Anjali Thakur works as Senior Assistant Editor at Mint, covering trending news, entertainment and health with emphasis on digital conversations. Her role includes detecting early trends in news and social media, refining stories for search optimization and Google Discover, and training junior editors in digital news practices. She converts fast-paced events into concise, well-structured reports while upholding editorial standards.
Before Mint, she served as Deputy News Editor at NDTV.com, managing the Trending section and reporting on viral stories, breaking events and human-interest pieces. She previously held positions as Chief Sub-Editor at India.com (Zee Media) and Senior Correspondent at Exchange4media and Hindustan Times HT City, focusing on media, advertising, entertainment, health, lifestyle and popular culture.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Miranda House and is pursuing an MBA to deepen expertise in business strategy and digital media economics. Her writing merges newsroom discipline with insight into audience interests.
