Rishika Baruah
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Lakshadweep Can Never Handle A Major Tourist Influx. MP Explains Why
The "Chalo Lakshadweep" call on Indian social media amid a stand-off with Maldives over tourism may not even get off the ground given multiple constraints, including the lack of direct flights and the minuscule number -- 150 -- of hotel rooms
- Monday January 15, 2024
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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"Advised Rat-Hole Mining After...": Tunnelling Expert Details Rescue Op
The "softly, softly" approach to drilling escape holes was key to freeing the 41 men trapped beneath the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in Uttarakhand, tunnelling expert Arnold Dix told NDTV Wednesday.
- Wednesday November 29, 2023
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
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Masks To Air Purifiers To Workouts, Big Delhi Pollution Questions Answered
As Delhi records 'severe' air quality for the sixth consecutive day, NDTV spoke to Dr Arvind Kumar, chairman of Institute of Chest Surgery at Medanta Gurugram on the risks due to the toxic air, who is the most vulernable and the right kind of masks
- Wednesday November 8, 2023
- Delhi News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose
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Will Ajit Pawar Succeed Eknath Shinde: Congress Questions BJP Deal
The Congress today indicated that they are standing with Sharad Pawar as they watch the evolving situation in Maharashtra and within ally Nationalist Congress Party.
- Sunday July 2, 2023
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
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Blog: Dear IndiGo, You Are A Nightmare For A New Mother
As a new mother to a four-month-old, finding the time and brain space to write this blog is a testament to how overwhelmed I am with my recent travel nightmares with IndiGo Airlines.
- Wednesday March 22, 2023
- Blog
- Rishika Baruah
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"I Asked God. He Told Me...": Goa Congress Veteran Explains Switch To BJP
Seven months after they took a "loyalty pledge" at a temple, church and a mosque, eight of 11 Congress MLAs in Goa have switched to the ruling BJP.
- Thursday September 15, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah
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Delhi Sees 60% Increase In Hospitalisation For Covid In 14 Days
Hospitalisations in Delhi are up by over 60 per cent as the city reports a surge in coronavirus cases with a positivity rate of 19.20 per cent, highest in over 200 days, data show. At least 90 per cent of those admitted have not taken booster shots.
- Wednesday August 17, 2022
- Delhi News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Arun Nair
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Goa Congress Refutes Mutiny Buzz Amid Reports Of MLAs In Touch With BJP
Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar said such rumours were being spread by the ruling BJP, news agency PTI reported.
- Monday July 11, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy
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"Best Time To Get Covid...": Top Scientist Dismisses Fears For Children
India's overall COVID-19 cases remain low, though there has been an uptick in cases in the last week in several cities. Delhi, for example, is reporting rising COVID-19 cases among children in schools, which is a worrying sign.
- Saturday April 16, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Debanish Achom
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"Badtameezee": Arvind Kejriwal Slams BJP Amid "The Kashmir Files" Row
Arvind Kejriwal said today that the attack on his Delhi residence by protesters angry over his comments on "The Kashmir Files" was "goondagardi (hooliganism)" and the "politics of violence" had to end.
- Thursday April 7, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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PM Modi vs Arvind Kejriwal In 2024? What Delhi Chief Minister Told NDTV
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) performed beyond its own expectations in Punjab and states like Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are "looking promising" for the party, Arvind Kejriwal told NDTV in an exclusive interview today.
- Thursday April 7, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh
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Common Entrance Test, Not Class 12 Marks, To Drive College Admissions
College admissions will be based on a common entrance test from now, not Class 12 marks. This will do away with the stress of impossibly high college cut-offs - often as much as 100% - University Grants Commission (UGC) chief M Jagadesh Kumar says.
- Tuesday March 22, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Akhil Kumar
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BJP Silent On Next Goa Chief Minister, MLAs' Oath Tomorrow
Goa Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai has summoned the session of the state legislative Assembly on Tuesday for new MLAs to take oath even as the BJP is yet to declare the Chief Ministerial face.
- Monday March 14, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Srinivasan Jain, Edited by Aditi Gautam
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BJP's Vishwajit Rane Meets Goa Governor 2 Days After Poll Results
BJP's Vishwajit Rane, a contender for the chief ministership, met the Goa Governor on Saturday. It was a "personal meeting", Mr Rane told NDTV, adding he is a "disciplined soldier" of the BJP.
- Sunday March 13, 2022
- India News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
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Pramod Sawant Resigns, BJP Keeps Up Suspense On Goa Chief Minister
BJP's Pramod Sawant resigned as Chief Minister of Goa today as the party prepares to form a government for the third consecutive time. The BJP emerged as the single largest party in the state (winning 20 out of 40 seats) as results for the assembly e
- Saturday March 12, 2022
- Goa News
- Reported by Rishika Baruah, Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Arun Nair