Simi Chakrabarti

Journalist and Producer. Previously @ABCAustralia, @CBC. Music, Travel, Chai, Anytime.

[Simi Chakrabarti @SimeeyC]

Apocalyptic scenes. Zombies moving on bare streets. Oh well, it’s just a dust-storm. Brown sky. Thunder. Lightning. #duststorm

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Telescope finds promising hints of life on distant planet https://t.co/W647GS1FHt

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

BluSmart breakdown - how Uber's EV rival in India collapsed https://t.co/f8DimN5RtF

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Astronauts Butch and Suni finally back on Earth https://t.co/LsbAYHWamA

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Dying with dignity: Breaking the taboo around 'living wills' in India https://t.co/sYsG2bG0zX

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Chinese fashion giant Shein re-enters India five years after ban https://t.co/11iO2nRHuK

[The Associated Press @AP]

Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade and credits conservation efforts https://t.co/yeqDQpryMH

[Scroll.in @scroll_in]

After Maha Kumbh stampede, UP government cancels VVIP passes, declares area no-vehicle zone https://t.co/GYLXfu6Uin

[Scroll.in @scroll_in]

From 71 cybercrime complaints registered every day in 2019, the number shot up 87 times in 2024 to 6,175 complaints a day.

In a special series, we track the full arc of this terrifying story in which even the scamsters are victims.

Read 1st part here:
https://t.co/sVIPDp39NW

[Scroll.in @scroll_in]

Indians lost $1.3 billion to #cyberscams in just nine months last year.

In this special series, we track the full arc of this terrifying story in which even the scamsters are victims.

@sighyush decodes how the online scam industry sprung up and Indians became targets.

[The Times Of India @timesofindia]

The #Maharashtra health department reported possibly the first death associated with the #GuillainBarréSyndrome (#GBS) outbreak in #Pune, with cases reaching 101.

The outbreak has led to 16 patients on ventilators and a significant number of cases in children and the elderly.

Know more 🔗 https://t.co/wGch05VQWg

[The Associated Press @AP]

Auschwitz was liberated 80 years ago. The spotlight is on survivors as their numbers dwindle https://t.co/Q78yiZX3kU

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

I want justice as Mumbai cops have ruined my life: Man detained, released in Saif Ali Khan attack case
https://t.co/wjoVOWjJPi

[HT Entertainment @htshowbiz]

Coldplay gives India's largest concert ever with 1.34 lakh fans, more than Diljit-Justin Bieber's biggest shows combined

https://t.co/wxoHejmdTD

[Neelanjan Sircar @NeelanjanSircar]

This is serious academic work in a news paper. Careful mapping and thinking of demographic and spatial shifts and their consequences.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Trump orders US to leave World Health Organization https://t.co/pqs8qJNNEo

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

'I Donald John Trump'.... 47th US president sworn in https://t.co/AxRwjKlZHE

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal takes effect after delay https://t.co/8oNhDPOHvU

[Reuters World @ReutersWorld]

India police volunteer convicted of rape, murder of junior doctor in Kolkata https://t.co/I2TRZqRvpG

[Reuters World @ReutersWorld]

Fire at India's Maha Kumbh Mela festival contained, no one injured https://t.co/8zKro4LDCT