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The making of Champat Rai: From trusted organiser to Ayodhya’s most controversial figure

In 1990, when L K Advani set out on his Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya, the journey didn’t survive contact with Bihar – Lalu Yadav’s...

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Dubious MoUs, paper investors: The art of adding zeroes to UP’s investment story

In February 2023, an Indian business group signed agreements with the Uttar Pradesh government at its Global Investor Summit to invest an eye-popping...

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Rs 3,350-cr MoU, 70,000 jobs: A Yogi govt AI investment deal is now under fraud cloud

In February 2023, Lucknow hosted the Global Investors Summit — Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s marquee pitch to investors. By the time it...

11.06.2026 10

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Locked doors, dry taps, and burnt bidis: The stinking reality of Delhi’s public toilets

Assertions by the BJP government that it is transforming Delhi into a ‘World City’ and ‘ODF ’ certifications for the Municipal Corporation of...

01.04.2026 30

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Follow the money: Inside Modi govt’s Rs 1.5 crore-a-day ad spend

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha to a question raised by Samajwadi Party MP Iqra Hasan and others, the Minister of State for Information and...

31.03.2026 40

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Chhattisgarh spent Rs 18.57 crore on TV ads in 3 months; News18 got the biggest share

03.02.2026 30

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Only 3 meetings on Delhi’s air crisis. But guess how many air purifiers in ministry’s office

29.01.2026 20

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Exclusive: Inside the I-T dossier that names Navneet Sehgal in a Rs 112-crore kickback network

23.12.2025 60

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Prasar Bharati’s curliest tale: How taxpayer money was used for influencer content

16.12.2025 40

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NDA claims vs Bihar women’s reality: Away from capital, many still wait for toilet, college, and a chance

07.11.2025 20

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2 convoys, narrow road, a ‘murder’: Bihar’s politics of muscle and fear is back in focus

04.11.2025 20

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Silent factories, empty hospitals, a drying ‘pulse bowl’: The Mokama story beyond the mics and myths

04.11.2025 30

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Billboards in Goa, jingles on Delhi FMs, WhatsApp pings: It’s Dhami outdoors and online

15.10.2025 10

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Global brands, Hindutva journals, non-existent magazine: Inside Dhami govt’s print ad spree

10.10.2025 20

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Rule change to record spend: The untold story of Uttarakhand’s Rs 1,001 crore ad spree

01.10.2025 30

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Gujarat’s invisible walls: Muslims pushed out, then left behind

15.09.2025 30

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How Muslims struggle to buy property in Gujarat

03.07.2025 20

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Air India crash: Casualties that weren’t passengers

21.06.2025 20

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Air India crash: For grieving families, closure awaits a DNA match

16.06.2025 30

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Air India crash: Kin wait in despair to take bodies of loved ones home

15.06.2025 20

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Air India crash: Flames from aircraft reached doctor’s residential quarters

14.06.2025 20

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Mahakumbh stampede: 4 months on, no official clarity on death toll

14.06.2025 30

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‘They were burnt beyond recognition’: Eyewitnesses of the Air India plane crash

14.06.2025 30

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‘Too many bodies to identify’: Gujarat man looks for missing mother, daughter, and answers, after crash

13.06.2025 20

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How Gujarat Samachar fell out of Modi’s favour

30.05.2025 20

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How Brij Bhushan Singh’s Lutyens’ bungalow stayed in the family

28.05.2025 20

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‘Our American dream shattered’: Gujarat families deported by Trump govt

19.05.2025 20

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I-T sleuths search at least 24 premises linked to Gujarat Samachar, owner’s family

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