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Ground Report | In Odisha’s Bhadrak, Muslim Voters Ask Who Are Filing the Form 7s to Delete Them

Listen to this article: Bhadrak (Odisha): “I am 85 years old and have been voting for many years. Now I am being told that I supposedly do not live...

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

‘Will We Be Allowed to Vote?’: In Odisha’s Bhadrak, Muslim Voters Fear Bengal-like Exclusion From Electoral Roll

Listen to this article: “I am 85 years old and have been voting for many years. Now I am being told that I supposedly do not live here – that, in...

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

‘Will We Be Allowed to Vote?’: In Odisha’s Bhadrak, Muslim Voters Fear Bengal-like Exclusion From the Electoral Roll

Listen to this article: “I am 85 years old and have been voting for many years. Now I am being told that I supposedly do not live here – that, in...

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

Delhi Police Interrogate Former Bureaucrat Over Tweet 'Against Home Minister Amit Shah'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Delhi Police picked up a senior retired bureaucrat , Ashish Joshi, during his morning run at Nehru Park today...

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The Wire Staff

SIR, Migration and the Condition of 'Ordinary Residence'

Listen to this article: “At the bottom of all tributes paid to democracy is the little man, walking into a little booth, with a little pencil,...

yesterday 10

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Sanjay Kumar

‘One-Door System for Flood Relief Ineffective': Activists Appeal to Nepal Govt to Mobilise Experienced Officials

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A group of civil society activists from Nepal, on Wednesday (September 1), has called on the Nepal government to...

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The Wire Staff

Ram Temple Picks Its First CEO: Operation Sindoor Veteran From Air Force, Jeetendra Mishra

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Ram temple trust has selected Air Marshal (Retd) Jeetendra Mishra as its new CEO, say reports. Mishra was the...

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The Wire Staff

Is India's Workforce Feminising?

Listen to this article: India’s female labour force participation rate – the share of adult women who are in the workforce – is something of a...

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Nileena Suresh

Allahabad HC Quashes Preventive Detention of DU Graduate Aakriti Chaudhary Under NSA For NOIDA Workers' Protest

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Allahabad high court on Wednesday (September 2) quashed the preventive detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, a...

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Shruti Sharma

Allahabad HC Quashes Preventive Detention of DU Graduate Akriti Chaudhary Under NSA For NOIDA Workers' Protest

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Allahabad high court has quashed the preventive detention of Aakriti Chaudhary, a history graduate from Delhi...

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Shruti Sharma

Natural Disasters See No Borders: A Lesson for the Himalayan Countries

Listen to this article: The natural disaster that occurred in Nepal due to “glacial collapse” on the Nepali side of the country’s border with...

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Amit Ranjan And

Karl Marx, Ho Chi Minh Back on Jadavpur's Walls: Students Refuse to Crumble Under Suvendu Adhikari's Pressure

Listen to this article: Kolkata: It was raining at Jadavpur University on Sunday (August 30) when the students came back to the Open Air Theatre with...

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Joydeep Sarkar

As Sea-Levels Rise, Millions at 'Immediate Risk' of Displacement in Kolkata, Mumbai, Warns UN Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A United Nations report, titled ‘Challenges related to sea level rise and ways and approaches to address it,’...

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The Wire Staff

Men Wearing Saffron Throw Paint at Anandabazar Patrika Office; HC Declines Urgent Relief to Journalists

Listen to this article: Kolkata: Men wearing saffron scarves gathered outside the Anandabazar Patrika office in Kolkata around noon on Tuesday...

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Saved by Atia, Ivy and Kamla: When Our Family Encountered the SIR

Listen to this article: I was travelling on work when on June 30 the giant pointy teeth of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) monster started...

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Farah Naqvi

How the Mystery of GDP Growth in a Crisis is Resolved When One Looks at the Methodology

Listen to this article: Government of India, through its agency Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) has released the data for...

yesterday 10

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Arun Kumar

Curious Case of Jahlma Nallah, a Glacial Stream That Floods in the Sun

Listen to this article: The sun was shining brightly on a hot mid-afternoon in late June when the residents of Lindur, a village perched at an...

