Shahnawaz Akhtar

is Founder of eNewsroom. He brings over two decades of journalism experience, having worked with The Telegraph, IAS, DNA, and China Daily. His bylines have also appeared in Al Jazeera, Scroll, BOOM Live, and Rediff, among others. The Managing Editor of eNewsroom has distinct profiles of working from four Indian states- Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bengal, as well as from China. He loves doing human interest, political and environment related stories.

Jharkhand

Shahnawaz AkhtarJuly 9, 2018
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“Jayant Sinha has done a disgusting thing,” Mariam, widow of Alimuddin Ansari

Ranchi: Mariam Khatoon, the widow of Alimuddin Ansari, the man who was lynched in Ramgarh for allegedly carrying beef, is…
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Freshly Brewed

Shahnawaz AkhtarJuly 7, 2018
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Why Jayant Sinha felicitating Ramgarh killers shouldn’t take us by surprise

Ranchi: Indian Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha is receiving the flak for garlanding eight killers who had lynched Alimuddin Ansari…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarJuly 5, 2018
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United opposition makes Jharkhand Bandh successful, impact of alliance was from road to social media

Ranchi: A first in the history of Jharkhand, almost all opposition parties took on to the road to protest against…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarJune 20, 2018
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The ‘cyber underbelly’ of India, Jharkhand, is turning BPL people into millionaire

Jamtara/Giridih: He looks no different from an average villager residing in a Jharkhand village. A fleeting glance, gives one the…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarJune 10, 2018
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BJP MLAs face off with Lady Singham, public supports IAS officer

Ranchi: Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), which boasts of good governance is openly opposing an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, nicknamed…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarJune 8, 2018
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Jharkhand’s Kathua moment: Both BJP and JMM leaders extend support to the killer’s family after court verdict in two lynching cases

Ranchi: If the world was shocked when some political leaders associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) along with some…
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Gender Violence Watch

Shahnawaz AkhtarJune 3, 2018
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When every zone of India witnessed gender violence; two minors and a tourist raped, transgender assaulted

Kolkata: The gory murder of a four-year-old after rape in Haryana clubbed with the gang-rape of a Japanese tourist in…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarMay 25, 2018
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Jharkhand’s angry tribals resort to Pathalgadi, their age-old practice

Ranchi: At a time when Jharkhand is all geared up for the Dhanbad visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarMay 22, 2018
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Apprehending an Iraq redux, families of those abducted in Afghanistan get shivers

Ranchi: Reminiscences of the 39 Indian abducted and killed in Iraq and the Narendra Modi government not sharing the news…
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Shahnawaz AkhtarMay 20, 2018
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Home they bought her warrior dead

Giridih/Ranchi: Anger and grief shrouded the atmosphere of Palgunj village in Giridih, Jharkhand, when the last rite of Border Security…
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Shahnawaz Akhtar

“Jayant Sinha has done a disgusting thing,” Mariam, widow of Alimuddin Ansari

Why Jayant Sinha felicitating Ramgarh killers shouldn’t take us by surprise

United opposition makes Jharkhand Bandh successful, impact of alliance was from road to social media

The ‘cyber underbelly’ of India, Jharkhand, is turning BPL people into millionaire

BJP MLAs face off with Lady Singham, public supports IAS officer

Jharkhand’s Kathua moment: Both BJP and JMM leaders extend support to the killer’s family after court verdict in two lynching cases

When every zone of India witnessed gender violence; two minors and a tourist raped, transgender assaulted

Jharkhand’s angry tribals resort to Pathalgadi, their age-old practice

Apprehending an Iraq redux, families of those abducted in Afghanistan get shivers

Home they bought her warrior dead

From Number to Nobody: Are You Next for Aadhaar Deactivation?

What was Tagore’s Palestine Dream?

City With A Conscious: Kolkata’s Heart of Empathy