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.
Institut Pasteur: From Rabies to Frontier R&D
June 4, 2026
#OnThisDay: On June 4, 1887, Louis Pasteur formally founded the Institut Pasteur in Paris built on international donations after his successful rabies vaccine. #MIG
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Aboriginal Rights: Persisting Inequality in Australia
June 3, 2026
#OnThisDay: On June 3, 1992, aboriginal Rights activist Eddie Koiki Mabo won a landmark case when the Australian High Court decided in favour of Torres Strait Islander peoples and Aboriginal peoples. #MIG
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Delhi transport strike reaches Secretariat as drivers demand fare revision
May 23, 2026
From May 21, several autorickshaws and taxis have stayed off the roads in response to a strike and protest called by as many as 68 unions that have demanded an urgent revision of fares in view of repeated hikes in price of petrol as well as Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) that fuels...
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Bachendri & Pal Other Indian Women At Top Of World
May 23, 2026
#OnThisDay: On May 23, 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. #MIG
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International Day for Biological Diversity
May 22, 2026
#OnThisDay: On May 22, International Day for Biological Diversity is observed to raise awareness about protecting Earth’s ecosystems and halting biodiversity loss. #MIG
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Inflation spikes up days after fuel price hike
May 21, 2026
Petrol and diesel prices rose another 90 paise per litre on Tuesday, taking the growing rise to INR 3.90 in five days and the pain is spreading well beyond the fuel pump. The current effect of rising fuel costs has already begun pushing up prices of daily essentials, with milk pr...
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Rise, Reforms and Assassination of Rajiv Gandhim
May 21, 2026
#OnThisDay:On May 21, 1991, Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, son of Indira Gandhi, and grandson of Jawaharlal Nehru, was assassinated in a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
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Absence of online voting, postal ballots hit voting by NRIs
May 18, 2026
Abel Varghese has been managing a hotel in Kuwait for the last 11 years. He is 26 years old, fluent in three languages, handles a team of 14 people, and knows how to navigate a foreign country with the quiet competence that most migrants develop out of necessity. But recently whe...
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India’s culinary heritage under attack in UP, say critics
May 17, 2026
When Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the ‘One District, One Cuisine’ (ODOC) initiative in Lucknow recently, the state government framed it as a landmark moment for the promotion of regional food culture. However, within days, the scheme began facing flak over n...
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World Hypertension Day: Rapid Spread of Lifestyle Disease
May 17, 2026
#OnThisDay:On May 17, World Hypertension Day is observed to raise awareness about hypertension, and to encourage hypertension patients to regulate their condition. #MIG
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International Day of Light: From Too Little to Too Much
May 16, 2026
#OnThisDay: On May 16, 2018, the first International Day of Light was observed, as mandated by UNESCO. #MIG
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On International Nurses Day spotlight on deepening nursing crisis in India
May 12, 2026
As the world marks International Nurses Day today, India presents a paradox that is hard to ignore. Every year, the country trains nearly 300,000 nursing graduates among the highest in the world yet continues to face a deepening shortage of working nurses. The pipeline is full....
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