Asmita Sarkar

Articles by Asmita Sarkar

Asmita Sarkar covers news and current affairs from India and world for IBTimes India. She is interested in politics, women's rights, fiction, photography, and travel. She has worked for citizen journalism portal Youth Ki Awaaz and has interned with the Times of India, Al Jazeera, Roli Books, Platform Magazine, and Campus Diaries before venturing into digital journalism. She was a Nokia Create to Inspire fellow. She has a Masters in Literature from the Hindu College, Delhi University and a PG Diploma in journalism from Indian Institute of Mass Communication.

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Malegaon blasts

Malegaon blast case: NIA court rejects bail application of Sadhvi Pragya

The agency had earlier said in its charge sheet that there was no case against Thakur due to lack of evidence.

Jun 28, 2016

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Bengaluru: Nigerian woman tied with rope, sedated after she turned violent during altercation

The woman was sedated in the hospital after she reportedly turned violent and created a ruckus.

Jun 28, 2016

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J&K: 1 terrorist killed in encounter in Kupwara district

A Hizbul commander was reportedly hiding inside a house.

Jun 28, 2016

Modi Sharif

India needs to be alert over Pakistan all the time: PM Modi

Narendra Modi also wondered with whom â€” the government or "other actors" â€” in the neighbouring country can one draw lines over conducting talks.

Jun 28, 2016

pope francis

Catholic Church should apologise to homosexuals, says Pope Francis

The pope said that they should not be "discriminated against."

Jun 27, 2016

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Israel, Turkey to resume full diplomatic ties after 6 years

Relations between the two countries soured after air strikes from Israel killed 10 Turkish pro-Palestine activists in 2010.

Jun 27, 2016

Akhilesh Yadav, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav expands Cabinet before 2017 elections

Balram Singh Yadav, who had been sacked after facilitated the merger between the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Mukhtar Ansari's Quami Ekta Dal (QED), has been reinstated.

Jun 27, 2016

BrahMos supersonic cruise missiles

India joins the Missile Technology Control Regime to 'bolster non-proliferation agenda'

India became the 35th MTCR member, after receiving membership papers from the Netherlands, France and Luxembourg on Monday.

Jun 27, 2016

Lebanon bombing

Lebanon suicide bomb attacks kill 5, injure several

The incident took place in the village of Qaa in Bekaa valley along the Syria border.

Jun 27, 2016

London

120,000 sign petition to declare London independent from the UK to join EU

The petition urges the mayor to make the divorce from the U.K. as London is a metropolitan city and wants to remain at the heart of Europe.

Jun 25, 2016

Mehbooba mufti

J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti wins Anantnag bypoll by 12,000 votes

The polling took place, as the Anantnag Assembly position was vacant since Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's death.

Jun 25, 2016

delhi university

Delhi University admissions: 50% applicants are from capital city this year

Among Delhi-based aspirants, the most number of applications came from South Delhi, the university said in a statement.

Jun 25, 2016

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Rajasthan: 14-year-old set on fire after being gang-raped

The police also said that the girl was afraid to tell her grandparents who were sleeping in the house.

Jun 25, 2016

Saudi Arabia police

Saudi Arabia: Police officer shot dead in Shiite city

There has been unrest among the Shiite community in the predominantly Sunni country after a Shiite cleric was executed in January.

Jun 25, 2016

Illinois jail

US: Elderly Indian-American couple indicted for $40 million fraud

The couple hid assets and cash from creditors after defaulting to pay $40 million in personal and corporate loans.

Jun 24, 2016

david cameron resignation

After David Cameron's resignation, who will lead the EU negotiations as prime minister?

The "will" of the British people must be respected, Cameron said at the press briefing.

Jun 24, 2016

Brexit

After Brexit, will there be further cracks in European Union?

Other nations that are sceptical of the EU might also sound the horn for an exit now that Britain has shown a consensus on leaving.

Jun 24, 2016

jiangsu province china

China: 98 dead, 800 injured in hailstorm, tornado, heavy rain in Jiangsu province

Rescue operations were underway on Friday in search of the missing under debris of houses that were leveled during the storm.

Jun 24, 2016

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Porn association in Japan apologises after woman complains of being coerced into acting in adult films

The association also apologised for not addressing the issue earlier.

Jun 23, 2016

protest against rape

Bihar: 2, including a 10-year-old child, gangraped in Motihari in a week

The two gangrapes took place in two different locations in Motihari district of Bihar.

Jun 23, 2016

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