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Ritu Maria Johny

Ritu Maria Johny

Multimedia journalist with Hindustan Times. Covers India, world, business and tech news with a keen eye for human-interest stories rooted in gender and culture.

Articles by Ritu Maria Johny

‘Best Sunday’: Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal’s special delivery on Friendship Day

Deepinder Goyal enroute his special delivery of food and friendship bands. (X)

Published on Aug 06, 2023 03:23 PM IST

'Hindi national language, communicate before Uttar Pradesh court in…,' says SC

Supreme Court (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)(PTI)

Published on Aug 04, 2023 03:08 PM IST

Truecaller CEO offers job to Canada student trolled for ‘dream to leave India’

Truecaller CEO Alan Mamedi, Indian student Ekta (R). (screengrab, File)

Updated on Aug 04, 2023 07:22 AM IST

Bengaluru-based startup lays off 18 employees, co-founders offer employment help

co-founders of fintech app Fam Sambhav Jain and Kush Taneja (R). (Twitter, Linkedin)

Updated on Aug 03, 2023 05:59 PM IST

Ethereum co-founder enjoys ‘ghevar cake’ in Bengaluru on crypto's 8th birthday

Extending birthday wishes to the world's second largest crypto, Sandeep Nailwal said that Buterin’s visit also included a bit of

Published on Aug 01, 2023 10:10 PM IST

Zomato hires first-ever Chief Fitness Officer, to focus on employees' wellbeing

Zomato CEODeepinder Goyal and new CFO Anmol Gupta (R). (File, Instagram)

Published on Aug 01, 2023 08:03 PM IST

Owaisi rebuts Adityanath's Gyanvapi mosque ‘historical mistake' jab; ‘judicial…’

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. (R) (File)

Published on Jul 31, 2023 03:44 PM IST

Amid SAG-AFTRA strike, Netflix is seeking AI product manager with salary of…

The company noted that it is its 'first hiring' in product management to support the ML platform.(REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 30, 2023 04:48 PM IST

Houses of duo accused of raping 12-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh bulldozed

Both the rape accused’s houses were found to be constructed illegally. (Twitter)

Updated on Jul 29, 2023 07:45 PM IST

‘Political tourism’: BJP MP's dig at Opposition bloc's Manipur ‘photo session’

A delegation of I.N.D.I.A parties MPs prior to leaving for violence-hit Manipur, at airport in Delhi and BJP's Manoj Tiwari (R)(Agencies)

Published on Jul 29, 2023 04:00 PM IST

‘Rare’ Apple sneakers made for employees in 1990s up for auction. It now costs…

The men’s shoes with an air-cushioned heel come in a UK size of 8.5.

Updated on Jul 26, 2023 06:57 PM IST

BSF jawan seen molesting woman in Manipur grocery store, suspended

The incident reportedly happened last week at a grocery store in the Imphal West district.

Updated on Jul 25, 2023 07:57 PM IST

‘Privileged’: Google news' Indian-origin director sacked after 13 years service

Madhav Chinnappa added that he was on ‘gardening leave’ at the moment.

Updated on Jul 25, 2023 05:30 PM IST

‘PM Modi running away from…’: AAP MP Sanjay Singh after Rajya Sabha suspension

AAP MP Sanjay Singh with TMC MP Shanta Chhetri and others come out of the Parliament House during Monsoon session, in New Delhi, Monday, (PTI)

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 07:30 PM IST

BJP, Cong spar as Port Blair airport ceiling falls days after Modi inaugurated

Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair was built at a cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>710 crore adn was inaugurated on July 18. (Twitter)

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 04:36 PM IST

‘Death penalty, blot on…’: Anna Hazare on Manipur women paraded naked video case

Referring to women as mothers and sisters, Hazare said that such heinous crimes were unacceptable. (File)

Published on Jul 22, 2023 11:08 PM IST

Banned ISKCON monk Amogh Lila Das apologises for comments on Swami Vivekananda

Amogh Lila Das has been banned by ISKCON for a month for his comment on Swami Vivekananda.

Published on Jul 22, 2023 10:11 PM IST

Brij Bhushan calls Manipur women paraded naked video ‘sad…’

BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday,(PTI)

Updated on Jul 23, 2023 09:58 AM IST

Twitter to limit DMs for these accounts? Check details

Earlier, Musk had also ‘temporarily’ limited the number of tweets that users can view each day to to address ‘extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation'.(REUTERS)

Updated on Jul 22, 2023 06:43 PM IST

Bengaluru woman alleges Rapido driver masturbated mid-ride, police responds

The woman alleged that the Rapido driver had arrived on a bike different from the one registered on the app. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

Updated on Jul 22, 2023 04:47 PM IST

'PM compelled to react…': Owaisi demands CBI probe, sacking of Manipur CM

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi addresses a press conference, in Hyderabad.(PTI)

Published on Jul 20, 2023 01:21 PM IST

Netflix to crack down on password sharing for users in India from today

The company said that it will start sending this update via email to customers in the country, who are sharing Netflix outside their household, from today.(Bloomberg)

Updated on Jul 20, 2023 12:28 PM IST

‘Constitutional failure’: CJI Chandrachud slams ‘disturbing’ Manipur women video

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud.(PTI)

Updated on Jul 20, 2023 11:51 AM IST

‘Rat dropped dead on food table,’ claims woman; IKEA Bengaluru apologises

The tweet shared with images evoked shocked reactions from users. (Twitter)

Updated on Jul 18, 2023 02:06 PM IST

Oommen Chandy dies at 79: 5 points about two-time Kerala CM

Oommen Chandy had been staying in Bengaluru for treatment at a health facility.

Updated on Jul 18, 2023 06:45 AM IST

Kejriwal thanks NDRF, Army for ‘saving Delhiites’; Yamuna level rises again

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accompanied by Delhi Public Works Department Minister Atishi interacts with the flood-affected people during his visit to the relief camp set up at Mori Gate, in New Delhi on Sunday. (AAP Punjab Twitter)

Updated on Jul 17, 2023 11:07 AM IST

‘Favourite Shark…’: Anupam Mittal shares surprise note from IndiGo flight crew

Entrepreneur Anupam Mittal appears as a ‘shark’ on Shark Tank India.

Published on Jul 16, 2023 05:37 PM IST

Nothing ‘Drops’ its first-ever pop-up store in India amid Phone (2) launch

Day one of Bengaluru’s Drops witnessed a huge rush with hundreds of customers queuing up for hours to get their hands on the Nothing Phone (2). (Twitter)

Published on Jul 16, 2023 04:22 PM IST

Elon Musk reacts to viral AI pics with Mark Zuckerberg amid ‘cage match’ chatter

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, left, and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. In a now-viral back-and-forth seen on Twitter and Instagram, the two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to a “cage match” face off. (AP)

Updated on Jul 16, 2023 01:39 PM IST

Swiggy Genie man ‘steals’ ₹83k worth Apple Watch, Twitter user chases him down

Detailing the incident, Jaydeep said that the Swiggy executive cancelled the order after collecting the parcel and blocked both the user and his friend. (Representative)(MINT_PRINT)

Published on Jul 14, 2023 12:03 AM IST

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