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Manipur Video Assault: Cops Refused to Drive Kuki Women to Safety Before Attack, Says Report

New Delhi: Almost a year to the day when a purportedly Meitei mob paraded women from the Kuki-Zo community and sexually assaulted them in...

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The Wire Staff

ECI Still Hasn't Released Final Data on Phases 1 and 2 Voter Turnout

New Delhi: The first phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections took place on April 19 and the second on April 26, but the Election Commission of India...

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The Wire Staff

Manipur: Mistake Over Provenance of Game in NCERT Textbook Causes Uproar

New Delhi: At a time when Manipur’s Meitei community is at loggerheads with the Kuki-Zos, incorrect attribution of an indigenous game of the...

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The Wire Staff

Is the ‘Modi Again in 2024’ Script Going Awry?

First let us put down the facts. One, spread across two phases, voters in 191 Lok Sabha constituencies have voted, in numbers significantly lower...

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Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay

Recounting Ambedkar’s Logic for Conversion

The perennial concerns around religious conversions in India are hinged upon two frequently repeated arguments: (a) that conversions are a western...

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Joel Ernest Gonsalves

India’s Environment Policy Needs a Fix, but the BJP’s Election Manifesto Does Nothing

India’s climate change actions are critical in arresting a freefall into a dangerous temperature threshold. This assumes significance as India is...

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C.p. Rajendran

25,753: A Number that Keeps Bengal Politics on the Boil These Polls

Kolkata: On April 29, a teacher died by suicide in Bengal. Birendranath Soren belonged to a tribal community in Bhutsahar village of Bankura...

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Joydeep Sarkar

ICJ Set to Rule on Nicaragua's Request for Germany to Halt Aid to Israel

New Delhi: The UN’s top judicial body will rule on Tuesday on Nicaragua’s case concerning whether Germany should halt its military aid to...

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The Wire Staff

Under Modi's Domineering Rule, Regional Parties Have Found Common Cause to Save Constitution

Politics in India has undergone an incredible transformation, almost impossible to visualise a decade ago. The catalyst for this change is...

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Sanjay K. Jha

Pro-Palestine Protests in US Universities Are Both – an Inflexion Point and a Rite of Passage

In September 1993 Shimon Peres, then Israel’s foreign minister, stopped by Princeton University for a speech after addressing the United Nations....

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Priyanjali Malik

Does This Country Hate Muslims?

For the past few years, every time I have travelled overseas, or foreign friends have come calling, they inevitably ask me, “How is it to be Muslim...

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Omair Ahmad

Why 2024 is A Repeat Of 2004 and INDIA Alliance Will Win

After the end of the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a few key takeaways emerge 1) The voter is fed up of lies, spin-doctoring and...

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Sanjay Jha

Modi Knows He is Wrong. Reservations are for Backwardness, Not Religion

The disinformation factory of Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been using OBC reservation to Muslims provided by the Karnataka...

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Shivasundar

Salmonella Concerns: US Refused a Third of MDH Exports Since October 2023

New Delhi: After some of their spice mixes were banned in Singapore and Hong Kong, Mahashian Di Hatti (MDH) Pvt Ltd is back in the news following a...

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The Wire Staff

'Thousands of Videos', 'Harassment of House Staff': FIR and Allegations Against Prajwal Revanna

New Delhi: Reports have emerged carrying details of a first information report against Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of former Prime...

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The Wire Staff

SC Notice to ED on Hemant Soren's Plea; Arvind Kejriwal's Hearing to Continue Tomorrow

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued notice in a plea by former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren challenging his arrest by the Enforcement...

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The Wire Staff

Mohan Bhagwat Says RSS Always Supported Reservations. But Is That True?

New Delhi: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has called a video of him doing the rounds on social media, in which he can be seen...

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The Wire Analysis

The Importance of Guaranteed MSP in the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

As the electoral contest gathers momentum, agrarian issues are receiving the attention they deserve, albeit with differing emphases, depending on...

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T.n. Prakash Kammardi

China Continues to Ramp Up Infrastructure Along LAC, Strengthen Military Positions: Report

New Delhi: China continues to ramp up infrastructure along the Line of Actual Contol (LAC) by strengthening its military positions and deploying...

