👤 Yashasvi Vasistha

27 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
27
2026-08-19 – 2026-10-16
Claims per article
29
787 extracted in total
Hedged claims
14%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
4,136
characters
Writes for Times of India.
Hedged claims are ones written with attribution or uncertainty (“reportedly”, “according to”). A higher rate is not a fault: it is often careful sourcing. How these are measured.

What they cover

Politics
56%
World
26%
Crime & Law
15%
Environment
4%
Most-tagged topics
ReutersRussiaUkraineIranIsraeliMoscowNepalRussian

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3 scored articles; a leaning average needs at least 8 before it says more about the writer than about which stories they happened to be assigned. Their outlet averages -0.13 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-07 · Times of India · Crime & Law
'Against all odds': Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike awake after failed execution
31 outlets covered this event
2026-10-04 · Times of India · Politics
Flydubai co-pilot allegedly tried to crash plane after hijack attempt failed
31 outlets covered this event
2026-10-01 · Times of India · Politics
Flydubai incident: Indian pilot stable, co-pilot in custody; Saudi, UAE launch probes
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-30 · Times of India · Politics
'It was like a horror film': How Flydubai pilot was restrained with headphones
31 outlets covered this event
2026-09-20 · Times of India · Politics
Trump adds drones, snipers and ammunition to plans for Washington triumphal arch
26 outlets covered this event
2026-10-04 · Times of India · Politics
US withdraws all bombers from UK's Fairford base after suspected terror plot
24 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-19 · Times of India
Netanyahu's party puts Mamdani alongside Iran, Hezbollah leaders on billboard
🔮 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party has stepped up its attack on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, placing his image alongside Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a campaign billboard in Tel Aviv. assertive
2026-08-28 · Times of India
Nepal floods: How recent reports warned of this disaster months ago
🔮 “This dam is collecting water, and it is expected that over the next three days, there will be more water collected in this temporary pond or lake,” he said. assertive
2026-09-05 · Times of India
At least 22 killed in fire at wedding party in Congo’s Kinshasa
🔮 At least 22 people were killed in a fire at a wedding party in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the mayor of the city’s Lingwala district said on Saturday. assertive
2026-09-14 · Times of India
Trump moves to scrap Biden-era carbon limits on US coal & gas power plants
🔮 The Donald Trump administration is set to scrap Biden-era limits on carbon emissions from coal- and gas-fired power plants, marking another major rollback of US climate policy and removing restrictions that targeted a sector responsible for nearly a quarter of the country’s greenhouse gas pollution. mixed
2026-09-17 · Times of India
'No ambiguity': Pak says Mecca pact applies as Saudi Arabia faces Houthi threat
🔮 The trilateral Mecca defence agreement, signed by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye last month, establishes a framework for collective deterrence and stipulates that an armed attack against any one of the three countries would be regarded as an attack against all. assertive
2026-09-17 · Times of India
China asks Iran to rein in Houthis; why Beijing has stepped in now
🔮 Chinese officials did not issue explicit threats or indicate that Beijing would impose economic pressure on Tehran if it failed to use its influence over the Houthis, the sources said. assertive
2026-09-20 · Times of India
Trump adds drones, snipers and ammunition to plans for Washington triumphal arch
🔮 US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he had agreed to convert a proposed triumphal arch near the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington into a military complex for national security purposes, saying it would be used to house and deploy drones and snipers and store ammunition. assertive
2026-09-21 · Times of India
Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir 'at all costs'
🔮 Pakistan's opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will proceed with its planned September 27 protest demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, even as legal challenges have been filed against the preventive detention of his three sisters. assertive
2026-09-23 · Times of India
Putin says record turnout shows Russians back his military agenda in Ukraine
