Damini Nath is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. She covers the housing and urban affairs and Election Commission beats. She has 11 years of experience as a reporter and sub-editor. Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she was a reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau covering culture, social justice, housing and urban affairs and the Election Commission....Read More
Damini Nath is an Assistant Editor with the national bureau of The Indian Express. She covers the housing and urban affairs and Election Commission beats. She has 11 years of experience as a reporter and sub-editor. Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she was a reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau covering culture, social justice, housing and urban affairs and the Election Commission.
ExpertiseKey Coverage Areas: Damini Nath currently specializes in reporting on two crucial beats:
Housing and Urban Affairs: Providing in-depth analysis and reporting on India's urban development, policy, and housing issues.
Election Commission (EC): Offering authoritative coverage of electoral processes, policies, and the functioning of India's constitutional body responsible for conducting elections.
Professional Background: Her extensive experience includes roles as a reporter and sub-editor, demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the journalistic process from fieldwork to final production.
Previous Role: Before joining The Indian Express in 2022, she served as a dedicated reporter with The Hindu’s national bureau, where her reporting portfolio included:
Culture
Social Justice
Housing and Urban Affairs
The Election Commission beat (a consistent area of focus).
TrustworthinessDamini Nath's decade-plus career at two of India's most respected and authoritative news institutions, The Indian Express and The Hindu, underscores her commitment to factual, impartial, and high-quality reporting, establishing her as a trusted and credible source for news on urban governance and electoral matters.
May 07, 2023 07:30 IST
IT capital Bengaluru not in top 5 with just 2 per cent of...
Sun, May 07, 2023
May 04, 2023 04:00 IST
A total of 1,470 electoral bonds worth Rs 970.50 crore were sold from April 3 to April 12 in the...
Thu, May 04, 2023
May 03, 2023 04:48 IST
BJP and Congress delegations meet poll panel, seek action over alleged poll code...
Wed, May 03, 2023
May 01, 2023 20:26 IST
All 100 Smart Cities were supposed to be completed by June...
Tue, May 02, 2023
May 01, 2023 07:48 IST
The 112 seats where women voters outnumber men this time are largely in rural areas spread across...
Mon, May 01, 2023
Apr 29, 2023 19:46 IST
Directions come after FIR lodged against minister for allegedly offering a bribe to a JD (S)...
Sun, Apr 30, 2023
Apr 26, 2023 13:11 IST
The number of voters in 20-29 years and 30-39 years age groups decreased by 10.47% and 2.66%...
Wed, Apr 26, 2023
Apr 22, 2023 03:59 IST
Speaking through a translator, the Dalai Lama spoke of his own practice of resting and analytical...
Sat, Apr 22, 2023
Apr 21, 2023 14:26 IST
The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader addressed the second and final day of the summit, organised...
Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Apr 20, 2023 20:59 IST
Poll panel had issued instructions to states, UTs for preventive maintenance of 3.43 lakh VVPATs in...
Fri, Apr 21, 2023
Apr 19, 2023 17:35 IST
Arun Goel opted for voluntary retirement last year and his appointment was announced a day later;...
Wed, Apr 19, 2023
Apr 12, 2023 04:03 IST
Between July 2020 and February 2023, just 17.51 per cent of the total number of loans turned bad or...
Wed, Apr 12, 2023
Apr 11, 2023 20:09 IST
The four national parties by 1953 were the Congress, the Praja Socialist Party (formed following...
Wed, Apr 12, 2023
Apr 11, 2023 06:35 IST
In a letter to the IWPC president, the Directorate of Estates on Monday said IWPC had been...
Tue, Apr 11, 2023
Apr 10, 2023 20:18 IST
Here is why the AAP was given the status of a national party by the Election...
Tue, Apr 11, 2023
Apr 10, 2023 19:58 IST
The EC's decision was based on a review of the parties’ poll performances — the 2014 and 2019...
Tue, Apr 11, 2023
Apr 09, 2023 04:06 IST
When asked by The Indian Express about the status of the proposal, CEC Rajiv Kumar said on March 29...
Sun, Apr 09, 2023
Apr 08, 2023 03:40 IST
In her Budget 2023-24 speech on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the...
Sat, Apr 08, 2023
Apr 06, 2023 02:07 IST
National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO), a specialised intelligence agency under the...
Thu, Apr 06, 2023
Apr 01, 2023 02:51 IST
Under the Act, failure to provide an account of poll-related expenses to the ECI after contesting...
Sat, Apr 01, 2023
Mar 31, 2023 13:02 IST
Rahul Gandhi K E, who contested as an Independent in 2019, was disqualified on September 9, 2021,...
Fri, Mar 31, 2023
Mar 30, 2023 11:41 IST
More than 300 women engaged in waste collection and segregation from across the country travelled...
Thu, Mar 30, 2023
Mar 29, 2023 06:30 IST
According to Ministry sources, the draft, which was circulated on March 17 with two weeks’ time...
Wed, Mar 29, 2023
Mar 28, 2023 02:23 IST
The 15th Finance Commission report for 2021-26, which was presented in Parliament on February 1,...
Tue, Mar 28, 2023
Mar 26, 2023 03:09 IST
Only 16% of Rs 1,500-crore EC budget for EVM procurement used till Jan...
Sun, Mar 26, 2023