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.
Guatemala: 2 former soldiers sentenced to 120 and 240 years for forcing indigenous women into sexual slavery
West Bengal: NIA detains 19-year-old and his father for suspected ISIS links
Iran elections 2016: Early forecasts put reformists and moderates in the lead
Suicide attack in Afghanistan's Kunar province kills 11 people, injures 40
Government forces continue air strikes in Syria hours before midnight ceasefire
US: Sikhs raise $400,000 for awareness campaign about community
2 people killed after plane crash-lands in Nepal, 9 injured
Turkey: 2 journalists released as court rules press freedom violated
Iran election 2016: Voters choose MPs and Assembly of Experts for the first time after nuclear deal
Somalia: Mortar attacks in Mogadishu kill mother, 2 children
Transgenders will get shelter in 50-acre housing facility outside city, says Bengaluru Development minister
Reactions to Rail Budget 2016: Former ministers trash new budget
Australia warns travelers against visiting Indonesia amid looming terror threat
Reports of rape during Jat quota stir false, says Haryana DGP
JNU row: Kanhaiya Kumar organised event where anti-national slogans were raised, says Delhi Police status report
Air India mishap: ATC, 2 pilots suspended after plane hits light pole in Mumbai airport
Bolivian President Evo Morales loses bid to contest elections for 4th term
Maharashtra: 17 arrested for assaulting 2 policemen who stopped them from raising saffron flag
Nepal: All 23 passengers onboard missing Tara Air plane reported dead
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