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Why the Thar is Much More Than Just a Symbol of Roadside Theatrics and Macho Display

Listen to this article: Chandigarh: In recent months, a stream of media reports have portrayed a large majority of Mahindra Thar jeep owners as...

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Rahul Bedi

From Iran, a Reminder That India Allowed Itself to Be Bullied Over Russian Oil

Listen to this article: New Delhi: When Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X this week, he was not really speaking to India – but it...

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The Wire Analysis

It’s the Small Things | The Last Breakfast

Listen to this article: “You are also vacating, then. Everyone is leaving. The PG is empty,” Lali didi, our Nepali cook at the paying guest...

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Ananta dutta

New Report by Economists Reveals that India Overestimated Its Annual Economic Growth Between 2012 and 2023

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India overestimated its annual economic growth by up to two percentage points between 2012 and 2023, according to a...

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Pavan Korada

West Asia Crisis: As Oil Prices Surge, Rupee Falls; Markets Sink by 5% This Week

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid the United States-Israel war on Iran in West Asia and its ripple effects on global markets, India’s economy...

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The Wire Staff

How the Iran War Could Reshape Afghanistan-Pakistan Dynamics

Listen to this article: On the eve of the launch of the war against the Iranian regime by Israel and the United States – which is spreading...

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Christophe Jaffrelot

MHA Revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention Order Under National Security Act

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday (March 14) has revoked activist Sonam Wangchuk’s detention order...

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MHA Revokes Sonam Wangchuk’s Detention Order Under National Security Act

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday (March 14) has revoked activist Sonam Wangchuk’s detention order...

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The Wire Staff

An Indie Comics Fest Hopes to Celebrate Dissent and Self-Expression

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In a media landscape saturated with billion-dollar franchises and superhero fandoms, lived experiences often get...

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Ritvi jain

Eight-Year Wait for an Indigenous Option, Yet Cheaper, Made-In-India HPV Vaccine Elbowed Out

Listen to this article: New Delhi: 6.16 lakh.  That is the estimated number of Indian women that would have lost their lives to cervical cancer...

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Abantika Ghosh

Around 100 Iranian Sailors of IRIS Lavan Warship Depart Kochi on Chartered Flight

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Around 100 sailors from the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Lavan, which has been docked at Kochi port since March 4, are...

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The Wire Staff

West Asia Crisis Engulfs India: Eight Questions the Modi Govt Hasn't Answered

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India is staring at its gravest external crisis in years, and yet the government’s choices remain shrouded in...

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Day 15 of US-Israel Attack on Iran: US Bombs Iran's Kharg Island; Around 100 Iranian Soldiers Fly Out of Kochi

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Today is day 15 of the war launched by the US and Israel with strikes on Iran starting February 28. US President...

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The Wire Staff

Speaker Om Birla Must Allow Opposition Voices for Legislative Process to Serve the Cause of Liberty

Listen to this article: The resolution sponsored by opposition parties in the Lok Sabha for removal of the Speaker, Om Birla, in terms of the...

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S.n. Sahu

Evictions, Rubber Bullets, No Benefits: Assam CM Sarma Pushes Miya Muslims to 'Leave By Themselves'

Listen to this article: Mumbai: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday (March 12, 2026) that he wants to create “pressure” so...

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Kunal Purohit

A West Bengal Minister's Outburst at Sabang College Exposes the State's Higher Education Crisis

Listen to this article: Kolkata: When West Bengal minister Manas Bhuiyan mounted the stage at a freshers’ welcome ceremony at a college in his...

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Joydeep Sarkar

Interview: Iranian Kurdish Leader Says Kurds Seek Political Guarantees Before Joining War

New Delhi: A senior leader of one of Iran’s main armed Kurdish opposition groups said his organisation already has forces positioned inside Iranian...

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Devirupa Mitra

Will India Receive Transit Through Strait of Hormuz? Tehran Will Clarify Soon, Envoy Says

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Iran’s ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali on Friday (March 13) said Tehran would soon provide clarity on...

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From Chinnasamy to Chennai Park, Tamil Nadu Resists Hindi Imposition

Listen to this article: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tamil Nadu on March 11, anti-Hindi protests erupted in the state. Participants of the...

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Kavitha gajendran

Iran President, Foreign Minister Tell India That BRICS Needs to Step up

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Even as Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi described India as a “friend...

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The Wire Staff

Forty Years, One File: The Supreme Court's Closure of the M.C. Mehta Case

Listen to this article: On March 12, 2026, a bench of the Supreme Court of India comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice Joymalya Bagchi and...

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Opposition Submits Notice Seeking Impeachment Motion Against CEC Gyanesh Kumar

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The opposition INDIA bloc has on Friday (March 13) submitted a notice seeking the removal of Chief Election...

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Anti-US, Anti-Israel Protests Across Kashmir on Last Friday of Ramzan

Listen to this article: Srinagar: Sporadic protests broke out in parts of Kashmir on Friday (March 13) against the US-Israel military aggression in...

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The Wire Staff

LPG Shortage Concerns: Man Dies While Waiting for Cylinder; Government Extends Rural Booking Cycle

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A man has died, allegedly of a heart attack, while waiting in a queue to buy a liquid petroleum gas cylinder in...

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The Wire Staff

What Other Cities Can Learn From Chandigarh Municipal Corporation's Anti-Littering Campaign

Listen to this article: Chandigarh: At a time when garbage heaps have become a depressingly familiar feature across urban India, Chandigarh has...

