Dheeshma

Dheeshma Puzhakkal heads the fact check team at NewsMeter. Commencing her career as a tech writer in 2018, she transitioned into journalism in 2019 as a multimedia journalist with NewsMeter. In 2020, she joined India Today, where she advanced to the position of Principal Correspondent within the organisation's fact check team. Dheeshma specialises in analysing maps and satellite imagery, and gathering open-source intelligence for investigative journalism. Her reporting extends across diverse domains, including health, consumer affairs, data, politics, and law enforcement agencies. Throughout her career, Dheeshma has proven herself as a seasoned fact-checker, delving into misinformation surrounding various topics, including elections, cross-border conflicts, and communalism. Her contributions have earned recognition, with Members of Parliament, ministers, and embassies acknowledging and sharing her findings.

    Dheeshma

    YSRCP faces criticism for digitally boosting crowd numbers at Jagan’s rally in Bapatla, AP
    YSRCP faces criticism for digitally boosting crowd numbers at Jagan’s rally in Bapatla, AP

    Recently, the official Facebook and X accounts of Andhra Pradesh chief minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy shared a digitally altered image from his March...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 12 March 2024 8:44 PM GMT


    Where is the cap? Hyderabad pvt. hospital issues 9L bill for Covid-19 treatment
    Where is the cap? Hyderabad pvt. hospital issues 9L bill for Covid-19 treatment

    Hyderabad: The Telangana government, on June 16, after a prolonged public demand capped the cost of Covid-19 test conducted in a private lab at Rs...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 30 Jun 2020 11:06 AM GMT


    Covid-19: Doubling time of cases is 7.4 days, deaths is 30.9 days in TS
    Covid-19: Doubling time of cases is 7.4 days, deaths is 30.9 days in TS

    Hyderabad: The doubling time of Covid-19 cases in Telangana is only 7.4 days, says an analysis of Covid cases between June 20 and June 24 among the...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 27 Jun 2020 11:45 AM GMT


    Satellite data reveal open-air gym slab was laid inside FTL boundary of Ramantapur Chinna Cheruvu
    Satellite data reveal open-air gym slab was laid inside FTL boundary of Ramantapur Chinna Cheruvu

    Hyderabad: Satellite data captured by Google Earth between 2000 and 2020 has revealed that the huge slab of the recently inaugurated open-air gym has...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 27 Jun 2020 5:10 AM GMT


    Head nurse of Hyderabads Chest Hospital dies of COVID-19 4 days before retirement
    Head nurse of Hyderabad's Chest Hospital dies of COVID-19 4 days before retirement

    Hyderabad: The head nurse of Government General and Chest Hospital, who was set to retire on 30 June, died of COVID-19 on 26 June here. Her family has...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 26 Jun 2020 2:00 PM GMT


    Telangana Open Schools demand mass pass but experts say not feasible
    Telangana Open Schools demand mass pass but experts say not feasible

    Hyderabad: Following Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekar Rao’s announcement to promote all Class X regular students in the state, students of...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 23 Jun 2020 11:08 AM GMT


    Madrasa teacher sentenced to 10-yr imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor
    Madrasa teacher sentenced to 10-yr imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor

    Hyderabad: A special court in Hyderabad that deals with POCSO cases on Monday, June 23, sentenced a madrasa teacher to 10-year life imprisonment for...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 23 Jun 2020 11:03 AM GMT


    After Gandhi, Osmania PG doctors launch indefinite strike
    After Gandhi, Osmania PG doctors launch indefinite strike

    Hyderabad: Overburdened with duties and with many of them getting infected with Covid-19, as many as 50 post graduate doctors of the General Medicine...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 21 Jun 2020 9:30 AM GMT


    382 Indians, 12 from Telugu states, stranded in ship at Manila for 70 days
    382 Indians, 12 from Telugu states, stranded in ship at Manila for 70 days

    As many as 382 Indians, including 12 from Telugu states, are stranded on 20 different cruise ships anchored at Manila Bay in Philippines. They have...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 20 Jun 2020 1:15 PM GMT


    Missing Mangalghat Covid suspect’s body found in Gandhi mortuary
    Missing Mangalghat Covid suspect’s body found in Gandhi mortuary

    Hyderabad: The body of a Covid-19 suspect who went missing from Gandhi Hospital in Hyderabad on June 1 has been recovered from Gandhi mortuary. The...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 20 Jun 2020 8:11 AM GMT


    Narayana College collecting advance fee for second year without revealing fee structure, alleges parent
    Narayana College collecting advance fee for second year without revealing fee structure, alleges parent

    Hyderabad: The parent of a student from Narayana College, Kolluru, has registered a case against the college following an argument with the college...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 18 Jun 2020 6:35 PM GMT


    Lockdown hit livelihood of 65% of elderly in India: Survey
    Lockdown hit livelihood of 65% of elderly in India: Survey

    Hyderabad: The Covid-induced lockdown has impacted the livelihood of at least 65 per cent of the elderly in India, says a survey report conducted...

    By Dheeshma  Published on 17 Jun 2020 8:06 AM GMT


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