Swachh Bharat dream vs Delhi ground reality: ‘Struggle to breathe, a landfill within colony’

While the Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) 2.0 aims to make all Indian cities garbage-free by 2026, waste management remains a serious concern even in the national capital. In Okhla, the dustbins are absent, door-to-door waste collection inadequate, and the garbage collection vehicles insufficient.

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Gold and gated communities: How rich India’s hoarding fuels inequality

Jo bhi hai wo theek hai, zikra kyon karenHum hi sab jahaan ki, fikra kyon karen.– Sahir Ludhianvi, Phir Subah Hogi, 1958. Truth, when repeated often enough, starts sounding very banal. It just doesn’t register. Take this sentence: India is an economically unequal country. The evidence is all around us, and…

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1 lakh ‘fake’ votes? No editorial, barely any front-page lead, top Hindi daily buries it inside

When the Leader of the Opposition accuses the Election Commission of “criminal fraud” with reams of purported evidence, and the poll panel responds not by investigating, but by demanding an affidavit – and yet, the story barely makes the front page – what does that say about the state of…

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Uttarkashi: No power, no calls, families anxious for news of the missing

Days after the flash floods in Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi region, many families remain incommunicado with mobile networks and power supply affected in Harsil, Dharali and Gangotri areas.

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उत्तरकाशी: "नेता वोट लेते हैं, पर मुश्किल में छोड़ा अनाथ"

उत्तरकाशी के धराली में आई भीषण आपदा के बाद से न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री लगातार ज़मीनी हालात की रिपोर्टिंग कर रहा है. हर्षिल, धराली और गंगोत्री जैसे इलाकों में फोन लाइनें और बिजली पूरी तरह ठप हैं, जिससे स्थानीय लोग कम्युनिकेशन नहीं कर पा रहे हैं. लोगों का कहना है कि उन्हें अपने…

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Rahul Gandhi alleges over 1 lakh fake voters helped BJP win Bangalore Central

At a press conference held in New Delhi on Thursday, August 7, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of facilitating widespread electoral malpractice. And to make his point, the Congress leader chose the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat as…

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August 7, 2025: Air quality at Noida’s Film City

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visited Noida's Film City, which is home to the offices of several major national news channels of the country.

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‘Insecure govt, can’t erase facts’: AG Noorani, Arundhati Roy’s books among 25 banned by J&K Home Dept

The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department has banned 25 books – authored by a mix of Indian and international academics, political commentators, and religious scholars – accusing them of “propagating false narratives and secessionism”.

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Manu Joseph: Hindi cannot colonise the South because Hindi is useless

People who cannot pronounce ‘Kanimozhi’ are trying to unify Indians. Once, the union home minister Amit Shah, who many South Indians think is a North Indian, said that India needs a unifying language, and that language is Hindi. He immediately unified half of India, for that is all it takes…

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FIRs filed as YouTubers, reporter attacked in Dharmasthala

After violence erupted in Dharmasthala over coverage of the SIT probe into alleged mass burials, police confirmed the situation is now under control and multiple FIRs have been registered. An official statement noted that no one was seriously injured.

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5 dead, 50 missing: Uttarkashi floods expose cracks in Himalayan planning

At least five people have died and 50 are feared missing in Dharali village of Uttarakhand’s Uttarkashi district, which was hit by flash floods on Tuesday due to cloudbursts.

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उत्तरकाशी में न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री: घटना स्थल से पहली ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट

उत्तरकाशी के धराली में तबाही के 24 घंटों के भीतर न्यूज़लॉन्ड्री की टीम मौके पर पहुंच गई है. धराली से पहले सड़क और पुल दोनों बह चुके हैं, और जिस जगह सबसे ज्यादा बर्बादी हुई है, वह इलाका पूरी तरह से बाकी क्षेत्र से कट चुका है. लोगों को वहां…

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