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Journalist with @htTweets | Past: ABP LIVE, News18 | Alumnus: Jamia & Sciences Po
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Begusarai Blow: How Homeboy Kanhaiya Kumar's Exit Has Dashed CPI Hopes in Bihar's Leningrad

Begusarai Blow: How Homeboy Kanhaiya Kumar's Exit Has Dashed CPI Hopes in Bihar's Leningrad

CNN-News18 — In the heart of Begusarai, often referred to as the Leningrad of Bihar, the Communist Party of India office wears a deserted look after homeboy Kanhaiya Kumar left it for the Congress. It was from here that he contested his first Lok Sabha election, losing to BJP's Giriraj Singh in a widely watched battle.
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As India Mulls Giving Asylum to Afghan Nationals, A Look at Its Refugee Policy And Citizenship Ru...

As India Mulls Giving Asylum to Afghan Nationals, A Look at Its Refugee Policy And Citizenship Ru...

CNN-News18 — With the Taliban taking over the Afghan capital and collapse of the Ashraf Ghani-led government, many residents are fleeing to neighbouring countries fearing the insurgent regime. India, which has been a traditional ally of Afghanistan, too has received multiple requests for asylum.
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'Can't Go Back, My Job is Haram for Taliban': Afghanistan Refugees in India Worried

'Can't Go Back, My Job is Haram for Taliban': Afghanistan Refugees in India Worried

CNN-News18 — As the fighting continues in Afghanistan with Taliban on the offensive and Afghan government forces retreating from the territories, the wait for refugees living thousands of kilometres from their homeland have prolonged for many more years, or perhaps decades.
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Coronavirus A Catalyst, More People are Migrating to Metro Cities in Search for Better Healthcare

Coronavirus A Catalyst, More People are Migrating to Metro Cities in Search for Better Healthcare

CNN-News18 — India is witnessing a silent migration as more and more people are opting for metro cities for better healthcare facilities. Covid-19 pandemic, which hit the country hard, has further intensified their concerns. For 64-year-old Anwar Haque and his family, natives of Bihar's Begusarai, Delhi has been home for the past six to seven years.
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Amid 'Insider-Outsider' Politics in Bengal, Parties Don't Want To Miss Out on 'Crucial' Migrant V...

Amid 'Insider-Outsider' Politics in Bengal, Parties Don't Want To Miss Out on 'Crucial' Migrant V...

CNN-News18 — As the West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021 enters the third phase, the 'insider-outsider' (Bengali and Non-Bengali) politics is subtly being played by both the political camps in the state.
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India Has Already Witnessed 3 Big Forest Fires in 2021, Odisha's Simlipal National Park Latest to...

India Has Already Witnessed 3 Big Forest Fires in 2021, Odisha's Simlipal National Park Latest to...

CNN-News18 — A massive forest fire ripped through the Simlipal National the Park in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday. The state government said 95 per cent of the fire points have been extinguished or attended to. "The sustained proactive actions of the government and rigorous work by field staff has led to total containment of fire in Simlipal.
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1 Million Dead in 25 Years: Arsenic Contamination is Increasing Cancer Risks Across 200 Indian Ci...

1 Million Dead in 25 Years: Arsenic Contamination is Increasing Cancer Risks Across 200 Indian Ci...

CNN-News18 — Seventy-year-old Priya Brath Sharma from Bihar's Munger district, who has been bedridden for many years, is one among a million cases of arsenic poisoning reported in India. "I have stopped walking for many years as the lower body doesn't move. I also went to AIIMS for treatment some years back, they said that it was Arsenic-related disease," he said.
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Is Bihar Moving Beyond Lalu & Nitish's Mandal Politics and Paving Way for a New Brand of Diplomac...

Is Bihar Moving Beyond Lalu & Nitish's Mandal Politics and Paving Way for a New Brand of Diplomac...

CNN-News18 — Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) could likely be the single largest party in Bihar elections and the opposition alliance or the Mahagathbandhan could form the next government in the state, various exit polls released on Saturday suggested.
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Shift in Bhumihar Votes, Polarisation and Kanhaiya's Defeat: How Politics Gave Baton to BJP in Be...

Shift in Bhumihar Votes, Polarisation and Kanhaiya's Defeat: How Politics Gave Baton to BJP in Be...

CNN-News18 — Under the umbrella of Grand Alliance with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress party in the ongoing Assembly polls, the CPI is contesting on six seats of which three -- Bakhri, Teghra and Bachhwara -- belong to Begusarai district.
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With Just a Smartphone and Selfie Stick, These Young Bihar Journalists are Reporting the Unseen &...

With Just a Smartphone and Selfie Stick, These Young Bihar Journalists are Reporting the Unseen &...

CNN-News18 — The town of Kishanganj on the northern verge of Bihar falls near the River Mahananda. A collective of few districts, including Kishanganj, is located in Seemanchal area, one of the least developed areas in the state.
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Connectivity on Paper: Collapsing, Pending Bridges Point to Jerks in Bihar's Infrastructure Journ...

Connectivity on Paper: Collapsing, Pending Bridges Point to Jerks in Bihar's Infrastructure Journ...