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The Wire Staff

New Survey Reveals 52% of Indians in the UK Have a Negative View of PM Modi

New Delhi: A survey conducted in the UK among British Indians or Indians living in that country has revealed that 52% of them have a negative view...

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The Wire Staff

Why BJP's Charge of 'Lost Years' Against Naveen Patnaik's 25-Year Rule Is Misleading

New Delhi: Launching his poll campaign in Odisha on April 25, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union home minister Amit Shah termed chief...

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

Amid BJP-Congress Sparring Over Reservations, CM Revanth Vows to Hike Quota in Telangana

Hyderabad: Amid a heated exchange between the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the national level over the issue of reservations, the...

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N. Rahul

New Report Names Indian Official Accused of Orchestrating Pannun Murder Plot

New Delhi: The unnamed Indian government official accused by US authorities of directing the alleged plot to murder pro-Khalistan lawyer Gurpatwant...

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The Wire Staff

MEA Summons Canadian Deputy Envoy, Protests Khalistan Slogans at Event Attended by Trudeau

New Delhi: India summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner on Monday to protest the slogans of “Khalistan zindabad” aired during a Khalsa...

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The Wire Staff

Congress Fields Heavyweights in Punjab, Underlines No Friendly Contest With AAP

Chandigarh: The Congress party has created a flutter in Punjab by fielding many of its heavyweights, including former chief minister and state...

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Vivek Gupta

Saakhi: Lessons in History for Midnight’s Children

Saakhi is a Sunday column from Mrinal Pande, in which she writes of what she sees and also participates in. That has been her burden to bear ever...

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Mrinal Pande

India Can Do More to Protect Workers in War Zones

When 65 Indian construction workers landed in Israel on April 2 to start jobs once taken by Palestinians, they were flying into a firestorm....

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Swetasree Ghosh Roy

Modi’s 2014 Call for a 10-Year Moratorium on Hate Has Aged Like Milk

“It’s the call of the hour that we renounce the path of violence and take the path of brotherhood.” No, that’s neither former Prime...

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Sanjay K. Jha

Vote: The Only Democratic Weapon Left To Us

There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life/is bound in shallows...

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Neera Chandhoke

The Installation of a Hanuman Idol by Night in an NCR Complex Tells Us Larger Things About India

Street lamps flickered under the cold nip of the night as the residents of an increasingly urbanised upper-middle-class apartment complex of...

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Yajas Vaidyanathan

'Azadi For Palestine': University Campuses Across the West Erupt in Protests Not Seen Since 1968

On April 20, an X account which purports to document Jewish hate on campus shared a video of a woman chanting in back-and-forth style the...

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Soumashree Sarkar

Mistrust Towards Muslims Is Fuelling BJP’s Prospects in Uttar Pradesh

New Delhi: Unlike the last two Lok Sabha elections, there is no overt communal factor playing out this time in Uttar Pradesh even though the...

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Omar Rashid

What India Should Have Learnt From the Pandemic Years

Mount Abu (Rajasthan): On December 16, 2023, India confirmed its first JN.1 strain Covid-19 patient, a 79-year-old woman in Kerala. Within the next...

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Charu Bahri

Delhi Court Dismisses Brij Bhushan's Plea for Further Probe on Allegations Against Him

New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday (April 26) rejected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and former Wresting Federation of India (WFI) head Brij...

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The Wire Staff

Dwindling Voter Turnout Shows Discontent and Political Apathy in 2nd Phase of Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi: The slump in the voter’s turnout continued even in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, in which 88 constituencies across 13...

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

EC Notice No Bar, BJP’s Star Campaigners Echo Modi’s Communal Pitch

New Delhi: Despite a notice by the Election Commission of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s openly communal remarks accusing the Congress of...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

Bharat Adivasi Party: Battling BJP’s Hindutva, One Election at a Time

Dungarpur-Banswara (Rajasthan): In Rajasthan the elections are done, the EVMs are under close watch awaiting counting. But some changes do not stop...

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Radhika Bordia

Dev Patel’s Monkey Man Combines Deft Action Sequences and Hindutva

Dev Patel’s Monkey Man is all over the place. It’s also from all over the place. The film is a tribute to Hindu deity Hanuman, references the...

