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New Delhi Protests Live Updates: Police Barricade Jantar Mantar, Hundreds Gather Outside

Listen to this article: As the monsoon session of parliament begins today, July 20, New Delhi is hosting key protests, one of which is the Cockroach...

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The Wire Staff

Three Months After Supreme Court Said Not Singing Vande Mataram Imposed No Penal Provision, Centre Moves to Criminalise ‘Insult’

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Union home minister, Amit Shah, is to introduce a Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Monday (July 20) in the Monsoon...

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Arvind Gunasekar

All Party Meet: After Walkout Against TMC Rebels, Paper Leaks, Ram Temple Donations on Opp Agenda

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day ahead of the monsoon session of parliament, the all-party meet saw the opposition staging a brief walkout in...

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The Wire Staff

The Rashtraneeti Curriculum Is an Act of Intellectual and Moral Bigotry

Listen to this article: Education is never neutral. It either functions as a practice of freedom – equipping students to question power, interrogate...

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Pawan Khera

Citizens Who Think Are a Threat to the Modi Government

Listen to this article: The kidnapping of Sonam Wangchuk by the Delhi police throws into sharp relief the defining feature of a government Indians...

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Neera Chandhoke

A Million Hearts Beat in Kolkata: The Messi Cult, the World Cup Climax, and the Ghosts of a Fiasco

Listen to this article: Kolkata: Even as the clock ticks toward a scintillating climax of an extraordinary build up to the World Cup football final, a...

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Subrata Nag Choudhury

Garry Sobers: Quite Simply the Greatest

Listen to this article: London: Sir Garfield St Aubren Sobers, who passed away on July 17 at the age of 89, was quite simply the greatest cricketer...

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Ashis Ray

It's the Small Things | Petrichor

Listen to this article: The word “petrichor” has always evoked in me, images of weaselly-faced bald men in lab coats furtively swiping petri...

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Justin Budhdeo

It's the Small Things | Petrichor

Listen to this article: The word “petrichor” has always evoked in me, images of weaselly-faced bald men in lab coats furtively swiping petri...

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Justin Budhdeo

It Is Not About Pradhan. The Real Issues Hide Behind the Smokescreen

Listen to this article: To presume that the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan is of any significance is naïve. That’s a...

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Sanjay K. Jha

Police Forcibly Remove Villagers Protesting Against Ken-Betwa River Interlinking Project in MP’s Chhattarpur

Listen to this article: New Delhi: On Sunday (July 19) morning, police forcibly removed protesting villagers from the Barana river and its banks near...

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The Wire Staff

EC Made Changes to Form 6 Quietly During SIR: Why This is Evasion of Parliament and Public Scrutiny

Listen to this article: New Delhi: It is the government and parliament that are the sole competent authorities which decide on what changes, if any,...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

Nirmohi Akhara Moves SC Seeking Reconstitution of Ram Mandir Trust in Line With 2019 Title Dispute Case Judgement

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Nirmohi Akhara, a monastic order of Hindu priests in Ayodhya belonging to the Ramanandi order of the Vaishnavi...

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The Wire Staff

Education Rights Forum Backs CJP's Parliament March on Monday, Seek Overhaul of the Entire System

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The All India Forum for Right to Education (AIFRTE) has extended its support to the parliament march called by the...

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The Wire Staff

Day 142 of US-Israel War on Iran: US Launches More Strikes; Supreme Leader Warns of 'Unforgettable Lessons'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The United States continued to expand its military campaign against Iran with new airstrikes on Sunday (July 19)....

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The Wire Staff

‘Are We Not Hindus?’: Rajasthan Dalit Priest Allegedly Assaulted Twice Within a Year, Had Sought Help From Mohan Bhagwat

Listen to this article: Jaipur: In May this year, Vishnu Balai, a 40-year-old Dalit man from Rajasthan’s Bhilwara district, wrote a letter to...

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Deep Mukherjee

West Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee’s Five-Storey Office Building Faces Bulldozer Action

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Bulldozers were sent by the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP-led) government in West Bengal to...

