Aakash Sharma

Days after India Today story on CSAM, 39 of 50 flagged Instagram URLs disappeared and two linked WhatsApp groups were suspended.

You randomly stumble upon one suggestive Reel, then another appears. Before you know it, Instagram's algorithm has pulled you into a disturbing digital world that will take you to a CSAM marketplace.

Race a bulldozer, shoot virtual "mafias", scroll a meme, watch AI videos set to campaign tracks: elections are months away, but the battle for Lucknow's 2027 throne has begun with a new digital fervour.

An India Today OSINT examination of more than 20 Instagram and Facebook accounts soliciting aid after the August 26 Bhotekoshi floods found newly created or renamed profiles, personal QR codes and misleading visual content.

New evidence suggests Nepal's glacier-collapse disaster is a warning beyond its borders.

Three explanations are emerging for Nepal's devastating flood, while its downstream path through the Narayani-Gandak system has put parts of northern India on alert.

India cannot yet match America or China on scale. But it is assembling an unusually broad chain of space capabilities within a relatively lean programme.

Five rivers, eight countries and 10 landscapes - satellite images reveal how drought is shrinking waterways and draining the green from Europe.

Roughly 300 km from the frontline, Ukrainian strikes on Novorossiysk disrupted a hub central to Russia's Black Sea military presence and global grain exports.

A 3D reconstruction traces Nirmal Purja's final moments on Broad Peak, from Camp 2 to the avalanche that swept him more than 2,000 feet down the mountain.

How a Bangladesh-linked extremist network target Hindu festival, spread propaganda, recruit followers and claim attacks on temples

Saudi Arabia's strategy to bypass Hormuz is facing a fresh test as renewed attacks near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait raise concerns over global energy security and trade.

What triggered the deadly explosion inside NHPC's Teesta Stage VI project? A reconstruction of the tunnel network, geological risks, and the chain of events that turned a construction site into a disaster.

From the Strait of Hormuz to the Black Sea, global conflicts are increasingly engulfing commercial shipping. Since the Iran war began, 17 Indian seafarers have been killed while serving aboard merchant vessels in some of the world's most dangerous waters.

As the Jantar Mantar protest intensified, Sonam Wangchuk emerged as the soul of the CJP protests which culminated in Chalo Sansad march on June 20

An alleged Iranian shipping empire. Indian-linked firms and nationals. Thousands of seafarers in Hormuz. Here's why the latest US sanctions matter beyond Tehran.

What left e-rickshaw drivers stranded was not sophisticated hacking, but a basic security lapse that allowed critical battery controls to be accessed by anyone within Bluetooth range.

From kidneys to hearts, dark web sellers advertise human organs like online products, demanding Bitcoin deposits upfront. An India Today OSINT investigation found that despite strict laws governing organ transplants, such operations largely appear to be scams that prey on desperate patients, exploiting their hope and duping them of large sums of money.

As Europe endures record heat, online searches and digital advertisements reveal a growing demand for air conditioners, suggesting cooling may be shifting from luxury to necessity across the continent.

Analysis of damage data and fault systems traces the path of destruction across Venezuela's earthquake-stricken northern corridor.