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Shivani Gupta

Senior Associate Editor, CNN-News18

Shivani Gupta is a Senior Associate editor and anchor with CNN-News18. She has 15 years of experience as a journalist, starting with print and then in TV. She has written for some leading publications in the country and co-authored Sania Mirza's autobiography 'Ace Against Odds'. She tweets at @ShivaniGupta_5.

- Politics
- April 30, 2023, 20:07 IST
I Made Hubballi-Dharwad a BJP Bastion, They Hurt My Self-Respect: Jagadish Shettar | K’taka Campaign Trail
Before that, BJP candidates used to lose their deposits. It wasn't a BJP bastion. It became one because of Shettar-BJP combination, says Jagadish Shettar, the 67-year-old sitting MLA from Hubballi-Dharwad Central, who has now joined the Congress
- Cricketnext
- April 10, 2023, 16:13 IST
'Izzat Rakh Li': Rinku Singh Reveals Chandrakant Pandit's Reaction After Slamming 5 Sixes in a Row | Exclusive
Rinku Singh revealed that he played cricket against his father's wishes, and he even turned down a sweeping job to focus on his cricket career
- India
- April 08, 2023, 22:11 IST
'States Need Not Worry About Online Gaming Now': MoS Chandrashekhar on New IT Rules
The union minister also said there was no need for a central law for online gaming and – with the final amendments to the IT Rules of 2021 in place – also explained why the Centre will never look into legalising gambling and betting
- India
- April 07, 2023, 17:47 IST
IT Ministry to Form ‘Fact Checking Unit’ to Flag Fake News About Central Govt, Says MoS Chandrashekhar
Under amendments to the IT Rules of 2021, the ministry can also issue instructions to “intermediaries” – social media intermediaries, internet service providers and other service providers – to not host such content
- Opinion
- April 07, 2023, 08:30 IST
Plainspeak: Tainting Hindu Processions with Violence Is A Diabolical Plan
The whole categorisation of any locality as ‘Muslim area’ is an acceptance that demography should decide what happens in any neighbourhood. But the logic is disregarded for others and applies only to India’s chosen minority
- India
- April 06, 2023, 00:04 IST
'History will be Sorted, Wait for NEP 2020': NCERT Chief Amid Uproar on Key Deletions in School Books
NCERT director Prof Dinesh Prasad Saklani called the row over textbook deletions useless, and said these were discussed in detail and explained last year when they were introduced to reduce the burden on students due to Covid
- Opinion
- March 17, 2023, 08:00 IST
Plainspeak: Why West’s Anti-Hindutva Pitch is Front for Anti-Hinduism, and Will Get Louder Ahead of 2024 Polls
Sydney University professor and sociologist Salvatore Babones had said Hindutva and fascism have been cleverly likened in the West academia. He also believes, regardless of political leanings, Indians of all shades must object to this classification of ‘Hindu nationalism’
- India
- March 02, 2023, 16:44 IST
‘Not Accidental, Covid Leak Deliberate’: Chinese Whistle-Blower after US Dept Report | Exclusive
“There were enough opportunities for China to stop the transmission...Xi Jinping and his regime, those involved in the development and spread of misinformation on the pandemic deserve to face a trial," says Chinese virologist Dr Li-Meng Yan
- Politics
- February 28, 2023, 17:21 IST
Amritpal Has Been Propped Up; Fixed Match between Him And Punjab Police: Bikram Majithia | Exclusive
The Shiromani Akali Dal leader told News18 that if the state government fails to control the law and order situation, the Centre must step in
- India
- February 23, 2023, 13:04 IST
‘Not Anti-India Propaganda’: Babones Tells News18 BBC Series Against UK PM Rishi Sunak, Not Modi
Babones told News18 if the BBC documentary were anti-India or anti-Modi, it would have been leaked during the election campaign. Someone in the foreign service office in the UK decided when the UK get its first Hindu PM, they will bring down the government, he added
- India
- February 21, 2023, 21:47 IST
Soros Doesn't Know Enough about India; Half A Dozen People Control Narrative in West: Babones to News18
When Westerners see India called fascist in the Wall Street Journal or other publications, they take that seriously because they know very little about India, he said
- India
- January 25, 2023, 07:30 IST
Blocking BBC Documentary Not about Censorship But Keeping Order: Senior I&B Ministry Adviser to News18
People have seen in the past how purposeful misinterpretation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by Indian and foreign media caused grief in the country, said Kanchan Gupta
- Politics
- January 24, 2023, 18:54 IST
'Why is Britain Dabbling in India's Internal Matters?': Congress's Anil Antony Questions BBC Documentary
Anil said that while he had differences with the BJP and his views on the 2002 Gujarat riots were not different from his party, “top leaders, especially those with experience in government, will say the same thing" as him on the BBC documentary
- India
- January 21, 2023, 19:29 IST
‘India Giant Neighbour, Most Important Relationship’: Lankan Foreign Minister After Meeting Jaishankar
On close ties with China, foreign minister Ali Sabry said Sri Lanka has never undermined India's interests and will not allow anyone else to threaten India's security concerns
- India
- January 04, 2023, 16:31 IST
Delhi’s Hit-and-Drag Horror: PCR Vans Should've Been There, But Can’t Say Cops Didn’t Respond, Says Ex-CP
Once you know someone is under your wheels, if you keep driving, it amounts to murder, says Neeraj Kumar, adding the accused should not be given any benefit of doubt over whether they didn’t realise they were dragging a body because they were drunk

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