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Rahul Bedi

Mirwaiz Says J&K Authorities Have Closed Jamia Masjid Without Citing a Reason

Listen to this article: Srinagar: Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Friday (March 13) that the authorities have closed the Jamia...

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The Wire Staff

India Confirms Co-Sponsoring UNSC Resolution that Only Condemned Iranian Strikes

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India confirmed on March 12 that it co-sponsored the UN Security Council resolution that condemned Iran’s attacks...

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The Wire Staff

Funds for Scholarships for Students From Marginalised Communities Underutilised, Govt Data Shows

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Funds allocated for students from Scheduled Castes (SC), other backward classes (OBC), economically backward...

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The Wire Staff

IndusInd Bank Knew of Crores of Rupees Worth of Insider Trading by Former Zonal Head but Didn’t Inform Sebi

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Hinduja-promoted IndusInd Bank is back at the centre of another controversy after a whistleblower exposed an...

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

Indigenisation Alone is Not Enough For Self-Reliance in Defence Production

Listen to this article: According to a March 2026 report of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), India was the world’s...

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Amit Cowshish

Interview: Nepal’s New Ruling Party Seeks Dialogue With India on Border Disputes, Development Ties

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Nepal’s Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), which swept the country’s March 5 general election with a near...

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Devirupa Mitra

'Rejected': What the Court Said While Issuing Non-bailable Warrant Against Farooq Abdullah

Listen to this article: Srinagar: A court in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday (March 12) issued non-bailable warrants against the National Conference...

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The Wire Staff

Back in Speaker’s Chair, Om Birla Returns to Usual Business, Cuts Short Rahul Gandhi’s Speech

New Delhi: Back in the Speaker’s chair after the ‘no-confidence’ motion moved against him was defeated, Om Birla on Thursday (March 12) returned...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

‘Many Have Passed Away Waiting’: Retired Coal Workers Demand Pension Revision Pending for Three Decades

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Retired coal workers across the country are planning a fresh protest as their pensions have not been revised since...

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Sharmita Kar

Modi Speaks to Iran President For First Time Since Start of War

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (March 12) spoke with Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian for the first...

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The Wire Staff

India in Talks With Iran to Secure Fuel Shipments Through Strait of Hormuz Amid West Asia Conflict

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India has opened discussions with Iran on ensuring that its fuel shipments can safely pass through the Strait of...

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The Wire Staff

Government Denies LPG Shortage While Delhi Struggles to Find Cooking Gas

New Delhi: “Online gas bookings are not working. Agencies are not accepting offline bookings. I’ve been without [cooking] gas at home for two...

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Ankit Raj

Panic Booking, Hoarding Driven by Consumer Anxiety, Not Supply Shortage: Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri Tells Parliament

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid reports of LPG shortages across the country, Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri...

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The Wire Staff

Manikarnika Ghat ‘Not a Protected Monument’ Under ASI, Rajya Sabha Told

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The ancient site of Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh is “not a protected monument” under the...

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The Wire Staff

‘Epstein’ Chants in Lok Sabha as Rahul Gandhi Speech Cut Amid Reference to Hardeep Puri’s Links

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Lok Sabha saw an uproar on Thursday (March 12) as Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi’s speech was once again...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

Allahabad High Court Orders Round-the-Clock Security for Muslim Man Barred from Praying at Home

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday (March 11) has directed the state to provide two armed guards for Haseen...

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The Wire Staff

Over 93,000 Posts in Central Armed Police Forces and Assam Rifles Vacant: Govt Tells Rajya Sabha

Listen to this article: New Delhi: More than 93,000 posts in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles are lying vacant as of January...

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The Wire Staff

Supreme Court Grants Bail to Senior Hurriyat Leader Shabir Shah in Terror Funding Case

Listen to this article: Srinagar: The Supreme Court on Thursday (March 12) granted bail to senior Hurriyat leader Shabir Ahmad Shah who has been...

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The Wire Staff

Manipur: 21 Kidnapped Naga Individuals Released in Ukhrul After Negotiations

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day after being abducted by suspected militants, 21 individuals belonging to the Tangkhul Naga community have...

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The Wire Staff

The Long History of US-Backed Efforts to Engineer Regime Change in Iran

On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel initiated a widespread military campaign against Iran, resulting in the deaths of several top...

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Pavan Korada

'Jobless, Student of Whatsapp University': Jammu Man Who Tried to Kill Farooq Abdullah

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Nearly everyone above the age of 45 in Jammu’s old city areas – Link Road, Purani Mandi, Kacchi Chawni,...

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Maneesh Chhibber

‘Reliance Leadership’ Helped India Get 30-Day Russian Oil ‘Waiver’ from US: News Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Concerns raised by the opposition and strategic experts – in the wake of the US telling India where it can and...

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The Wire Analysis

The False Bogey of 'Land Jihad' Comes of Age: Rajasthan’s Chilling New Disturbed Areas Act

Listen to this article: I started studying Gujarat’s Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) in 2018. With the steep rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric after the...

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Fahad Zuberi

US Section 301 Investigations Target India and 15 other Economies Amid Trade Deal Uncertainty

Listen to this article: On March 11, 2026, the US Trade Representative (USTR) has launched a fresh round of Section 301 trade investigations targeting...

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Ajay Srivastava

Why Power Fears Laughter

Listen to this article: Last week a satirical cartoon about India’s university equity rules flickered online before vanishing under a government...

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Satish Jha