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Sumit Singh

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Bhopal
As seen in: Bhaskar English, Outlook (India), The Wire (India), The Week (India), She The People, NewsClick, TwoCircles.net, Article 14, Maktoob
Covers:  Politics, international affairs, elections, human rights, environment, and culture.
Chief Sub-Editor @BhaskarEnglish_ | Co-founder @TNBengalGazette | Ex @firstpost @themojostory | EJN Grantee | Fellow @aaja, @101reporters, @UN, @BritishCouncil

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Sumit Singh’s Biography

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I’m a freelance journalist based in Delhi, India. I co-founded a digital news outlet called 'The New Bengal Gazette' and serve as its Editor-in-Chief. I’m currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Convergent Journalism from AJK Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia. Earlier, I worked at Firstpost, a digital news channel that focuses on global news. The channel is a part of Network18 Group, India’s largest news network & media conglomerate. Prior to that, I’ve worked for a littl…

Sumit Singh’s Journalist Portfolio

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From The Widowed Colony

From The Widowed Colony

Revisiting 1984 and the anti-Sikh massacre, forty years later, from Tilak Vihar colony

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Days after UP Muslim man killed for resisting Holi colours, police book 117 including his relativ...

Days after UP Muslim man killed for resisting Holi colours, police book 117 including his relativ...

"I don't understand what kind of system this is. We lost a family member. We filed a complaint against those …

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'Attack on India's Soul': Lalu Slams Waqf Bill; Patna Witnesses Massive Protest

'Attack on India's Soul': Lalu Slams Waqf Bill; Patna Witnesses Massive Protest

Sumit Singh, Syed Abubakr/TwoCircles.net Patna: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav described the W…

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'Muslims Will Not Forgive': Massive Protest at Jantar Mantar Against Modi Govt's Waqf Amendment B...

'Muslims Will Not Forgive': Massive Protest at Jantar Mantar Against Modi Govt's Waqf Amendment B...

Thousands gathered at the city's Jantar Mantar on March 17 to voice their opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) …

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'Didn't Even Reply To Our Mails': Family Of Shahzadi Khan, Woman Executed In UAE, Claims MEA Offe...

'Didn't Even Reply To Our Mails': Family Of Shahzadi Khan, Woman Executed In UAE, Claims MEA Offe...

Apart from Shahzadi Khan, 54 Indians are on the death row in foreign lands, 46 of them in Arab countries.

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Family, locals dispute police version of Muslim man’s killing in Unnao during Holi

Family, locals dispute police version of Muslim man’s killing in Unnao during Holi

“They misbehaved and assaulted my father. Despite his objections, they forcefully smeared him with Holi color…

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"India should use its strong ties to push Israel to end Gaza occupation," Palestine FM's exclusive interview with Maktoob

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By Syed Abubakr, Sumit Singh Verified
| Maktoob
“India should use its strong ties to push Israel to end the Gaza occupation,” says Dr Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, Palestine’s Foreign Minister, in an exclusive interview with Maktoob’s Sumit Singh AT and Abubakr Syed. The Oslo Accords weren’t wrong. It’s the implementation that did not work,” says Shahin. She was in New Delhi to attend the second India-Arab Foreign Ministers Meeting. Watch the full interview: VIDEO
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Once a Rival to Taj Mahal, Mughal Gem Bibi Ka Maqbara in Aurangabad Struggles to Survive, Loses Its Luster

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By Sumit Singh Verified, Aditya Porwal
| TwoCircles.net Verified
Aditya Porwal & Sumit Singh, TwoCircles.net Aurangabad (Maharashtra): Bibi Ka Maqbara, the 17th-century Mughal monument in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, is slipping into ruin. Known as the “Taj of the Deccan”, its blackened marble, cracked walls and fading engravings reveal a neglect. Built in 1651 by Aurangzeb in memory of his wife Dilras Banu Begum (Rabia Durrani), the mausoleum was completed over nine years, later repaired by his son, Prince Azam Shah, in 1676.
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65 Lakh Voters Dropped in Bihar: SC Opens Reapplication Route, But Disenfranchisement Fears Persist

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By Sumit Singh Verified
| TwoCircles.net Verified
Sumit Singh, TwoCircles.net New Delhi: The Supreme Court’s August 22 verdict allowing disenfranchised voters in Bihar to reclaim their right to vote using Aadhaar or any of 11 valid ID proofs has been welcomed by Opposition parties. But for observers of India’s democracy, the ruling may have touched a fault line – the normalisation of mass voter deletions, the opacity of electoral rolls and the shrinking avenues for ordinary citizens to reclaim their vote.
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