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Aamer Hussein’s ‘What Is Saved’ Shows How Home and Life Are Reimagined Through Memories

“So, what did it mean to you, the singing?…Expression, she will reply, and release.” Thus begins the first life story in the book, What is...

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Jonaki Ray

Dalit Communities Drift Away from NDA Amid Apprehensions of Constitutional Changes

New Delhi: Though the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has no prominent Scheduled Castes party in its fold, barring the...

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Soroor Ahmed

Why the Supreme Court Verdict on EVMs Is Disappointing

The Supreme Court (SC) verdict on Electronic Voting Machines is extremely disappointing and disheartening to see as a citizen of India who...

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Madhav Deshpande

Backstory: The Sleek, Sly Ways of Artificial Intelligence in a Crucial General Election

Will the General Election 2024 go down in history as one incubated in the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI)? A conclusive answer to this question...

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Pamela Philipose

500+ Signatories Call for the Rollback of Green Credit Rules

New Delhi: Over 100 environmental and human rights organisations, alongside more than 400 individuals, have called for the immediate rollback of...

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The Wire Staff

Has the Supreme Court Order on VVPAT Slips Ended the Debate or Raised More Questions?

New Delhi: Speaking at an election rally in Araria, Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Supreme Court judgment on EVMs on Friday was a...

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Meetu Jain

Congress Calls Out Modi Govt's 'Hypocrisy' in Wanting to Allocate Spectrum Sans Auction

New Delhi: The Congress has raised a strong objection to the Narendra Modi government’s decision to approach the Supreme Court seeking permission...

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Sanjay K. Jha

As More Indians Look for Work Overseas, Centre Must Take Proactive Steps for Their Safety

Nation-making is a tough business. Israel should know. In response to growing labour demand in Israel and to deepen their political relationship,...

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Manjari Singh

Is Redistribution of Wealth in India a 'Jumla' or a Necessity?

Jumlas, or false promises, have become an integral part of electioneering in India to sway public sentiment. In the last three days, wealth...

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Arun Kumar

From Defender of SBI’s Interests to Mere Valet: Electoral Bonds Show How Chairman’s Post Has Changed

The State Bank of India (SBI) is India’s largest bank by assets and the government’s most prestigious bank. Formerly the Imperial Bank of India...

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Hemindra Hazari

Supreme Court Rejects Pleas on Complete EVM-VVPAT Verification

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday rejected all the pleas seeking a full count of all voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips...

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The Wire Staff

Indian Migrant Workers March Into the Line of Fire in Israel

In the award-winning Sea of Poppies, Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh immortalised the journey of 19th century indentured labour migrants— called...

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Samanta Biswas

'Vote for BJP': Bulldozer 'Threats' From Assam Forest Officials Drive Muslim Villagers to Court

New Delhi: Residents of a Muslim-majority village in Assam’s Karimganj parliamentary constituency have approached a local court against nine...

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Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

Mass Graves in Gaza Show Victims’ Hands Were Tied, Says UN Rights Office

Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands...

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Un News

'Conspiracy': NC, PDP Urge ECI Not to Reschedule Anantnag Polls at BJP's Behest

Srinagar: The call for rescheduling the election for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency has triggered a major political row, with the...

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Jehangir Ali

What is Behind the Disappearance of Modi’s ‘400 paar’ Slogan?

New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh has again been forced to say the BJP will not change the basic structure of the Indian constitution nor...

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The Wire Analysis

Passions Run Dry in India’s ‘Army Villages’ Since the Launch of Agnipath Scheme

Hisar/Jind (Haryana): “I had only two acres of land. My son was passionate about joining the army. He was preparing for it for the past 4-5...

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Rishikesh Kumar

In Amroha's Triangular Fight, BJP Banked on Communal Polarisation

Amroha: Under the shadow of communally-laced comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Amroha voted on Friday,...

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Omar Rashid

Surat MP’s ‘Unopposed’ Election Shows the Writing Is on the Wall: Last Chance to Save Our Vote

The people of Surat will not vote in this election. May 7 is listed as the polling date, but the city has already got its MP. Bharatiya Janata...

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Harshita Kalyan

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