Masrat Nabi
Masrat Nabi is a journalist covering politics, defense, travel, gender, social issues, and public policy. She enjoys telling stories that highlight different perspectives, explore important issues, and bring attention to topics that often go unnoticed.
Smartphone sales hit 14-year low as India celebrates GDP growth
October 16, 2026
India’s economic growth is facing an uncomfortable test in the smartphone market. While the government claimed that a growth rate of 7.8 pc for the national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, smartphone sales are weakening as rising...
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RSF condemns ‘unprecedented’ detention of 40 journalists during electoral roll protests in India
October 14, 2026
Reporters Without Borders (RSF), a global press freedom organisation, has called for an independent investigation into the detention of almost 40 journalists by police while covering protests against the revision of electoral rolls in New Delhi and other Indian cities on October ...
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India’s alternative accommodation market to reach INR 415 billion by FY29: Booking.com
October 14, 2026
Booking.com, a leading travel portal, has launched How India Travels 2026 – The Homes Edit, a report prepared in partnership with travel research and M&A advisory firm Videc Consultants, in New Delhi on Wednesday, projecting that India’s alternative accommodation market w...
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Kerala Tourism rolls out new packages for Dussehra-Diwali season
October 13, 2026
As the Festival of Lights Diwali approaches, Kerala Tourism has unveiled new packages and week-long itineraries combining multiple destinations and experiences across the state, while expanding international marketing and promoting lesser-known destinations to attract more domest...
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From wires to sensors: Technology reshaping frontier security
October 13, 2026
Countries across the world have been reinforcing their borders, though with different objectives. For some, it is a matter of plugging holes that allow thousands of economic migrants to slip through and for some others, it is a matter of securing borders against an unfriendly nei...
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Government accused of stifling protests by shutting down Jantar Mantar protest site
October 12, 2026
The decision of the Union Government to remove Jantar Mantar, an historic site in central Delhi, as a designated protest site in Delhi has drawn criticism from activists and opposition, who warn that shifting demonstrations away from the centre of political power could make it ha...
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Great living Chola temples: Tamil Nadu’s architectural & spiritual heritage
October 8, 2026
Amongst the various attractions that peninsular India holds for visitors, one of the most prominent is the region’s marvellous temple architecture. All over southern India stand these gems of architectural, cultural and spiritual heritage and many of them have been recognised n...
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Badrinath concert sparks debate over spiritual, environmental violations
October 3, 2026
The ongoing controversy over a music festival organised at Badrinath, part of the Char Dham or the four holiest pilgrimage sites of Hinduism, located in an ecologically-sensitive part of the Himalayas, is no longer only about religious sentiment. It has raised questions over wh...
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AIMRA, AICPDF back down on ‘No UPI Day’ after meeting with FM
October 1, 2026
The All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) and the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) have withdrawn their proposed “No UPI Day” protest scheduled for tomorrow after a trade delegation met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and present...
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Mobile retailers pushback against MDR with ‘No UPI Day’ on October 2
September 30, 2026
Days after some shopkeepers in and around the National Capital Region openly displayed boards saying that they would no longer accept payments through UPI, the Indian digital payments interface, India’s mobile retailers are turning up the heat on their opposition to the propose...
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Shekhwat calls for private investment, new destinations at Assocham National Tourism Conclave
September 30, 2026
The next phase of India’s tourism growth was in focus at the Assocham National Tourism Conclave 2026, that was inaugurated by Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in New Delhi on Wednesday. The conclave, held under the theme Tourism as an Economic Engine:...
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Despite 7.8 pc rise in GDP, Indian households under financial strain
September 29, 2026
The 7.8 pc growth in Indian Gross Domestic Product in the first quarter of the current year, announced recently by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, may have given the government another number to celebrate, but for millions of households, the economic reality is far less reassuring....
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