What are the global implications of India’s second COVID wave?
India is witnessing the worst phase of the pandemic while the WHO says a highly infectious Indian variant of the virus has already spread to 17 countries
Al Jazeera / May 2021
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India is witnessing the worst phase of the pandemic while the WHO says a highly infectious Indian variant of the virus has already spread to 17 countries
Al Jazeera / May 2021
In ethnically-diverse northeast Indian state, issues of migration and citizenship replaced by right-wing party’s attack on Muslims
Al Jazeera / March 2021
As police probe Siddique Kappan’s alleged link with controversial Muslim group, family and colleagues say arrest part of a larger media crackdown
Al Jazeera / March 2021
Munawar Faruqui held for 25 days in a Madhya Pradesh jail despite police admitting he was charged for jokes he was ‘going to’ crack
Al Jazeera / January 2021
India prepares to embark on its largest ever immunisation drive after drug regulator approves the emergency use of two coronavirus vaccines
Al Jazeera / January 2021
Health experts warn the crisis could get worse as cases mount and strained health workers fear facing a burnout.
Al Jazeera / July 2020
Toll flies in the face of Kejriwal government claims
The Telegraph / May 2020
Angry for not being able to get back home, they are confronting two fears: coronavirus and police
The Telegraph / May 2020
Kejriwal government launches app, stresses benefits of home isolation
The Telegraph / June 2020
Controversy over figure comes days after discrepancy on deaths was revealed
The Telegraph / June 2020
Passengers have been sending out SOS messages, with groups protesting at several stations
The Telegraph / May 2020
AIIMS doctor exposed the substandard protective gears given to healthcare workers
The Telegraph / June 2020
Provide emergency ration cards, universalise PDS in rural areas and urban slums, says economist and social scientist Jean Drèze
The Telegraph / April 2020
Thousands of daily wagers, rendered jobless after the sudden announcement of nationwide lockdown on March 25, are returning to their home states on foot
The Telegraph / March 2020
Cops stand guard at Pandav Nagar, Mayur Vihar, Vasundhara Enclave; central forces at Nizamuddin
The Telegraph / April 2020
Faizan had died on Thursday. A video clip had gone viral, which showed him and four other young men lying injured on the road even as a group of policemen forced them to sing the national anthem.
The Telegraph / March 2020
Shops looted, then set ablaze; 200 calls for help went unanswered
The Telegraph / March 2020
Funerals in lane after lane in northeast of the capital
The Telegraph / March 2020
For septuagenarians Islam and Fatima, who never thought they’d have to flee, everything has changed forever
The Telegraph / February 2020
Surviving Modi’s undeclared war on Muslims
The Baffler / January 2020
Israeli spyware Pegasus, which is suspected to be behind the hacking through WhatsApp worldwide, was reportedly used to target several Indian human rights activists, academics and journalists
The Telegraph / November 2019
Kisi ko maara ja raha hai toh kahin kisi ko ghar se nikala ja raha duty karne ke liye, says an AIIMS-Bhopal medical practitioner
The Telegraph / April 2020
Bench headed by Chief Justice says those held for two years or more may be freed, activists unhappy
The Telegraph / April 2020
Use of protective gear by all ‘significantly slow down’ spread of coronavirus, says Czech film gone viral
The Telegraph / April 2020
Inadequacies include too few nurses, ventilators, protective gear; poor internet another major impediment
The Telegraph / March 2020
Delhi police are picking up our boys, threatening to infect them with the virus, say women in video
The Telegraph / April 2020
What Modi did from January 26 onwards: Served mid-day meals, washed feet of sanitation workers, took a holy dip in Kumbh
The Telegraph / March 2019
IAF jets first carried out an airstrike in enemy territory in East Pakistan
The Telegraph / February 2019
The Congress follows Barack Obama and Elon Musk
The Telegraph / February 2019
Traumatised kids have many questions: Gaddar kaun hote hai? (Who are traitors)? Kisko current lagega? (Who would get electrocuted?) at Shaheen Bagh
The Telegraph / February 2020
The internet giants want to tackle fake news and surface details on political ads, but will it work?
