
Srishti Kapoor
Srishti Kapoor is a Deputy Sub Editor at indianexpress.com. With almost a decade of experience in digital newsrooms, her interests lie in world affairs, climate change and law. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Studies from the University of Delhi and a PG Diploma in Digital journalism from the Asian College of Journalism, Chennai. She started her career with DNA in 2014, where she reported stories from Mumbai and played an editorial role. She then went on to work with Mumbai Mirror (Times Group) and FirstPost, before joining The Indian Express. A Mumbai-based journalist, she gives us a lowdown of what went down in the city every week. She is also keen to explore varied formats for storytelling in news. Follow: Twitter @kapoor_srishti
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September 12, 2024 09:02 IST
The collective area of salt lands situated in 10 suburban Mumbai belts, equals nearly five times the size of erstwhile mill lands in central Mumbai.
Thu, Sep 12, 2024
Riots, Macarena and Frank Roosevelt’s ‘New Deal’: How DNCs in Chicago have gained a place in historySubscriber Only
August 20, 2024 15:28 IST
In the convention held between August 26 and 29, anti-war demonstrators clashed with 11,900 Chicago police personnel, 7,500 Army troops as many Illinois National Guardsmen and 1,000 Secret Service agents over five days.
Tue, Aug 20, 2024
Maharashtra Election Results 2024 Highlights: BJP’s Pankaja Munde loses family bastion Beed; MVA bags 30 of 48 seats in state
June 03, 2024 22:00 IST
Maharashtra Election Results 2024 Highlights: The Mahayuti alliance in the state won 17 seats, with the BJP getting 9 seats and the Shinde Sena 7.
Thu, Jun 06, 2024
Exit polls: Lead for Mahayuti but BJP-led NDA unlikely to repeat 2019Subscriber Only
June 02, 2024 00:09 IST
Pollsters forecast between 22 and 33 seats for BJP-led ruling alliance in state
Sun, Jun 02, 2024
Maharashtra Exit Poll Result 2024 Highlights: Most exit polls predict lead for NDA, but ruling alliance unlikely to cross 2019’s 41-seat mark
June 01, 2024 16:45 IST
Maharashtra Exit Poll Results Lok Sabha election 2024 Highlights: Lok Sabha polls were held in Maharashtra in 48 seats across five phases between April 19 till May 20.
Tue, Jun 11, 2024
Mizoram Landslide Highlights: 24 dead in storm-related incidents in Mizoram, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya
May 28, 2024 12:42 IST
Mizoram Landslide Highlights: The Mizoram government has approved Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia payment for the families of the deceased.
Wed, May 29, 2024
Pune Lok Sabha elections 2024 Highlights: Voter turnout at 51.25% amid complaints of missing names in voters’ list
May 13, 2024 07:18 IST
Pune Lok Sabha elections 2024: Out of the 11 constituencies in Maharashtra where voting took place in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections, three of them — Pune, Shirur and Maval — are in Pune district.
Tue, May 14, 2024
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May 09, 2024 22:42 IST
Riposte Alimentaire protests have targeted some significant cultural places and works, grabbing headlines across the globe.
Fri, May 10, 2024
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Highlights: Amid row over controversial remarks, Sam Pitroda resigns as chairman of Indian Overseas Congress
May 07, 2024 06:43 IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024: The latest furore was created after a podcast came out with Pitroda's comments, saying here “people in the East look like the Chinese, people in the West look like the Arabs, people in the North look like, maybe, White and people in the South look like Africans”.
Thu, May 09, 2024
What’s common between the delayed Chandrayaan-3 launch and a damaged Florida home? Space junkSubscriber Only
May 03, 2024 14:22 IST
As per NASA, most space debris moves very fast, almost reaching speeds of 29,000 kilometres per hour. To give perspective, a bullet travels nine times slower.
Fri, May 03, 2024
Pro-Palestine students protests trigger arrests at Yale and NYU, Columbia moves classes online: All you need to knowSubscriber Only
April 23, 2024 20:50 IST
While Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public as authorities aimed to defuse campus tensions over Israel's war with Hamas.
Wed, Apr 24, 2024
NASA’s Artemis III to explore plant cultivation on Moon: All you need to knowSubscriber Only
April 22, 2024 16:11 IST
Researchers claim to have found a way to turn lunar soil fertile by introducing bacteria that enhance the availability of phosphorus, an important plant nutrient.
