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

    Hailstorms in Hyderabad till May 12: IMD
    Hailstorms in Hyderabad till May 12: IMD

    Hyderabad: In a fresh forecast, the Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that Hyderabad city will experience hailstorms accompanied with...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 10 May 2020 12:05 PM GMT


    How Bollywood is celebrating Mother’s Day in lockdown
    How Bollywood is celebrating Mother’s Day in lockdown

    Hyderabad: Social media is overflowing with Mother’s Day wishes. Amid lockdown, children, who are staying away from their parents, are using social...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 10 May 2020 8:39 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Were social distancing norms flouted in Air India flight that brought back passengers from abroad ?
    Fact Check: Were social distancing norms flouted in Air India flight that brought back passengers from abroad ?

    Hyderabad: Around 64 Air India Flights are functioning amid lockdown to bring back Indians stranded in different countries. On May 8, two flights...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 9 May 2020 9:30 AM GMT


    Telangana HC stays HUDA road construction, bans felling of trees
    Telangana HC stays HUDA road construction, bans felling of trees

    Hyderabad: Telangana High court on Friday stayed road construction work in the HUDA enclave, Jubilee Hills.This court passed the order after Nandagiri...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 9 May 2020 6:24 AM GMT


    CCTV cameras to help Hyderabad cops identify people without masks
    CCTV cameras to help Hyderabad cops identify people without masks

    Hyderabad: For the first time in India, the Telangana police will use CCTV cameras to identify people roaming the streets of Hyderabad without masks....

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 9 May 2020 5:17 AM GMT


    Donations received by TRS increased by 1,148% in a year: Report
    Donations received by TRS increased by 1,148% in a year: Report

    Highlights, YSRCP top among regional parties with donations worth Rs. 80 croresHyderabad: The TRS party’s donations have increased by 1,148 per cent...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 8 May 2020 1:08 PM GMT


    In May 2019, LG Polymers confirmed that it lacks environmental clearance
    In May 2019, LG Polymers confirmed that it lacks environmental clearance

    Hyderabad: Gas leakage from LG Polymers-India unit at Visakhapatnam led to the death of at least 10 people and hospitalisation of many others.In a...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 8 May 2020 10:04 AM GMT


    Fact Check: Parrots feeding on grains bags amid lockdown is an old picture
    Fact Check: Parrots feeding on grains bags amid lockdown is an old picture

    Hyderabad: Amid lockdown, many images of wild animals coming out into the open have gone viral. Videos of a civet moving on the road in Kozhikode and...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 8 May 2020 8:40 AM GMT


    A Hyd-based startup ensures that farmers get benefit for their hard work
    A Hyd-based startup ensures that farmers get benefit for their hard work

    Hyderabad: Middlemen and shifting the agri produce have been major hassles for the farmers since long. Lockdown has hit transportation and it became...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 5 May 2020 6:25 AM GMT


    Fact Check: BJP leaders claim on Muslims protesting to open mosque at Tolichowki is false
    Fact Check: BJP leader's claim on Muslims protesting to open mosque at Tolichowki is false

    Hyderabad: India has extended the COVID-19 lockdown till 17 May. Amidst this, many videos targeting Muslim community in the country have been doing...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 4 May 2020 1:28 PM GMT


    Gandhi nurse returns home after 8 days, welcomed with claps and garland
    Gandhi nurse returns home after 8 days, welcomed with claps and garland

    Hyderabad: B. Sheetal Suhasini, staff nurse at Gandhi Hospital, was taken aback by surprise on Sunday, when her society members felicitated her for...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 4 May 2020 10:37 AM GMT


    3K workers employed by Aparna One to build luxury homes, stranded on roads
    3K workers employed by Aparna One to build 'luxury homes', stranded on roads

    Hyderabad: Around 3,000 migrant labourers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh working with Aparna One are stranded at Shaikpet, Hyderabad. They had been...

    By Aiswarya Sriram  Published on 4 May 2020 10:09 AM GMT


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