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I-PAC Raids: Supreme Court Says 'Very Much Disturbed' by West Bengal-ED Spat

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The Wire Staff

India Makes Preparations to Facilitate Return of Nationals from Iran

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India Saw 1,318 Hate Speech Events in 2025; 98% of Them Targeted Muslims: Report

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Sharmita Kar

Iran's Crisis: From 1953 Coup to 2025 Protests and the Western Quest to Remake the Middle East

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Inderjeet Parmar

National Clean Air Programme Flounders, 2026 Target Unlikely to Be Met

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Aathira Perinchery

India Advises Citizens to Exit Iran, Jaishankar Speaks With Iranian Foreign Minister

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In Meeting With Chinese Official, FS Misri Stresses Need For ‘Right Environment’ to Advance Ties

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Marking the revival of another institutionalised exchange, foreign secretary Vikram Misri met with Sun Haiyan,...

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The Wire Staff

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

Listen to this article: The Draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2025, frames its provisions in the language of transparency and...

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Pavan Korada

Why Lokpal Annual Reports Haven’t Been Tabled in Parliament for Three Years

New Delhi: When former Supreme Court judge Justice A.M. Khanwilkar took charge as chairperson of India’s Lokpal in March 2024, he wanted to see a...

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Srishti Jaswal

Jaishankar and Marco Rubio Talk Trade, Nuclear Cooperation

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BMC Election 2026: Mumbai Becomes the Battleground Where Hindutva Meets Marathi Asmita

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Harish S. Wankhede

After the Bulldozers: Ahmedabad’s Displaced Muslims Left to Fend for Themselves

Ahmedabad: “Everything that I bought with my hard-earned money, and the home I raised my children in, doesn’t exist anymore,” said Mumtaz. In April...

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Tarushi Aswani

In First India Visit, Merz Backs Defence, Trade and Skills Ties

Listen to this article: New Delhi: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz used his first visit to India to push for a deeper strategic partnership...

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The Wire Staff

The US's Magical Realism Show in Venezuela

What has happened in Venezuela is not a surprise to those who have read the magical realism stories of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and other famous...

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R. Viswanathan

The Quasi-Official State of Apartheid in Today's India

Listen to this article: Last week, the National Medical Commission (NMC) withdrew permission previously granted to the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi...

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Sarayu Pani

Anatomy of a Political Raid: From Lalu to Mamata

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Nalin Verma

Venezuela as a Message to the World

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Fabio Luis Barbosa Dos Santos

Iranians Protest Cleric Rule While India Moves Backwards on Social Values

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Mohd Arshid

‘SIR Forms Should be Revised If They're not Eliciting Required Info’: Ex-Navy Chief After Getting Notice

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Former chief of naval staff Admiral Arun Prakash and his wife have been served notices asking them to prove...

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The Wire Staff

As Iran Shuts Down the Internet, Indian Families Wait in the Dark for News as Protests Continue

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The messages began flooding in around noon on January 10, each one more frantic than the last. “Please call my...

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The Wire Staff

For Germany and India, Forging Closer Ties Won't Be Easy

Listen to this article: Top German politicians have a new favourite travel destination: India. Following the recent visit by foreign minister...

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Christoph Hasselbach

Bengali Muslim Workers Allegedly Attacked by Bajrang Dal in Chhattisgarh Factory

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee