Shikha Chaturvedi, Jayant Pankaj

Stories by Shikha Chaturvedi, Jayant Pankaj

AI Misuse Fuels India's Growing Fake News Crisis

AI Misuse Fuels India's Growing Fake News Crisis

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2026

From 2022 to 2024, X, Facebook, and WhatsApp emerged as the primary platforms associated with the spread of fake news in India.

Infiltration Surges Along India-Myanmar Border

Infiltration Surges Along India-Myanmar Border

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2026

23,926 infiltrators were arrested across various border regions between 2014 and 2025.

New GDP Series Reshapes India's Growth Story

New GDP Series Reshapes India's Growth Story

Rediff.com   27 Feb 2026

Base revisions are technical exercises, but history shows they can significantly reshape the narrative around India's growth performance.

Women Constitute 30% Of Trafficking Arrests in India

Women Constitute 30% Of Trafficking Arrests in India

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2026

Coastal states such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra recorded the highest number of immoral trafficking cases in India.

Rupee Fall Delays India's No. 4 Dream

Rupee Fall Delays India's No. 4 Dream

Rediff.com   19 Jan 2026

The exchange rate of the rupee against the dollar may delay the economy's rise to become the fourth-largest.

AI Changes Who Gets Hired And Fired

AI Changes Who Gets Hired And Fired

Rediff.com   14 Jan 2026

As AI adoption replaces routine roles, hiring is increasingly shifting toward AI-specific skills.

Demolitions Double in 7 Years; Rehab Remains Scarce

Demolitions Double in 7 Years; Rehab Remains Scarce

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2026

In 2023, Delhi accounted for the highest share of evictions at 53 per cent, followed by Gujarat at 30 per cent and Assam at 4 per cent.

Rupee Went Down 4.9% In 2025

Rupee Went Down 4.9% In 2025

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2026

It underperformed peers amid volatile capital flows and uneven forex support.

Bengal SIR: Muslim Districts See No Major Impact

Bengal SIR: Muslim Districts See No Major Impact

Rediff.com   8 Jan 2026

More voter deletions recorded in draft SIR exercises than to the combined SSRs in the past 10 years.

Staff Behaviour Still Bugs Air Travellers

Staff Behaviour Still Bugs Air Travellers

Rediff.com   5 Jan 2026

SpiceJet recorded the highest complaint rate per 10,000 passengers, rising sharply from 3.9 in November 2024 to 13.8 in October 2025.

Lynching Sees No End

Lynching Sees No End

Rediff.com   3 Jan 2026

Between 2014 and 2023, India recorded 189 lynching cases.

Violence Against Christians On Rise

Violence Against Christians On Rise

Rediff.com   2 Jan 2026

There has been an increase in violence against Christians over the past 12 years -- from 147 cases in 2014 to 706 in 2025 (till November).

SIR Exercise Covers Half Of Electorates

SIR Exercise Covers Half Of Electorates

Rediff.com   27 Dec 2025

Since 2004, 12 states have added 160 million people to their rolls.

Indian Pilots Fly 246 Hours A Year

Indian Pilots Fly 246 Hours A Year

Rediff.com   20 Dec 2025

Most Indian airlines recorded a rise in average flying hours per pilot after the Covid period.

India's Nuclear Power Push: Big Goals, Slow Build

India's Nuclear Power Push: Big Goals, Slow Build

Rediff.com   16 Dec 2025

India's nuclear energy share in total installed capacity remains limited, fluctuating between 1.9 per cent and 2.9 per cent from FY10 to FY24.

Will White-Collar Terror Be the New Normal?

Will White-Collar Terror Be the New Normal?

Rediff.com   1 Dec 2025

9 accused individuals have held white-collar job positions since 2017.

Why Do So Many People Die In Custody?

Why Do So Many People Die In Custody?

Rediff.com   26 Nov 2025

Custodial deaths are a serious and long-lasting problem in India, with over 28,000 people dying in custody since 2009.

Will India Miss 2030 Emission Target?

Will India Miss 2030 Emission Target?

Rediff.com   19 Nov 2025

New data shows India's emissions rising faster than its 2030 targets.

Alarming Rise Of Sexual Violence Against Dalit Women

Alarming Rise Of Sexual Violence Against Dalit Women

Rediff.com   3 Nov 2025

57,766 cases of atrocities against the SCs were reported in 2023, the highest in the last three decades.

Corn Tests India-US Trade Ties

Corn Tests India-US Trade Ties

Rediff.com   2 Oct 2025

Between FY18 and FY25, India's annual corn imports from the US averaged just about $2 million.