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SC’s baffling bail order rattled the press. Voter rolls exercise should terrify it

It is rare for India’s mainstream media to speak with one voice on an issue that makes the government uncomfortable. It is remarkable, therefore, that almost every major newspaper made strong editorial comments about the recent Supreme Court ruling granting bail to five of those implicated in the 2020 Delhi…

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Kumbh Mela lies, Rs 112 cr embezzled, and a mother’s tears I can't forget

The UP government's callous lies about the Kumbh Mela death toll. A mother's grief over losing two children in the Air India crash in Gujarat. Crores of taxpayer money squandered on media ads and influencers. And corruption entrenched at the highest levels of the bureaucracy.

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Cyber slavery in Myanmar, staged encounters in UP: What it took to uncover these stories this year

Young Indians with hopes and aspirations trapped in the dark underbelly of cyber slavery in Myanmar. Families in Uttar Pradesh living in fear of police ‘half-encounters’. And a year spent telling stories of people fighting to survive.

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

Amid reports of suicides by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) involved in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, the Gautam Buddha Nagar administration registered FIRs on November 22 against over 60 BLOs and seven supervisors across three police stations for alleged negligence and disobedience.

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

A nationwide effort to clean up India’s voter rolls seems to be spiralling into a crisis for the people meant to carry it out. At least five Booth Level Officers across 12 states and union territories have died by suicide during the second phase of the Election Commission’s Special Intensive…

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Ekta Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and a queue of netas: The great suck-up at Baba Bageshwar's yatra

Dhirendra Shastri’s “Sanatan Hindu Ekta Padyatra,” which began from Delhi on November 7 and ended in Vrindavan on November 16, carried the usual packaging of unity, devotion, purity, and cultural reaffirmation. It demanded a clean Yamuna river and a minor phenomenon called “Hindu Rashtra,” nothing too significant.

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Landslide for NDA, highest vote share for RJD, Cong blames ‘vote chori’

Bihar is barrelling toward one of its most emphatic mandates in years. The NDA has opened up an unassailable lead, ahead on 205 of 243 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan is left clinging to just 31, with independents and smaller outfits leading on seven.

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Friends on a bike, pharmacist who left early: Those who never came home after Red Fort blast

A printing press worker from a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Shravasti. Two friends from UP’s Amroha who met for the last time near the Red Fort. A 19-year-old shopkeeper from Shamli carrying the weight of six lives on his shoulders. A young cab driver on his tenth day at work.…

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Delhi shut its thermal plants, but chokes from neighbouring ones

In 2018, Delhi bade farewell to its last thermal power plant. Before this, the other two had wound up their operations in 2009 and 2015. The closures were meant to stop toxic gases spewing from their stacks from worsening the city’s air quality.

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

A biopic on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has hit theatres.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 380: Flood-hit Dharali, UP’s ‘half encounters’ and dog lovers’ protest

This week, host Anmol Pritam is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Ashish Anand.

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

The difference between a good policy and a bad one lies in its implementation and its intent.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 379: UP’s half encounters, govt ads in J&K dailies

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Avdhesh Kumar and Sumedha Mittal.

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Exclusive: Bihar SIR rolls reveal 2,92,048 voters with house number ‘0’

As many as 2,92,048 voters in Bihar have their house number as ‘0’, ‘00’, and ‘000’, shows an analysis of Bihar’s draft voter list prepared after the controversial special intensive revision by the Election Commission of India. The draft rolls were published and uploaded on the ECI’s website on August…

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UP teacher booked for ‘public mischief’. The crime? Poem promoting education over Kanwar Yatra

A government school teacher in Bareilly has been booked for the offence of reciting a poem that seemingly dared to promote education over religious pilgrimage and “blind faith”.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 372: Kumbh stampede death toll, UP police encounters

This week, host Avdhesh Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Sumedha Mittal, BBC’s Abhinav Goel and reporter Akansha Kumar.

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5 FIRs in UP against DD News anchor, others for ‘defaming’ Bharat Samachar

The Uttar Pradesh police have filed five FIRs against DD News primetime anchor Askok Shrivastav and two others for allegedly defaming Hindi news channel Bharat Samachar on social media platform X.

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UP Govt Transfers IAS Officers; New DMs Appointed in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah and Kannauj

The government of Uttar Pradesh has shuffled some IAS officials, designating new District Magistrates (DMs) in Ayodhya, Chandauli, Amethi, Badaun, Etawah, and Kannauj. Read more at Dynamite News.

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From UP to Gaza: Political Firestorms, Mega Trade Pacts and ED’s ₹1,968Cr Blow to Scammers. Read Today's Top 10

India witnessed major political, economic, and diplomatic developments today. Read the top 10 Headlines of the day only at Dynamite News.

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Big News from UP: Centre withdraws security cover of BSP Leader Akash Anand Across Pan-India

The Union Home Ministry has decided to withdraw Y+ CRPF protection for BSP Supremo, Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand. You are reading this exclusive report only on Dynamite News.

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UP: Five killed, 10 injured as bus hits auto in Bahraich

The deceased have been identified as Azim (12), Fahad (5), Mariam (65), Amjad (45), and Munni (45). "It is being said that the victims and injured are relatives. Read further on Dynamite News

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SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav slams UP Govt for 'Zero' Poverty Scheme

SP Chief said that BJP Govt slogan of Zero Poverty will also become a 'jumla' like other 'jumlas' of the Safforn Party. Read further on Dynamite News

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UP Shuffles Top Health Officials: Gorakhpur, 5 Other Districts Get New CMOs

CMOs of many districts of Uttar Pradesh were transferred. Read full report at Dynamite News

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Saint Prem Anand Maharaj's Health Disrupts Nightly Walk Ritual, Devotees Distraught

Saint Prem Anand Maharaj cancelled two nightly walks due to sudden illness, leaving devotees weeping in disappointment. Read more at Dynamite News

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UP: Mother committed suicide along with 2 children in Noida; Details here

A heartbreaking incident has come to light after a mother committed suicide along with two children on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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