Aloke Tikku has covered internal security, transparency and politics for Hindustan Times. He has a keen interest in legal affairs and dabbles in data journalism.
Articles by Aloke Tikku
Imran Khan calls Osama Bin Laden a ‘shaheed’ in parliament, gets hammered
Imran Khan’s statements on al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden have been widely criticised in Pakistan and India
Updated on Jun 25, 2020 09:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
UN chief follows up on US’ harsh report on Pak-backed terror with a polite reminder
It was rare for the US to have directly accused the Imran Khan government of not only looking the other way but also point that terrorists such as Masood Azhar and Sajjid Mir had been provided state protection.
Updated on Jun 25, 2020 03:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
Arvind Kejriwal writes to Amit Shah on Covid-19. Gets a blunt response on Twitter
Amit Shah tweeted a sharp response to Kejriwal within hours, pointing that he had issued instructions for deploying doctors from the ITBP three days back.
Updated on Jun 23, 2020 09:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
Delete 52 mobile apps linked to China, UP Special Task Force orders staffers
The mobile applications linked to China that have been red-flagged by the STF include short-video app TikTok, and other utility and content apps such as UC browser, Xender, SHAREit and Clean-master.
Updated on Jun 19, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Rohit K Singh | Edited by Aloke Tikku
‘Let us get the facts straight’: S Jaishankar’s comeback to Rahul Gandhi barb
Indian soldiers involved in the bloody clash with Chinese soldiers at Galwan valley were not unarmed but soldiers at the border do not use firearms in faceoffs, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar said in a tweet on Thursday.
Updated on Jun 18, 2020 05:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
‘Exaggerated’: India’s late night rebuttal to China’s new claim over Galwan Valley
The Galwan Valley - the site of the bloody clash between soldiers from both sides - has been one of the few areas along the Line of Actual Control where the difference in perception of the boundary between the two sides was minimal.
Updated on Jun 18, 2020 08:26 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
India, China troops have disengaged at Galwan, says army on clash that killed 20
India China border row: Chinese soldiers had erected an observation post on the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control, which has been removed, an official said.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 10:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh | Edited by Aloke Tikku
India blames China for violent face-off in eastern Ladakh, says PLA tried to change status quo
A colonel-ranked army officer and two soldiers were killed in a violent face-off with People’s Liberation Army soldiers in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan valley late on Monday evening.
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 10:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
Casualties on our side too, says Chinese media on LAC clash with India
India China border row: Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson had earlier said he was not aware of any fatalities in the Galwan valley clash between soldiers of India and China
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 11:23 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
Ladakh MP delivers biting response to Rahul Gandhi on China-occupied territory
Namgyal, responding to Rahul Gandhi’s tweet asking the government to spell out if the Chinese had occupied Indian territory in Ladakh, replied in the affirmative.
Updated on Jun 10, 2020 04:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
In Arvind Kejriwal’s defence of new Covid-19 testing norms, a warning about system collapse
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the Covid-19 testing capacity in Delhi could get overwhelmed if everyone asked to be tested for coronavirus disease
Updated on Jun 06, 2020 09:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
He is welcome, says AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal on buzz around Navjot Sidhu
Navjot Sidhu had been sulking in the Congress for months before he finally announced his exit from the Amarinder Singh cabinet on July 14.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 11:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
US firm in middle of row over global HCQ study hired sci-fi writer, model: Report
The Guardian has reported that a tiny US firm that claimed to have analysed data from hospitals around the world only had a handful of employees appear to include a science fiction writer and an adult-content model”..
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 01:46 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
Foreign businessmen, engineers, healthcare professionals can get visas to enter India
The categories of foreign nationals would have to obtain a fresh business visa or employment visa, as applicable, from the Indian Missions/ Posts abroad.
Updated on Jun 03, 2020 06:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
In 1st comment on Ladakh standoff, Rajnath Singh’s pointed reference to Doklam
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh comments are the first from a senior central minister on the standoff between India and China
Updated on Jun 17, 2020 11:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Aloke Tikku
On Rafale row, Nirmala Sitharaman says ‘this is perception battle, we’ll fight’
Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement came as Congress president Rahul Gandhi continued to attack the Modi government over the deal with France for the fighter jets.
