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Arunima is Editor (Home Affairs) and covers strategic, security and political affairs. From the Ukraine-Russia War to the India-China stand-off in Ladakh to India-Pak clashes, she has reported from ground zero on several high-profile instances. A founder employee of CNN-News18 (then CNN-IBN), Arunima's experience includes coverage of path-breaking legal cases like Jessica Lal, Priyadarshini Matoo, Nitish Katara and Aarushi Talwar murder cases.

- Politics
- July 22, 2024, 6:51 PM IST
‘Case For Special Status For Bihar Is Not Made Out’: Amid RJD’s Attack, JDU Hopes For Budget Bonanza For State
JDU spokesperson K C Tyagi said his party was committed to getting a special status or special package and would be keenly looking at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speech on Tuesday to see what is on offer for the people of Bihar
- Politics
- July 22, 2024, 2:19 PM IST
Centre Allows Civil Servants To Join RSS, Opposition Questions Withdrawal Of 1966 Order
On July 9, 2024, the Department of Personnel & Training (DoPT) issued a new office memorandum removing the mention of the RSS from the 1966 order. The new office memorandum only bars civil servants from joining the Jamaat-e-Islami
- India
- July 19, 2024, 2:18 PM IST
‘Why Should You Not Be Terminated As IAS?’ UPSC Files FIR Against Puja Khedkar; She Reacts
Puja Khedkar, a 2023 batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, has been accused of faking caste, medical certificates, amid the row over her alleged demands for a separate office, staff and quarters. Apart from the UPSC's FIR and show-cause notice, the Delhi Police crime branch has also filed an FIR on charges of cheating, forgery
- India
- July 19, 2024, 11:37 AM IST
'Less Than 150 Students Affected': Scale of NEET Paper Leak Much Lower Than Expected, Reveals CBI Probe
The agency has concluded that while cases in Godhra, Latur and Rajasthan are that of impersonation, the Patna-Hazaribagh case of stealing the question paper, had limited impact on the sanctity of the exam
- India
- July 17, 2024, 12:32 PM IST
Did Pakistan’s Ex-Army Men Carry Out Doda Attack? Was Their SSG Involved? Agencies Probing All Angles
Terror attack in Jammu's Doda: "It requires military level training to take such precision strike at unarmed parts of body of the Indian Army personnel and remain hidden in forests for so long," a source told CNN-News18
- India
- July 15, 2024, 9:39 AM IST
Donald Trump Assassination Bid: Secret Service Faces Heat as Experts Say Basic SOPs Ignored
Experts told CNN-News18 about loopholes such as not sanitising the rooftop from where the shooter fired and not deploying ballistic briefcase shields
- Politics
- July 13, 2024, 9:48 AM IST
Centre Gives More Power To Lieutenant Governor Amid Election Buzz In Jammu And Kashmir
The amendment will give more power to the J&K lieutenant governor on matters of transfers and postings of all-India service officers like the IAS and IPS, police, law and order as well as the appointment of judicial officers
- India
- July 12, 2024, 2:03 PM IST
IAS Trainee Puja Khedkar Could Be Sacked If Proven Guilty: Govt Sources Amid Controversy
Puja Khedkar, a 2023-batch IAS officer of the Maharashtra cadre, could also be subjected to criminal action if her certificates are found to be fake and forgery is proved
- India
- July 11, 2024, 2:57 PM IST
Vigil Lens | In Big Security Challenge, Terrorists Targeting 'Peaceful' Locations, Reactivating Overground Workers In Jammu
Police now suspect that close to 30 terrorists, split into sub groups of 3 to 4, are spread across Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua, Doda, Udhampur all the way up to Chenab valley.
- India
- July 10, 2024, 6:30 PM IST
108 Kg Of Smuggled Gold Seized Near India-China Border In Ladakh; 3 Arrested
The ITBP said it had got inputs of smuggling in Sriraple, one kilometer from the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh
- India
- July 10, 2024, 2:24 PM IST
Help from Over-Ground Worker, Pakistani Handler & an App: NIA Joins the Dots in Reasi Terror Attack Case
Terrorists had opened fire on the bus carrying yatris from Shiv Khori to Katra on the evening of June 9 in Pouni area, causing the vehicle to fall into a nearby gorge. Nine people, including a child, were killed in the attack
- India
- July 9, 2024, 7:37 PM IST
Amid Spate Of Terror Attacks, Will Jammu and Kashmir See Assembly Polls Before SC’s September 30 Deadline?
A Union government functionary told CNN-News18 that although the Election Commission of India (ECI) has reiterated its commitment to sticking to the September 30 deadline set by the Supreme Court, the recent spate of attacks is leading to renewed discussions about the impending assembly elections
- India
- July 9, 2024, 12:47 PM IST
From Jabalpur to Delhi and Guwahati, Airport Mishaps Flag Off Maintenance Issues; Audits Ordered Across India
Preliminary reports from some of the damaged airports across the country to the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation have flagged off human error to maintenance and weather issues as the reasons.
- Politics
- July 3, 2024, 6:59 PM IST
Champai Soren Resigns As Jharkhand CM, Hemant Stakes Claim To Form Govt
Champai Soren on Wednesday tendered his resignation as Jharkhand Chief Minister. JMM leader Hemant Soren is set to stake claim to form government in the state
- Politics
- June 10, 2024, 7:16 PM IST
Now, Road to Bihar Goes Through Delhi? Induction of These 8 Bihar MPs in Modi 3.0 Seems to Suggest So
Lallan Singh, Ramnath Thakur, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Chirag Paswan, Giriraj Singh, Satish Dubey, Nityanand Rai and Raj Bhushan Nishad took oath as Union Ministers this Sunday. With each of them, the NDA is attempting to get its caste calculations right for Bihar Assembly elections next year