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Ghaziabad mall shuts shop over ‘kurta-pyjama’: Man alleges bias, SHO says he is ‘kattar Hindu’

A dress code dispute at an upscale mall in Ghaziabad has left a Muslim shopkeeper out of pocket, out of a shop, and filing complaints. Mohammad...

28.03.2026 20

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‘Muslims can’t sit here’: 4 days after mob attack on Pune iftar, no arrest

Four days after a mob attacked an Iftar gathering in the Saswad area of rural Pune, the police are yet to make any arrest.  An FIR was filed hours...

18.03.2026 30

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Uttam Nagar unrest: A neighbourhood on edge, and ‘outsiders’ stoking a communal fire

Tarun Kumar, a 26-year-old Dalit youth, was beaten to death in the JJ Colony area of West Delhi’s Uttam Nagar on March 4.  What began as a dispute...

13.03.2026 30

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‘Aaj jail, kal bail’: Tracking 30+ FIRs against Pinki Chaudhary

Just days after his arrest for distributing swords in the name of “self-defence of Hindus”, Hindu Raksha Dal president Pinki Chaudhary was out on...

19.02.2026 50

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‘Mob lynching regulation for GC students’: Inside the DU protest against UGC equity norms

31.01.2026 10

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Shot thrice ‘by cops’: How a Sambhal biscuit seller’s case pushed a court to order an FIR against Anuj Chaudhary

15.01.2026 20

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Behind JNU’s latest ‘media trial’: What happened on the night of January 5?

08.01.2026 10

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Hostel for SC/ST girls in Ghaziabad now ‘houses only snakes, not students’

08.01.2026 10

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‘Air pollution, public safety’: The big issues Delhi thinks Parliament missed out on

23.12.2025 10

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‘Nobody helped us’: The sole survivor of Goa club fire who lost husband, sisters

11.12.2025 10

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Dispatch from Dadri: The lynching that shook India, and govt U-turn stirring it again

04.12.2025 10

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The making of a champion: Deepti Sharma’s return ignites hope back home in Agra

19.11.2025 10

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At Faridabad institute under terror cloud, an uneasy calm

17.11.2025 10

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Amid curbs, TV journalists say unable to record P2Cs or track who’s meeting officials at EC office

10.11.2025 10

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IPS officer’s ‘suicide’: Pressure mounts on Haryana govt after ‘weak’ FIR, no autopsy

15.10.2025 10

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Gurugram’s waste crisis worsens as garbage collection stalls

09.10.2025 10

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Near-empty theatres, viewers split: Yogi biopic finds few takers in UP

25.09.2025 20

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Operation Langda: Three districts, three encounters, same story

19.09.2025 10

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Gurugram’s Smart City illusion: Gleaming outside, broken within

16.09.2025 10

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‘Not just about social media’: Nepali students on protests back home

12.09.2025 10

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Delhi’s iconic Cottage Emporium now has empty shelves, workers and artisans in crisis

05.09.2025 10

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After SSC protest, aspirants say ‘issues sidelined, impact on studies’

01.09.2025 10

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SSC protest: Students allege teachers ‘ruined’ movement

26.08.2025 10

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A day in the life of an ex-IIT professor crusading for Gaza, against hate in Delhi

26.08.2025 10

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Mathura CCTV footage blows holes in UP’s ‘Operation Langda’

12.08.2025 10

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All 29 air monitoring stations of Haryana’s pollution control board are defunct

06.08.2025 10

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Losses, employees hit: Tracing the Kanwar Yatra violence impact on food outlets

28.07.2025 10

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‘They lied for our votes’: Displaced from Madrasi Camp, families slam slum rehabilitation promise’

13.06.2025 9

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Flight to cyberfraud: The Indians tricked and trapped in Myanmar

02.06.2025 10

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Was protocol violated in BSF braveheart’s funeral?

14.05.2025 10

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BluSmart’s sudden halt hits drivers hardest

22.04.2025 10

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Delhi’s crematorium controversy is proof that caste still divides India even in death

14.04.2025 9

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While Delhi gasps, is the government driving dirty?

14.04.2025 10

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Sudhir Chaudhary inks deal for DD News show

12.03.2025 10

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In Sambhal, cops hunt for man already in jail over ‘photo that wasn’t his’

04.03.2025 10

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A tale of 2 ‘misleading’ pictures: In Sambhal, locals baffled over Indian Express, HT reports

24.02.2025 20

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‘Odour, disease, black water’: Voters gasp for hope in shadow of Bhalswa landfill

29.01.2025 20

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