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Did Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar Slip From Modi's Good Books?

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

7/11 Judgment Fails to Hold Police Accountable For Custodial Torture, Lost Time of Those Acquitted

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Sukanya Shantha

Dhankhar Gone, Election Commission Begins Preparing for Vice-Presidential Polls

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The Wire Staff

The Gujarat Model at a Dangerous Crossing

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Sanjay Jha

Jagdeep Dhankhar Resigns as Vice President of India

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar has resigned from his post on Monday (July 21),...

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The Wire Staff

Nine Violation Notices to Air India in Six Months: Aviation Minister in Parliament

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Over a month after Air India flight AI 171, headed from Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International...

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The Wire Staff

'Used Torture For Confession': After 19 Years in Jail, All 12 Men Convicted of 7/11 Train Blasts Acquitted

Listen to this article: Mumbai: In a significant judgment, the Bombay high court today, July 21, acquitted all 12 men who were earlier convicted...

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Sukanya Shantha

Comrade V. S. Achuthanandan: A Century of Struggles, A Political Life of Integrity

Listen to this article: V.S. Achuthanandan (VS) passed away on Monday afternoon, marking the end of a political era rooted in integrity and...

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K.m. Seethi

UP School Merger Sparks Protests Across State, Opposition Parties, Unions Demand Rollback

Listen to this article: Lucknow: The decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh to merge schools with fewer than 50...

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Asad Rizvi

Air India Flight From Hong Kong Catches Fire After Landing at Delhi Airport

Listen to this article: New Delhi: An Air India flight from Hong Kong caught fire after landing at Terminal 3 of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi...

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The Wire Staff

Bihar SIR Echoes in Parliament as Govt ‘Refuses’ Discussion, Opposition Protests

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid speculation surrounding Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s surprise resignation on Monday night, the second...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

Years Before 7/11 Acquittals, A Petition Flagged Serious Flaws in ATS Investigations

Listen to this article:  The following is a petition filed by lawyer Ashish Khetan in the Bombay high court in 2014. The petition raises serious...

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Ashish Khetan

Protesters Arrested, Medical 'Neglect' of Injured, and Blame: What Follows an Eviction in Assam

Listen to this article: Barpeta (Assam): A 19-year-old boy, Sakuar Ali, was shot dead and several others were severely injured on July 17, when...

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Kazi Sharowar Hussain

Why Trump’s Statement that ‘Five Fighter Jets Were Shot Down’ is Significant

Listen to this article: New Delhi: United States President Donald Trump’s claim on Friday that “five fighter jets were shot down” during the May...

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Politic: An Uncensored Diary | Solo Run Over?

Politic: An Uncensored Diary | Solo Run Over?

Listen to this article: Lies rot. Truth springs anew. What’s new? What’s visible to the eye and heard on the grapevine is this – the knife...

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Sanjay K. Jha

Six Maoists Including Battalion One Chief Shot Dead in Bastar Ahead of 'Martyrdom Week'

Listen to this article: Hyderabad: After a brief lull in their gun battle, the police shot dead six Maoists, including four women, on Friday (July...

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N. Rahul

Reckless, Speculative Commentary After Air Disasters Harms Public Safety

Listen to this article: I am writing this article to express my deep dismay and anguish at a series of articles that appeared in prominent...

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K.p. Sanjeev Kumar

Yamuna Water Quality Dips As Levels of Faecal Bacteria Spike 4,000 Times Above Safe Limit: Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The water quality of the Yamuna dipped in July when compared to the previous month, with levels of faecal...

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The Wire Staff

To Those Who Dared to Show Solidarity With the Palestinian People...

Listen to this article: Dear Jean Dreze, Harsh Mander, Nandita Narain and about a hundred other Indians who gathered together in Nehru Place on...

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Rohit Kumar

Art Shows in London Chase Wealthy Indian Collectors

Listen to this article: South Asian art is on a fresh surge in London with exhibitions and events that build on a boom in sales of Indian modern...

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John Elliott

PM Modi Said India’s Namibian Cheetahs Say ‘Everything is Fine’. But Is It, Really?

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while on a visit to Namibia thanked the country for its “gift” of eight...

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Aathira Perinchery

Trump Thinks '5 Jets Were Shot Down' in India-Pakistan Conflict, Repeats Trade Deal Claim

Listen to this article: New Delhi: US president Donald Trump has repeated – for the 24th time by some accounts – the claim that his invocation of...

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The Wire Staff

The Quiet Exodus: On Vinod Kapri's 'Pyre'

Listen to this article: An old man walks along a craggy mountain path, his back slightly hunched, a small drum in hand. With each tap of the drum...

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Radhika Bordia

Poor, Uneducated, and Marked: The Muslims Assam Is ‘Pushing Back’ into Bangladesh

Listen to this article: Barpeta (Assam): On May 25, Hazera Khatun (60) and Shona Bhanu (58) – both from Barpeta district in Assam – left their...

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Kazi Sharowar Hussain

Tortured by 'Gau Rakshaks' for a Decade, Maharashtra's Muslim Qureshis Are Boycotting Their Trade in Protest

Listen to this article: Mumbai: For over a month, butchers from the Muslim Qureshi community have been leading a unique protest across Maharashtra....

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Sukanya Shantha