Desk directory
Thirteen desks, one newsroom
Every section NewsDunia publishes, what it covers, who reports it and what the numbers behind it look like this month. Filter the directory, then jump straight into the desk you read most.
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India
Blue bar · 11 correspondents · updated continuously
Governance, courts, states and the machinery that runs them. The India desk covers legislatures and municipal bodies, disaster response, land and water administration, and the everyday implementation stories that rarely make a headline until they fail.
Correspondents: Ananya Deshmukh (chief), Imran Sheikh (cities), Sneha Raghavan (states), with a standing rota in Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Districts covered
0Corrections
Every India desk story carries the document set it was built from where publication is permitted.
World
Blue bar · 7 correspondents · Brussels, Washington, Singapore
Diplomacy, trade rulebooks, multilateral institutions and the countries whose decisions land on Indian desks. We report the process as carefully as the outcome, because most of what changes is procedural before it is political.
Correspondents: Meera Krishnan (Europe), Farhan Ali (trade), with contributing stringers in Washington, Copenhagen and Singapore.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Countries
0Live blogs
Translated source documents are linked in the original language alongside our summary.
Politics
Ink bar · 5 correspondents · process, not personality
Legislative drafting, committee reports, coalition arithmetic in local bodies and the mechanics of how a proposal becomes a rule. NewsDunia does not campaign, endorse or characterise individuals; we report what was tabled, who objected and what changed.
Correspondents: Arjun Malhotra (chief), Suhasini Varma (policy columns), with a standing bill-tracker team.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Bills tracked
0Explainers
Our political coverage policy is published in full in the About section.
Business
Blue bar · 8 correspondents · markets, macro, industry
Macro data releases, company filings, credit conditions, employment and the industrial base. We read the annexures, not the press release, and we say plainly when a number is provisional.
Correspondents: Rohan Iyer (chief), Farhan Ali (trade), Rajat Khanna (economics column), with a filings-desk analyst rota.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Filings read
0Data charts
NewsDunia publishes no investment advice and holds no positions in companies it covers.
Technology
Blue bar · 5 correspondents · hardware, networks, regulation
Manufacturing clusters, spectrum and network rollouts, platform regulation and the security of public digital infrastructure. We test claims against benchmarks and published standards where we can obtain them.
Correspondents: Kabir Sethi (chief), Vikram Nair (research crossover), plus a Bengaluru engineering-desk rota.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Devices tested
0Audits read
Review units are returned after testing; NewsDunia accepts no paid device placements.
Education
Blue bar · 4 correspondents · schools, boards, universities
Examination administration, admissions, teacher recruitment, school infrastructure and the funding formulas beneath all of it. Our education reporting starts from records: attendance registers, tender documents and board circulars.
Correspondents: Sneha Raghavan (chief), Leela Menon (education column), with district stringers in six states.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Schools visited
0RTI replies
Students are never named without written consent from a parent or guardian.
Entertainment
Ink bar · 4 correspondents · film, music, streaming
Releases, box-office and streaming economics, festival programming and the working conditions of crews. Reviews are signed, and commercial relationships are disclosed at the top of any piece where one exists.
Correspondents: Nikita Rao (chief), Ayesha Qureshi (culture crossover), with festival cover from Mumbai and Kochi.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Reviews
0Festivals
Star ratings are set by the reviewer alone and are never negotiated with distributors.
Health
Blue bar · 4 correspondents · clinically reviewed
Public health systems, hospital finance, drug pricing, nutrition programmes and outbreak reporting. Every clinical claim is reviewed by a practising physician before publication, and we label uncertainty rather than smoothing it away.
Correspondents: Dr. Ira Bhattacharya (chief and clinical reviewer), Ananya Deshmukh (systems), plus district health stringers.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Clinically reviewed
0Facilities visited
Health coverage is information, not medical advice. Consult a qualified clinician.
Lifestyle
Ink bar · 3 correspondents · cities, food, work
How people actually live in Indian cities and towns — rents, commutes, food supply, small business, care work and the shape of the working week. Service journalism with sourcing standards attached.
Correspondents: Ayesha Qureshi (chief), Imran Sheikh (cities crossover), Nikita Rao (culture).
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Cities covered
0Guides
No affiliate links. Products mentioned are bought at retail price by the desk.
Science
Blue bar · 3 correspondents · peer-review literate
Research funding, space and earth-observation programmes, climate measurement and the slow business of replication. We read the paper, note the sample size and say when a finding is preliminary.
Correspondents: Vikram Nair (chief), Dr. Ira Bhattacharya (life sciences), Kabir Sethi (instrumentation).
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Papers read
0Labs visited
Preprints are labelled as preprints in the first line of every story.
Sports
Ink bar · 6 correspondents · live from the venue
Domestic leagues, national squads, athlete welfare, federation governance and the finances behind stadium construction. We cover the sport and the institution that runs it with equal attention.
Correspondents: Tanvi Joshi (chief), with venue teams in Kolkata, Chennai and Ahmedabad and a live-blog rota on match days.
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Live blogs
0Venues
Match reports carry the official scorecard reference used to compile them.
Opinion
Blue bar · 4 columnists · clearly separated from reporting
Signed argument, always labelled, never mixed into news pages. Columnists disclose relevant affiliations, and rebuttal submissions from named readers are published on the same page furniture as the original.
Columnists: Suhasini Varma (policy), Rajat Khanna (economics), Leela Menon (education), Imran Sheikh (cities).
Key numbers this month
0Columns
0Reader replies
0Rebuttals run
Opinion pieces never appear in the breaking ticker or on news section fronts.
Auto
Ink bar · 3 correspondents · safety, supply, mobility
Crash-test ratings, recall notices, component supply chains, charging infrastructure and public transport procurement. Road-safety data is a standing beat, not an occasional feature.
Correspondents: Devendra Patil (chief), Rohan Iyer (industry finance), Imran Sheikh (urban mobility).
Key numbers this month
0Reports filed
0Recalls tracked
0Road audits
Test vehicles are hired or borrowed on published terms and returned within 72 hours.
Sections at a glance
Publishing rhythm, desk size and lead correspondent for each section, as of July 2026.
| Section | Core remit | Lead correspondent | Rhythm | Stories / month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | Governance, states, courts, disaster response | Ananya Deshmukh | Continuous | 412 |
| World | Diplomacy, trade rules, multilateral bodies | Meera Krishnan | Continuous | 196 |
| Politics | Legislation, committees, local body process | Arjun Malhotra | Session-led | 147 |
| Business | Macro data, filings, credit, industry | Rohan Iyer | Market hours | 338 |
| Technology | Manufacturing, networks, platform rules | Kabir Sethi | Daily | 221 |
| Education | Exams, admissions, school systems | Sneha Raghavan | Daily | 164 |
| Entertainment | Film, music, streaming, crew conditions | Nikita Rao | Daily | 188 |
| Health | Public health, hospital finance, nutrition | Dr. Ira Bhattacharya | Daily | 152 |
| Lifestyle | Cities, food, work, household economy | Ayesha Qureshi | Weekday | 126 |
| Science | Research, space, climate measurement | Vikram Nair | Weekday | 98 |
| Sports | Leagues, squads, federation governance | Tanvi Joshi | Match-led | 274 |
| Opinion | Signed argument, reader rebuttals | Suhasini Varma | Thrice weekly | 64 |
| Auto | Safety data, recalls, mobility procurement | Devendra Patil | Weekday | 112 |
Counts are published stories excluding wire summaries and live-blog entries. Figures are refreshed on the first working day of each month.
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