Pranshu Rathi

Articles by Pranshu Rathi

Pranshu Rathi is a Junior Reporter on the General news desk with the International Business Times, India Edition. He has studied history from Ramjas college and then completed a journalism program from Asian College of Journalism. He enjoys reading and writing about politics and history.

Email : editor@ibtimes.co.in

Syrian army takes Aleppo districts amid intense clashes

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is now close to taking back full control of Aleppo after nearly six years of conflict.

Dec 12, 2016

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Demonetisation woes: CRPF's terror attack survivor commits suicide after failing to withdraw cash

After losing hope, 54-year-old Rakesh Chand, who retired as a head constable in 2012, shot himself with his licensed gun.

Dec 12, 2016

Bengaluru: Activists, commuters miffed with BMTC's move allowing liquor ads on buses

Even though rules prohibit a display of advertisements on transport vehicles, BMTC is little bothered with Rs 15 crore in annual earnings from such ads.

Dec 12, 2016

Noam Chomsky says Trump presidency brings 'very grim future' to the world

With Trump's election, the COP22 Marrakech climate summit would also cease to exist, Noam Chomsky opines.

Dec 11, 2016

5 reasons why this Washington Post scoop on Russian involvement in US elections lacks substance

From lack of enough evidence to points of contradiction and inconsistencies, the crux of the article is peddling assertions by anonymous individuals.

Dec 11, 2016

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Paolo Gentiloni to replace Matteo Renzi as Italy's new prime minister

Gentiloni is considered a close ally of Renzi and will be seen by the opposition as a puppet keeping the seat warm for his Democratic Party colleague, who is planning a comeback in the next election.

Dec 11, 2016

Cyclone Vardah set to hit Chennai coast on Monday

The cyclone is likely to move south-westward over the Bay of Bengal and cross north Tamil Nadu and South Andhra coast.

Dec 11, 2016

Twitter, email accounts of NDTV journalists Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar hacked

Apart from posting abusive tweets, the hackers also tweeted out Dutt's email address and password.

Dec 11, 2016

Global Terrorism Index: India ranks 7th among countries most hit by terror attacks

The country most affected by terrorism last year was Iraq, followed by Afghanistan and Nigeria.

Dec 9, 2016

Silicon Valley, automation and universal basic income; what to do to stay one step ahead of the robots?

You can either learn computer programming and make the robots or slowly become obsolete as our robots take over all the jobs in the world.

Dec 9, 2016

World's heaviest woman–Iman Ahmad Abdulati may have to shell out Rs20 lakh to pay for a commercial flight

Though doctors reached out to air ambulance services, they were told that the door of the aircraft couldn't accommodate Abdulati.

Dec 9, 2016

DU photocopy case: Court restarts copyright suit by major international publishers for trial

The publishers were handed an unfavorable decision by Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw on September 16 after he held that preparing course packs were not in violation of copyright.

Dec 9, 2016

Why did Legion hack Vijay Mallya's Twitter account? It's for his financial details silly!

The hackers who identified themselves as Legion claimed to have details of Mallya's assets at several banks, and passwords of various accounts.

Dec 9, 2016

Judicial review of fiscal policy 'impermissible', Centre tells SC during demonetisation hearing

The case will be heard next on December 14 and in the interim Supreme Court says it will frame broad questions on the issue.

Dec 9, 2016

How will world's heaviest woman be transported to Mumbai for surgery?

Cairo-born Eman Ahmed, who weights 500 kg, is set to receive free treatment from Saifee hospital in Mumbai.

Dec 8, 2016

US health officials concerned over growing use of e-cigarettes among youngsters

Top US health officials have warned that decades of progress in ending the 'tobacco epidemic' may be lost due to e-cigarettes.

Dec 8, 2016

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30 days of demonetisation: What has been the journey so far

A recap of the major events and announcements that happened after the demonetisation announcement on November 8.

Dec 8, 2016

Private jet crash that killed Bin Laden's family came in too fast: AAIB report

The plane landed too far down the runway and caught fire, killing Bin Laden's step-mother, step-sister and another relative, as well as the pilot.

Dec 8, 2016

The truth behind 'modern techie beggar' using a card machine

The video, in which the beggar pulls out a PoS (point of sale) machine, was made in November 2013 and posted on YouTube on January16, 2014.

Dec 8, 2016

Russian MPs hope to get Fifa 17 video game banned due to alleged 'gay propaganda'

According to the 2013 law, such propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations can cause "harm to children's health and development."

Dec 7, 2016

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Articles by Pranshu Rathi

Syrian army takes Aleppo districts amid intense clashes

Demonetisation woes: CRPF's terror attack survivor commits suicide after failing to withdraw cash

Bengaluru: Activists, commuters miffed with BMTC's move allowing liquor ads on buses

Noam Chomsky says Trump presidency brings 'very grim future' to the world

5 reasons why this Washington Post scoop on Russian involvement in US elections lacks substance

Paolo Gentiloni to replace Matteo Renzi as Italy's new prime minister

Cyclone Vardah set to hit Chennai coast on Monday

Twitter, email accounts of NDTV journalists Barkha Dutt and Ravish Kumar hacked

Global Terrorism Index: India ranks 7th among countries most hit by terror attacks

Silicon Valley, automation and universal basic income; what to do to stay one step ahead of the robots?

World's heaviest woman–Iman Ahmad Abdulati may have to shell out Rs20 lakh to pay for a commercial flight

DU photocopy case: Court restarts copyright suit by major international publishers for trial

Why did Legion hack Vijay Mallya's Twitter account? It's for his financial details silly!

Judicial review of fiscal policy 'impermissible', Centre tells SC during demonetisation hearing

How will world's heaviest woman be transported to Mumbai for surgery?

US health officials concerned over growing use of e-cigarettes among youngsters

30 days of demonetisation: What has been the journey so far

Private jet crash that killed Bin Laden's family came in too fast: AAIB report

The truth behind 'modern techie beggar' using a card machine

Russian MPs hope to get Fifa 17 video game banned due to alleged 'gay propaganda'

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'