Sarakshi Rai
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Director, Audience @TheHill | MA Strategic Comms @UDelaware , MA @cityjournalism | DC via Dubai, Mumbai, London | 🇮🇳 in 🇺🇸
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As the U.S. marks one year since pulling out of Afghanistan 🇦🇫, I spoke with Afghan women who shared their experiences of life under Taliban rule, their extreme anguish at losing their sense of self and their ability to work.
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Very proud to be representing india while
@RanaAyyub
receives the John Aubuchon Press Freedom Award at
@PressClubDC
’s annual Fourth Estate Awards
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@MerriamWebster
Since I'm from Bombay, here's a very Bombay word: Jugaad. Meaning: a flexible approach to problem-solving that uses limited resources in an innovative way.
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Ffs. Read the first few paragraphs and tell me you honestly can’t feel the patriarchy seeping through the pages.
This interview with Drew Barrymore in the Egypt Air in flight magazine is, umm, surreal.
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'RRR' is an inteRRRnational phenomenon
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The late 1900s ☠️
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Oscar winner AR Rahman & Bollywood newcomer Ehan Bhat hope to create movie magic with 99 Songs. My latest for
@masalauae
@arrahman
#99Songsthemovie
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I spotted Sen. Schumer at the India vs Pakistan game this Sunday and my colleague
@alexanderbolton
asked him about it.
“It was the greatest. I had so much fun.”
Did you understand the rules of the game?
“No.”
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“I’m here, trying to feel less alone at a time I feel very lonely” -
@RanaAyyub
while accepting the Press Freedom Award at
@PressClubDC
.
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OMG Miss India meowing at Steve Harvey is not what I was expecting to see tonight. Pretty sure the Miss Universe organization could have asked a better question… very frustrating but she was nothing if not confident.
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@jamieson
@washingtonian
Wow, I run a five person team across time zones and haven’t met even one of them face to face. We’ve all managed to be extremely productive and create a lovely working experience with each other. This is an absolutely absurd op-Ed.
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Some personal news: After 1.5 years as
@TheHill
's Deputy Editor Social Media, I will be taking on a new role - Director of Audience. Our audience has continued to grow at an incredible rate & I'm excited to continue working w/ our reporters and editors.
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Donald Trump Jr. sells t-shirts mocking Alec Baldwin's fatal shooting
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Sarakshi Rai on BBC World news talking about selective outrage after the
#ParisAttacks
via
@YouTube
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"Who is Liz Truss?"
“Many had simply not heard of her. ‘Who is Liz Truss?’ asked R. Gregg Keller, the former executive director of the group that hosts CPAC and a veteran Republican political operative. Mike Lindell, the pillow magnate turned election conspiracy theorist, was just as befuddled when
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White House: Harassment of Muslim journalist over human rights question to Modi 'unacceptable'
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White House quite clear that Indian trolls harassing
@SabrinaSiddiqui
online for asking India's Modi a question on human rights is "completely unacceptable."
NEW: The White House is pushing back forcefully against those who are harassing
@SabrinaSiddiqui
for asking PM Modi a fair and straightforward question about human rights last week.
NSC’s John Kirby calls it “completely unacceptable” and antithetical to Democracy
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Collins: Draft Roe decision "completely inconsistent" with what Gorsuch, Kavanaugh said
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Today, my family says goodbye to my grandma. The last of her generation, & last of my grandparents. I had the pleasure to get to know her for 30 years before she died &I know that she is happy to be reunited with the love of her life - my grandpa. From their courting days- 1951.
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Liam Payne, the former One Direction man is all grown up and is striking out in his own direction as the new face of Hugo Boss.
@LiamPayne
@HUGOBOSS
via
@EsquireME
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What about Beirut? and Syria?
#ParisAttacks
shows us the selective outrage of western world
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India, I really missed you. Finally back home for a visit after three years as a result of the pandemic and made it back to the Taj Mahal after 25+ year. Nobody ever tells you how much you leave behind when you choose to make somewhere new your home.
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Nikki Haley has a tricky balancing act ahead of her — one where she highlights the importance of her Indian heritage, without overplaying her hand at what Republicans will often label as “identity politics.” My latest for
@thehill
w/
@CheyannaMarie97
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Perks of commuting to work - spotting someone on the bus reading The Hill’s print edition!
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Can’t believe I arrived in the US three years ago today, in the midst of a raging pandemic, with lots of uncertainty about whether or not this would be the right move for us. Now, I’m just living the American dream. 🇺🇸
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My favourite interview of the night on the
#BlackCarpet
was former White House communications director
@scaramucci
.
#EsquireAwards
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Ukraine will now push for F-16 fighter jets, government adviser says
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@PadmaLakshmi
India is the best when it comes to its abortion rules. NO questions asked, no moral policing either from what I've heard. And it's quick and private. No long waits, etc. One of the things that I'm proud India actually does better than the US.
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One of my favourite podcast guests of 2019 was
@amirkingkhan
.So give this a listen to hear him talk about boxing being a business, his retirement plans, his first Olympic triumph and who he's fighting next ➡️
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Loudest cheers not for Anelka or Moritz or Chhetri but for
@MumbaiCityFC
owner Ranbir Kapoor.
#ISL
http://t.co/F9EBew9mCk
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Hey
@instagram
@Meta
, I can't access my personal Instagram account. I have a private profile and I have two-factor authentication set up but i got a notification my account was suspended and now I can't access it. Can you please help ASAP.
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Please wish our Izzy the best of luck today for her surgery to remove her cancerous tumors and send her all the good vibes in the world.
Everyone keep your fingers crossed for my girl Izzy today - she's going in for surgery to have a cancerous bump removed from her leg.
