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Taniya Dutta

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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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Indian farmers gather in Shambhu, 250 kilometres from Delhi, to resume their march towards the capital to press their demand for guaranteed prices for more than 20 of their crops from the government. EPA
Indian farmers march on Delhi after talks on crop subsidies break down

Farmers are protesting against the government's refusal to guarantee minimum prices

AsiaFebruary 20, 2024
Bipro Behara, a volunteer who guards olive ridley nesting sites, holds up shells of the turtles' eggs on a beach at Podempeta in Ganjam district. Taniya Dutta / The National
From predators to protectors: Indian villagers rally to save their turtle neighbours

Once, this fishing community ate the eggs laid in the mass nesting sites on their shores – now, the people help them to hatch

AsiaFebruary 16, 2024
Indian National Congress accuses Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government of turning the country into an autocracy. EPA
India's tax department freezes Congress Party's accounts

Income Tax Department has demanded $25 million, says party treasurer

AsiaFebruary 16, 2024
Farmers sit besides their tractors on a motorway heading towards New Delhi, in India's Punjab state. Reuters
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Indian farmers walk off fields in strike for higher crop prices

Day-long strike to mostly affect northern states, where farm unions have strong presence

WorldFebruary 16, 2024
India's Supreme Court has scrapped a law that allowed anonymous donations to political parties. AP
India’s Supreme Court scraps bonds scheme before election

System allowed donations to political parties anonymously and without limits

AsiaFebruary 15, 2024
Security officers at a road block to stop protesting farmers marching on the Indian parliament, along the Ghazipur New Delhi-Uttar Pradesh state border. AFP
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Delhi turned into fortress as farmers march on Indian capital

Talks with government have failed to resolve issues including guaranteed minimum crop prices and debt write-offs

AsiaFebruary 13, 2024
All eight of the men convicted in Qatar had served in the Indian Navy. Reuters
Qatar frees eight former Indian Navy officers previously on death row

Delhi's foreign ministry thanks Qatar's Emir for decision to release the men, who were convicted of espionage

AsiaFebruary 12, 2024
The aftermath of protests in Haldwani district, India. Reuters
Shoot-on-sight orders given in Indian town to quell violence

More than 250 Muslim religious properties have been demolished in Uttarakhand in recent months

AsiaFebruary 09, 2024
Mumbai, India. Bloomberg
India proposes laws to tackle cheating in competitive exams for jobs

Tens of thousands of Indians appear for grueling tests to qualify for limited job positions in government but many resort to cheating in desperation

AsiaFebruary 08, 2024
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami introduced the draft bill for a Uniform Civil Code to replace personal laws with common laws to be applied to all religious groups. Photo: Pushkar Singh Dhami
Indian state's new civil law denounced by Muslims

Marriage, divorce, inheritance and adoption will now be governed by a common law rather than vary by religion

AsiaFebruary 08, 2024
A team of 50 experts is searching for the leopard in India’s Himalayan Uttarakhand state. File photo: Sujan Jawai Leopard Camp
Indian authorities hunt leopard that killed two children

Deadly attacks in Uttarakhand prompt massive search for wild cat

AsiaFebruary 06, 2024
The fireworks factory went up in flames following the blast. It has been reported that the site was being run illegally. AFP
At least 10 killed in blast at Indian fireworks factory

More than 60 people were injured after blast sparked large blaze in Madhya Pradesh

AsiaFebruary 06, 2024
Flower petals are thrown to welcome Narendra Modi to a public rally in Guwahati on February 4. AP
India elections 2024: Modi confident of winning third term

Country's voters will elect new government in May this year

AsiaFebruary 05, 2024
Satendra Siwal, who has worked at India's embassy in Moscow since 2021, was arrested in Lucknow. Photo: Uttar Pradesh Police
Indian embassy staff member charged with spying for Pakistan

Suspect, 28, accused of sharing classified information in exchange for money

AsiaFebruary 05, 2024
Riot police stand guard outside the Gyanvapi Mosque during Friday prayers in Varanasi. AFP
Riot police guard Muslims praying at disputed Indian mosque

Hindus claim there was a temple at the disputed religious site in Varansi

AsiaFebruary 02, 2024
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