20
Sep
NEW DELHI (Rajeev Sharma): Senior journalist and CNN-News18 Assistant Editor Payal Mehta died in Mumbai in the early hours of Sunday. She was 46. Mehta, who was in Mumbai on a visit, reportedly developed uneasiness late on Saturday night. She was taken to a hospital at around 2 am, where she died before treatment could be administered, according to accounts shared following her death. Her sudden death prompted an outpouring of condolences from political leaders, journalists and colleagues who remembered her for her extensive coverage of Parliament, government and national politics. Prime Minister Narendra Modi described Mehta as a hardworking…