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Finally got that team pic I’ve wanted for a while thanks to photoshop. The Hill’s audience team - past and present!
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There’s normal Dubai people and then there’s people who go to a certain Palm Jumeirah hotel...
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Formula 2's first female driver Tatiana Calderón on unconscious male bias in motorsports. Congratulations on the Super Formula seat girrrrl!
@TataCalde
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In 2020, seven years after my 1st MA in journalism, during a pandemic, and in the midst of an immigration process that didn’t allow me to work, I’m very glad my loved ones pushed me towards going back to school. 2 years later, here we are!! MA strategic communications
@UDelaware
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We’re all so relieved that Izzy is home! Will be a tough couple of days of recovery for our girl but she says “thank you and send treats”
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Always thought I was an east coast girl but the West sure has a certain appeal.
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@MayorBowser
Yes... but also a better vaccine registration website perhaps? And more servers to handle the load?
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India delivers shocking election result. While Modi and the BJP are claiming victory, the results will sting, having come well short of the projected landslide. Here's my latest for
@thehill
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Santos steps down from committee assignments. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said that that Santos informed the Conference he would recuse himself from committees “temporarily” until “things get settled.”
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A detail that shocked and moved me today: McConaughey says Uvalde victim could only be identified by green Converse sneakers
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My heart goes out to my poor Cleveland Park neighborhood in DC. Lots of trees ripped up from their roots. Lots of cars under trees, but lots of neighbors out helping people and seeing if they everyone is okay.
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Proud wife moment. Listening to
@BernieDebusmann
talk about his career as a journalist previously covering Latin America and issues related to freedom of the press at
@TheWilsonCenter
's Mexico Institute today.
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This study makes being called "four-eyes" in high school so worth it.
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Democrats push
@POTUS
Biden to make human rights a focus in meeting with India's Narendra Modi. The letter was signed by 75 Democrats, including 18 senators and 57 members of the House of Representatives, led by
@ChrisVanHollen
and
@RepJayapal
.
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This is farewell but definitely not goodbye. You’re going to be sorely missed on our team and we’re all wishing you the very best for your new gig!
@Mike_Demarest
See you in New Jersey sometime soon
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Hello from the Attari side of the India-Pakistan border in Punjab, about 45 mins from Amritsar. Right across the border gate is Wagah, which is just 45 mins from Lahore in Pakistan.
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I got big butt and I cannot lie.
Someone once told me I shouldn’t wear polka dots cause it makes me look fat... now I make it a point to wear A LOT of polka dots.
What I’ve realized is your body has its own process and goes through ups and downs of weight gain and weight l…
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Trump clashes with New York judge as fraud trial devolves into chaos.
@thehill
's
@ByEllaLee
is at the Manhattan courthouse. Follow our live updates 👇
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Had simply the best time on vacation hiking the Inca trail but I’ve never been more excited to be back at work.
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#GoHomeIndianMedia
says Nepal, wants to boot them out of the country immediately
http://t.co/51BxFlQdVT
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President Biden is setting the stage to unveil an “unprecedented” list of defense, technology and business deals alongside Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his state visit today.
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My father, the coolest man I know. Co-Founder of Man's World and Rolling Stone (India), Harshman Rai walked away from it all and took to motorcycling. Helmet Stories is an Indian icon.and so is he.
BRR EP
#33
@HarshmanRai
on the Long Way Home
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Trudeau says 'credible allegations' ties India to assassination of Sikh leader in Canada
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My husband just said "motion to adjourn this conversation" when I asked if he'd cook dinner today. Clearly, been watching too much C-SPAN for his own good this week.
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Have either Kabir Bedi or Pooja heard of this magical thing called a phone?
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I was wondering why everybody in DC was tweeting about gazpacho and now I'm just craving some for dinner.
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Our survivor girl Izzy, fighting cancer and still just so sweet.
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From Democrat lawmakers calling for Santos to resign
to backlash over claims of Jewish heritage: Here's what to know about the George Santos controversy. w/
@jmthewriter
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Watching dawn break over the Golden Temple in Amritsar was a bit of a homecoming for me. My maternal grandmother - or nani as we called her - was born in this city in 1942, five years before the partition of Punjab when it was divided between India and Pakistan.
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The National Press Club
@PressClubDC
is inviting recently laid off journalists to Taco Night this Friday, Feb. 2, for free drinks and food and a supportive community. Register here:
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People of DC leaving flowers outside the Ukrainian embassy in Georgetown, expressing solidarity with
#FreeUkraine
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When the newsroom full of journalists choose to wait politely for their pizza on election night…
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It’s my father in law’s birthday!
Pictured after getting shot in Beirut, 1980, with Palestinian fighters who were guarding him at a hospital. The assassination attempt came after he was repeatedly warned to stop writing about the Syrian government’s crackdown against dissenters.
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Today we said goodbye to my grandma, 94, who had lived a full life. ❤️ We’re all heartbroken but grateful for the years we had together and all the wonderful memories. She was the last member of our family from her generation still with us. We all feel this loss very dearly.
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House returns to business with censure, expulsion resolutions on deck.
On the agenda this week is:
-Santos expulsion resolution
-Tlaib, Greene censure resolutions
-Israel aid, antisemitism resolution
-appropriations bills
via
@mychaelschnell
/
@thehill
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Granada through the Alhambra window. Probably what the kings and queens of the Emirate of Granada saw in the 15th c…
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Zelensky is scrambling to salvage Ukraine aid. President
@ZelenskyyUa
is in a closed door meeting with Senators & will later meet w/v
@POTUS
.
Follow along as
@thehill
's reporters on Capitol Hill & at the White House bring you live updates:
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