Aiswarya Raj is a dedicated Correspondent for The Indian Express, one of India's most respected media houses, specialising in in-depth coverage of Uttarakhand and the Himalayan region. Her work focuses on delivering essential, ground-up reporting across complex regional issues....Read More
Aiswarya Raj is a dedicated Correspondent for The Indian Express, one of India's most respected media houses, specialising in in-depth coverage of Uttarakhand and the Himalayan region. Her work focuses on delivering essential, ground-up reporting across complex regional issues.
Aiswarya brings significant journalistic experience to her role, having started her career at The Indian Express as a Sub-Editor with the Delhi city team. She subsequently developed her reporting expertise by covering Gurugram and its neighboring districts before transitioning to her current focus. She is an accomplished alumna of the prestigious Asian College of Journalism (ACJ) and the University of Kerala.
Her reporting is characterized by a commitment to narrative journalism, prioritising the human element and verified facts behind critical events. Aiswarya’s beats demonstrate deep expertise in state politics, law enforcement investigations (e.g., paper leak cases, international cyber scams), human-wildlife conflict, environmental disasters, and socio-economic matters affecting local communities.
This specific, sustained focus on critical regional news provides the necessary foundation for high trustworthiness and authoritativeness on topics concerning Uttarakhand.
Dec 15, 2025 08:00 IST
As the Supreme Court hears a challenge to a 2022 eviction order, 50,000 residents of Banbhoolpura...
Mon, Dec 15, 2025
Dec 09, 2025 21:42 IST
One of them, Manish, recently got his passport made to apply for a job in...
Tue, Dec 09, 2025
Dec 07, 2025 17:12 IST
A large police force was deployed during the exercise that started at 5 am on...
Mon, Dec 08, 2025
Dec 07, 2025 07:45 IST
A camera trap with a timestamp from May 16 captured the big cat, making it one of the highest...
Sun, Dec 07, 2025
Dec 05, 2025 19:06 IST
While Garhwal MP Anil Baluni raised the issue in the Lok Sabha, state BJP head Mahendra Bhatt...
Fri, Dec 05, 2025
Dec 05, 2025 08:45 IST
BlueChip Group scam, Ravindra Nath Soni arrest: ‘Although he was arrested for a case registered...
Fri, Dec 05, 2025
Dec 03, 2025 07:00 IST
Observations of Colonel Ajay Kothiyal (retd) gave fodder to the Congress to train its guns on the...
Wed, Dec 03, 2025
Dec 02, 2025 18:50 IST
At the centre of case: Contentious piece of land that Railways says has been encroached...
Wed, Dec 03, 2025
Nov 29, 2025 07:14 IST
She is the third person to be arrested by the CBI, which is investigating the Uttarakhand...
Sat, Nov 29, 2025
Nov 28, 2025 15:56 IST
Somanath says India’s future technologies should not be imported: ‘They will be imagined,...
Fri, Nov 28, 2025
Nov 26, 2025 16:19 IST
Both Revenue and Forest departments stake claim to land. DM writes to state govt seeking...
Wed, Nov 26, 2025
Nov 26, 2025 07:02 IST
51 lakh devotees visited the Char Dham this year, a rise of 4.35 lakh from last...
Wed, Nov 26, 2025
Nov 25, 2025 21:17 IST
Bhatt was a key part of the agitation for Uttarakhand’s statehood and the founding member of...
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Nov 25, 2025 06:38 IST
The Uttarakhand High Court had banned the commercial use of elephants through an order on August 3,...
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Nov 24, 2025 17:24 IST
The 31-seater bus was carrying 29 people. It had left from Rishikesh’s Sadanand Ashram for Maa...
Mon, Nov 24, 2025
Nov 24, 2025 16:09 IST
23-year-old Deepak Singh was found with a gunshot injury to the head. His family has sought a...
Tue, Nov 25, 2025
Nov 22, 2025 07:15 IST
The suspected explosives were spotted by children who were playing near the school in Almora, the...
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Nov 22, 2025 07:12 IST
Climate change, habitat degradation among reasons cited by forest department for increased conflict...
Sat, Nov 22, 2025
Nov 17, 2025 20:12 IST
Town sees massive police presence; FIR into vandalism mentions ‘unknown miscreants acting in...
Mon, Nov 17, 2025
Nov 17, 2025 18:37 IST
“When I introduced the UCC Bill in the Assembly, I made it clear that suggestions and...
Thu, Nov 20, 2025
Nov 15, 2025 07:07 IST
As no complaint has been lodged by the family, police said they are yet to file an FIR. Officers of...
Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Nov 14, 2025 08:19 IST
On Thursday, the Uttarakhand Cybercrime Special Task Force arrested a man, identified as Sunil...
Fri, Nov 14, 2025
Nov 13, 2025 07:44 IST
Ganesh Godiyal, who replaces Karan Mahara, was earlier the PCC chief for a year till the 2022...
Thu, Nov 13, 2025
Nov 09, 2025 17:56 IST
Donning a traditional pahari cap and sprinkling his speech with Garhwali and Kumaoni phrases, the...
Mon, Nov 10, 2025
Nov 09, 2025 15:23 IST
Why did the hilly region of Uttar Pradesh want a state of its own? How was this demand finally...
Thu, Nov 20, 2025