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Your Instagram reel is now ‘news’ — and the Govt wants to censor it

While the government has already been using the IT Rules 2021 to block online content and creators, its powers are about to expand significantly —...

04.04.2026 20

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‘No going back’: Trans persons rally against the Centre’s ‘identity’ check in new amendment

A new bill titled the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill 2026 was tabled in the Lok Sabha on Friday, March 13. The bill seeks...

17.03.2026 30

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Gods in the commons: Noida’s norms ‘on paper’, temples on the ground

On a bright February morning in Sector 15-A, one of Noida’s oldest and most affluent neighbourhoods, around 50 residents gathered in Vrindavan Park...

16.03.2026 30

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JNU V-C’s podcast remarks spark ‘chaos,’ FIR against students, and campus ‘lockdown’

On the night of February 22, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) organised a rally against “casteist remarks” made by JNU...

24.02.2026 30

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‘Precautionary step’ or ‘Fascist clampdown’? Confrontation with YouTuber leads to a protest ban at DU

On February 17, Delhi University issued an order banning any protests on campus for the next one month. This came after a confrontation between...

17.02.2026 40

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What does love look like in 2026 India? Here’s what Delhi had to say

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, we at Newslaundry wanted to explore something that rarely makes the headlines – love. We went to one of Delhi’s...

16.02.2026 20

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From ‘Nation First’ to ‘Brahmanvaad Zindabad’: Inside the chaos at DU

On February 12, as students sat outside Delhi University’s Arts Faculty listening to anti-caste poetry and speeches, a bucket of water was hurled...

15.02.2026 50

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66 stations, 98 daily calls, 80% station officers unrecruited: Inside Delhi’s fire service crisis

11.02.2026 10

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Swords, slogans and Hindu Rashtra: The ‘mahant’ calling for a ‘religious war’ against minorities

27.01.2026 6

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‘My life stopped’: What 5 years of waiting meant to the families of Delhi riots undertrials

15.01.2026 20

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'A small mistake can cost us our lives': Why gig workers are on strike on New Year's Eve

31.12.2025 10

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A toxic landfill is growing in the Aravallis. Rs 100 crore fine changed nothing

24.12.2025 10

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2 UP towns, 1 script: A ‘land jihad’ conspiracy theory to target Muslims buying homes?

05.12.2025 10

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‘Denied medical leave’, booked for ‘not signing attendance’: BLOs say UP SIR is inhumane

28.11.2025 9

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‘Inhuman work pressure’: Inside the SIR crisis pushing poll workers to the edge

24.11.2025 20

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At JNU, the battle of ideologies drowns out the battle for change

03.11.2025 7

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Shrinking funds, broken infra, ‘rising fear’: What’s at stake in JNUSU polls this year?

31.10.2025 10

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How a $20 million yacht for Tina Ambani became a case study in ‘corporate sleight’

31.10.2025 10

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Ground still wet, air stays toxic: A reality check at Anand Vihar air monitor after water sprinkler video

27.10.2025 5

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Most unemployed graduates, ‘no progress’, Agniveer dilemma: Ladakh’s generation in crisis

24.10.2025 9

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From Doraemon to Sanjay Dutt: The new grammar of DU’s poll season

17.09.2025 8

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Delhi floods: Is climate change or poor drainage to blame?

10.09.2025 7

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‘Waiting for our school to reopen’: Kids pay the price of UP’s school merger policy

22.08.2025 10

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