Shikha Chaturvedi, Jayant Pankaj

All stories by Shikha Chaturvedi, Jayant Pankaj

AI Misuse Fuels India's Growing Fake News Crisis
Rediff.com14 Mar 2026

From 2022 to 2024, X, Facebook, and WhatsApp emerged as the primary platforms...

Infiltration Surges Along India-Myanmar Border
Rediff.com27 Feb 2026

23,926 infiltrators were arrested across various border regions between 2014 and 2025.

New GDP Series Reshapes India's Growth Story
Rediff.com27 Feb 2026

Base revisions are technical exercises, but history shows they can significantly...

Women Constitute 30% Of Trafficking Arrests in India
Rediff.com29 Jan 2026

Coastal states such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra recorded the highest...

Rupee Fall Delays India's No. 4 Dream
Rediff.com19 Jan 2026

The exchange rate of the rupee against the dollar may delay the economy's rise to...

AI Changes Who Gets Hired And Fired
Rediff.com14 Jan 2026

As AI adoption replaces routine roles, hiring is increasingly shifting toward...

Demolitions Double in 7 Years; Rehab Remains Scarce
Rediff.com10 Jan 2026

In 2023, Delhi accounted for the highest share of evictions at 53 per cent, followed by...

Rupee Went Down 4.9% In 2025
Rediff.com10 Jan 2026

It underperformed peers amid volatile capital flows and uneven forex support.

Bengal SIR: Muslim Districts See No Major Impact
Rediff.com8 Jan 2026

More voter deletions recorded in draft SIR exercises than to the combined SSRs in the...

Staff Behaviour Still Bugs Air Travellers
Rediff.com5 Jan 2026

SpiceJet recorded the highest complaint rate per 10,000 passengers, rising sharply from...

Lynching Sees No End
Rediff.com3 Jan 2026

Between 2014 and 2023, India recorded 189 lynching cases.

Violence Against Christians On Rise
Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

There has been an increase in violence against Christians over the past 12 years --...

SIR Exercise Covers Half Of Electorates
Rediff.com27 Dec 2025

Since 2004, 12 states have added 160 million people to their rolls.

Indian Pilots Fly 246 Hours A Year
Rediff.com20 Dec 2025

Most Indian airlines recorded a rise in average flying hours per pilot after the Covid...

India's Nuclear Power Push: Big Goals, Slow Build
Rediff.com16 Dec 2025

India's nuclear energy share in total installed capacity remains limited, fluctuating...

Will White-Collar Terror Be the New Normal?
Rediff.com1 Dec 2025

9 accused individuals have held white-collar job positions since 2017.

Why Do So Many People Die In Custody?
Rediff.com26 Nov 2025

Custodial deaths are a serious and long-lasting problem in India, with over 28,000...

Will India Miss 2030 Emission Target?
Rediff.com19 Nov 2025

New data shows India's emissions rising faster than its 2030 targets.

Alarming Rise Of Sexual Violence Against Dalit Women
Rediff.com3 Nov 2025

57,766 cases of atrocities against the SCs were reported in 2023, the highest in the...

Corn Tests India-US Trade Ties
Rediff.com2 Oct 2025

Between FY18 and FY25, India's annual corn imports from the US averaged just about $2...