Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Chandrashekar is a Senior Editor at NDTV. A journalist with 15+ years across print and digital media, he also has degrees in Sociology and Economics. He has worked in the political, business, sports, and entertainment news spaces, but is happiest just watching football.
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"Dilute, Defame, Divide, Disenfranchise": Congress' '4D' Attack On Waqf Bill
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi launched a fierce counterattack Wednesday - after Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled the Waqf Amendment Bill - accusing the BJP-led government of trying to "defame (and) disenfranchise minorities" and staging an "a
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Kiren Rijiju Blasts UPA Government: "Parliament Was Being Claimed As Waqf"
The promised eight-hour debate Wednesday on the Waqf Amendment Bill began with a point of order raised by an opposition MP - NK Ramachandran of the Revolutionary Socialist Party - who questioned the authority of the JPC that scrutinised the bill.
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1,000-Bed Myanmar Hospital Is "Mass Casualty Area" After 7.7 Earthquake
A 1000-bed hospital in Myanmar capital Naypyidaw is a likely "mass casualty area", news agency AFP said Friday afternoon after a 7.7 earthquake struck near the city of Sagaing.
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Panic In Myanmar, Bangkok As Buildings Collapse, Airport Damaged In Quake
Collapsed bridges and buildings, shaking skyscrapers with water from infinity pools falling hundreds of feet to the ground - scenes that followed a big 7.7 earthquake in central Myanmar that led to tremors in northern Bangkok and southwestern China.
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Powerful Earthquakes Leave Nearly 700 Dead In Myanmar, Thailand
At least 694 people were killed and 1,670 injured after six earthquakes - the biggest of7.7 magnitude- hit near Sagaing in central Myanmar at 12.50pm (local time) Friday.
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NDTV Explains: Trump's 25% Auto Tariffs. What Are They, Who Is Affected?
US President Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff on automobiles and auto parts imported into that country - and the 25 per cent levy on steel and aluminium imports - mark a significant escalation in a global trade war brewing since he took oath in Jan.
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"Sorry...": Supreme Court Nixes Urgent Hearing Plea In Delhi Judge Cash Case
The Supreme Court refused an oral plea for an urgent hearing into a petition seeking directions to police to file a complaint and investigate burnt bundles of cash found earlier this month at the home of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma.
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"Transfer Only First Step, Top Court Probing": Sources On Cash At Judge Home
The transfer of Delhi High Court judge Justice Yashwant Varma - in whose home a pile of unaccounted cash was found last week - is not the "final step", sources told NDTV Friday, confirming the Supreme Court had ordered a preliminary inquiry.
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"Not Just About MPs...": MK Stalin's Message Before Big Delimitation Meet
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has spoken ahead of a crucial meeting in Chennai this weekend, at which political leaders from seven states, including those from Odisha, Punjab, and Bengal, will discuss the delimitation row.
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"Eye-Wash...": BJP Slams Tamil Nadu Budget, Its 4 MLAs And AIADMK Walk Out
The BJP's four Tamil Nadu MLAs walked out of the Assembly Friday, as the budget was being read out, to protest the currency symbol swap and allegations of corruption in TASMAC, the state-run liquor sales agency.
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Tamil Nadu Replaces Rupee Symbol In State Budget Amid Massive Row With Centre
Tamil Nadu on Thursday replaced the rupee symbol in promotional material for the 2025/26 state budget - which will be presented Friday morning - with a Tamil letter.
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"National Education Policy Meant To Develop Hindi, Not India": MK Stalin
The 'language war' between Tamil Nadu and the centre - the contention that the BJP is trying to impose Hindi on the southern state in the guise of a National Education Policy - continued Wednesday with MK Stalin calling it a plan to develop Hindi.
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NDTV Explains Nepal's 'Return Of The King' Movement. A Hindu Monarchy Again?
Nearly seventeen years ago - on May 28, 2008, to be exact - Nepal abolished a 239-year-old Hindu monarchy. On Sunday, over 10,000 campaigned for it to be restored.
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NDTV Explains New Immigration Bill That Can Deny Foreigners Visas Over 'National Security'
Foreigners can be denied visas on national security grounds, their movements can be restricted, and they can be penalised for violating rules governing entry into, and exit from, India, according to a proposed law tabled by Home Minister Amit Shah.
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"Ruining Students' Future", "Arrogant": Centre vs Tamil Nadu on Hindi Row
The Tamil Nadu vs centre 'language war' - over the new National Education Policy and the 'imposition of Hindi' on the state, and others in South India - exploded after Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's comments about the DMK.
