Adnan Bhat
@Adnanmbhat
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Multimedia journalist. Work: Rest of World, Nikkei Asia, Foreign Policy, AJ+, ITVNews and others. Grants: MSF, Stanley Center, and others
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Joined July 2012
I went to Jharkhand to see how APAAR—the new digital ID for students—works. It took me two weeks (and many phone calls) to make sense of it. Teachers are living through this confusion, every day, under pressure, with bad internet & no support. My story:
boomlive.in
APAAR was designed to include every student in India's digital education system. Instead, it's creating a new challenge that threatens to keep many out of schools.
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In May 40 Rohingya refugees were detained in Delhi, flown to the Andaman Islands, put on a boat and forced into the sea off the coast of Myanmar, a country they had fled fearing their lives. We’ve spent the last few months piecing together what happened.
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Rohingya refugees tell the BBC they were flown from Delhi and forced into the sea off the coast of Myanmar.
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At @DecodeInternet, we consistently collaborate with reporters closest to the story. That's been my biggest achievement in building this vertical for BOOM. But we are not anywhere close to a big publisher. So please read and share. That helps, plenty.
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Honoured to have won The Emmys along with brilliant BBC colleagues — for our reporting on Myanmar’s civil war. @yogital @sanjayganguly @AakritiThapar
The #NewsEmmys Award for Outstanding Continuing News Coverage – Short Form goes to Myanmar's Civil War (@BBCWorld).
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Eyewitnesses and hospital sources have told the BBC that at least a dozen people have been killed in a crush at a huge religious festival in northern India. South Asia correspondent Samira Hussain told #BBCBreakfast there were scenes of "absolute chaos" https://t.co/njqxHBctge
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“Please give my daughter justice.” In an exclusive interview by the BBC’s Samira Hussain for #Newsnight, the father of Harshita Brella, who was murdered and her body found in the boot of a car in East London, pleads for justice “any way possible.”
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A few days ago a graphic video of two Kuki men was made viral by a militant group. @chowarchis and I went to Manipur to find out about the influence of Arambai Tenggol and then we discovered their online activity. Our ground report
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India's Modi under fire for election 'hate speech' against Muslims https://t.co/7oghaHP4yY via @NikkeiAsia
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Critics blast 'infiltrator' remarks by popular leader in campaign trail speech
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Read my ground report for @BehanBox on state sponsored violence and the impact of anti- Maoist war on Bastar’s Adivasi women
behanbox.com
A fortnight before polling in Bastar, security forces killed 13 persons in what it called the biggest anti-Naxal operation since 2017. But at least two of those were Adivasi villagers, one of them a...
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This ad from the BJP is…quite absurd • It features Pepe the Frog - a cartoon used by the extreme right in the USA • There are flash cuts of Mughals and BJP leaders with no coherence • The quality is worse than the rest of BJP official output that tends to be quite slick
A Battle of Billions of Hindus since time immemorial. A story of Sacrifice, Valor, Worship & Victory. The Saga of Ayodhya Ram Mandir. #RamNavami #JaiShriRam
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The first criminal trial of Donald Trump will begin on Monday, and he thinks he can win — no matter what the jury decides.
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Donald J. Trump and his lawyers realize his chances in the courtroom are dicey. He intends to make whatever happens a political triumph.
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Iran officially confirms retaliatory strikes against Israel have started
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A spokesperson of Youth Enrichment Society Kerala, an online group accused of spreading misinformation against queer people refuted the allegations, but believes queer organizations send representatives to colleges, encouraging students to consider gender reassignment surgery.
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“Check out the comments on any viral Instagram reel by a queer person, most of the comments are abusive. Almost always the abusers on Instagram are teenage boys and young men,” said Jeet founder of queer advocacy group @YesWeExistIndia
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"In the last five years, I personally know of more than 10 transgender and queer individuals in Kerala who fell victim to cyberbullying and subsequently took their own lives,” Gayatri, a rights activist from South Indian state of Kerala said.
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Queer individuals in India are increasingly facing bullying, harassment, and threats online, and it has cost lives. Despite this being a trend for many years, social media companies have failed to esure their safety. @KAndrabi and I report https://t.co/T3ODJP6tDA
thedailybeast.com
As cyberbullying and hate speech proliferate, queer Indians are facing not only psychological torment, but also real-life threats to their safety.
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Can't believe Dada is no longer with us. Just spoke to him, last week, and had plans to meet soon. He was my first editor at a job almost a decade ago. One of the very few who continued to report from the ground. Even if you didn't agree with him, he encouraged you to read.
Sad news: senior journalist Shantanu Guha Ray passed away this morning. An investigative journalist and author with a wide range of interests, he wrote books on stock market scams and cricket corruption. Booming voice and always ready for a fiery debate but with a smile! RIP 🙏
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Jailed Delhi chief minister Kejriwal’s AI generated voice note makes it to social media. There is a Hindi version of it out there too!
Arvind Kejriwal’s message from jail in his own AI generated voice. Please share.
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Superb in-depth reporting by @mrajshekhar If there is one story you plan to read today, make sure it’s this one!
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We all know this election is going to be a lot about who influences you on Instagram & YouTube. Which is why we at @DecodeInternet will write about who these influencers are and what is their relationship with political parties. Tips, feedback, pitches- write to me.
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