Arkadev Ghoshal

Articles by Arkadev Ghoshal

A journalist for more than a decade, he has worked in various corners of India. He now teaches Reporting and Editing at St Joseph's College (Autonomous) in Bengaluru.

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Shocker: BJP leader Rameshwar Sharma says suicides were committed by 'subsidy licking' farmers; could this affect party in UP elections 2017? [VIDEO]

All political parties – including the BJP – are trying hard to woo the farmers and lobbying for loan subsidies ahead of the UP Assembly elections.

Feb 18, 2017

Tamil Nadu govt formation: 5 reasons why Palaniswami will find it difficult to prove numbers on February 18

Edappadi Palaniswami, the AIADMK Legislative Party chief, took oath as Tamil Nadu's chief minister on February 16 after Sasikala was convicted in the DA case.

Feb 17, 2017

China finally speaks on Masood Azhar and India's NSG membership, and it's parroting Pakistan's lines! Is this the CPEC talking?

China has said it needs "solid evidence" to support the bid to declare Azhar a terrorist, and if India gets into the NSG, so should Pakistan.

Feb 17, 2017

Bellandur Lake fire: Twitter reacts with horror, humour and some hopelessness

From Kiran Majumdar Shaw to Rahul Raj, Twitterati is repulsed or rib-tickled by the lake in Bengaluru that catches fire from time to time.

Feb 17, 2017

UP elections 2017 Phase 3: Kanpur Dehat creates Guinness World Record for most people holding a banner [PHOTOS]

The banner, created at the behest of the Election Commission, was 3 km long and was held by 3,793 people in the Kanpur Dehat district.

Feb 17, 2017

AIADMK turmoil continues: Senior leader Madhusudanan sacks Sasikala, nephews, and later Palaniswami; are we looking at a split?

Sasikala had 'sacked' Madhusudanan from the party after learning that he had told the EC her election as AIADMK's general secretary was suspect.

Feb 17, 2017

Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat says stone-pelters and disruptors will be shot: Will it bring back unrest in Jammu and Kashmir? | OPINION

General Rawat took a really strong stand when he put stone-pelters and those who disrupted Indian Army operations in the same bracket as terrorists.

Feb 16, 2017

Iraq: 25 children die of hunger in Mosul due to ISIS blockade; thousands more at risk

ISIS forbids sale of food and water, except to families of its own members. The UN has also stopped sending aid to Mosul.

Feb 16, 2017

Tamil Nadu government formation: Who will be the likely ministers when Palaniswami takes oath as chief minister?

Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has invited Sasikala's successor Edappadi Palaniswami to form government.

Feb 16, 2017

TN government formation: Who will be next CM — Palanisamy or Panneerselvam?

With Sasikala back in prison in Bengaluru, it will be either Palanisamy or Panneerselvam who will be the next TN chief minister.

Feb 15, 2017

Sasikala convicted: Chinnamma surrenders in Bengaluru, sent to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison

Chinnamma was found guilty in a Disproportionate Assets case, and will serve the rest of her prison sentence — three years and 11 months — in the Bengaluru jail.

Feb 15, 2017

Love trumps hate in Iraq: Baghdad paints the town red on Valentine's Day despite teddy-beheading by ISIS

The Islamic State group had warned Baghdad residents against celebrating Valentine's Day, and even banned the wearing of red clothes.

Feb 15, 2017

Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu Governor C Vidyasagar Rao

Sasikala convicted: Will the TN governor lean towards Panneerselvam, Palanisamy, president's rule or polls?

TN Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has a number of choices at his disposal — some of them the results of developments over the past two days.

Feb 15, 2017

West Bengal: Did negligence lead to patient death that prompted his kin to ransack Kolkata hospital? [VIDEO]

The patient's kin say the hospital authorities demanded Rs 1.5 lakh for her treatment, and did not give her full treatment because the hospital was given Rs 40,000.

Feb 15, 2017

New chapter in Indo-US ties on cards? 27 US Congressmen coming to India in February

Two delegations — one with 19 Congressmen and another with eight, from both the Democratic and Republican parties — will visit India later this month.

Feb 15, 2017

UP elections 2017: Leading Hindi daily lands in soup as EC orders FIR for publishing exit polls

The daily, along with an advertisement agency, had published an exit poll, despite the EC's ban on them till 5:30 pm on March 8.

Feb 13, 2017

Rajinikanth to float his own political party? 5 factors that will determine whether he succeeds

After it emerged that an RSS functionary had urged Rajinikanth to start a political party, Amitabh Bachchan cautioned the superstar against him.

Feb 13, 2017

Buddhist Kiren Rijiju creates controversy by tweeting that 'Hindu population is reducing' and 'minorities are flourishing'; will SC prosecute him?

The Supreme Court had said in a verdict that no political party can ask for votes in the name of caste, creed or religion.

Feb 13, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Karnataka BJP plans to launch a Bengali cell, starting with Bengaluru

A public meeting will be held in Bengaluru on February 26 as a show of strength, paving the way for a Bengali cell in Karnataka BJP.

Feb 13, 2017

UP elections 2017: SP MLA Arun Verma charged with murder after woman who accused him of rape was found dead

The SP leader, named Arun Verma, is the sitting MLA from the Sadar Assembly constituency, and had been accused of gang-raping the girl with eight others three years ago.

Feb 13, 2017

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Articles by Arkadev Ghoshal

Shocker: BJP leader Rameshwar Sharma says suicides were committed by 'subsidy licking' farmers; could this affect party in UP elections 2017? [VIDEO]

Tamil Nadu govt formation: 5 reasons why Palaniswami will find it difficult to prove numbers on February 18

China finally speaks on Masood Azhar and India's NSG membership, and it's parroting Pakistan's lines! Is this the CPEC talking?

Bellandur Lake fire: Twitter reacts with horror, humour and some hopelessness

UP elections 2017 Phase 3: Kanpur Dehat creates Guinness World Record for most people holding a banner [PHOTOS]

AIADMK turmoil continues: Senior leader Madhusudanan sacks Sasikala, nephews, and later Palaniswami; are we looking at a split?

Indian Army chief Bipin Rawat says stone-pelters and disruptors will be shot: Will it bring back unrest in Jammu and Kashmir? | OPINION

Iraq: 25 children die of hunger in Mosul due to ISIS blockade; thousands more at risk

Tamil Nadu government formation: Who will be the likely ministers when Palaniswami takes oath as chief minister?

TN government formation: Who will be next CM — Palanisamy or Panneerselvam?

Sasikala convicted: Chinnamma surrenders in Bengaluru, sent to Parappana Agrahara Central Prison

Love trumps hate in Iraq: Baghdad paints the town red on Valentine's Day despite teddy-beheading by ISIS

Sasikala convicted: Will the TN governor lean towards Panneerselvam, Palanisamy, president's rule or polls?

West Bengal: Did negligence lead to patient death that prompted his kin to ransack Kolkata hospital? [VIDEO]

New chapter in Indo-US ties on cards? 27 US Congressmen coming to India in February

UP elections 2017: Leading Hindi daily lands in soup as EC orders FIR for publishing exit polls

Rajinikanth to float his own political party? 5 factors that will determine whether he succeeds

Buddhist Kiren Rijiju creates controversy by tweeting that 'Hindu population is reducing' and 'minorities are flourishing'; will SC prosecute him?

EXCLUSIVE: Karnataka BJP plans to launch a Bengali cell, starting with Bengaluru

UP elections 2017: SP MLA Arun Verma charged with murder after woman who accused him of rape was found dead

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'