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Sayantani

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Sayantani is a Chief Content Producer for Livemint with 6 years of experience covering national and international politics. She holds an M.Phil degree in Comparative Literature from Jadavpur University. Sayantani's interests are politics, and war. Off-duty, she explores cultural history and the 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed'

ARTICLES BY SAYANTANI

The Supreme Court bench, which did not issue a formal notice as of now, said it would resume hearing on the petitions at around 2 pm on April 17.

Violence occurring during protests against Waqf Act is ‘very disturbing’

19 min read . 06:59 AM IST

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago state in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 6, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

Trump tariffs: China puts four conditions before US to restart trade talks

2 min read . 16 Apr 2025

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and second lady Usha Vance tour the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. Jim Watson/Pool via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

JD Vance, wife Usha to visit India from April 21 to 24, meet PM Modi

2 min read . 16 Apr 2025

A group of campaigners in Scotland brought a challenge in 2018, arguing that those rights should only safeguard those assigned as women at birth. But the Scottish government said that a trans woman with a GRC is legally a woman and should therefore be afforded the same legal protections.

UK Court defines ‘woman’ based on biological sex, excludes transgender women

2 min read . 16 Apr 2025

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again called on China to reach out to him. Beijing has suggested it would only engage in talks on an equal footing, with a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday reiterating calls for dialogue and an end to 'blackmailing.'

Trump says, ‘ball is in China’s court’ as US hikes tariffs to 245%

2 min read . 16 Apr 2025

Trump had already moved to freeze $2.2 billion of federal funds on Monday in retaliation for the top university's defiance of the administration's push to bring campuses to heel.

Donald Trump threatens to strip Harvard of tax-exempt status

2 min read . 15 Apr 2025

The Canadian government announced three new measures, including a pause and reduction in tariffs announced earlier, in retaliation to Donald Trump's trade policies.

Canada announces 3 ‘remissions’ amid tariff war with US | Check details

3 min read . 15 Apr 2025

China has ordered its airlines not to take any further deliveries of Boeing jets in response to the US decision to impose 145% tariffs on Chinese goods,

China halts Boeing jet deliveries in retaliation against 145% US tariffs: Report

2 min read . 15 Apr 2025

Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting with a group of top officials, in Tehran, Iran (AP)

US-Iran talks ‘well carried out’, says Khamenei, but doubts Trump's intentions

2 min read . 15 Apr 2025

The Allahabad HC bench added that as an MA student, the survivor was competent enough to understand the 'morality and significance of her act' as disclosed by her in the FIR.

Supreme Court raps Allahabad HC for rape survivor ‘invited trouble’ remark

2 min read . 15 Apr 2025

Adityanath said Uttar Pradesh witnessed riots every 2-3 days before 2017, when the BJP came to power, adding 'In the name of secularism, they (TMC Govt in Bengal) have given freedom to rioters. The government is silent. Such anarchy should be controlled'

CM Adityanath suggests ‘Danda treatment’ for Waqf rioters in Murshidabad

1 min read . 15 Apr 2025

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Mahmood Madani, during a press conference regarding the Waqf (Amendment) Act in New Delhi, India, on Sunday, April 13, 2025.

Jamiat chief says ‘BJP and its friends’ trying to help ‘builders’ with Waqf Act

2 min read . 13 Apr 2025

On Thursday, the Bell 206 L-4 helicopter was on the back half of a sightseeing trip up the Hudson River, carrying a family of five from Spain when it violently fell from the air and into the frigid water. (REUTERS/Carlos Barria)

NY helicopter that crashed was on ‘8th trip of the day’, missing black box

2 min read . 13 Apr 2025

The beloved cartoon duo Tom and Jerry have entered the world of artificial intelligence, with a one-minute AI-generated episode taking the internet by storm. Created using TTT-MLP, an advanced AI tool developed by Stanford and NVIDIA

After Ghibli trend, AI Tom and Jerry sparks ‘shitty’ backlash

2 min read . 13 Apr 2025

The Supreme Court passed the judgement in response to a November 2023 petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government against the State’s Governor indefinitely withholding assent to ten Bills passed by the State Assembly, some as early as 2020.

‘President is not …’: SC allows judicial review of Prez, Guv nod on State Bills

3 min read . 13 Apr 2025

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (ANI)

Mamata Banerjee says won't implement Waqf Act in Bengal

1 min read . 12 Apr 2025

Sukhbir Badal took the reins of the Shiromani Akali Dal in 2008, succeeding his father and party stalwart, Parkash Singh Badal. He remained at the helm until his resignation the previous year.

Sukhbir Singh Badal re-elected Akali Dal chief months after resigning

2 min read . 12 Apr 2025

According to reports, the YouTuber was issued summons by the Cyber Cell, however, Allahbadia has not responded, leading the authorities to consider legal action for their lack of cooperation (PTI)

Ranveer Allahbadia non-cooperative: Maharashtra Cyber Cell mulls legal action

2 min read . 12 Apr 2025

President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed down on his tariffs on most nations for 90 days, but raised the tax rate on Chinese imports to 125%. (REUTERS)

Trump Tariffs: 90-day pause for most nations, 125% hike for China

2 min read . 10 Apr 2025

China on April 9 increased the US import tariffs rates to 84% from 34% on April 9 ahead of the US market open on Wednesday.

Trump likely to announce Pharma tariffs

4 min read . 10 Apr 2025