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Taniya Dutta

Taniya Dutta

Taniya Dutta is a journalist based in New Delhi who covers Indian politics, culture, social issues and gender equality. In her decade-long journalistic career, she has covered India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Bangladesh and has written for The Washington Post, TRT World, The Mirror and The Scottish Sun among other British publications.

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Children carrying a loudspeaker. The children of Patna Rahika are Musahar Dalits. They do not study as there is no school in the village. Taniya Dutta for The National
India's Musahars: Rat-eating poorest of poor still dwell on society's fringe 75 years after caste system's end

Dalit community may have officially shed its lowest caste label but stigma and discrimination remain a reality

AsiaOctober 25, 2024
Taniya Dutta
A wrecked stall on a beach in Balasore, Odisha state, in eastern India, as Cyclone Dana approaches. AFP
Cyclone Dana tracker: One dead as severe storm hits eastern India

More than half a million people were evacuated from their homes in vulnerable areas

AsiaOctober 25, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Sri Lankan security forces have increased patrols in Arugam Bay due to a suspected terrorist plot. AP
Sri Lanka arrests three suspected of plot to attack Israeli tourists

Israel urges citizens to leave over threat of attack in Arugam Bay area

AsiaOctober 24, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Dark clouds loom off the coast of Digha, West Bengal, on Thursday as Cyclone Dana approaches. AFP
More than a million to evacuate as cyclone nears eastern India

Residents move to safety before fierce weather makes landfall in Odisha state

AsiaOctober 24, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday. AP
China's Xi and India's Modi promise to resolve border differences at Brics

Leaders met for the first time in five years as New Delhi and Beijing complete disengagement process along disputed Himalayan frontier

AsiaOctober 23, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Heavy rain in Kolkata, West Bengal. Cyclone Dana is predicted to make landfall late on October 24 or early on October 25. EPA
Cyclone Dana: Homes evacuated on India's east coast before storm's landfall

Authorities ramp up precautions in Odisha and West Bengal states

AsiaOctober 23, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan on Tuesday. EPA
Modi reaffirms support for Ukraine-Russia peace in meeting with Putin

The two leaders meet for talks in Kazan ahead of the Brics summit

AsiaOctober 22, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Relatives mourn the death of Dr Shahnawaz Dar, who was among those killed in a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. EPA
Kashmir attack: Terror strike leaves seven tunnel workers dead

Doctor among the dead as authorities denounce latest act of violence in restive region

AsiaOctober 21, 2024
Taniya Dutta
A United Hindu Front member holds a poster depicting Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who welcomed the charges brought against Vikram Yadav. AFP
US charges former Indian spy over plot to kill Sikh separatist

Vikram Yadav, the second person to be charged in the case, worked for India's Research and Analysis Wing, Justice Department says

AsiaOctober 18, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Tension between Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Indian counterpart Narendra Modi is evident in New Delhi last year. AP
Trudeau to blame for worsening ties, India says, as he admits 'no proof' in Sikh murder case

Canadian leader says there is 'no hard evidentiary proof' that Indian agents were involved in killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar

AsiaOctober 17, 2024
Taniya Dutta
An Air India Express flight from Delhi to Chicago was diverted after the airline received bomb threats. Reuters
Two held over hoax bomb threats to Indian airlines

Singapore's air force sent two fighter jets to escort an Air India Express plane bound for the city-state

AsiaOctober 16, 2024
Taniya Dutta
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrives in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. AP
India's Foreign Minister visits Pakistan for Shanghai bloc summit

First visit by an Indian Foreign Minister to Pakistan in nearly nine years comes amid strained ties between the countries

AsiaOctober 15, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2021. Relations between their countries have soured since last year. AP
India expels Canadian diplomats as row escalates over death of Sikh leader

Canada names Indian high commissioner as 'person of interest' in Hardeep Singh Nijjar case

AsiaOctober 15, 2024
Taniya Dutta
An IndiGo aircraft, left, and an Air India aircraft on the tarmac at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, on October 10. Bloomberg
Air India and IndiGo flights grounded after bomb threats in India

The planes were en route from Mumbai to Jeddah, Muscat and New York

AsiaOctober 14, 2024
Taniya Dutta
Brihadisvara Temple was built with 60,000 granite stones. Photo: Taniya Dutta / The National
Postcard from ThanjavurMillennium-old Indian shrine baffles engineers

Brihadeeswara Temple, built without cement or binder, is an architectural wonder of the ancient world

AsiaOctober 11, 2024
Taniya Dutta
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