CNN-News18 — While poll-bound Bihar's demands have moved beyond Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's age-old poll promise of 'bijli, paani aur sadak' (electricity, water and roads); collapsing bridges, unconstructed sanctioned projects and the urgency to launch new ones point towards hidden cracks in the state's 15-year-old 'sushasan'.
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Bihar Had Very Few Cases of Communal Violence for Several Years, Then Something Changed in 2017

Bihar Had Very Few Cases of Communal Violence for Several Years, Then Something Changed in 2017

CNN-News18 — Poll-bound Bihar was among the northern Indian states with the lowest number of incidents of communal violence reported till 2017. But that has changed in the past three years.
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Liquor Ban, Lack of Vigilance: How Drug Business Thrived in Bihar, Drove Scores to Addiction

Liquor Ban, Lack of Vigilance: How Drug Business Thrived in Bihar, Drove Scores to Addiction

CNN-News18 — The roads in Patna are packed with hoardings bearing photos of students who recently cracked the prestigious IIT-JEE or AIIMS entrance examinations for admissions to top-ranked engineering and medical institutes in the country. The city is a hub for students from across the state, who head to the state capital to secure a good career at an affordable cost.
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Gulf Returnees, Reverse Migration, Dying Job Market: 'Underdog' Factors That May Decide Bihar Bat...

Gulf Returnees, Reverse Migration, Dying Job Market: 'Underdog' Factors That May Decide Bihar Bat...

CNN-News18 — Rising unemployment is a slowly unfolding crisis in Bihar. The state is expected to have assembly elections in October-November, even as it has been battered by floods and rising novel coronavirus cases. However, the youth unemployment and reverse migration from other parts of India and the Gulf have turned into an underlying crisis that has largely been ignored by the state government.
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Pakistan's Kashmir Policy Post-Article 370

Pakistan's Kashmir Policy Post-Article 370

The Diplomat Magazine — Advertisement Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been no different than his predecessors with regard to Kashmir policy, as his government both uses bilateral talks and raises the issue internationally. However, India's move to abrogate the special status of the Kashmir Valley last August, which observers expect to result in demographic changes in the valley, has been significant.
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Bombay Cinema and Postmodernism: Capturing Poverty Through a New Lens

Bombay Cinema and Postmodernism: Capturing Poverty Through a New Lens

igi-global.com — The chapter explores the inception of the postmodern trends in postmodern cinema in India. It argues that the postmodern cinema in India is a result of multiple factors including foreign investment in Bollywood, the prevalence of the postmodern cinema in the West in the 1970s-1980s, and the experime...
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VICE - India is Cracking Down on Anti-CAA Student Activists Despite Lockdown

VICE - India is Cracking Down on Anti-CAA Student Activists Despite Lockdown

VICE — Umar Khalid at the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest in New Delhi's "Tahrir Square", Shaheen Bagh. Khalid, along with many student activists who spearheaded the movement, are now being targeted by the Indian government for their involvement in the protests. Photo: Ishaan Chawla "This government can go to any extent to stifle our voices.
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Densely Populated UP and Bihar Have Recorded Just About 6% of India's Covid-19 Cases but Some Exp...

Densely Populated UP and Bihar Have Recorded Just About 6% of India's Covid-19 Cases but Some Exp...

CNN-News18 — Patna: Brazil has reported more than 23,700 Covid-19 cases with over 1,350 deaths while France has around 1,36,000 cases with close to 15,000 fatalities. Two Indian states having populations at par with the two countries have about 550 and 65 cases. These are the densely populated Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
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Ticking Bomb for Bihar? As Migrants Return Home, State has 9 Functioning Hospitals with 390 Speci...

Ticking Bomb for Bihar? As Migrants Return Home, State has 9 Functioning Hospitals with 390 Speci...

CNN-News18 — Patna: After the Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, over 50,000 migrant labourers working across the country who were rendered jobless have started returning back to Bihar. But the government data of the state-run healthcare shows a whopping deficit of infrastructure facilities and a dearth of medical professionals.
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In 'Quarantined' France, International Students Scared to Put Families At Risk

In 'Quarantined' France, International Students Scared to Put Families At Risk

CNN-News18 — Paris: As the French government announced shutting of all colleges and other non-essential places to contain the spread of novel coronavirus, uncertainty looms over future of hundreds of international students studying across France.
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From Racism to Avoiding 'Bisous': How Coronavirus Dread has Hit Fever Pitch in Europe

From Racism to Avoiding 'Bisous': How Coronavirus Dread has Hit Fever Pitch in Europe

CNN-News18 — The effect is most visible among students who come to Europe from different parts of the world. While Italy is closing down universities, France is proposing that students, who recently travelled to the neighbouring country, stay home for two weeks.
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Bhojpuri is Making Voters Dance in Delhi Election. Theek Hai! | A News18.com Immersive

Bhojpuri is Making Voters Dance in Delhi Election. Theek Hai! | A News18.com Immersive

CNN-News18 — Since the end of the first week of January, the dingy basement in the narrow lanes of north Delhi has started witnessing footfall. A narrow staircase leads to a musty basement that is barely visited by any daylight or air. The claustrophobic space, divided into two rooms using a plywood, can hardly accommodate 10-12 people.
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Bad Loans Under Mudra Scheme On A Rise, Reveals RTI

Bad Loans Under Mudra Scheme On A Rise, Reveals RTI

CNN-News18 — New Delhi: The government's flagship scheme to support micro enterprises in the country, Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana, has generated bad loans worth Rs 7,490 crore in three public sector banks between April 2015 and October 2019.
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VICE - Police Attacked Me While Studying in My College Library. Now I Might Go Blind

VICE - Police Attacked Me While Studying in My College Library. Now I Might Go Blind

VICE — (Left) A security personnel fires tear gas to disperse protesters during a demonstration against India's new citizenship law in New Delhi on December 17, 2019. Photo: Money SHARMA / AFP; (Right) Mohammad Minhajjudin
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