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Madhumita Dutta And

Nepal’s Cancelled Tibet Seminar Opens a Door for India’s Buddhism Diplomacy

Listen to this article: Last month, the Nepal government cancelled the 17th Seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies (IATS) –...

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Kaveri Gill

Decoding the Javelin ATGM Deal: Assembly in India, Technology in the US

Listen to this article: Sixteen years after the Indian Army first sought the US-origin Javelin anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in 2010, with...

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Rahul Bedi

India’s Javelin ATGM Deal: Assembly in India, Technology in America

Listen to this article: Sixteen years after the Indian Army first sought the US-origin Javelin anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) in 2010, with...

yesterday 10

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Rahul Bedi

Why Gurugram Flooding Reflects Multi-Sectoral Failure

Listen to this article: Gurugram (Haryana): It happened quickly and unceremoniously. On August 26, a sinkhole opened up on a chunk of the Delhi-Jaipur...

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Antara Baruah

Fascism-Forward: Into the Shadows with Hindu Nationalism

During the past hundred years, Hindu nationalists have amassed what is arguably the largest Right-ward apparatus to inflict the idea and architecture...

yesterday 10

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Angana P. Chatterji

At Bishkek Summit, SCO Condemns Strikes on Iran but Doesn't Name US or Israel

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday (September 1) condemned military strikes on Iran and backed...

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Devirupa Mitra

End of an Era: The Life and Influence of Niketu Iralu

Listen to this article: An era has ended – not merely because a distinguished elder has passed, but because a rare moral presence has fallen...

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Chingmak Chang

What Odisha Stands to Lose from the Modi Government's New Mining Law

Listen to this article: The debate surrounding the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2026, or MMDR, has largely been...

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Sahasranshu Dash

SIR in Delhi: As One-Third of the Voters Left Out, Field Notes from a Haywire Process

Listen to this article: This is the first segment of a two-part series on the SIR process in Delhi.  It maps the categories of cases Voter Adhikar...

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Sagrika Rajora

When the State Names Small Offenders, Why Does It Hide Big Defaulters?

India runs two very different rulebooks on public accountability, and the distance between them keeps growing harder to explain. On August 25, banks...

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Suchak Patel

Why India's 7.8% GDP Growth Wonder Is Much Ado About Nothing

Listen to this article: India’s economy delivered a headline-grabbing number of 7.8% growth in the first quarter of financial year 2027 compared to...

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Dhananjay Sinha

Russia’s Ukraine Strikes Kill 12, Including Indian Citizen, Zelensky Says

Listen to this article: New Delhi: At least 12 people, including an Indian citizen, were killed and dozens injured in a Russian attack on several...

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The Wire Staff

Election Commission’s Data on Bengal SIR Appeals Is Designed to Confuse. Here’s How.

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of West Bengal’s electoral roll marked “27,16,393 people as not eligible”...

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Aparna Bhattacharya

Subhash Chandra Case: NCLT Order Indicates Last NCLT President Took Five Months to Appoint Third Member

Listen to this article: New Delhi: It now seems there is more than what meets the eye in the Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd versus Subhash Chandra...

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Maneesh Chhibber

Denied Benefits, Distressed and in Debt: Women Across Bengal Protest Over Annapurna Yojana

Listen to this article: For several years, Taharul Bibi’s husband Farid Alam Mallik has been working as a bread hawker in Punjab, sending money home...

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

Canadian Rights Body Files Complaint Against 'RSS-Linked Charities' Ahead of Bhagwat’s Visit

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A Canadian human rights organisation filed a complaint with the Canada Revenue Agency asking it to examine the...

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The Wire Staff

Mohan Bhagwat in Madison Square Garden: Politics of Hate and Mask of Inclusiveness

Listen to this article: The Sarsanghchalak (chief) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Mohan Bhagwat has undertaken a tour of three countries...