Updated on Sep 24, 2018 05:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
‘Defending the indefensible’: Rahul Gandhi tweets counter to Arun Jaitley on Rafale row
The National Democratic Alliance’s decision to enter a $8.7 billion government-to-government deal with France to buy 36 Rafale warplanes has become controversial with the Congress, claiming that the planes were being bought for three times the bid received when the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance was in power. Gandhi alleges that the deal was being struck to benefit Reliance Defence.
Updated on Sep 23, 2018 08:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
Mayawati’s tie-up with Ajit Jogi in Chhattisgarh is a message to Congress
Mayawati said Ajit Jogi will be chief minister if the BSP-Janta Congress Chhattisgarh alliance wins the assembly election.
Updated on Sep 21, 2018 10:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
On file, environment minister Dave wants nothing less than perfect Hindi
Hindi has got a new champion in the Narendra Modi government – environment minister Anil Madhav Dave.
Updated on Jan 17, 2017 10:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
CBI director selection: Delhi Police chief in fray, Modi-led panel to take call
A high-powered panel headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet on Monday to shortlist police officers for the post of the full-time director of the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Updated on Jan 16, 2017 04:28 PM IST
New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
President clears ordinance to let companies pay salary via bank transfer, cheque
Industries and businesses will have a free hand to pay employees their salary by cheque or direct bank transfer rather than cash on the next payday.
Updated on Dec 29, 2016 11:22 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
Sexual harassment at workplace: 30-day deadline to finish probe into cases
The inquiry committee has to give its report within 90 days. The attempt to make it 30 days comes after Union minister for women and child development Maneka Gandhi expressed disappointment.
Updated on Dec 28, 2016 01:11 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
Govt departments can only hire vehicles registered as taxis: Vigilance commission
Hiring cabs was just meant to cut costs for the public exchequer. But it may have ended up spawning corruption too.
Updated on Dec 27, 2016 12:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Aloke Tikku, New Delhi
RBI won’t reveal demonetisation info, cites law on security, economic interests
The Reserve Bank of India has refused to share details of its recommendations to the government to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes.
Updated on Dec 25, 2016 10:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
Railways give nod to Mamata Banerjee’s demand for retaining RPF cover
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee may have protested central forces accompanying income tax officers conducting raids in the state, but when it comes to protecting her, she doesn’t want to do without them.
Published on Dec 25, 2016 12:05 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kumar Uttam and Aloke Tikku, New Delhi
RBI says ban on Rs 1000, Rs 500 notes proposed hours before PM’s speech
Both the government and the RBI have insisted that the demonetisation plan had been under discussion for long and consultations were being held.
Updated on Dec 24, 2016 06:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
Govt wants J-K’s penal law under NIA purview
The home ministry wants to let the NIA probe select offences under Jammu & Kashmir’s criminal law, ranging from sedition and counterfeiting in the state.
Published on Dec 22, 2016 12:45 AM IST
Aloke Tikku, New Delhi
Govt wants more power for NIA, move could eat into states’ rights
The NDA government wants to expand the mandate of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), giving it powers to probe human trafficking, weapons dealers, hacking of important websites and violations of the explosives law.
Updated on Dec 22, 2016 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Aloke Tikku
MPs hit out at Centre for ‘selective targeting’ of NGOs, call it anti-democratic
Lawmakers from six political parties on Friday attacked the government for cancelling foreign funding licence of some NGOs, calling the Centre’s “selective targeting” anti-democratic and abhorrent.
Published on Dec 16, 2016 11:30 PM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Aloke Tikku
CBI may get a new director before the start of the new year
The Central Bureau of Investigation may have a new director before the New Year.
Published on Dec 16, 2016 01:24 AM IST
New Delhi, Hindustan Times | Aloke Tikku