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The Wire Staff

Letters from Yuri

Listen to this article: “These days we have severe blackouts, sometimes with only 3 3 hours of electricity during daytime with long breaks [in]...

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Elisha Vermani

Thane Locals Protest Against Proposed Amazon Data Centre Due to Environmental Concerns

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Hundreds of locals joined protests against a proposed data centre of Amazon in Maharashtra’s Thane district on...

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The Wire Staff

Gymkhana Club, Race Course and Polo Ground: India's Midnight Children and Their Vanishing World

Listen to this article: New Delhi: They are fast disappearing – one Gymkhana Club, one race course and one polo ground at a time, each a lingering...

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Rahul Bedi

'Have Lost Faith': Gitanjali Angmo Moves HC Seeking Sonam Wangchuk's Immediate Transfer From Safdarjung Hospital

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Gitanjali Angmo, wife of activist Sonam Wangchuk, has moved the Delhi high court on Sunday (July 19) seeking...

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The Wire Staff

My Many Encounters With the Peerless Sir Garfield Sobers

Listen to this article: The West Indies toured India in 1966-67 under Garfield Sobers. I was 11 years old and thrilled to get a 5-day ‘season...

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Ayaz Memon

Nooses Around Necks, Laying On Pyres: Villagers Are Protesting in Unusual Ways in Madhya Pradesh. Here’s Why

New Delhi: Right beside a river, about 15 women lie in a line on a long wooden platform, its frames wrought of bamboo and wood. The image has a...

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The Wire Staff

‘Why is Our Blood Cheap?’: Doda Family Mourns Lone Breadwinner Dead in ‘Police Firing’

Listen to this article: Srinagar: The Chenab valley in the Jammu region continued to remain tense for the second consecutive day on Saturday (July 18)...

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Junaid Dar

An Open Letter to Sonam Wangchuk: A Government That Has Kept its Gaze Averted Will Not See

Listen to this article: I had requested a young friend to pass on this message to you at Jantar Mantar today; but I hear you have been `picked up’...

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Usha Ramanathan

Khurram Parvez, Irfan Mehraj Given Bail in NIA's ‘NGO Terror Funding’ Case

Listen to this article: Srinagar: A Delhi court granted bail to prominent Kashmiri human rights defender Khurram Parvez and journalist-researcher...

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Junaid Dar

After Bills to Sack PM, CMs, Now JPC Meet to Adopt Draft Report on Higher Education Bill Deferred

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 scheduled...

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The Wire Staff

Backstory: Would the Ayodhya Loot Have Occurred If Media Had Been Less Enamoured By the Spectacle of Power?

Listen to this article: Before we move to the unsavoury saga of donation money running into crores being siphoned off at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi...

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Pamela Philipose

On the Cricket Field, Garry Sobers Could Do as He Willed

Listen to this article: There are those individuals for whom all superlatives are inadequate. Sir Garfield Sobers (1936-2026) was one of those rare...

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Rudrangshu Mukherjee

'If They Can Do This To a Scientist Like Wangchuk, What Hope Is There For Us Students?': Jantar Mantar Resonates With Anger

Listen to this article: New Delhi: At around 7 am on July 18, a posse of plainclothesmen claiming to be doctors entered the Cockroach Janta Party...

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Rohit Kumar

Aspiring to Ramarajya? The Valmiki Ramayana Has Some Insights For Our Times

Listen to this article: I have turned to the Ramayana of Valmiki in difficult times for over 40 years. When I was unable to sleep for months after the...

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Naina Dayal

Less Than Half of MPs Attended 90% of Sittings During 2026 Budget Session, Study Finds

Listen to this article: Less than one half of the MPs in both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha whose attendance records are publicly available attended...

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Ritvi Jain

Photo Dispatch | Protesters Carry on at Jantar Mantar After Wangchuk's Forcible Removal

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Agitators demanding Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation continued protesting at Jantar...

