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Kunal Purohit

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Bullets, Blows, No Procedure: 'New' Bihar Unfolds Under a BJP CM

Siwan (Bihar): When student protests broke out in Bihar last month, Aman Kumar Lal came into form. Bihar records the highest number of student...

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Kunal Purohit

Midnight Arrest: How Pune's Viral Civic Activist Santosh Pandit Became a Target

Mumbai: The Pune Police arrested activist and YouTuber Santosh Pandit in the early hours of Thursday, September 3. Pandit, who is known for his...

05.09.2026 20

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A Dream Crushed, a Hand Paralysed: A Month Later, Siwan Firing Victims’ Struggles Continue

Listen to this article: Siwan (Bihar): Only one family in Dumrahar Bujurg had the audacity to publicly declare their dream. They wanted their son to...

25.08.2026 30

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How NTA Chief and BJP Man P.K. Joshi’s Stock Kept Rising, Despite His Failures

Mumbai: When Pradeep Kumar Joshi’s name was recommended for the post of the Madhya Pradesh Public Service Commission (MPPSC) chairperson, an...

03.08.2026 30

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80% of Sangh Affiliates Abroad Are Registered, Make Their Tax Records Public. So Why Won’t the RSS?

Mumbai: Last month, a day after Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge wrote to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat to...

14.07.2026 20

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Exclusive: A Year After Ahmedabad Crash, the DGCA Unit Meant to Keep Planes Airworthy Is Half-Empty

Listen to this article: Mumbai: A year after the crash of Air India 171 in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people, a crucial cog in the country’s aviation...

12.06.2026 20

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Two Pilots Dead in 48 Hours as India Sits on Unimplemented Flight Safety Rules

Listen to this article: Mumbai: Two Indian commercial pilots died within 48 hours of each other this week, as the Airline Pilots Association of India...

02.05.2026 60

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Evictions, Rubber Bullets, No Benefits: Assam CM Sarma Pushes Miya Muslims to 'Leave By Themselves'

Listen to this article: Mumbai: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday (March 12, 2026) that he wants to create “pressure” so...

14.03.2026 50

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In Bihar, the Unending Wait and Struggles For Naukri…and Ijjat

10.11.2025 50

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In Jamner, Police Officials Join March by Hindutva Outfit under Scanner for a Muslim Youth’s Lynching

05.10.2025 60

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Violent Reels to Morning Runs: Sambhaji Bhide’s Shadowy Hindutva Outfit Grows in Rural Maharashtra

22.09.2025 50

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Kunal Purohit

Special | Crucial DGCA Unit Meant to Audit Aircraft Safety Is Half Empty and Neglected

30.07.2025 50

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A 91% Fund Cut, 30% Air Traffic Controller Vacancies: In Numbers, Civil Aviation's Acute Safety Crisis

20.06.2025 50

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Kunal Purohit