Madhur Sharma

Madhur Sharma is a post-graduate student of journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi, and a history graduate from Delhi University. He tweets at @madhur_mrt.

‘Situation Getting Dire’: Indians Stuck In Iran Amid Covid-19 Outbreak Wish Government Would Speed Up Their Return

Some of the boats in Iran in which the seafarers are housed.

ISIS Is An Ideology, And It’s Not Going Away Just Because Baghdadi Is Dead

ISIS flags being displayed in Kashmir - Representative Image (Waseem Andrabi/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

The Ayodhya Dispute: How ‘Eminent Academics’ Subverted Honest Facts With Dishonest Opinions

Some of the artefacts excavated from the disputed site. (Source: @Twitter)

Beef Industry In India: Political Mottos Notwithstanding, Pink Revolution Continues To Get Redder

Cattle slaughtered at a riverside in coastal Karnataka (Pic by Manju Neereshwallya)

Why It Won’t Be A Cakewalk For Dimple Yadav In Samajwadi Stronghold Kannauj

Dimple Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav (@dimpleyadav/Twitter)

Bulandshahr: Why Villages Affected By Mob Violence In December Are Against The BJP And The ‘Sangathan’

Damaged vehicles piled up in Chingravati.

Meet Mahagathbandhan Candidate From Meerut Haji Yakub Qureshi, Who Wanted To Award Charlie Hebdo Killers

Haji Yakub Qureshi.

Why Pulwama Attack Was A Hate Crime

Adil Ahmed Dar (@airassault71/Twitter)

Ground Report: Despite Yogi’s Ban, Illegal Slaughterhouses Flourish In Meerut; Residents Bear The Brunt

An Indian man unloads a buffalo near an abattoir in Meerut. (Picture for representation)

Why It Took Delhi Police Three Years To File A Chargesheet Against Umar Khalid, Kanhaiya Kumar And Others

JNU student Umar Khalid on JNU campus on the night of 23 February 2016 in New Delhi. (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times via GettyImages)

The Rise And Fall Of ‘Lady Singham’ B Chandrakala

IAS officer B Chandrakala is facing corruption allegations. (Facebook)

Language Strife Raises Its Head in Nepal: Lawmaker Demands National Status For Hindi

Picture for representation

Kasganj: Year After Chandan Gupta’s Murder, Brother Appeals To PM Modi To Allow Tiranga Rally On Republic Day

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Youth protests in New Delhi in February 2018 against the killers of Chandan Gupta, who lost his life in Kasganj violence (K Asif/India Today Group/Getty Images)

Kasganj: Year After Chandan Gupta’s Murder, Brother Appeals To PM Modi To Allow Tiranga Rally On Republic Day

Youth protests in New Delhi in February 2018 against the killers of Chandan Gupta, who lost his life in Kasganj violence (K Asif/India Today Group/Getty Images)

Yogi Adityanath To Attend Ram-Sita Wedding Fest In Nepal Next Month; Its Opposition Parties, However, Cry Foul

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. (GettyImages)

Ghaziabad Has The Worst Air Among All Indian Cities—And That Is Making Its Children Sick

Picture for representation (Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Uttar Pradesh: 1,500 People Convert To Buddhism In Mass Ceremony At Subharti University In Meerut

Subharti University.

What Living Near A Trash Pile Almost As Tall As Qutub Minar Means For Health Of Residents

A view of Ghazipur landfill at Ghazipur. (Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Amid Allegations Of Murder Of Devotees, Government Takes Charge Of ‘Chhota Haridwar’ In Ghaziabad

The Upper Ganga Canal at Murad Nagar, popularly known as Chota Haridwar

Police Make Arrests In Sadhus’ Murders In Karnal, Claim To Have Busted An Inter-State Gang That Targeted Temples

(Left) Body of one of the sadhus at the murder site (right) Arrested accused

Breaking Down Rahul Gandhi’s Narrative On The Rafale Deal

Rahul Gandhi has failed to back his allegations about the Rafale deal with concrete facts. (Raj K Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Putting The Record Straight: India Is The Land Of The Buddha, And Yes, He Was Born In Nepal

The Great Buddha statue in Bodh Gaya, Bihar

Behind The Spikes In Islamic Terror During Ramzan

Stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir. (Abid Bhat/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

A Lost Opportunity For Kashmir: Why Scrapping The Army’s Intelligence Unit Was A Blunder

Army soldiers at forward posts beyond the illuminated fence in Hamirpur area near Bhimber Gali. (Gurinder Osan/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)

The Changing Face Of India-Nepal Relations

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Nepalese counterpart Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli before their meeting in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

How Meerut Mayor Tried To Sabotage Nauchandi Mela In The Name Of Minority Appeasement

Bahujan Samaj Party supporters during a rally in Gurgaon. (Sunil Saxena/Hindustan Times via GettyImages)

China’s Social Credit System And The Making Of Totalitarian Police State Under Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during the 86th INTERPOL General Assembly at Beijing National Convention Centre, China.  (Lintao Zhang - Pool/Getty Images)

The 1857 Revolt: The 72 Hours That Brought Down British East India Company

A group of Indian soldiers on their way to Delhi with elephants and cannons during the Indian Mutiny. Original Artwork: Entitled: The Advance Of The Siege Train To Attack Delhi by Captain G E Atkinson, Lithograph by W Simpson. (Hulton Archive/GettyImages)

Sanjuwan Attackers Are Terrorists. So Why Not Call Them That?

Representational image: popular Indian newspapers (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

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