Ankita Upadhyay

🚨SCOOP🚨 Remember the 'Dancing Girl' from your history textbooks? Arms akimbo, bangles & necklace, she is the defining face of Indus Valley Civilisation. But kids opening textbooks today will see a diff image. NCERT's new Class 9 Arts textbook shades over her nude torso, which had appeared uncovered in book for at least 25 yrs, including under previous NDA govts. Just over a year ago, NCERT tried to drop her from a Class 6 Social Science book over nudity concerns. An expert pushed back. Now, it appears to have found another way. indianexpress.com/article/educat…

18 months ago, PM Modi invoked "concert economy." Coldplay, Dua Lipa, Linkin Park had drawn massive crowds. The momentum felt structural. Then 2 students died at a NESCO concert on April 11. 3 Mumbai shows cancelled since. Crores in losses. International partners asking if India dates are safe... @heenakhandlwal spoke to industry insiders on how they are coping and whether the momentum can be recovered. indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Exclusive| Three offers, four red flags: How a Rs 10,000 complaint exposed a Rs 100-crore cyber trading scam indianexpress.com/article/cities…

21-day digital arrest, Rs 10 lakh gone: How retired Delhi banker was duped via Signal app indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Express Exclusive | What teacher who first flagged NEET leak wrote in his complaint “I am willing to submit my mobile for forensic investigation and have full proof, considering the magnitude and importance of the #NEET examination and the impact that such acts may have on the lives of the students,” he wrote in his complaint, accessed by The Indian Express. “This matter requires investigation by an independent agency. The circumstances show that it involves unlawful access, circulation and transmission. So I most respectfully request that an immediate inquiry be initiated into the alleged paper leak,” it stated. Sources said that after an initial investigation, he was cleared of any wrongdoing, especially since he had received the ‘guess paper’ only after the completion of the examination.

A British doctor stranded in India for 4 months over an anti-BJP FB post finally boarded a flight home Tuesday. Before leaving, he spoke to @thaver_mohamed, looking visibly relieved, but still asking the Q that has haunted him: "How can a 12-word post attract an FIR & LOC?" Rs 50 lakh in legal fees. 4 months away from his children. Nearly lost his job. Read his story: indianexpress.com/article/cities… via @IndianExpress

- A factory shuts overnight. - A worker dies worrying about how to feed his children. - Another worker spends almost 10 years going from one labour office to another, still waiting for justice. Over 1 lakh pending cases: Noida burned after years of silence in labour courts Workers say the system meant to protect them has instead trapped them in endless hearings while families fall into debt, illness and hunger. From the Moser Baer shutdown in Noida to sanitation workers allegedly underpaid and sacked for demanding wages, we attempted to uncover the human cost of India’s broken labour justice system. Read my report for @newslaundry - newslaundry.com/2026/05/12/ove…

Bloomberg News has won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Illustrated Reporting and Commentary for “trAPPed,” a graphic novel depicting the psychological ordeal of a woman in India held under “digital arrest” for eight days, subjected to 24/7 surveillance in a widespread and ruinous scam. bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-… 🎨: Anand RK

Endorsed by govt.- HWC in Bhadohi, UP- modern enough - girl in tight sleeveless but making sure girls are only meant to make /serve rotis. Or is it to show modern माँ की पारंपरिक ममता ? !क्या नाटक है? SICK @myogiadityanath @RemaNagarajan @smritiirani @Nivarana4India @MoHFW_INDIA

Nicely written by @ankitaup Doc seeks advisory on identifying real drug Carries my request on above indianexpress.com/article/health…

From the article in @IndianExpress by Ankita Upadhay- #GLP1 #semaglutide "Doctors are also observing how rapidly expanding access to these drugs, with generics flooding the market, is reshaping both demand and prescribing patterns. Dr Ambrish Mithal, Group Chairman – Endocrinology & Diabetology at Max Healthcare, says his practice had already been using GLP-1 drugs even before their wider rollout, so the introduction of generics did not significantly change prescription patterns in his own clinic. But he notes that the broader availability of these drugs has significantly expanded access. According to him, cheaper generic versions, especially of Semaglutide, have made these therapies affordable for many more patients who previously could not access them due to cost, thereby widening their reach across lower-income groups. This shift, he says, has also led to more doctors prescribing these medications and more patients actively requesting them, often asking specifically for less expensive options. While the market now has a large number of generic formulations, with dozens of companies manufacturing Semaglutide, he says his department has chosen to rely on a limited set of established, trusted pharmaceutical companies. Established firms, he says, inspire greater confidence because of their long-standing track record and global exports, which reduces concerns around quality. At the same time, he cautions that it is too early to draw firm conclusions about differences in efficacy or safety between branded drugs and generics. Any perceived differences, he says, are often based on anecdotal impressions rather than robust comparative data. Claims that one version works better than another, he adds, should be treated cautiously unless backed by proper scientific analysis. He also clarifies that the arrival of generics has not altered clinical guidelines. Doctors, he stresses, must continue to follow established protocol for patient selection, dosing, and monitoring. The primary impact of generics, in his view, is improved affordability and accessibility, not a change in how these drugs should be used. Dr Mithal, too, echoes concerns about misuse. These medications should be used strictly under medical supervision and not casually for minor or purely cosmetic weight loss goals, he stresses" indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Asked Noida's protesting factory workers a question - what do they think about India being the world's fastest growing economy? Are they benefitting in any way? Do listen to their answers. @DeepakJ0710

Workers who went on strike in Haryana were calling for minimum wage to be hiked to Rs 23,196, basis a recommendation made by the State Minimum Wage Committee last year. Govt didn't listen. Here's how they arrived at that figure - @IndianExpress

Heroes don’t always carry weapons. Sometimes, they carry a microphone and the courage to ask the questions that matter. For me, that hero has always been @PrannoyRoy7749 sir, yesterday, today, and always. During the 2018 elections, when Sir visited Bhopal, I had only just returned and was far from confident especially in the presence of his and his team’s remarkable intellect. Yet, the space and encouragement he extended to even a modest reporter like me spoke volumes about his generosity as a leader.

Hormuz crisis may push up drug prices: Pharma MSMEs battle cost spike of raw materials, packaging @ankitaup writes: indianexpress.com/article/health…

Anant Singh Viral News: रिपोर्टर ने पूछा पर्यावरण संरक्षण समिति के सदस्य बने हैं, अनंत सिंह का जवाब सुनिए

At 8.45 am on March 19, my colleague @purnima_sah_ left me a message on whatsapp: "I'm on the way. Will reach by 9.45." She was headed to Belapur In Navi Mumbai chasing a hunch. 8 Indian seafarers had just returned after 16 harrowing days stranded in Oman, survivors of a missile attack in the West Asia war. She had been tracking them for weeks. That morning, she showed up at their guesthouse door not knowing if they would speak to her. 🧵(1/8)

EXCLUSIVE: #LPG shortage forces four Atal Canteens to shut in #Delhi, city’s poor lose their subsidised Rs-5 meals My report for ⁦@IndianExpress⁩ indianexpress.com/article/cities…

Another case study for “Atmnirbhar Bharat”. LPG production falls back to 2013-14 levels.