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Sowmiya Ashok

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ARTICLES BY SOWMIYA ASHOK

From left: Kadarpet market during the lockdown, and workers before the lockdown at Rajdhani Exports, Netaji Apparel Park, in Tiruppur. According to an NGO, roughly 900,000 workers are dependent on the garment industry. Experts say it’s difficult to ascertain the time it will take to adapt to a post-covid situation.

A tense textile hub spins out of control

10 min read . 01 May 2020

Photo: Niha Masih

Meet the Hindus for Donald Trump

9 min read . 23 Oct 2016

Rajkumar (left) with his family outside his house in Amaldia. Everybody except his old parents had been trafficked to work in brick kilns. Photo: Sowmiya Ashok

Life after bonded labour

10 min read . 14 Feb 2016

Locals at Jagdamba Camp lining up to fetch water. Photo: Suraj

Photo Essay: Water, water everywhere

4 min read . 01 Aug 2015

The Rajya Sabha continued to see disruptions with Congress members shouting slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

Parliament logjam continues

2 min read . 31 Jul 2015

In the days leading to the execution, the country has faced questions over the death penalty. Photo: AFP

Questions raised over Yakub Memon’s hanging

2 min read . 30 Jul 2015

Many experts say setting up an NGO is a time-consuming and confusing process (the picture used is for representational purposes only). Photo: Priyanka Parashar/Mint

The myriad problems in setting up NGOs in Delhi

5 min read . 30 Jul 2015

The BJP’s largest coalition partner, the Shiv Sena, was seen attending a meeting of opposition parties which are against changes in the land acquisition Act. Photo: PTI

Parliament to reconvene on 30 July

2 min read . 29 Jul 2015

Members of Akali Dal, BJP, CPI(M) and BJD spoke on the attack during the zero hour amid the din created by members of Congress, NCP, Left, Trinamool Congress, Samajwadi Party, RJD, JD(U) and TRS over various issues. Photo: HT

Speaker unfazed as disruptions continue in Parliament

2 min read . 28 Jul 2015

“Sushmaji has done a criminal act. She is a minister of the government and the whole country knows she has done a criminal act,” Rahul Gandhi told the media. Photo: PTI

Monsoon session disrupted third day in a row

2 min read . 24 Jul 2015

The Congress-led Opposition moved an adjournment motion demanding a discussion on the scandal surrounding former IPL chief Lalit Modi and the controversial Vyapam scam. Photo: HT

Monsoon session of Parliament continues to be a washout

2 min read . 23 Jul 2015

Narendra Modi entered Parliament seeking cooperation but within minutes the much anticipated clouds of acrimony between the opposition and the ruling side overshadowed proceedings. Photo: Reuters

Monsoon session marked by adjournments on Day 1

2 min read . 22 Jul 2015

Paralysis in Parliament will be a setback to the Modi government, which has a wide range of bills ranging from real estate to juvenile justice, and consumer protection to mental health, waiting in the wings to be discussed and approved by lawmakers. Photo: HT

Stand off ahead of monsoon session

2 min read . 21 Jul 2015

Greek banks will reopen just as prime minister Alexis Tsipras prepares for a second parliamentary vote, crucial to securing a bailout later this week. Photo: Bloomberg

Greek debt talks, monsoon session among things to look out for this week

4 min read . 20 Jul 2015

The SC also sought responses from the Centre, state and others on several pleas seeking a CBI probe into the irregularities in the DMAT to fill management and government seats in private medical colleges in Madhya Pradesh. Photo: Satish Kaushik/Mint

Vyapam case: SC to hear CBI plea on 20 July

2 min read . 17 Jul 2015

Several chief ministers, including nine Congress chief ministers as well as West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee have decided to boycott the NITI Aayog meeting where the land Bill will be discussed. Photo: HT

Ahead of monsoon session, parties begin plotting and planning

2 min read . 13 Jul 2015

A still from ‘Baahubali’

Baahubali, Bela Seshe and Premam pick of the films this week

2 min read . 10 Jul 2015

The Supreme Court also asked MP governor Ram Naresh Yadav to explain why an FIR shouldn’t be filed against him for his alleged complicity in the scam. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/ Mint

SC orders CBI probe in Vyapam scam, Chouhan says he is ‘relieved’

2 min read . 10 Jul 2015

The NYSE said the trading suspension was not because the system was hacked and attributed it to a “technical issue” Photo: Reuters

Conspiracy theories abound after outages at NYSE, WSJ and United Airlines

2 min read . 09 Jul 2015

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Photo: PTI

Will CBI probe the Vyapam scam?

2 min read . 08 Jul 2015

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