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‘Adani-Ambani’ Go Missing From Modi’s Speeches

New Delhi: Narendra Modi campaigned today for the first time after his outing in Telangana on Wednesday when he levelled serious allegations against...

yesterday 7

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The Wire Staff

Fact Check: Old Data, New Spin in PM-EAC Report on India’s Population

New Delhi: A report from the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council (PM-EAC)– using old data, but with a new spin – has made headlines. The...

yesterday 30

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Banjot Kaur

'A New Low, No Longer an Umpire': Political Scientists Decry Election Commission

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) has been strongly decried by senior political scientists. A primary function of the EC has been to infuse...

yesterday 10

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The Wire Analysis

Another Battle Awaits Kejriwal

New Delhi: Exactly a decade ago, Arvind Kejriwal was at the nucleus of some remarkable political theatre. Having trounced Sheila Dixit in her...

yesterday 9

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Ashutosh Bhardwaj

Relations Based on ‘Reciprocal Sensitivity’, India Tells Maldives During Foreign Minister’s Visit

New Delhi: During the first high-level visit since the change in government in the Maldives, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar told his...

yesterday 10

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The Wire Staff

Hardeep Nijjar Killing | Canada Has Informed About Arrests, but No Consular Access Sought Yet: India

New Delhi: Canada has informed India about the arrests of three Indian nationals in connection with the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, but...

yesterday 10

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The Wire Staff

EC Under Spotlight in J&K Again as National Conference Says Police Unfairly Cancelled Rallies

New Delhi: The National Conference has written a letter to the Election Commission of India on the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s “unjust cancellation...

yesterday 10

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The Wire Staff

'Misinformation': Karnataka BJP Deletes Another Social Media Post, This Time on Temple Panel

The Karnataka unit of BJP was on Wednesday, May 8, compelled to delete a second post in as many days from its official accounts on social media...

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Mahesh M. Goudar

Is Mayawati's Mid-Election Purge of Nephew, Candidates Aimed at Rescuing BJP?

New Delhi: Mayawati, the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo, may have developed a knack for delivering political shocks but her sudden decision to...

previous day 20

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Omar Rashid

At 65.68%, Low Voter Turnout Trend Continues in Third Phase of Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi: The trend of low voter turnout witnessed in the first two phases of Lok Sabha polls this election season has continued in the third...

previous day 30

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The Wire Staff

Who’s Accountable for Kotak Mahindra Bank’s IT Fiasco?

For the last five years, the capital market in contrast to the Bank Nifty has been signalling a major concern with Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB), with...

previous day 30

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Hemindra Hazari

‘Subsidised Food Canteens Create Democratic Spaces in Deeply Divided Societies’

Bengaluru: In 2021, three in four people in India could not afford a healthy diet. In South Asia, the pandemic disrupted work and...

previous day 10

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Shreehari Paliath

India’s OBCs Can't Understand Why Narendra Modi, an OBC PM, Is Against a Caste Census

The 2024 Congress election manifesto has forced the Bhartiya Janata Party leaders, mainly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to start a defensive...

previous day 40

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Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

Slow Academia in the Fast Academy

“We do need time to think. We do need time to digest. We do need time to mis­understand each other, especially when fostering lost dialogue...

previous day 10

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Alexios Tsigkas And Sinjini Mukherjee

Gujarat Man Goes Live from Polling Booth, Arrested for Alleged Bogus Voting

New Delhi: A man from Gujarat’s Mahisagar district has been detained for alleged bogus voting after he had gone live on Instagram from inside a...

previous day 10

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The Wire Staff

Civil Society Emerges as Quiet but Formidable Challenger to the Modi Govt in the 2024 Elections

Many political parties and platforms opposed to the Modi dispensation are putting up a resolute fight in these general elections. But a much more...

previous day 10

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Parakala Prabhakar

Gahmari Village Had a Thriving ‘Army Culture’, but Not After the Agneepath Scheme

Ghazipur: When the Agneepath controversy erupted two years ago and the scheme faced protests, Indian Army officials had argued that the plan was...

previous day 10

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Ashutosh Kumar Pandey

Despite His Claims, Modi's Rule Has Not Improved India's Image Abroad: Report

New Delhi: A newly released report by two prominent academics has concluded, based on a series of surveys and opinion polls, that India’s global...

wednesday 20

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The Wire Staff

With Widespread Complaints of Police Pressure on Voters, UP Concludes Third Phase Voting

New Delhi: Voting for 10 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (May 7) was marred by allegations of police action against voters, especially...

wednesday 10

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Omar Rashid

Unable to Fight Anti-Junta Militia, 128 More Myanmar Soldiers Cross Into Bangladesh

New Delhi: A fresh lot of at least 128 Myanmarese soldiers have slipped into Bangladesh with their arms — unable to fight the Arakan Army (AA), a...

wednesday 20

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Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

Can Gujarat's Valsad Retain its Bellwether Tag in This Lok Sabha Election Too?

