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Ismat Ara

At The Times of India, Ismat Ara covers politics, people, and societies, with a focus on accountability, justice, and lived experience. Shaped by years of rigorous reporting across cities, small towns, and remote villages, she is drawn to the human stories tucked beneath policy and paperwork.

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Haj pilgrims face Rs 10,000 fare shock, airlines cite rising fuel costs
Haj pilgrims face Rs 10,000 fare shock, airlines cite rising fuel costs
'Muslim women will be last to benefit from reservation bill': MP Iqra Hasan
'Muslim women will be last to benefit from reservation bill': MP Iqra Hasan
‘Wanted the last sound in this place to be of music…not explosions and missiles’
‘Wanted the last sound in this place to be of music…not explosions and missiles’
'Had to record the last sound': Musician who played in Tehran ruins to global audience
'Had to record the last sound': Musician who played in Tehran ruins to global audience
'Minab’s lost lives will haunt me forever': Majid Majidi
'Minab’s lost lives will haunt me forever': Majid Majidi
A year on & 3 months after FIR, UP cleric held in fake nikah, halala gang-rape case
A year on & 3 months after FIR, UP cleric held in fake nikah, halala gang-rape case
'Chabahar work to expand even more rapidly in post-war era': Iran envoy
'Chabahar work to expand even more rapidly in post-war era': Iran envoy
Steps in place to give India ships Hormuz passage: Iran envoy
Steps in place to give India ships Hormuz passage: Iran envoy
'Special measures in place to ensure safe passage of ships from friendly nations like India': Iran envoy
'Special measures in place to ensure safe passage of ships from friendly nations like India': Iran envoy
Indian seafarers face GPS jams, mine alerts in Hormuz
Indian seafarers face GPS jams, mine alerts in Hormuz
'Alive & protesting’: MP in Janata regime turns 100
'Alive & protesting’: MP in Janata regime turns 100
GPS disruptions, mine warnings: How Indian sailors in Hormuz are navigating Gulf tensions
GPS disruptions, mine warnings: How Indian sailors in Hormuz are navigating Gulf tensions
'Action will follow. Pak's brutality won't go unanswered': Taliban's chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
'Action will follow. Pak's brutality won't go unanswered': Taliban's chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
Fading fragrance: Eid rush halts in Kannauj as war hits famed Ittar town
Fading fragrance: Eid rush halts in Kannauj as war hits famed Ittar town
‘Death trap’: Daughter blames NHAI ‘neglect’ after man killed in diversion crash
‘Death trap’: Daughter blames NHAI ‘neglect’ after man killed in diversion crash
UPSC 2025: Best showing for Muslim candidates in decade inspire aspirants
UPSC 2025: Best showing for Muslim candidates in decade inspire aspirants
1,000 robotic surgeries at AIIMS Delhi, but ‘miles to go’, says doctor who started it
1,000 robotic surgeries at AIIMS Delhi, but ‘miles to go’, says doctor who started it
Rare moment: India's Sunnis, Shias unite in grief over Khamenei death
Rare moment: India's Sunnis, Shias unite in grief over Khamenei death
Pin code penalty: Segregated neighbourhoods leave affected youth behind in education, opportunity finds US study
Pin code penalty: Segregated neighbourhoods leave affected youth behind in education, opportunity finds US study
Halal hustle: Muslim ventures aim minority consumers
Halal hustle: Muslim ventures aim minority consumers
‘Have to live with scars for life but will fight on’: Acid attack survivor after SC flags lifelong trauma
‘Have to live with scars for life but will fight on’: Acid attack survivor after SC flags lifelong trauma
Forced into marriage at 15, given triple-talaq twice: UP woman gang-raped under 'halala' pretence; husband held
Forced into marriage at 15, given triple-talaq twice: UP woman gang-raped under 'halala' pretence; husband held
Triple talaq-halala FIR puts focus on legal grey area
Triple talaq-halala FIR puts focus on legal grey area
Who owns victory? How a century-old battle in Haifa exposed the afterlife of colonial erasure
Who owns victory? How a century-old battle in Haifa exposed the afterlife of colonial erasure
'Nath legacy': After recast as Hindu tourism hub, Bareilly rivals Goa with 1 crore footfall
'Nath legacy': After recast as Hindu tourism hub, Bareilly rivals Goa with 1 crore footfall
Delhi HC directs DJB to fix Shaheen Bagh open sewer, restore basic sanitation
Delhi HC directs DJB to fix Shaheen Bagh open sewer, restore basic sanitation
Doctor in Nitish Kumar hijab row joins govt service in Patna; got separate Rs 3 lakh/month offer from Jharkhand too
Doctor in Nitish Kumar hijab row joins govt service in Patna; got separate Rs 3 lakh/month offer from Jharkhand too
'People were dying in front of me': Indian driver who stayed back during Bondi terror attack; was 400 metres away from gunmen
'People were dying in front of me': Indian driver who stayed back during Bondi terror attack; was 400 metres away from gunmen
Swimming to Shaheen Bagh: Key Okhla road turns into open sewer
Swimming to Shaheen Bagh: Key Okhla road turns into open sewer
Spate of elderly suicides in Chandauli point to India’s grey mental health crisis: Doctors
Spate of elderly suicides in Chandauli point to India’s grey mental health crisis: Doctors
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