Quratulain Rehbar

Journalist: mostly @nikkeiasia

Kashmir / New Delhi

[Quratulain Rehbar @ainulrhbr]

In early December, I along with my colleague @Anuj__Behal visited Uttar Pradeshs Tunisia village to report on India’s AI data-centre boom.

This story looks at how 200+ data centres are reshaping water stress and groundwater access in host communities.

@NikkeiAsia

https://t.co/pZrpl3x5Fl

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Gold has long been central to Indian weddings as it symbolizes wealth, status and financial security. But is the precious metal losing its luster as prices soar?
https://t.co/NnaOx4DUqO

[The Indian Express @IndianExpress]

For the 22 lakh medical college candidates forced to put their dreams on hold until the NEET UG retest on June 21, and for the 4 lakh CBSE students left in limbo after questions were raised over the new marking system, the real test now is not just of merit — but of faith in a system.

Our investigation into 45 major exam paper leaks over the past two decades found that only two cases have led to convictions.

More than 3.86 crore aspirants were affected, while most cases remain stuck in courts, under investigation, or have simply hit a dead end.

Express Investigation by: Shyamlal Yadav, Jay Mazoomdaar

Click on the 🔗 below to read full article.
https://t.co/jbhT4eaobx

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

India's Gen Z anger stokes 'cockroach' movement; website taken down

Supreme Court justice's 'parasite' barb sparks rebellion among disaffected youth

https://t.co/GGdIFSkAJj

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

India's Gen Z anger stokes 'cockroach' movement; website taken down https://t.co/BfZ7d6nV2w

[newslaundry @newslaundry]

Delhi’s pollution may be harming babies before they even take their first breath.

@SavyasachiAstha and @AkankhyaAk72623's investigation found that preterm births in 5 years Delhi’s preterm birth rate rose over 21%

🔒 Read.

https://t.co/rZ4BMVyCmN

[Forbes @Forbes]

India’s Own Affordability And Jobs Crisis Drives A Growing ‘Cockroach’ Protest
https://t.co/Gnf3p6mLqy

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

India pushes $10bn Great Nicobar infra project near Malacca Strait https://t.co/jeFYgn5BIf

[Abhishek @MSDianAbhiii]

Instagram people will learn about Hantavirus two weeks from now.

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Indians' hopes for German degrees dashed after Berlin restricts visas https://t.co/W8m3anPKbe

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Indian military drone exports set to enter multifold growth phase https://t.co/asecRT0xJ6

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Why did India delete 10% of the electorate, including Muslims and minorities, weeks before the election got underway in the state of West Bengal?
https://t.co/EMD7OmOXCi

[Quratulain Rehbar @ainulrhbr]

@_sabahgurmat Thanks Sabah! Think most of them didn’t even read the story. So not surprised! :)

[The Wire @thewire_in]

The Politics of Misogyny Will Always Be Obscene

The image shared by a rightwing troll account reflects the pervert fantasy that a powerful woman can be politically defeated by sexually degrading her. It transcends party lines.

@chhuti_is✍️
https://t.co/W9lBxfTAor

[IFJ @IFJGlobal]

📢 New study on the #surveillance of journalists.
The IFJ has released a landmark investigative study exposing how journalists are subject to a systemic infrastructure of control through increasingly sophisticated digital surveillance technologies.

➡️ https://t.co/zCzkyVi3uu

[Anisha Dutta @A2D2_]

BREAKING: The Election Commission issued a new list today and memo with thousands of names linked with TMC across 142 constituencies up for polls next, seeking preventative action/detention, citing a way around the Calcutta High Court order that previously stayed its earlier memo on ‘trouble makers.’

https://t.co/a3FxYIJRV0

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

India drops 9m voters, or 10% of total, weeks before West Bengal poll https://t.co/pRDQrB3WRm

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

India's coffee exporters squeezed as Iran conflict disrupts shipping

Industry fears 80% of West Asia market at risk as buyers seek alternative sourcing

https://t.co/fxKAhAMPCY

[Ronan Farrow @RonanFarrow]

(🧵1/11) For the past year and a half, I've been investigating OpenAI and Sam Altman for @NewYorker. With my coauthor @andrewmarantz, I reviewed never-before-disclosed internal memos, obtained 200+ pages of documents related to a close colleague, including extensive private notes, and interviewed more than 100 people.

OpenAI was founded on the premise that A.I. could be the most dangerous invention in human history—and that its C.E.O. would need to be a person of uncommon integrity. We lay out the most detailed account yet of why Altman was ousted out by board members and executives who came to believe he lacked that integrity, and ask: were they right to allege that he couldn't be trusted?

A thread on some of of our findings:

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Good morning, America. This was our most read story while you were sleeping.

India smartphone export growth in doubt as Iran war hits UAE
https://t.co/56JZMOEVM6

[Geeta Mohan گیتا موہن गीता मोहन @Geeta_Mohan]

#Exclusive: India's strategic oil reserves cover just 9.5 days of demand: RTI

By @ashoupadhyay

https://t.co/9hS76tmLY1