Sumedhapal
@Sumedhapal4
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Bilingual correspondent producing for @BBCIndia | Formerly at @thewire_in + @newsclickin 🌸
Joined September 2020
The world's biggest rural job guarantee scheme which supports over 150 million people is in jeopardy. My latest for @jacobin on NREGA. And how people's movements in India are fighting back to keep it alive. 👇🏼
Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot discontinue India’s popular rural job guarantee, the country’s most significant antipoverty program. He’s taken to underfunding and “appifying” it instead. https://t.co/0MuNAfoZNk
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बिहार चुनाव के नतीजों पर पप्पू यादव ने दिया बड़ा बयान ◆ सुनिए उन्होंने क्या कहा #BiharElection2025 | Bihar Election 2025 | #ElectionOnNews24 | #News24 | #BiharElection2025 | Bihar Election 2025 | बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव 2025
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Members of LGBTQ+ community consumed phenyl in Madhya Pradesh's Indore alleging incidents of rape and abuse.... Over 20 have been admitted to hospital. Byte: LGBTQ+ community rep Karan
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What fun and queer joy working on this stunning story for @BBCHindi on Delhi’s queer and built heritage history that we often show inattentive blindness to. While ‘pride month’ may be over, may we continue to honour our histories and queer ancestors through all seasons.
दिल्ली की इन ऐतिहासिक इमारतों में राजा-रानियों या सुल्तानों की कहानियों के अलावा भी कई दिलचस्प किस्से मौजूद हैं. हालांकि जब हम दिल्ली की इन इमारतों की बात करते हैं तब हम इनमें मौजूद प्यार, जुनून, पहचान और बग़ावत की कहानियों को कई बार नज़रअंदाज़ कर देते हैं. ऐसी ही कहानियों के
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The UK-based families of the victims who died in the Air India (AI 171) crash are considering legal action against the airline and aircraft manufacturer Boeing in UK courts over enhanced compensation: Reports
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What about those who can’t afford to leave #DelhiNCR due to excessive #AirPollution? @Sumedhapal4 reports:
प्रदूषण से बचने के लिए अमीर लोग तो शहर छोड़ सकते हैं, पर ग़रीब का क्या? वीडियो : सुमेधा पाल / संदीप यादव
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Spent the publication day morning talking about the book and all things queer with @Sumedhapal4 for @BBCIndia
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Following a damning report into Kerala’s Malayalam-language movie scene, @Sumedhapal4 has been talking to actors, directors and producers to understand what's going on, and how the MeToo movement has changed the working environment for women. 🎧
bbc.co.uk
New abuse allegations have emerged about one of India's film industries
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#HaryanaElections: The state has over 8k voters above the age of 100 and over 2L above the age of 85. @Sumedhapal4 speaks to some of these elderly voters who tell the story of politics then and now. Watch ⬇️ https://t.co/zK8X6kmyPU
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केरल से बॉलीवुड तकः हेमा कमिटी की रिपोर्ट से कैसे ज़िंदा हुई #MeToo की बहस. My story with @Sumedhapal4 for @BBCHindi
https://t.co/Wm9H5F79ek
bbc.com
केरल फ़िल्म इंडस्ट्री में महिलाओं के साथ होने वाले उत्पीड़न पर जस्टिस हेमा कमिटी की रिपोर्ट से एक बार फिर #MeToo अभियान की यादें ताज़ा हो गई हैं.
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@bitchitra @JuhiFilms @BBCIndia Thank you for sharing this piece. Wonderfully put together by @Sumedhapal4
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In the wake of the Hema Committee report, @JuhiFilms, and @vintananda among others speak to @BBCIndia about working conditions in Mumbai today. Thank you for the shoutout to Bitchitra Collective. So glad the collective brings strength.✊🏾 https://t.co/l8Fo41JdZE
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This is a piercing story by @Sumedhapal4 for @BBCHindi as follow up to #hemacommitteereport about where the #MeToo movement stands today. https://t.co/HMMn4NIx2F The silencing of @shout_thefilm is testament to how the censor board has buried the issue.
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This is "close to a worst-case scenario for India, as it has long viewed any alternative to Ms Hasina and her party as a threat to Indian interests," @MichaelKugelman says. My piece on what Sheikh Hasina's departure means for India.
bbc.com
The stakes are high for India after PM Sheikh Hasina's sudden resignation and flight from Bangladesh.
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#Centre will submit its views on need for amending #ForestConservationAmendmentAct2023 in SC; There will be surveillance towers and geo-fencing to oversee #tribal settlements of the #Shompen in #GreatNicobar, env min informs #RajyaSabha
hindustantimes.com
Bhupender Yadav said as per Forest Survey of India’s assessment, India has recorded a net increase of 1540 sqkm in forest cover.| India News
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“Water has memory, it remembers its course, even centuries after it was diverted. It’s dangerous to attempt to trick nature by occupying the path of a river.” ‘The river reclaimed its course’: Geologist explains Wayanad landslide https://t.co/v7DJg7MLtv #
thenewsminute.com
“Water has memory, it remembers the paths it used to once flow along,” said Dr K Soman, about the destructive path that water and debris took immediately after
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Breaking now - @OilIndiaLimited wants to dig for oil in a national park and biodiversity rich area in #assam - but a new report by @IUCN india admits that it will put biodiversity at HIGH RISK my EXCLUSIVE for @TheQuint
https://t.co/CdV8VYNr4c
thequint.com
In a setback to Oil India, a study by a scientific body finds the risk of oil drilling on biodiversity as 'high'.
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