Chandrashekar Srinivasan
Chandrashekar is a Senior Editor at NDTV. A journalist with 15+ years across print and digital media, he also has degrees in Sociology and Economics. He has worked in the political, business, sports, and entertainment news spaces, but is happiest just watching football.
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'Right Engine Changed, Left Inspected': Air India On Dreamliner Plane Crash
The right engine of the Air India plane that crashed 36 seconds after take-off from Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Airport - killing 274 people - was overhauled in March 2025 and the left was inspected in April, the airline said.
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'Forgotten Osama Already?' Shashi Tharoor On Donald Trump-Asim Munir Lunch
Remember Osama bin Laden, the Al-Qaeda terrorist boss behind the 2001 World Trade Center attack who was found near a Pakistan Army camp - Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's message after Donald Trump's lunch Wednesday with Pak Army chief General Munir.
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'No Apology...': Supreme Court On Kamal Haasan's 'Kannada Born Of Tamil' Remark
The Supreme Court hauled up the Karnataka government Thursday over threats against the screening of actor-politician Kamal Haasan's new film 'Thug Life' in the state, and said it is the state's duty to ensure the movie's release.
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Explained: Iran, Israel Were Once 'Friends'. This Led To Their Break-Up
The Iran-Israel attacks also marked the latest military escalation in the West Asia region since the latter's strikes on Gaza - the result of Hamas' October 7 terror attacks - began in 2023 and expanded to Lebanon, Iran, Syria.
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Air India Plane's 'Black Boxes' Found. What Are They? Why Are They Orange?
The Cockpit Voice Recorder, or CVR, of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad last week - losing thrust 36 seconds after take-off and slamming into buildings near the airport, killing 274 people - was recovered Monday.
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100 Ballistic Missiles, Rocket Launchers. What N Korea Gave Russia: Report
Between September 2023 and December 2024 N Korea gave Russia over 100 ballistic missiles and as much as nine million rounds of ammunition, including artillery shells and rockets, for use in the war on Ukraine, an international watchdog said.
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Nurdles, The 5mm-Sized Plastic Pellet Destroying The World, And Killing Us
Nurdles - the building block of most of the plastic items we use daily - are microplastics that can destroy marine ecosystems and affect our health, and tens of thousands of them were spilt along the Kerala coast after a cargo ship sank.
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Dark Patterns: What They Are, Why You Should Worry, How To Stay Safe
Welcome to the murky world of dark patterns, a grey area between right and wrong full of tricks, half-truths, and outright lies to get you to buy goods you don't need or want, sign up for services you have no interest in.
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Elon Musk-Donald Trump Bromance Ends: What Happened To 'MAGA' Pair?
Billionaire Elon Musk, who bankrolled President Donald Trump - to the tune of nearly US$300 million - to a second term in the White House, has walked away from his 'job' at the Department of Government Efficiency.
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NDTV Explains: Everything About India's New 5th-Generation Stealth Fighter
The runway has been cleared - for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft, or AMCA, a homemade fifth-generation stealth fighter that can vault India into an elite club, one of a few nations that can design and build next-gen combat aircraft.
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NDTV Explains: India vs China In Race For Arctic Oil, Gas, Shipping Routes
The race to 'conquer' the world's final frontier - the Arctic - is gathering steam and India is gently but firmly positioning itself as a key player in that competition, drawing cards against Russia, the US, the Scandinavian nations, and China.
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NDTV Explains: India And The US' Awkward 'AAA' Ratings Cut, Debt Story
Moody's has joined Fitch and S&P in cutting the US' credit rating, dropping the world's largest economy from a perfect 'AAA' to one notch below. Why? Because of a ballooning federal deficit and debt-to-GDP ratio that threatens an almost unthinkable d
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As Trump Reveals 'Golden Dome', A Look At India's Shield, Israel's Iron Dome
Donald Trump wants a 'golden dome' - a ground- and space-based missile defence system - protecting the US and possibly Canada too, even if it doesn't want to be the 51st state.
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"Hasn't Committed Murder": Top Court Relief For Ex-IAS Officer Puja Khedkar
The Supreme Court has allowed anticipatory bail for Puja Khedkar, the ex-IAS trainee officer who made headlines last year over claims that she lied about physical disabilities and forged a backward class certificate to clear the IAS exam.
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NDTV Explains: Donald Trump Went Plane-Shopping, Got A $200 Million "Gift"
The 'inside' story on how US President Donald Trump may have gotten himself a US$200 million Boeing luxury jet from the Qatari royal family, for "FREE" and for use during his presidency and afterwards too.