Valsad in South Gujarat is a parliamentary constituency that is known for one particular reason. Whichever political party wins the Valsad Loksabha...

wednesday 20

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Deepal Trivedi

Narendra Modi Is Right, Adani-Ambani Should Be an Important Poll Issue

New Delhi: At a campaign rally in Telangana’s Karimnagar on Wednesday (May 8), Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought a new issue into his...

wednesday 30

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Jahnavi Sen

After Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura, Sangh Sets Eyes on Ajmer Mosque

Jaipur: A delegation of Jain monks accompanied by Sangh parivar outfits visited the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Rajasthan’s Ajmer on Tuesday (May 7)....

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Deep Mukherjee

'Laapataa Gents', 'Ordering a Spine': EC's Selective Silence Inspires Meme Fest

Anyone found asking votes in the name Caste, Religion, Army, etc. apart from PM Modi, will be barred from elections. Our job is to monitor...

wednesday 10

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The Wire Staff

As Israeli Military Strikes Target Rafah, Thousands of Gazans Flee Again

Stranded, their homes demolished, loved ones killed and repeatedly displaced on their land, they had sought refuge in Rafah in the far southern...

wednesday 10

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Un News

Modi's Claims on Oppn Giving Quotas to Muslims are Baseless, But Have Spotlit Muslim Backwardness

New Delhi: Only two weeks ago in Rajasthan’s Banswara, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while attacking the Congress, referred to Muslim Indians as...

wednesday 20

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

Congress Slams Narendra Modi For ‘Ambani-Adani’ Jibe

New Delhi: Desperate ailments call for desperate remedies. Little wonder, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accused by the Opposition of often working...

wednesday 10

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Sanjay K. Jha

Interview | Secret Pact Between BRS and BJP, Says Telangana Senior Congress Leader

Accusing Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of collusion, Telangana deputy chief minister and Congress senior leader...

wednesday 10

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N. Rahul

Haryana Political Crisis: Congress Seeks President's Rule, BJP Plays Down Threat to Govt

Chandigarh: A day after three independent MLAs withdrew support to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, top party leaders...

wednesday 20

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Vivek Gupta

Look Who All the PM Echoes: Hardline Extremists, Spurious YouTubers, Hindutva Popstars

Mumbai: For the last few years, the country has seen openly Islamophobic rhetoric and wild anti-Muslim conspiracy theories from many across the...

wednesday 40

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Kunal Purohit

Some Proof Required: Modi Government’s Abysmal Record of No Jobs

Government economists, especially in the last five years, have taken to leading the analysis of data, not letting the data lead the analysis. The...

wednesday 20

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Santosh Mehrotra

Modi Wants ‘400 Paar’ to… Ensure Congress Doesn’t Select More Muslims for Cricket Team

New Delhi: Narendra Modi on Tuesday continued to respond to the opposition’s charge of the BJP asking for “400 seats to finish reservations for...

wednesday 20

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The Wire Staff

Remembering Two Unusual Encounters with Tagore, Bookended By War

May 7 is Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary As a teenager, I first encountered Pablo Neruda, the Nobel Prize winner from Chile. His early...

wednesday 10

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Dayita Datta

Elections 2024: History Is Replete With Demagogues Staring at Their Own Decline Without Warning

British philosopher Mary Midgley had said, “Hubris calls for nemesis and in one form or another it is going to get it, not as a punishment from...

07.05.2024 20

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M.k. Venu

What Kind of Laws Will Our New MPs Enact? Take a Look Over Last 10 Years

The primary function of Parliament is to legislate. When we elect people to the Lok Sabha, we are choosing who will write and pass our laws. In...

07.05.2024 20

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Aakar Patel

Diaspora Vigilance About India’s Democracy

The right to protest is precious. In many democracies, it’s under threat – governing party politicians in Britain have moaned menacingly about...

07.05.2024 30

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Andrew Whitehead

Don't Want Kejriwal Performing CM's Duties if Released on Interim Bail, Says SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) said that if it grants interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, he will not be allowed...

07.05.2024 20

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The Wire Staff

Odisha: As Old Bonhomie Vanishes, BJD, BJP Face-Off in No-Holds-Barred Electoral Battle

Bhubaneswar: The bonhomie that once existed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik whom the former had...

07.05.2024 10

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Ashutosh Mishra

Pics of Bin Laden, ISIS Flags on Phone Not Sufficient to Brand Someone a Terrorist: Delhi HC

New Delhi: While granting bail to a person charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Delhi high court has said that merely...

07.05.2024 10

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The Wire Staff

Govt-Owned Munitions India Ltd Exported Ordnance to Israel as Gaza Was Reduced to Rubble

New Delhi: The Adani group’s drone sales may be the most high profile weapon export from India to a country accused of genocide at the world court...

07.05.2024 50

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R. Ramachandran

Ladakh: Rivetting Contest as NC Says Will Go With INDIA Alliance

Srinagar: The ongoing crisis for the INDIA bloc in Ladakh is a bitter reminder of the political faultlines dividing the arid desert region where...

