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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 10

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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 10

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

03.02.2026 10

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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 10

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

23.12.2025 40

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

16.12.2025 30

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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 10

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

04.11.2025 10

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

04.11.2025 10

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

15.10.2025 8

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

10.10.2025 10

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

01.10.2025 20

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

15.09.2025 10

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How Muslims struggle to buy property in Gujarat

03.07.2025 10

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Air India crash: Casualties that weren’t passengers

21.06.2025 10

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

16.06.2025 20

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

15.06.2025 10

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

14.06.2025 10

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

14.06.2025 10

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

14.06.2025 20

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

13.06.2025 10

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How Gujarat Samachar fell out of Modi’s favour

30.05.2025 10

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

28.05.2025 10

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

19.05.2025 9

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

14.05.2025 7

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Gandhi Smriti turmoil: Courtroom battle, Vijay Goel’s controversial tenure, and BJP propaganda

29.03.2025 20

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Gambling with death: Meet the agents helping Gujaratis illegally move to the US

06.02.2025 9

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

05.02.2025 10

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

03.02.2025 9

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Uphill battle for Avadh Ojha despite Poorvanchali support for AAP

30.01.2025 10

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Inside the Delhi assembly which has never voted for AAP

21.01.2025 10

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