Aiswarya Sriram

Aiswarya Sriram is a budding multimedia journalist and is currently working for NewsMeter as a "Factcheck Freelancer". A graduate from Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media (IIJNM) Bangalore, Aiswarya has earlier worked with The Logical Indian and has interned with Republic TV. Aiswarya, a Tamilian who was born and brought up in Mumbai, loves to do rural reporting. She has visited Byadgi Taluk of Karnataka, to write about the issues faced by chilli factory workers there, earlier in 2019. A craft enthusiast, Aiswarya also does quilling, painting and glass work. On her off-days, she loves to read crime-thrillers and watch anime. She primarily reports on civic issues, GHMC, human-interesting features, and fact-checking video stories.

    Aiswarya Sriram

    Art in times of Coronavirus: Hyd artist portraits work of frontline warriors
    Art in times of Coronavirus: Hyd artist portraits work of frontline warriors

    Hyderabad: Art has been a part of expression since the Stone Age. Paintings on the rocks by our ancestors helped us understand their lifestyle and how...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 3 May 2020 4:03 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Did Hyderabad society members applaud a Gandhi Hospital doctor for her Covid-19 duty?
    Fact Check: Did Hyderabad society members applaud a Gandhi Hospital doctor for her Covid-19 duty?

    Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi shared a video of a Pune lady doctor being applauded by her neighbours after she came home completing 20 days...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 2 May 2020 2:16 PM GMT


    Potentially hazardous asteroid to fly close to earth today, no harm says NASA
    Potentially hazardous asteroid to fly close to earth today, no harm says NASA

    Hyderabad: A potentially hazardous asteroid will pass very close to the Earth on April 29. According to the National Aeronautics and Space...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 29 April 2020 7:51 AM GMT


    Over 100 trees felled in HUDA enclave to lay road, residents accuse GHMC of encroachment
    Over 100 trees felled in HUDA enclave to lay road, residents accuse GHMC of encroachment

    Hyderabad: The residents of HUDA enclave woke up on the morning of 27 April to see that around 100 trees in an area inside their layout had been...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 27 April 2020 2:36 PM GMT


    New immigration policies will not affect H1-B visa process: Immigration attorney
    New immigration policies will not affect H1-B visa process: Immigration attorney

    Hyderabad: On 24 April, US President Donald Trump signed an order halting the immigration process for 60 days in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic....

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 27 April 2020 12:10 PM GMT


    Fact Check: Dog vaccine wrongly quoted as COVID-19 vaccine being available since 2001
    Fact Check: Dog vaccine wrongly quoted as COVID-19 vaccine being available since 2001

    Hyderabad: Amid coronavirus pandemic many Indian pharmaceutical companies are eyeing to develop a vaccine. Recently Serum Company stated that they...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 26 April 2020 12:29 PM GMT


    Start-up comes to rescue of farmers during lockdown
    Start-up comes to rescue of farmers during lockdown

    Hyderabad: Jogi Reddy, a Hyderabad-based farmer, was left with 30 quintals of papaya which he could not sell due to the national lockdown announced on...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 26 April 2020 6:36 AM GMT


    Amid lockdown, the only doctor of Telanganas Uggampally conducts 20 deliveries
    Amid lockdown, the only doctor of Telangana's Uggampally conducts 20 deliveries

    Hyderabad: In the Mahabubabad district's Uggampally Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC) things have not changed much even after the coronavirus pandemic...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 25 April 2020 8:38 AM GMT


    Rachakonda cop sings for lady on her 60th birthday, pulls off a surprise
    Rachakonda cop sings for lady on her 60th birthday, pulls off a surprise

    Hyderabad: Rachakonda police surprised a 60-year-old lady on her birthday after her son living in the United States requested DCP of Malkajgiri if...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 24 April 2020 12:23 PM GMT


    Hyderabadiā€™s develop app to deliver free ration
    Hyderabadiā€™s develop app to deliver free ration

    Hyderabad: Amid lockdown many families are suffering due to financial problems. With some losing their jobs and others stuck without being able to go...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 24 April 2020 10:20 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Ministry of tourism didnt ask hotels to remain closed till Oct 15
    Fact Check: Ministry of tourism didn't ask hotels to remain closed till Oct 15

    Hyderabad: Coronavirus cases in India as of April 21 have touched 19,985, with Maharashtra being the most affected, having crossed the 5,000 mark on...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 23 April 2020 6:40 AM GMT


    Naidu asks Centre to ensure safe return of 5,000 Telugu workers stranded in Kuwait
    Naidu asks Centre to ensure safe return of 5,000 Telugu workers stranded in Kuwait

    Hyderabad: Former Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu has written to external affairs minister S. Jaishankar asking him to ensure the safety and...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 22 April 2020 1:29 PM GMT


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