07.05.2024 10

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Jehangir Ali

Where Does 'Public Healthcare' Stand in the BJP and Congress Election Manifestos?

This piece was first published on  The India Cable  – a premium newsletter from The Wire & Galileo Ideas – and has been republished here. To...

07.05.2024 20

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Sapna Mishra And Malu Mohan

Mainpuri: Accusations Fly Between BJP and SP Over Maharana Pratap

New Delhi: Ten constituencies in Uttar Pradesh voted on May 7 amid swelling caste tension between the dominant Thakur community and the backward...

07.05.2024 3

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Omar Rashid

Haryana: Setback to BJP as Three Independent MLAs Withdraw Support, Join Congress Camp

Chandigarh: In a setback to the ruling BJP in Haryana amid the Lok Sabha election, three independent MLAs have withdrawn their support to the Nayab...

07.05.2024 10

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Vivek Gupta

In Chambal, Would-Be-Agniveers Now Work as Blacksmiths, Carpenters and Shopkeepers

Gwalior: Not many people are aware that Chambal, known for its ravines, rebels and guns, has another identity. Arms are not taken up only by rebels...

07.05.2024 10

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Deepak Goswami

Third Phase | 'Will the Voters Turn Up?' And Other Interesting Questions

New Delhi: After two rounds of polling registering a significant drop in voter’s turnout, the third phase of 2024 general elections today (May 7)...

07.05.2024 5

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The Wire Analysis

The 'Vishwaguru' Is Realising the World Does Not Dance to His Tune

Throughout the buildup to G20, the Narendra Modi regime had repeatedly used the catchphrases ‘mother of democracy’ and ‘vishwaguru’. The term...

07.05.2024 6

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P. Raman

Election 2024: The Journalist Is Also the Story

Around seven months ago, in a discussion on a documentary on him, journalist Ravish Kumar said that he had initially wondered what there was about...

06.05.2024 20

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Soumashree Sarkar

FSSAI Says Reports on Increased Permissible Pesticide Levels in Spices 'False, Malicious'

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a statement calling recent reports that the amount of pesticides...

06.05.2024 40

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The Wire Staff

Biden's ‘Xenophobic’ Comment Shows the Steep Decline of the Indian Soft Power Under Modi

According to the Pew Research Center, Indian Americans are a model minority. Even among Asian Americans as a group – long seen as a model minority...

06.05.2024 30

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Omair Ahmad

In and Around Bihar's Darbhanga, Voters' Uncanny Silence Makes This Poll Interesting

Darbhanga (Bihar): In the Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency, called the ‘Heart of Mithila’, and other neighbouring Lok Sabha seats of...

06.05.2024 9

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Faiyaz Ahmad Wajeeh

If Prajwal Revanna Isn’t Punished, He Will Do This Again: Rape Survivor’s Sister Speaks Up

The punishment given to Prajwal Revanna should be such that he should never be able to go about with his head held high, says Mala (name changed*)....

06.05.2024 40

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Anisha Sheth And Shivani Kava

Interview | 'North Karnataka Is Mostly Favouring the Congress': Eedina’s Dr. H.V. Vasu

Bengaluru: In the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, the news portal Eedina had accurately predicted a victory for the Congress, which it said...

06.05.2024 30

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Tamanna Naseer

‘People Losing Assets Due to Poverty, Falling Incomes, High Prices’: Congress Sticks to Core Issues

Barely months ago, during the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, when Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra had started her speech at a public meeting in the...

06.05.2024 10

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Sanjay K. Jha

On Board a 'Ghulam Express' of the Indian Railways

Away from the cool coaches of the Vande Bharat trains with their electric blue seats, wide clear glass panels and LCD screens showing government...

06.05.2024 10

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G. Ananthakrishnan

Day Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing, LG Recommends NIA Probe Against Kejriwal

New Delhi: A day ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing challenging Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor...

06.05.2024 7

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Sravasti Dasgupta

'Nari Shakti?' BJP Fields Fewer Women in UP Than Previous Two Elections

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has not quite lived up to its lofty promise of providing women more representation in the Lok Sabha, at least...

06.05.2024 20

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Omar Rashid

‘We Want Peace, Justice, and Growth’: Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar Files Nomination From NE Delhi

New Delhi: Surprise Congress candidate for North-east Delhi, Kanhaiya Kumar, formerly JNU Students Union President, filed his nomination papers...

06.05.2024 20

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The Wire Staff

Modi, Rahul Gandhi and the Amethi 'Debate': Who Is Running Away from Where?

The Bharatiya Janata Party is askance that the Congress does not play to its script. Smriti Irani is crestfallen that her celebrity candidature has...

06.05.2024 10

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Badri Raina

Which Way Is The Wind Blowing In The Last Phase Of Karnataka Polls?

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar started off their political journeys in vastly different set ups...

06.05.2024 20

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Tamanna Naseer

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