The Telegraph / February 2019
The matter of power over the bureaucratic services has been referred to a larger bench
The Telegraph / February 2019
Outfits in Assam feel the bill goes against the NRC and the Assam Accord, Mizoram fears a higher influx of Chakmas
The Telegraph / February 2019
Ads published by AAP about development work in unauthorised colonies, where migrant workers live, have started appearing in newspapers
The Telegraph / February 2019
Samajwadi president mentions Mamata's effort to bring leaders together
The Telegraph / February 2019
The law teacher said she wanted to enter Sabarimala “to establish my fundamental right”
The Telegraph / January 2019
Leaders cutting across party lines want the NGT ban to be scrapped but deny any hand in illegal mining
The Telegraph / January 2019
Arun Jaitley says order nothing new, law existed earlier
The Telegraph / December 2018
If Sajjan goes to Supreme Court, so will I, says Jagdish Kaur
The Telegraph / December 2018
Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, leaders of Left and Trinamul turn up for meeting
The Telegraph / November 2018
Voices from the ground as farmers marched in the capital
The Telegraph / November 2018
Farmers' march to capital on November 29-30 to demand special session of Parliament
The Telegraph / November 2018
Infographic: Government-made Iron Man, of cement, steel and Rs 2989 crore
The Telegraph / October 2018
A project that covers manual scavenging, sanitation and its linkages with caste, gender and policy
The Wire / June 2018
A data driven attempt to understand the ground water crisis in different part of the country. The project starts with Uttar Pradesh
Dainik Jagran / March 2018
#silenced is an endeavour, the first in India, to track murderous attacks on journalists. It is based on data compiled by Centre for Protection of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders, The Hoot and press clippings
Newslaundry / October 2017
Surat city has a long history of manufacturing textiles. The tax-free industry faces new challenges as the new Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime kicks in.
IndiaSpend / August 2017
Manipur’s Churachandpur became known as the ‘town that refused to bury its dead.’ Nine people were killed in 2015 in a protest for the rights of hill tribes. This month, after 632 days, the bodies were laid to rest.
Hindustan Times / May 2017
Even as the government targets the social sciences, it is encouraging the growth of engineering colleges – despite the fact that engineering jobs (particularly in IT) are shrinking, in India and abroad.
Hindustan Times / May 2017
Floods, displacement and conflict, a tale of the people vulnerable to the effects of climate change on the mighty Brahmaputra
Hindustan Times / September 2016
Eighteenth century Sufi poet Waris Shah’s rendition of the legendary Heer-Ranjha story completes 250 years. Delhi pays tribute to an epic that’s inspired generations
Hindustan Times / August 2016
A documentary by filmmaker Mohi-ud-Din Mirza, Begum Hazrat Mahal: The Last Queen of Avadh, celebrates the legendary journey of one of the unsung heroines of the First war of Independence
Hindustan Times / August 2016
Is India Asia’s deadliest country for journalists? From legal harassment and state repression to murder, scribes now work amid increasing danger.
Hindustan Times / July 2016
He may not be as blunt as his predecessor but Justice CK Prasad, the chairman of PCI, has strong opinions about journalism in India. In an interview, Prasad talks about threats to journalists, the state of Indian media.
Hindustan Times / July 2016
The recent spate of suicides in Kota, the heart of India’s coaching industry, has forced the country to confront the unrealistic expectations it imposes on the young. I speak to students about the pressures and the anxiety that cloud their lives
Hindustan Times / May 2016
Through photos, art, documents and personal stories, an exhibition on Partition evokes poignant memories of 1947
Hindustan Times / May 2016
Gandhi fought for the indigo farmers in Champaran, but does he still survive in the region’s collective memory? I visit Bihar as it celebrates 100 years of the Champaran satyagraha
Hindustan Times / May 2016
All along the river Brahmaputra, the river banks and islands are dotted with stories of loss and displacement but seems to be missing from election debates.
Hindustan Times / April 2016
Politics over identity has plagued Assam for over three-decades and is exploited every election. D-voters are people who can’t prove Indian citizenship and are barred from voting.