🔮 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said high voter turnout in the country's parliamentary election showed public support for his policies and for the armed forces fighting in Ukraine, after preliminary results gave his United Russia party a record parliamentary majority. More than 97% of the votes had been counted, with United Russia expected to win more than three-fourths of the 450 seats in the State Duma, according to election officials cited by news agency AP. Near-complete results showed the party securing 355 seats, or nearly 80% of the lower house, after winning more than 57% of the vote. The election, held over three days from September 18 to 20, was the first parliamentary poll since Putin launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. assertive
2026-09-30 · Times of India
'It was like a horror film': How Flydubai pilot was restrained with headphones
🔮 He described the experience as a “horror film”, saying there were moments when he believed he would not survive. assertive
2026-10-01 · Times of India
'Message of hope': California becomes 18th US state to ban child marriage
🔮 The law will come into effect on January 1, 2027. assertive
2026-10-01 · Times of India
Nepal avalanche kills 15 workers at Himlung Himal camp, one still missing
🔮 “The bodies that were recovered today are expected to be brought by a helicopter to Kathmandu,” Gurung said. assertive
2026-10-01 · Times of India
Flydubai incident: Indian pilot stable, co-pilot in custody; Saudi, UAE launch probes
🔮 Israeli President Isaac Herzog also thanked Machchhar and said he would recommend four passengers for the President's Medal for Civilian Bravery for their role in overpowering the attacker. assertive
2026-10-01 · Times of India
‘Fatal point of no return’: Putin warns against use of nukes amid global tensions
🔮 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday warned that the world was living through a dangerous moment, saying escalating international conflicts could reach a “fatal point of no return” and stressing that weapons of mass destruction must never be used. assertive
2026-10-04 · Times of India
US withdraws all bombers from UK's Fairford base after suspected terror plot
🔮 Trump had initially told Americans that the campaign would last a matter of weeks. assertive
2026-10-04 · Times of India
Flydubai co-pilot allegedly tried to crash plane after hijack attempt failed
🔮 The Omani co-pilot who attacked the captain of a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv may have tried to crash the aircraft in the Saudi desert after realising that passengers were about to thwart his attempt to seize control of the plane, according to an investigation by Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera cited by Ynet News. assertive
2026-10-05 · Times of India
Brazil election: Lula, Flavio Bolsonaro head to runoff after tight first-round vote
🔮 Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, an ally of US President Donald Trump and the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro, will face each other in a runoff election on October 25 after neither secured the majority needed to win the presidency in the first round. assertive
2026-10-07 · Times of India
'Against all odds': Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike awake after failed execution
🔮 Doctors say recovery could take months Pike's latest condition marks the first indication that her health has improved since the failed execution. mixed
2026-10-07 · Times of India
FBI foils alleged ISIS-linked attack plot at Mall of America by 18-year-old
🔮 US Attorney Daniel Rosen said the FBI had detected and disrupted the alleged plan before Mohamud could carry it out. mixed
2026-10-08 · Times of India
'Fight goes on’: 87-yr-old woman dies after becoming symbol of Spain housing crisis
🔮 “Although a historic agreement was reached that would have allowed her to return home, this solution came too late,” the union said. assertive
2026-10-11 · Times of India
Nepal floods: Chilling videos show bridges swept away, homes destroyed
🔮 Authorities have yet to establish the cause of the sudden surge, while residents have raised the possibility that a blocked tributary or a landslide may have triggered the flooding. assertive
2026-10-13 · Times of India
Iran seeking to expand attacks in UK to military sites, MI5 chief warns
🔮 McCallum said he could not comment on the Fairford incident because the investigation was ongoing. mixed
2026-10-14 · Times of India
Child among 6 killed in small plane crash in Wisconsin; FAA, NTSB probe underway
🔮 The sheriff's department said the names would be made public at a later time, according to CBS News. mixed
2026-10-16 · Times of India
Zelenskyy slams Trump's diesel deal, says will help fund Putin’s war in Ukraine
🔮 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday criticised US President Donald Trump's deal to import Russian diesel, warning that the agreement would channel more money to Moscow to fund its war against Ukraine. assertive
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