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Bengal Has 62 Lakh 'Under Adjudication' Electors. Here's Why That Number Is Significant.

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After the special intensive revision (SIR) 2026, the final electoral roll for West Bengal, published on February 28...

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129 Journalists Killed Worldwide in 2025, Figure Highest For More Than Three Decades, Reveals CPJ Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released a special report indicating that more journalists and media...

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SC Clears Administrative Probe into Tirumala Laddu Adulteration; SIT Rules Out Animal Fat

Listen to this article: Visakhapatnam: The Supreme Court on Monday (February 23) ruled that the Andhra Pradesh government’s administrative enquiry...

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Away From the Scrutiny of an Election Cycle, 92.4 Lakh Voters Wiped off Gujarat Electoral Rolls

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A close reading of Gujarat’s final voter rolls for 2026 reveals a massive demographic deficit. While the...

24.02.2026 10

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Students' Union, Teachers, Slam JNU V-C For Her Comments on Caste, Criticism of UGC Equity Regulations

New Delhi: Students and teachers at Jawaharlal Nehru University have demanded Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit’s resignation after she...

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How the New Labour Codes Hand the EU a Weapon Against Indian Workers

Listen to this article: When the ink dried on the India-European Union Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in January 2026, the establishment in New Delhi...

16.02.2026 10

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'Go-slow' as Misconduct: Do the New Workplace Conduct Rules Criminalise the Human Condition?

06.02.2026 5

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What Did the Supreme Court Say When Staying the New 2026 UGC Equity Regulations?

30.01.2026 10

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Santiago Martin: From Biggest Electoral Bond Purchaser to Direct Politics?

27.01.2026 3

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How the Draft Social Security Rules Weaken Maternity Rights

19.01.2026 10

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How the Draft Social Security Rules Subsidise a 'Hire and Fire' Regime

15.01.2026 20

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Sivaji Row Rekindles Debate on Misogyny, Power and Accountability in Telugu Cinema

30.12.2025 20

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Over 97 Lakh Voters Deleted in Tamil Nadu Draft Rolls; Kerala Anticipates Significant Cuts Due to SIR

20.12.2025 10

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State, Caste and the Cul-de-Sac of Justice: A Response to Anand Teltumbde

25.11.2025 10

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No SIR, Just Special Revision: Election Commission Announces Separate Plan for Assam Ahead of 2026 Election

18.11.2025 10

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Bihar 2025: In 11 Seats, SIR Deletions Outnumbered Victory Margins

15.11.2025 10

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What Explains the Historic Voter Turnout in Bihar and What Does it Mean?

13.11.2025 20

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Why Does Bihar Not Vote in Large Numbers?

01.11.2025 20

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Prashant Kishor’s Debut Is Likely to Impact Both Coalitions – But Mahagathbandhan More Than NDA

25.10.2025 20

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SAU Attempted Gang-Rape Case: Protesting Students Point to ‘Larger Systemic Failure’

16.10.2025 7

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Bihar SIR Data: Strong Correlation Between Voter Deletions and Seats Won by Opposition MGB in 2020

14.10.2025 8

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Explainer: Who Does the 50% Ceiling on Reservations Really Protect?

10.10.2025 10

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The Rate of Exclusion For Muslims Higher in Election Commission's Final Bihar Voter Roll

09.10.2025 8

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Bihar Assembly Elections: After Close Contest in 2020, SIR, Jan Suraaj Factor Can Spring Surprises

06.10.2025 10

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Breakneck: A Significant, Necessary, and Contradictory Book

15.09.2025 20

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Housekeeping Staff at Ashoka University ‘Forced’ to End Strike, Apologise After Salaries Withheld

09.09.2025 20

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‘Systematic Dismantling’: Former Union Secretary E.A.S Sarma Accuses Govt of Weakening Vizag Steel Plant

03.09.2025 10

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A Calculated Gambit: How Revanth Reddy Turned the Kaleshwaram Probe Into a Political Weapon

03.09.2025 10

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#CheckForYourself: Anatomy of the 40-Lakh Voter Surge in Maharashtra

25.08.2025 10

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Election Commission Turns on Rahul Gandhi After Ignoring Decade of Red Flags in Mahadevapura

11.08.2025 10

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Special | EC’s Bihar Electoral Roll Shows Disproportionately Large Deletions in Key Potential Battlegrounds

04.08.2025 10

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EC Declares Bihar SIR a Success; But Merges Key Categories, Obscuring Number of ‘Untraceable’ Voters

26.07.2025 10

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Eight (and a Half) Rules the ECI Broke to Manufacture a 'Success Story for Bihar SIR

17.07.2025 20

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P.D.T. Achary: EC's Bihar Revision is Unconstitutional, Illegal and a ‘Punishment for the People’

13.07.2025 7

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In Numbers: Bihar Voter Roll Revision Risks Eroding Opposition Voter Base Where It Is Most Vulnerable

11.07.2025 10

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Bihar Rolls: Why Is the Election Commission Sending Out Conflicting Notifications?

07.07.2025 10

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EC Officials Can Now Report Persons to Foreigner Tribunals: New Clause 5(b) in Bihar Roll 'Update' Sparks Concern

04.07.2025 7

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EC’s Directive to Update Voter Lists in Bihar Risks Mass Exclusion. Here’s Why

03.07.2025 5

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‘Lazy’ Workforce or ‘Arrogant’ Government? Row Over Andhra Ordinance Allowing Ten-Hour Workdays

19.06.2025 20

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Telangana: With Daughter's Rebellion and Emerging Family Fault Lines, KCR Has Decisions to Make

28.05.2025 20

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India's GDP 'Milestone': Five Ways the Typical Indian Experience Differs From the Grand Narrative

27.05.2025 20

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The Curious Crusade of Renu Bhatia Against Ashoka Professor Mahmudabad

21.05.2025 10

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Six Pillars of Golwalkar’s Vision that Point to Col Sofiya Qureshi Row

15.05.2025 10

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Operation Sindoor and What Followed: An Official Indian Chronology of Attacks and Counter-Attacks by India, Pakistan

10.05.2025 10

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From Pakistan to the US and Europe, Here's What International Media Said on Operation Sindoor

08.05.2025 8

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Why RSS Talks of Kings, Subjects and Duties: 5 Reasons Behind the Rhetoric

05.05.2025 5

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Promises or Platitudes? Questions on Union Govt's Contributions to Amaravati After Modi's Visit

03.05.2025 20

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A Look Back at the India’s Caste Census Journey

01.05.2025 8

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Arrest of Jagan's Ex-Adviser Over 'Rs. 3,200 Crore Liquor Scam' is Latest Flashpoint in TDP-YSRCP War

29.04.2025 10

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In Numbers: Has Security in J&K Improved Since Modi Government's Article 370 Move in 2019?

23.04.2025 10

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