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.
Eradication of Smallpox: Big Win Over Deadly Virus
May 8, 2026
#OnThisDay: On May 8, 1980, World Health Organisation declared the world free of smallpox, the only infectious disease in human history to have been fully eradicated. #MIG
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Sony Corporation: From Sound to Silverscreen
May 7, 2026
#OnThisDay: On May 7, 1946, Sony Corporation originally named Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo (TTK) was officially founded in Tokyo, Japan, by Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita. #MIG
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BJP’s historic West Bengal win meets a divided public mood
May 5, 2026
Bagging a two-thirds majority, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scored an outstanding win in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly Election, ending 15 years of Trinamool Congress rule in a state that political observers had long considered a fortress of Mamata Banerjee and a no-go ar...
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World Tuna Day: Victim of Overfishing
May 2, 2026
#OnThisDay:On May 2, World Tuna Day is observed to raise awareness about the ecological and economic importance of tuna & to promote sustainable fishing.#MIG
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Dumas, the haunted beach of Gujarat
May 1, 2026
Dumas Beach, 21 km southwest of Surat, India’s diamond and textile hub, is renowned for its unique black sand and widespread reputation as a haunted site, largely due to its history as a Hindu cremation ground. Locals avoid the beach at night due to stories of whispered warning...
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Climbers Lost On Mount Everest
May 1, 2026
#OnThisDay: On May 1, 1999, the body of British mountaineer George Mallory was discovered on Mount Everest, some 75 years after he and Andrew Irvine disappeared while attempting to become the first people to summit the peak. #MIG
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International Jazz Day: More Than Just Music
April 30, 2026
#OnThisDay: On April 30, International Jazz Day is celebrated to raise awareness about jazz.
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Manipur burns in silence with three more deaths in a week
April 27, 2026
With three more deaths in under a week, the death toll in ethnic clashes in Manipur just in April has reached eight, with over 20 others, including two children, injured. With fresh violence, the Bishnupur-Churachandpur road, which is the key artery in the state, has remained blo...
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Karnataka introduces stricter trekking rules to enhance safety
April 25, 2026
Days after a woman trekker died and another went missing for days, in different incidents, the Karnataka Forest Department has introduced stringent new Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for trekking, effective immediately, aimed at improving safety of trekkers. The biggest cha...
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Visit of PMML organised for travel trade professionals
April 24, 2026
The Prime Ministers Museum and Library, formerly known as Trimurti Bhawan, located in New Delhi, in collaboration with SATTE, a leading travel and tourism exhibition, organised a familiarisation tour for the travel industry, revealing a heritage attraction that is steadily growin...
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Eritrea: Breakaway African Nations
April 23, 2026
#OnThisDay: On April 23, 1993, Eritrea began three days of voting on a single ballot question: “Do you approve Eritrea to become an independent sovereign state?” #MIG
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Deletion of over 9 million voters in Bengal SIR sparks disenfranchisement concerns
April 19, 2026
With days to go for the first phase of elections to the West Bengal Assembly, the number of eligible voters are yet to be finalised as the highly controversial Special and Intensive Revision (SIR) carried out by the Election Commission of India, has led to a massive deletion of o...
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