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Taniya Dutta

Taniya Dutta

Taniya Dutta is a journalist based in New Delhi who covers Indian politics, culture, social issues and gender equality. In her decade-long journalistic career, she has covered India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh and has written for The Washington Post, TRT World, The Mirror and The Scottish Sun among other British publications.

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A garment store is set ablaze in Dhaka on Sunday during a protest against job quotas. AFP
Death toll hits 300 in Bangladesh as 98 killed in new unrest over job quotas

Students have demanded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation

AsiaAugust 05, 2024
National Disaster Response Force personnel assess the damage to a road amid an attempt to rescue stranded pilgrims in Kedarnath. AFP
At least 24 killed in India's Himalayan states as heavy rain causes landslides

More than 4,000 people are stranded along mountain path to Hindu pilgrimage site

AsiaAugust 02, 2024
Members of rescue teams cross a temporary bridge to reach isolated residents after landslides in Wayanad district, in Kerala. Reuters
Kerala observes two days' mourning as landslide death toll nears 150

Hundreds feared trapped under debris after heavy rainfall

AsiaJuly 31, 2024
Rescuers help residents after landslides in Wayanad, in the southern state of Kerala, India. Reuters
At least 98 killed and hundreds trapped after Kerala landslide

More than 100 families cut off in Wayanad district after bridge destroyed and houses swept away

AsiaJuly 30, 2024
A screengrab of footage from Indian Prime Minister's Narendra Modi speech at the Kargil War Memorial in Dras. AFP
Modi criticises Pakistan in tribute to troops killed in Kargil War

Hundreds died in 1999 conflict that raised fears of full-scale war between nuclear-armed nations

AsiaJuly 26, 2024
Rescuers carry the injured pilot to safety. AFP
Nepal plane crash pilot recovering after cockpit ripped away from doomed aircraft

Doctors say he is stable but has broken ribs and vertebra

AsiaJuly 25, 2024
An almost-deserted call centre in Dhaka on Tuesday, closed by the nationwide curfew and internet shutdown. AFP
Bangladesh restores telecommunications and relaxes curfew as protests dwindle

Student demonstrators have given government a new 48-hour ultimatum to meet their demands

AsiaJuly 24, 2024
Rescue operations are under way at the site of the plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. EPA
Pilot survives Saurya Airlines plane crash in Nepal that killed 18 others on board

The plane plunged into a gorge while taking off from Kathmandu airport for a test flight to Pokhara

AsiaJuly 24, 2024
Thousands of students have joined protests in Bangladesh. The authorities have arrested more than 500 people over the violence. AP
Bangladeshi students suspend protests amid curfew

More than 160 people have been killed in nationwide unrest over a job quota scheme

AsiaJuly 22, 2024
RSS volunteers march at an event to mark the Hindu New Year in Allahabad. AFP
Indian civil servants now allowed to join far-right Hindu group

Bureaucrats, academics, police officers and even judges now allowed membership of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

AsiaJuly 22, 2024
A patient suspecting of suffering from a Nipah infection is moved to isolation at Kozhikode Medical College in the Kozhikode district of Kerala on July 20, 2024. Reuters
India's Kerala state issues alert after boy dies from Nipah virus

Parts of southern state earmarked as high-risk zones for disease believed to have originated in bats

AsiaJuly 22, 2024
Celebration on the day of the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in Thulasendrapuram, where Harris' maternal grandfather was born and grew up, January 2021. Reuters
US presidential candidate Harris could spark celebrations in India

Thulasendrapuram, in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu, celebrated when Ms Harris became vice president

AsiaJuly 22, 2024
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present her interim budget to Parliament on February 1. The Economic Survey is to be presented on Monday July 22, a day before the national budget. Reuters
Indian Finance Minister to present country's state of economy ahead of national budget

The government is expected to boost public infrastructure to stimulate economic growth and create jobs

AsiaJuly 22, 2024
Armed Bangladeshi soldiers stand guard outside the Supreme Court in Dhaka, Bangladesh. EPA
Bangladesh top court trims job quota scheme following deadly student protests

The court also called for protesters to return to class

AsiaJuly 21, 2024
Protesters clash with Border Guard Bangladesh and the police outside the state-owned Bangladesh Television in Dhaka on July 19, 2024. Reuters
Bangladesh under curfew as deadly students' protests surge

A near-total internet disruption was in effect in the capital, Dhaka, with phone lines also down on Friday

AsiaJuly 20, 2024
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