He/Him. Former @thecaravanindia @newslaundry @Viceindia editor. Words in places; setting up newsdesks.
Joined September 2016
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May 20
RT @Kaju_Nut: Journalist: Is it true that India has zero human rights
Diplomat: Ah but who invented zero in the first place
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May 20
India’s “tradition” of not talking to the media is only 12 years old
May 19
Just in: Norway PM Store : “All my Nordic colleagues have talked to journalists from different news [media] outlets, but I have to respect that India may have different traditions. That's for [Indians] to resolve"
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May 19
Journalism is sometimes confrontational. We seek answers. If any interview subject, especially with power, do not answer what I asked, I will try to interrupt and get a more focused response. That is my job & duty. I want answers and not just talking points.
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May 15
RT @sarayupani: Will a Supreme Court where the CJI terms people offering criticism “cockroaches” truly act to preserve anyone’s fundamenta…
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May 14
I had to learn about the cyclone through Putin and not a news channel is…depressingly telling
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Apr 27
Saw an ad on here Dhume. Has he lost what little audience his drivel had that he has to force himself on us through Twitter ads?
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Apr 18
RT @SushantSin: Two losses. A political loss for Modi and the BJP, and a second one for all those so-called “journalists” who were asking p…
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Apr 17
RT @SushantSin: @Aakar__Patel As @HartoshSinghBal always reminds us, today’s India is more unequal in wealth and income concentration than…
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Apr 17
This ‘journalist’ doesn’t know that it’s Constitutional (131st Amendment) Bill. She is using a nomenclature made popular on social media. Tells you oodles about her credibility!
Apr 17
Women Bill not passed
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Apr 8
Want to know the names of the govt officials in Andhra Pradesh on whose watch 16 people died due to adulterated milk? Well, you can’t anymore - the Data Protection law has amended the RTI Act to prevent disclosure of all personal information, including names of govt officials, under section 8(1)(j). Watch - youtube.com/watch?v=oVyWOrcQ…
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Apr 8
The American understanding of geopolitics all ways comes down to ‘BORGER MORE EXPENSIVE’
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Apr 7
2.7 million voters to be deleted from West Bengal voter lists and journalism of courage paper did not feel it was worthy of their front page
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Apr 3
The fact that we are getting this news from intl outlets should shame every newspaper in this country.
@IndianExpress allegedly our best, has no sign of this alarming job loss. But sure. @rajkamaljha will come down from his ivory tower to punch that Galgotia lady;. Laanat hai.
Apocalyptic economic fallout. NHK confirms Trump's disastrous war has completely paralyzed India's massive textile industry. With 90% of their LPG imports choked off at the Strait of Hormuz, HALF A MILLION workers just lost their jobs. The global supply chain is collapsing.
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How IT Act Powers Are Killing Online Dissent livelaw.in/articles/how-it-a…
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Apr 1
How is there a generation of twenty something’s with a decade in ‘journalism’?
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Apr 1
Literally every tenth post on my feed now in India.
Dear leader has lost the plot
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Mar 31
For days, there's been a question in our minds: Is Mumbai's LPG crisis quietly pushing migrant workers to head home?
Construction sites are running. Factories are open. The city offered no clear answer.
So my colleague @ishiwrites did something simple, but hard...
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