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Hritika Mitra

Sub-Editor at India TV. She has experience in writing research-based articles and filing breaking news stories among other responsibilities. She has covered monumental events like Russia-Ukraine War, Sri Lanka economic crisis and Covid19 to name a few. Fluent in English, Hindi & Bengali along with a bit of broken Spanish, she is a passionate journalist, an avid reader and an amateur artist over the weekend.

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Heroin, foreign cigarettes worth over Rs 4.34 crore seized in Mizoram
May 03, 2024, 05:10 PM IST
Assam Rifles along with the Mizoram Police conducted a search operation during which they seized heroin and foreign cigarettes worth Rs 4.34 crore. Two persons have also been arrested for possessing the heroin.
Supreme Court to hear Arvind Kejriwal's interim bail plea on May 7 due to Lok Sabha elections
India | May 03, 2024, 05:17 PM IST
Earlier, the Supreme Court questioned the Enforcement Directorate on the timing of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's arrest ahead of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. The apex court sought a reply from the central probe agency over the arrest of the Delhi Chief Minister.
Nepal man held after kidnapping, raping teen from UP village, held
Crime | Apr 30, 2024, 11:39 PM IST
The accused later allegedly abducted the teenager and took her to Himachal Pradesh where he raped her for almost three months, the police said citing the victim.

Aaj Ki Baat: Full episode, April 30, 2024
India | Apr 30, 2024, 11:26 PM IST
India's number one and most followed Super Prime Time News Show, ‘Aaj Ki Baat-Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: EC changes polling dates of Anantnag-Rajouri constituency to May 25
Jammu And Kashmir | Apr 30, 2024, 09:11 PM IST
The constituency was scheduled to go to polls in the third phase on May 7 to decide the fate of 21 candidates, including Mehbooba Mufti who is facing a challenge from NC leader Mian Altaf.
Heroin, meth worth over Rs 9 crore seized in Mizoram
Apr 30, 2024, 07:28 PM IST
According to the statement released by the police, one person was arrested for possessing the Meth tablets worth Rs. 6.66 crore.

FACT CHECK: BJP candidate Madhavi Lata's viral statement is distorted, know the whole truth
Fact Check | Apr 30, 2024, 06:38 PM IST
A post is going viral on social media claiming that Hyderabad BJP candidate Madhavi Lata said that she is not a woman, our investigation found that this is wrong and not the whole truth.
'Raghav Chadha could have lost his eyesight': Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj
India | Apr 30, 2024, 05:53 PM IST
Saurabh Bharadwaj added that Chadha will be in good health and will join the campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections soon while addressing a question on his colleague's absence.
'What was Arvind's mistake?': Sunita Kejriwal defends Delhi CM's record, highlights free services
Delhi | Apr 29, 2024, 02:14 PM IST
She was granted permission by the Tihar jail administration to meet him after initially being denied permission. The AAP had said that the jail authorities had denied her permission to meet the chief minister, a charge refuted by the prison authorities.

Delhi Police to issue notice to social media handles on Amit Shah's 'tampered' video case
India | Apr 29, 2024, 01:26 PM IST
The video was shared by various social media accounts, including official handles of Congress state units, asserting that the BJP intends to terminate SC/ST reservation.
Asansol Lok Sabha Elections 2024: TMC's Shatrugan Sinha Vs BJP's Ahluwalia Vs CPM's Jahanara Khan
West Bengal | Apr 29, 2024, 02:35 PM IST
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The fight is between TMC's Shatrugan Sinha, BJP's SS Ahluwalia and CPM Jahanara Khan in this constituency in the upcoming general elections. It will be interesting to watch who wins the seat.
Mumbai: 12 people suffer food poisoning after eating chicken shawarma, hospitalised
Maharashtra | Apr 29, 2024, 09:40 AM IST
As many as twelve people were hospitalised due to food poisoning in Mumbai's Goregaon. Nine out of them were discharged within a few hours.

Delhi: Man, stabbed by friend over common love interest in Mahindra Park, dies
Crime | Apr 29, 2024, 07:41 AM IST
The friends namely, Zahid and Ravi, were known to a woman, who too was present at the house when the stabbing took place, an officer said. Meanwhile, there have been a string of stabbing incidents in the national capital in the past few days.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Smriti Irani files nomination as BJP candidate from Amethi
Uttar Pradesh | Apr 29, 2024, 01:34 PM IST
Meanwhile, Congress has yet to field a candidate for this constituency. Earlier, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the names of party candidates for the prestigious Amethi and Rae Bareli seats in Uttar Pradesh will be announced in a 'few days'.
Karimnagar Lok Sabha Elections: BJP's Bandi Sanjay vs BRS's Vinod Kumar vs Congress' Velichala Rao
Telangana | Apr 29, 2024, 10:48 AM IST
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The fight is between BJP's Bandi Sanjay, BRS's B. Vinod Kumar and Congress' Velichala Rajender Rao in this constituency in the upcoming general elections. It will be interesting to watch who wins the seat.

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Election Commission bans AAP's new campaign song, Atishi's sharp response
Delhi | Apr 28, 2024, 02:05 PM IST
The Delhi Chief Minister has been lodged in Tihar Jail since April 1, following his arrest in the Delhi excise policy case by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on March 21.
Uttar Pradesh: Engineering student shot dead by girlfriend's father in Ghaziabad
Crime | Apr 28, 2024, 12:06 PM IST
Accused Rajesh Kumar Singh retired from the Border Security Force (BSF) and was working for a private security company. This comes just a day after a woman was shot dead by a minor for rejecting her daughter's relationship with the minor.
Lower provisions drive ICICI Bank to report 18.5 pc growth in Q4 net profit to Rs 11,672 crore
Business | Apr 28, 2024, 11:19 AM IST
During the reporting quarter, the loan growth was driven by retail at 19.4 per cent, and the proportion of such loans has grown to 54.9 per cent of the overall pie.
Jammu and Kashmir: Village defence guard killed in gunfight with terrorists, search op underway
Jammu And Kashmir | Apr 28, 2024, 09:36 PM IST
Reinforcements were rushed to the area after the police received the call. Subsequently, a face-off occurred between forces and the hiding terrorists at around 7:45 on Sunday (April 28).
IMD predicts thunderstorms, rainfall in THESE states amid heatwave conditions | Check Details
India | Apr 28, 2024, 08:30 AM IST
Earlier, a heat wave alert was issued in the southern and southern parts of the country till April 30. Severe heat wave conditions were precited till the mentioned date in several places like West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.