Ritika Chopra, an award-winning journalist with over 17 years of experience, serves as the Chief of the National Bureau (Govt) and National Education Editor at The Indian Express in New Delhi. In her current role, she oversees the newspaper's coverage of government policies and education. Ritika closely tracks the Union Government, focusing on the politically sensitive Election Commission of India and the Education Ministry, and has authored investigative stories that have prompted government responses....Read More
Ritika Chopra, an award-winning journalist with over 17 years of experience, serves as the Chief of the National Bureau (Govt) and National Education Editor at The Indian Express in New Delhi. In her current role, she oversees the newspaper's coverage of government policies and education. Ritika closely tracks the Union Government, focusing on the politically sensitive Election Commission of India and the Education Ministry, and has authored investigative stories that have prompted government responses.
Ritika joined The Indian Express in 2015. Previously, she was part of the political bureau at The Economic Times, India’s largest financial daily. Her journalism career began in Kolkata, her birthplace, with the Hindustan Times in 2006 as an intern, before moving to Delhi in 2007. Since then, she has been reporting from the capital on politics, education, social sectors, and the Election Commission of India.
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Mon, Feb 01, 2016Jan 22, 2016 02:39 IST
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Fri, Jan 22, 2016Jan 22, 2016 00:56 IST
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Fri, Jan 22, 2016Jan 21, 2016 15:33 IST
HCU vice chancellor Professor Appa Rao, who has temporarily moved out of the university, is also...
Thu, Jan 21, 2016Jan 21, 2016 03:30 IST
According to the Forum, Irani Wednesday said a senior Dalit professor was part of the executive...
Thu, Jan 21, 2016Jan 21, 2016 02:54 IST
President selected Kumar from panel of four shortlisted...
Thu, Jan 21, 2016Jan 20, 2016 17:41 IST
Smriti Irani told The Indian Express on Wednesday that she hasn't received any communication from...
Wed, Jan 20, 2016Jan 20, 2016 03:22 IST
Sources in the university administration claimed that Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao was under pressure...
Wed, Jan 20, 2016Jan 19, 2016 02:40 IST
New law changes political map in Mewat village which elected India’s first all-women...
Tue, Jan 19, 2016Jan 15, 2016 03:50 IST
HRD Minister Smriti Irani is said to have met chairman of National Accreditation and Assessment...
Fri, Jan 15, 2016Jan 15, 2016 03:15 IST
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Fri, Jan 15, 2016Jan 14, 2016 01:06 IST
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Fri, Mar 18, 2016Jan 11, 2016 03:16 IST
Open-book assessment allows students to refer to their notes or textbooks while answering...
Mon, Jan 11, 2016Jan 02, 2016 03:21 IST
The President, who is the Visitor of all central universities, is the final authority on who will...
Sat, Jan 02, 2016Dec 31, 2015 00:11 IST
The HRD ministry also cleared several pending appointments, including posts of eight...
Thu, Dec 31, 2015Dec 24, 2015 03:18 IST
As reported by The Indian Express on November 19, a 10-member panel headed by former Supreme Court...
Thu, Dec 24, 2015Dec 21, 2015 01:54 IST
This rules out any possibility of delaying polls in Tamil Nadu in the wake of the recent...
Mon, Dec 21, 2015Dec 17, 2015 04:41 IST
Five professors from within the JNU fraternity have also been invited for the interview on December...
Thu, Dec 17, 2015Dec 16, 2015 01:34 IST
The CBI raids on Delhi government's offices came up after an initial disruption by Congress MPs...
Wed, Dec 16, 2015Dec 16, 2015 01:27 IST
The ministry had made the report of the Ashok Mishra Committee public last month for further...
Wed, Dec 16, 2015Dec 13, 2015 03:02 IST
The residents of Nimkheda, a small settlement of 1,674 people in Haryana’s Mewat district, are...
Sun, Dec 13, 2015Dec 10, 2015 02:54 IST
The Ministry of HRD has disapproved of a proposal moved by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to...
Thu, Dec 10, 2015Dec 10, 2015 01:43 IST
Azad said the ED had sent a notice to the trustees of the “non-profit making”...
Thu, Dec 10, 2015Dec 04, 2015 03:15 IST
Jaitley says the issue he had raised ‘doesn’t survive’, Goyal expresses regret and withdraws...
Fri, Dec 04, 2015Dec 01, 2015 00:09 IST
This is the second time Mukherjee’s office has questioned the legality of the ministry’s...
Tue, Dec 01, 2015