Mon, Apr 22, 2024
Verandah becomes first Indian fashion brand to bag sustainability certification: What is the Butterfly Mark?Subscriber Only
April 14, 2024 11:30 IST
Positive Luxury, a team of UK-based luxury sustainability experts, awards the Butterfly Mark based on its trademarked methodology, which includes an ESG+ assessment and risk and opportunity mapping tools.
Sun, Apr 14, 2024
Leading a climate fast at 11,500 feet, Sonam Wangchuk and his students are at the helm of many innovationsSubscriber Only
April 09, 2024 22:33 IST
Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk observed a 21-day fast in Leh, surviving on water and salt, seeking protections for the fragile ecology and the indigenous culture of Ladakh.
Tue, Apr 09, 2024
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 schedule announced: FAQs on upcoming pollsSubscriber Only
March 16, 2024 17:53 IST
CEC Rajiv Kumar on March 16 announced that the 18th Lok Sabha elections will be held in 7 phases, between April 19 and June 1 involving close to 97 crore voters.
Mon, Mar 18, 2024
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 schedule announced: Check dates, constituency-wise detailsSubscriber Only
March 16, 2024 16:41 IST
Lok Sabha elections 2024: The general elections will be held between April 19 and June 1 across seven phases, and the counting of votes will be held on June 4.
Fri, Apr 12, 2024
Haryana Trust Vote Highlights: New CM Nayab Singh Saini wins trust vote, day after BJP’s big Haryana change
March 12, 2024 12:04 IST
Haryana Trust Vote Highlights: Addressing the Haryana Assembly after moving the confidence motion, new Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini today praised former CM Manohar Lal Khattar and said that he worked in a "mission mode to improve governance in Haryana."
Thu, Mar 14, 2024
Himachal Pradesh News Highlights: Congress to form six-member panel to iron out differences; Sukhu takes responsibility of Singhvi’s defeat, says D K Shivakumar
February 28, 2024 10:54 IST
Himachal Pradesh Political Crisis Highlights: The Assembly Speaker disqualified the six Congress MLAs who cross-voted in the recently-concluded Rajya Sabha Polls in the state.
Tue, Mar 05, 2024
Daily Briefing: White Paper on Indian economy tabled in Parliament; repo rate remains unchanged; and moreSubscriber Only
February 09, 2024 08:28 IST
In today’s edition: ‘White paper on the Indian Economy’, tabled in Parliament; a fence along India-Myanmar border; lighter moments in the Supreme court; and more.
Fri, Feb 09, 2024
Pakistan Election Results 2024 Highlights: No clear winner in sight as Imran Khan’s PTI-backed candidates, Nawaz’s PML-N fall short of majority
February 08, 2024 07:29 IST
Pakistan Election Results 2024 Highlights: PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has reached out to 'allies', including PPP led by the Bhutto-Zardari family, to form a coalition government
Sat, Feb 10, 2024
Jharkhand Floor Test Highlights: Champai Soren wins trust vote; HC to hear Hemant Soren’s plea on Feb 12
February 05, 2024 07:49 IST
Jharkhand Floor Test Highlights: While 47 MLAs voted in favour of the trust motion, 29 legislators opposed it in the 81-member assembly.
Sun, Apr 21, 2024
From blocking highways to spraying manure on buildings: How and why farmers are protesting across EuropeSubscriber Only
January 29, 2024 20:14 IST
Tens of thousands of farmers across Europe have been up in arms, with France recently seeing climate activists hurling soup at the glass protecting the Mona Lisa painting at the Louvre Museum.
Mon, Jan 29, 2024
Political exits and comebacks, economic and security crises: What Pakistan witnessed through 2023Subscriber Only
January 01, 2024 19:50 IST
As the year comes to a close, Pakistan gears up for the February 8 polls, where Nawaz Sharif will look at wresting back his support base from former PM Imran Khan, who has been disqualified from contesting the elections owing to conviction on charges of corruption.
Wed, Jan 03, 2024
Dior’s date with Mumbai to Alia Bhatt becoming Gucci’s first Indian global ambassador: India’s top fashion momentsSubscriber Only
December 31, 2023 13:00 IST
While Manish Malhotra gave a twist to the Air India saree, Aditya Birla joined hands with Christian Louboutin
Thu, Jan 04, 2024
Mizoram Election Results 2023 Highlights: ZPM breaks Cong-MNF duopoly; Lalduhoma says focus will remain on completing unfinished projectsSubscriber Only
December 04, 2023 06:42 IST
Mizoram Election Results 2023 Highlights: In Mizoram, most exit polls anticipated a hung House, foreseeing neither the ruling Mizo National Front nor its main rival, the Zoram People’s Movement, securing a majority in the 40-member Assembly.
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