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Every year, the media rises to India’s air crisis challenge when the numbers go off the charts. But as soon as the air quality index turns less critical, the headlines fizzle out, leaving little accountability for those who can fix the problem. 

This week, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pandey, and Jayashree Arunachalam were joined by parliamentary affairs expert and journalist Meghnad S. 

This week was marked by “Assaultgate” in parliament, as opposition MPs and those from the governing parties traded accusations of insulting Ambedkar. Chaos erupted, two MPs were taken to the hospital, and a media circus followed.

AnonymousIn last week’s Hafta, Chetan Bhagat was spot on when he described how minuscule the demands of a typical Indian are and how not only have they adopted a practice of just being submissive to what's happening in terms of poor services, but religion has been at the core of…

This week, it’s time to unwind and look back at our favourite moments and best clips of Awful and Awesome from the past few weeks – from laughs to jabs. This special episode is free, unlike others behind the paywall. Subscribe to listen to our previous episodes.    

An inquiry has found evidence of caste-based discrimination at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), prompting the Karnataka Department of Social Welfare to call for action against six senior officials, including the institute’s Director Dr Rishikesha T Krishnan.

The Allahabad High Court has stayed the “immediate arrest” of Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair in connection with his X post featuring a video clip of controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand until January 6, Livelaw reported.

With the Delhi assembly election looming, the BJP and AAP have turned social media into a battleground, using memes and satirical videos to target each other. The posts from both parties’ official handles range from comparing their rivals to Bollywood’s iconic villains to tweaked movie posters that highlight crime in…

From 70 FIRs over deletion of voters earlier this year in Andhra Pradesh to allegations about erasure of voters in poll-bound Delhi, electoral rolls seem to have replaced EVMs as a primary opposition concern over the last few months.

After a seven-phase general election and a series of assembly polls this year, the never-ending Indian poll cycle is set to kick off again, as early as February in Delhi. 

A local Congress leader died and at least eight journalists were allegedly injured after the police action at the Raj Bhawan Chalo protest held by the Congress party in Guwahati on Wednesday over the lack of parliamentary discussions on key issues. The police had reportedly set off at least three…