BREAKING: SUPREME COURT STRIKES DOWN ELECTORAL BONDS SCHEME, says:
- Scheme violates right to information, can lead to quid pro quo
- Curbing black money and ensuring anonymity of donors can't be grounds to defend electoral bonds or need for transparency in political finding
#SupremeCourtofIndia #SupremeCourt #ElectoralBonds #ElectoralBond
Thank you @thewire_in for carrying an excerpt from my upcoming memoir 'City on Fire: A Boyhood in Aligarh'. It begins with a quote by James Baldwin.
Please do read, and if you like it, pre-order the book from the link in my bio @HarperCollinsIN
https://t.co/10VFRQ3YYU
MISSING: My grandfather, a resident of #Deoghar, Jharkhand, is missing since last evening. He is an Alzheimer patient and reportedly left his phone and other imp belongings at home before stepping out, which also includes his the most precious cap.
Soon, the last sliver of electricity and connection will be exhausted. If I die, remember that I, we, were individuals, humans, we had names, dreams, and achievements, and our only fault was that we were just classified as inferior.
Are you an early career Indian photographer?
@Reuters has launched the Danish Siddiqui Photojournalism Internship in memory of our late colleague who continues to inspire us all.
This year-long, paid internship, will be based in Delhi.
Join our team: https://t.co/jSxgXYjgRl
A @Reuters study of the genealogy of US leaders found 5 living presidents, 2 SCOTUS justices, 11 governors and 100 legislators descended from ancestors who enslaved Black people. The findings come amid fierce debate over how to teach US history https://t.co/U7oxogrI09
Rescuers struggled to dig people out of the rubble of collapsed buildings in a 'race against time' as the death toll from an earthquake across a wide area of Turkey and Syria passed 5,000.
The 7.8 magnitude quake was the deadliest in Turkey since 1999 https://t.co/DfUltmOjAW
In 2021 I had visited Joshimath and Raini village, in the state of Uttarakhand, India, where there was a flash flood triggered by glacier. Many people lost their lives and so many workers with NTPC Ltd.’s hydropower plant were feared trapped or swept away.
I was on my way to receive the Pulitzer award ( @Pulitzerprizes) in New York but I was stopped at immigration at Delhi airport and barred from traveling internationally despite holding a valid US visa and ticket.
Are you a newsroom or non-profit looking to expand data storytelling or data viz skills in your organisation? I am available for customised trainings in September - November! Here are few organisations I have trained in the past - https://t.co/K74VAJZpyu
The Pulitzer Prize for feature photography is awarded to Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters for the coverage of COVID in India https://t.co/qiFwmaxrLM
Police detained more than 1,600 Russians protesting against Russia's multi-pronged military operation in Ukraine, while authorities threatened to block media reports that contain what Moscow described as 'false information' https://t.co/VrWJCNENUL 1/5