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Ram Puniyani

#Exclusive | Jailed Ram Mandir Counting In-charge Names 14 Trust and Bank Staffers for Chanda Chori

New Delhi: In a statement issued from a jail in Ayodhya, former counting in-charge of the Ram Mandir Trust, Subhash Srivastava, has named 14 employees...

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Akanksha Kumar

Despite Allegations of Poor Service, a Lower Bidder, Haj Service Provider 'Wins Contract for Fourth Consecutive Year'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: On August 31, the selection of a familiar service provider for Hajj 2027 drew backlash with concerns surrounding...

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Tarushi Aswani

Manipur: Three Civilians Killed, Four Injured in Firing in Kangpokpi

Listen to this article: New Delhi: As violence and ethnic-conflict continues to ravage Manipur, a firing incident, allegedly carried out by suspected...

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The Wire Staff

'No External Pressure Whatsoever,' Says Penguin After Denying it is Publisher of Sonia Gandhi Memoir

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Penguin Random House India (PRHI) on Monday (August 31) denied there was any political pressure adding that there...

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The Wire Staff

Before Re-Establishing Relationship: Understanding Anti-India Phenomenon in Bangladesh

Following the press conference in New Delhi on August 5, 2026, by fallen dictator Sheikh Hasina, Dhaka’s outrageous diplomatic pushback once again...

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Rezaul Karim Rony

Why the RSS's Mindless 'Dimagi Naxal' Jibe at the NAC and UPA I is a Self Goal

Listen to this article: The latest attack of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS’s) mouthpiece Organiser on Sonia Gandhi and the National Advisory...

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Zoya Hasan

India Likely to See Sub-Normal Rainfall and High Temperatures in September: IMD

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its monthly outlook issued on Monday (August 31), predicted rainfall...

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The Wire Staff

Amid Protests by Lawyers Against Acting Chief Justice, SC Collegium Recommends New CJ For Rajasthan High Court

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid allegations by a sitting Supreme Court judge and protests by lawyers in Rajasthan against acting chief justice...

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The Wire Staff

Setback for Zee's Subhash Chandra as NCLT Stays Settlement Order

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Less than a week after a single member – acting as tie-breaker after a two-member bench remained divided on the...

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Maneesh Chhibber

Noida Workers' Protest: UP Police 'Conspiracy' Theory Riddled with Discrepancies, Charge Sheets Show

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested hundreds of individuals and has consistently described the workers’ protest that took place in...

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Shruti Sharma

‘Early and Substantial’: Parsing the Fine Print of the India-China Border Talks

Listen to this article: The 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives of India and China – National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval...

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Manoj Joshi

India Rejects Hague Court of Arbitration's Indus Waters Treaty Award, Says It Has No Jurisdiction

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India on Monday rejected a ruling by the Court of Arbitration at The Hague that the Indus Waters Treaty remains...

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The Wire Staff

Census Deferred in Manipur Amid Calls For an ‘NRC’

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Census operations in Manipur that were set to begin on Tuesday (September 1) now stand deferred, chief minister Y....

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The Wire Staff

At SCO Meet, Modi's Latest Message to Putin: ‘Must Move From Endless War to End of War’

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Even as the Ukraine war continues to grind into its fifth year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (August 31)...

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The Wire Staff

‘No Majority’: Subhash Chandra Controversial Haircut Plan to be Heard Afresh by Largest Ever 5-Member Board

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Appellate tribunal, the National Company Appellate Law Tribunal (NCLAT) was to hear an appeal in the controversial...

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The Wire Staff

Water, Water Everywhere, But Not a Drop for the Muslims of a Kolkata Slum

Listen to this article: Kolkata: From Chiriya More in Dumdum, a north Kolkata suburb, an autorickshaw to the Cossipore Gun and Shell Factory takes...

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Anwesha Banerjee