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Breaking news opens a loop and never closes it. We close the loop, and we show our work: every event on every timeline links to where it came from.

IN THE OPEN · HOW AI IS USED

An AI research agent does the first pass. It searches current reporting, court records and official documents, checks each claim, attaches sources and flags conflicts. A human editor then reviews every story before it's published. AI helps us go through more material. The final call is always a person's.

AI-ASSISTED · HUMAN-REVIEWED

01What we cover

It was genuinely big: a top-trending alert or headline across national media.
It's at least 6 months old, so there's an “after” to report. We don't chase today's news.
It can be followed up: there's a court date, an official report, a decision or a clear outcome to find.
Public interest comes first: we focus on what institutions, companies and courts did next, not on gossip about private lives.
Readers decide too: the most-requested headlines become our next case files.

02How a story is researched

Rebuild the timelineFrom the first alert to today: every turning point, dated.
Source every eventEach event links to 1–3 sources. We prefer court records and official documents, then established news outlets. Wikipedia is only used for background.
Hunt for what changedWe search for the latest developments and update the status if the story has moved.
Record disagreementsWhen reputable sources disagree on a date or a number, we say so on the page and explain which version we use.
Human reviewAn editor checks the agent's work, the sources and the wording before anything goes live.
Re-check regularlyEvery “Still ongoing” story is re-verified each month. Status changes are logged.

03Source types

🏛️ COURT

Court orders and hearings, usually as reported by legal outlets such as LiveLaw, Bar & Bench and SCC Online.

📄 OFFICIAL

Government, regulator and investigation-agency documents and statements.

📰 PRESS

Established news organisations. Where possible, we cite more than one.

04Fairness

Presumption of innocence. We say “accused”, “alleged” and “police say” until a court rules. An acquittal is reported as prominently as an arrest.
No sensationalism. We don't publish graphic details or speculate about motives beyond the court record.
Victims and families are named only as they appear in mainstream reporting, and never for shock value.
Right of reply. If you're part of a story and something is wrong or missing, tell us and we'll review it.

05Corrections

We'll get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we fix it and log it here, with no silent edits.

14 NOV 2026 · FULL SOURCE AUDIT

All 23 stories were re-researched and every timeline event now links to its sources (316 in total). Claims we couldn't source were removed. Key corrections are below.

14 NOV 2026 · KEY BRIDGE

We had said Maryland's lawsuit against the ship's owners was unresolved. It was settled for $2.25B in May 2026, and federal prosecutors charged the ship's operator.

14 NOV 2026 · SILKYARA TUNNEL

We had said no report fixed responsibility. A government expert panel blamed NHIDCL, the contractor and the supervising engineer in 2024.

14 NOV 2026 · MPOX

Africa CDC lifted its continental emergency on 22 Jan 2026. We had said it was still in place.

14 NOV 2026 · DATES

Fixed several dates: National Space Day was announced in 2023 (not 2024), Luna-25 crashed on 19 Aug 2023, and Modi first spoke on Manipur on 20 Jul 2023.

14 NOV 2026 · TOMATOES · JOSHIMATH · NEET

McDonald's cited quality, not price. ₹1,700 cr was a Chief Minister's announcement, not a central approval. Two unsourced NEET details were removed.

14 NOV 2026 · CASE FILE #01

Two co-accused (Tomar, Ahirwar) were wrongly shown as “on bail”. The February 2026 supplementary chargesheet sought their discharge, and they are no longer accused.

14 NOV 2026 · WRESTLERS' PROTEST

Status updated from Still ongoing to Plot twist after the Delhi court's acquittal on 3 August 2026.

14 NOV 2026 · NEET 2024

Status updated to Plot twist after the NEET-UG 2026 exam was cancelled over a new leak.

06Spotted something?

Found an error, have a newer development, or want us to dig into a headline everyone forgot? We read everything.

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