Hindustan Times / April 2016
Prime Minister refrained from mentioning the plight of Assam’s tea garden workers, the work force behind his favourite tea
Hindustan Times / April 2016
Locals’ discontent over the delayed construction of the Bogibeel bridge is being used by the BJP to target Congress in Assam
Hindustan Times / April 2016
160 days after they died in alleged police firing, the bodies of nine people remain unburied in the state. At the crux, the issue of who exactly is Manipuri
Hindustan Times / February 2016
The picture presented by American activist Molly Crabapple at the session entitled Eyeless in Gaza at the Jaipur Literature Festival
Hindustan Times / January 2016
In Manipur locals refuse to bury nine killed 147 days ago in protests that sought laws to protect tribal interests
Hindustan Times / January 2016
The arrest of two journalists which their supporters see as unlawful and an act of intimidation, is snowballing into a face off between journalists and the administration
Hindustan Times / December 2015
Six months after the earthquake that devastated Nepal, HT finds out how people are dealing with disaster and displacement amid the changing climate
Hindustan Times / October 2015
Recent attacks on journalists in mofussil towns are indicative of the dangers they face on the job. A look at the challenges they face and the temptations they fight
Hindustan Times / July 2015
Nearly 70 years after Partition, the people of the enclaves along the Indo-Bangladesh border, can finally access schools, healthcare, have an identity and a country
Hindustan Times / June 2015
Tribal and Dalit villagers protesting against the loss of their lands by the revival of the 40-year-old Kanhar dam project in UP's Sonbhadra district have been silenced by brute force
Hindustan Times / May 2015
There is an end-of-the-world feel as one takes the road to Turtuk that snakes through the Nubra valley along the turquoise-blue Shyok river and majestic Karakoram range on the side. A visit to a Baltistani hamlet on the India Pakistan border
Roads & Kingdoms / May 2015
Unscientific coal mining has destroyed parts of Meghalaya. Despite this locals still root for the industry. A visit to the coal belt reveals both dependence and devastation
Hindustan Times / March 2015
The Seven Sister states of the north east have always attracted proselytizers but the battle seems to intensify with the growing presence of the RSS in the region, who are working to further their Hindutva agenda and converting animist tribals
Hindustan Times / December 2014
As if finding a piece of land to live on wasn't difficult enough, the search for an eternal resting place is making many Muslims lose their sleep. How illegal land deals have made Muslim burial a costly affair
Hindustan Times / November 2014
For eight years, some Kerala orphanages have been raising funding by enrolling children from impoverished states. Few are actually orphans though all are poor. A trail from destitution to profiteering, from Jharkhand to Kerala.
Hindustan Times / June 2014 / [Pdf , 7.76 MB]
India under PM Narendra Modi is set to clean up the Ganga. A look at the challenges that the government will have to tackle if it is serious about saving the holy river.
Hindustan Times / June 2014
A recent kidnapping puts the spotlight on the festering conflict between the Mizos and the Brus that has displaced thousands.
Hindustan Times / February 2014
The ethnic conflict between the Rengmas and the Karbis in the remote forests of Assam has displaced many, caused suffering and turned the region into a political tinderbox.
Hindustan Times / January 2014
Three months after the Muzaffarnagar riots, gang-rape victims lived under constant threat while the accused roamed free and the SIC deliberately delayed investigation.
Hindustan Times / December 2013
Over 700 weddings took place in the relief camps of Muzaffarnagar. Underage girls were married away in a desperate attempt to fetch an extra ‘compensation’ or as protection against sexual harassment and assault in the relief camps.
Hindustan Times / December 2013
First part of a series of ground reports from the relief camps of Muzaffarnagar. A grave humanitarian crisis unfolded as the bitter north Indian cold claimed almost as many lives as the riots.
Hindustan Times / December 2013
A spot report from Ayodhya after Vishwa Hindu Parishad's political gimmick to start a 84 kos parikrama failed.
Hindustan Times / August 2013
Our television news networks have often been criticised for sensationalism, frenzied debates and biased reportage. Their policies of self-regulation don’t seem to be working either. A close look at India’s TV news industry.
Hindustan Times / May 2013
A lacunae in mainstream politics led to an emergence of regional parties representing minorities.
Hindustan Times / January 2013
We hit the streets at night to see how things pan out for the homeless in the capital and how adequate are the night shelters put up by the government.
Hindustan Times / December 2012
Forty years on, a pilot recalls how he captured images of the Bangladesh Liberation War
The Caravan / December 2011
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