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The Wire Staff

India Rejects Ex-Japanese Minister's Criticism of Its Role in Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train Line

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Responding to a former Japanese minister’s remarks blaming India for what he called the “failure” of the...

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The Wire Staff

Day 141 of US-Israel War on Iran: At Least Three Killed in US Attacks on Iran, US Refutes IRGC's Claim of Two Tankers Exploding in Hormuz

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported on Friday (July 17) that two oil tankers caught on fire and...

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The Wire Staff

US Attorney Backs DOJ's Explanation for Dropping Adani Case After Judge's Questions

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The US attorney whose role in the decision to drop the criminal case against billionaire tycoon Gautam Adani was...

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The Wire Staff

A New Culture and a New Elite: West Bengal is Lost and Confused by the Double Engine Protocol

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The honeymoon period for the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in West Bengal is not over. Even...

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Shikha Mukerjee

Goodbye, Sir Gary Sobers: A Cricketer's Six, and a Salute

Listen to this article: Last night, when the news came that Sir Garfield Sobers had completed his journey, I reached for those who shared the...

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Navina Jafa

In Photos: After Delhi Police Take Away Sonam Wangchuk to Hospital, AISA Student Activists Continue Hunger Strike on Day 21

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After the Delhi police forcibly picked up climate activist and innovator Sonam Wangchuk from the Jantar Mantar...

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The Wire Staff

'Displays Authoritarian Attitude of Modi Govt': Opposition Parties Slam BJP Delhi Over Forceful Shifting of Wangchuk

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Opposition parties have slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government for forcefully picking up...

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The Wire Staff

Delhi Police Forcefully Picks Up Sonam Wangchuk on 21st Day of Hunger Strike

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday (July 18) morning picked up Ladakhi innovator and activist Sonam Wangchuk, who was on...

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The Wire Staff

#666666: West Indian Legend and Genius Cricketer Garry Sobers Will Be Missed

Listen to this article: To say Garry Sobers was an all-rounder is like saying Michelangelo painted or Mozart played the piano. The analogy is not...

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Suresh Menon

#666666: West Indian Legend and Genius Cricketer Garry Sobers Will Be Missed

Listen to this article: To say Garry Sobers was an all-rounder is like saying Michelangelo painted or Mozart played the piano. The analogy is not...

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Suresh Menon

The Odyssey: Christopher Nolan Rows Against the Tide and Brings the Hollywood Blockbuster Home

Is there a director working today who has been able to consistently match the crescendo of the last minutes of a Christopher Nolan film? Since Memento...

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Rajesh Exports, Hyundai Global Motors and the Odd Choices of the Modi Govt's PLI Scheme

Listen to this article: This is the fourth and final part of a series focusing on why India faced gas and oil shortages almost immediately as the...

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M. Rajshekhar

Auto Driver's Killing Raises Fresh Questions on Civilian Deaths in J&K, Family Seeks Answers

Listen to this article: Jammu: A 30-year-old man was killed, and three Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel were injured in a late-night firing...

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Junaid Dar

At Bengal Village, Child's Rape-Murder Takes a Backseat as Communal Mistrust Follows Govt Reaction

Listen to this article: Surjyapur (Bengal): More than 12 days after an 11-year-old girl’s body was found at a pond in the village, Surjyapur is...

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Anwesha Banerjee

No Evidence Ex-Minister Ajay Mishra and Son Intimidated Witness in Lakhimpur Kheri Case: UP Police

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh police have informed the Supreme Court that they have not found any evidence linking former Union...

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Omar Rashid

Ladki Bahin Scam Signals Maharashtra in 'Maha-mess'

Listen to this article: Maharashtra is in an unprecedented mess every which way. The key state, which once boasted of being one of the best-governed...

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Sunil Gatade And

The SIR, Passport, Citizenship Tangle: What Proves You're Indian If Nothing Does?

Listen to this article: Last month, a senior official of the Ministry of External Affairs was quoted by the media as saying that the passports the...

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Venkatesh Nayak