👤 Namita Singh

15 articles tracked

About this journalist

Articles
15
2026-08-24 – 2026-10-15
Claims per article
39
580 extracted in total
Hedged claims
10%
corpus average 9%
Typical length
6,415
characters
Writes for The Independent.
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
53%
World
33%
Crime & Law
7%
Other
7%
Most-tagged topics
UkraineRussiaRussianUkrainianAustraliaIndependentIranIsrael

Leaning

Not enough articles to place this byline.
2 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 -0.19 (centre).

More from this journalist

Ordered by how many newsrooms covered the same event.
2026-10-05 · The Independent · Politics
Investigators believe Flydubai co-pilot acted as ‘lone wolf’ – report
31 outlets covered this event
2026-10-15 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky ‘betrayed’ by Trump as Musk claims Starlink restrictions down to US
29 outlets covered this event
2026-09-25 · The Independent · Politics
Iran-US war latest: Netanyahu calls Tehran attack ‘easy decision’ amid mass walkout by UN delegates
24 outlets covered this event
2026-09-21 · The Independent · Politics
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin vows response after Ukrainian drone strikes during Putin’s sham election
21 outlets covered this event · leans left
2026-10-05 · The Independent · Politics
California real estate agent accused of spying on Taiwanese president’s son for China
15 outlets covered this event
2026-10-08 · The Independent · World
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Children killed while they slept among 25 dead in ‘vile birthday present’ for Putin
13 outlets covered this event

What they said would happen

2026-08-24 · The Independent
Shark attack survivor says thinking about daughter gave her strength to fight for life
🔮 In an emotional interview with Nine aired this weekend, Ms Stewart recalled coming face to face with the shark and fearing her daughter, August, would grow up without her. assertive
2026-09-13 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: First naval drone battle takes place in Black Sea as latest strikes kill 12
🔮 Here’s what is at stake Voters in Sweden will go to the polls on Sunday in a contest that will decide if the conservative government stays in power, potentially granting a hard-right party its first cabinet seats, or if the centre-left will regain control. assertive
2026-09-13 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Houthis claim attack on Saudi base as military advance in Yemen intensifies
🔮 Saree claimed that a joint ballistic missile and drone attack hit its targets and warned of wider measures if the Saudi attacks on Yemen continue. The escalation follows a lightning Houthi advance to the Red Sea coast this week, giving the group greater power to attack Saudi ships around the Bab-al Mandeb strait. Oil hovered around $100 per barrel on Sunday amid growing fears the clashes could drag in the US to help its ally in Riyadh, prolonging the six-month conflict with Iran to the east. Separately, a crew member was killed early on Sunday when an Iranian commercial ship was attacked near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iranian media. assertive
2026-09-18 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Poland says Putin is planning to launch drone or missile attack on a Nato country
🔮 This, he told the parliament, would be in a bid to "paralyse or at least weaken the motivation of Nato countries" to rush to the defence of the member state coming under attack. assertive
2026-09-21 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kremlin vows response after Ukrainian drone strikes during Putin’s sham election
🔮 Lidiya Klimenko said she did not think her vote would have any real impact. assertive
2026-09-25 · The Independent
Iran-US war latest: Netanyahu calls Tehran attack ‘easy decision’ amid mass walkout by UN delegates
🔮 "We will continue to defend our state. assertive
2026-09-28 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky accuses Putin of ‘terrorising’ Ukrainians as 8 killed in fresh strikes
🔮 A guided Russian aerial bomb also left 15 injured, including children, after it struck an apartment building in Ukraine's second-biggest city, Kharkiv in the northeast, mayor Ihor Terekhov said on Telegram early on Monday. assertive
2026-09-29 · The Independent
Russia preparing to deploy 10,000 North Korean troops, warns Zelensky
🔮 The number of uniformed personnel will increase by 15,500, while raising the strength of the armed force to 2.4 million, according to the decree. mixed
2026-09-30 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Putin to inject £150bn into war effort as Germany identifies Kyiv’s ‘weakest point’
🔮 Total defence spending will amount to £450bn (50 trillion roubles) in the next three years, reported Reuters, as Putin doubles down on his now four-and-a-half year war with Russia's European neighbour. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Independent
Investigators believe Flydubai co-pilot acted as ‘lone wolf’ – report
🔮 Confirming the investigation, an Australian Federal Police spokesperson said they would provide an update “at an appropriate time”. assertive
2026-10-05 · The Independent
California real estate agent accused of spying on Taiwanese president’s son for China
🔮 "If the PRC wish to obtain leverage over the president of Taiwan during any potential conflict," FBI special agent Kevin Holt wrote in the complaint, filed on 3 October, referring to China by its formal name, People's Republic of China, “the location and pictures of the close relatives of a high-ranking Taiwanese government official, including pictures of their homes and cars, could be useful.” mixed
2026-10-08 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Children killed while they slept among 25 dead in ‘vile birthday present’ for Putin
🔮 South Korea says to take action if illegal Russian fuel shipments confirmed South Korea's foreign ministry said on Thursday the government would take a legal action over any illegal fuel shipments to Russia if they were confirmed, following a media report analysing port records and ship-tracking data. assertive
2026-10-13 · The Independent
Passengers stranded in Italy after bedbug outbreak grounds long-haul flight to Australia
🔮 “Delta will review the complaint and respond accordingly in due course," it added. assertive
2026-10-15 · The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky ‘betrayed’ by Trump as Musk claims Starlink restrictions down to US
🔮 During the interview, Mr Zelensky also voiced concerns over restrictions on the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink services in Ukraine, saying the move “will bring a lot of human losses”. assertive
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