Samrah Attar
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Bengaluru, India
Joined November 2018
A special investigation by the TNM team reveals how a massive voter data theft was being carried out by a private org while BBMP and EC officials looked the other way. More stories to come! @dhanyarajendran @PoojaPrasanna4 @mondalsudipto @prajwalmanipal
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In a major privacy breach which could potentially corrupt the entire election exercise, a private NGO has covertly collected personal information from thousands
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4 years ago, I joined @thenewsminute as a young journalist. It didn’t just teach me to report with care — it shaped how I think, question, and see the world. I couldn’t have asked for a better first newsroom. Proud to be here as #TNMTurns12 Subscribe: https://t.co/fDglDQMCCZ
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Infrared eyes on you! A CCTV meant to ensure your safety might actually be trading your private moments as porn. A TNM investigation by @megham__ 👉 https://t.co/DdNcFkrK2P
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When dependence on ads grows, independence shrinks. Interests eventually get compromised. The government just hiked print ad rates by 26%. We’re matching that with a 26% subscription cut. Subscribe: https://t.co/omOwnall5d
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After protests, Chennai corporation goes slow on waste-to-energy project https://t.co/gfdDsWcJHG
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Amid growing opposition from residents, the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has clarified that the proposed Waste-to-Energy (WtE) project at Kodungaiyur will
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Exclusive: Hundreds of emails and tapes reveal Kiran Bedi used Delhi Police officials to surveil her daughter's visa scam in 2003. A potential lead in the Swiss diplomat rape case was lost in the process. https://t.co/CXUGxA9KUN
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The spring of 2003 should have been a season of triumph for Kiran Bedi. The first woman to have joined the Indian Police Service and a recipient of the Ramon Ma
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After Anjali turned down all his proposals, Girish allegedly threatened to kill her in the same manner as Neha Hiremath, who was murdered in Hubballi on April 18. https://t.co/svPKDLyGmf
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A 20-year-old woman was stabbed to death by a man at her house in the Veerapur Oni area of Karnataka’s Hubballi during the early hours of Wednesday, May 15. The
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“I feel like a snake that has been almost stoned to death. And they continue to throw stones at it just to see if it is dead.” - Said one of the survivors of sexual abuse allegedly by #PrajwalRevanna. Read PART 1 of our series for more! https://t.co/cfEKFYp0hC
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This story is part of our series, "Prajwal Revanna Tapes: The Aftermath." Three TNM journalists are in Hassan district, meeting survivors and others affected, t
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🚨 TNM Exclusive! 75,000 farmers in the country doubled their income thanks to us, says the Union #BJP govt. How true is this claim? Me, @NidharshanaR @HarithaMaanav & @BhavaniEtikala met 32 farmers from south India profiled in this report. https://t.co/SPZcIkPZsK
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Gangavva Parameshwar Avaradi’s husband, Parameshwar Avaradi, sold the 3.5 acres of farmland he owned in Karnataka’s Dharwad district in 2019 to the BJP state go
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Top buyers of electoral bonds are ‘Lottery King’ and Megha Engineering #ElectoralBondsCase
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India’s leading lottery company headed by a controversial businessman is the top purchaser of electoral bonds, an initial analysis of the data released by the E
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Several regular commuters complain about their trains being delayed to ensure that Vande Bharat runs on time. Who occupies the new India of Vande Bharat? Who is sidelined? @HarithaMaanav @NidharshanaR @BhavaniEtikala and I write https://t.co/uRRLBNS5fR
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This story is part of a series on the Indian Railways, curated by Maria Teresa Raju, with reportage from the five southern states.In Kerala, a Railway officer w
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According to the 2021-22 Indian Railway report, more AC third class coaches replaced general sleeper class coaches, resulting in pricier tickets inaccessible to many. Read this report by me, @HarithaMaanav and @NidharshanaR
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This story is part of a series on the Indian Railways, curated by Maria Teresa Raju, with reportage from the five southern states.On a regular working day in Au
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12-year-old Parinav has been missing for more than 24 hours from Bengaluru’s Whitefield. He was last seen at Majestic on Jan 21 around 4.30 pm. His mother sends him an appeal to come back home soon.
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#journorequest Did you recently build a skincare routine by yourself? Were you overwhelmed with all the choices? If yes, I would love to speak with you for a story I'm working on. Pls DM or write to me at akchayaa@thenewsminute.com. Thanks in advance!
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Catch @dhanyarajendran LIVE from the studio on #AssemblyElectionResults2023 Watch LIVE: https://t.co/krbCjHSlE6
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So @YunusLasania says the Muslim vote matters in Telangana. Listen in
Telangana Assembly Election 2023 Exit Polls Live at 8
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Send questions to the team of reporters who travelled through Telangana to find the pulse of the state
My colleague @AnjanaMeenakshi says that Revanth Reddy statement now is an indication he may welcome MIM MLAs
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We count on our readers and supporters to help us raise this amount. Pay whatever amount you can afford and help us quash this case. https://t.co/jlt1MZ76eV
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In one of these cases, TNM is filing a petition to quash the case in the High Court. For this, we have to hire a senior lawyer. And we need Rs 3 lakh for our total legal expenses.
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The cases not only intend to discourage us from investigating the powerful, they are also financially draining and use up resources that we either don't have, or would rather spend on our journalism.
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The News Minute is facing three cases in Telangana - one in Khammam, one in Kukatpally, and one in Hyderabad - for an investigation we published in January 2022.
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