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Why the Presidential Reference Ruling Marks a Bad Day For the Republic

Why the Presidential Reference Ruling Marks a Bad Day For the Republic

Listen to this article: November 20 has turned out to be a bad day for the Republic. Not because a regional leader has manoeuvred and manipulated...

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Harish Khare

West Bengal SSC Recruitment: Tainted Candidates in Interview List, Freshers Locked Out

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Joydeep Sarkar

How the 27th Amendment Shifts Pakistan Army's Military Control Over Nuclear Weapons

How the 27th Amendment Shifts Pakistan Army's Military Control Over Nuclear Weapons

Listen to this article: Chandigarh: With its 27th constitutional amendment, Pakistan has vested exclusive control of its nuclear arsenal in self-...

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Rahul Bedi

Revolution in Retreat and the Challenge of Political Adaptation for India’s Maoists

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I.v. Ramana Rao

Elgar Parishad Case: In Jail For Over Five Years, Jyoti Jagtap Given Interim Bail by SC

Listen to this article: Mumbai: The Supreme Court on Wednesday (November 19) granted cultural activist Jyoti Jagtap interim bail in the Elgar...

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The Wire Staff

Bangladesh NSA Meets Doval In Delhi Amid Domestic Pressure to Secure Hasina's Extradition

New Delhi: Two days after Bangladesh again pressed for the return of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina following a special Dhaka court’s death...

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The Wire Staff

Special | ‘We Became Indians in 2015, Why Test Us Against 2002 Rolls?’

Special | ‘We Became Indians in 2015, Why Test Us Against 2002 Rolls?’

Listen to this article: Haldibari (Cooch Behar): “We told the government – you made us Indians in 2015, so why should our names now be matched with...

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Joydeep Sarkar

The NDA in Bihar: The Paradoxical Victory of Maldevelopment

The NDA in Bihar: The Paradoxical Victory of Maldevelopment

Listen to this article: On social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi explained that in Bihar the victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...

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Christophe Jaffrelot

'Pakistan’s Military Success over India in its Four-day Clash Showcased Chinese Weaponry': US House Panel

'Pakistan’s Military Success over India in its Four-day Clash Showcased Chinese Weaponry': US House Panel

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A new report from a US Congressional panel has brought fresh focus to Operation Sindoor, stating that Pakistan’s...

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The Wire Staff

Nitish Kumar to Take Oath as Bihar Chief Minister After NDA Legislature Party’s Unanimous Pick

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The Wire Staff

Project Cheetah: India-Born Cheetah Mukhi Gives Birth to Five Cubs at Kuno

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday (November 20) announced that Mukhi, a cheetah born in...

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The Wire Staff

Raids at Kashmir Times Office in Jammu; Editors Call it 'Attempt to Silence' Independent Media

Raids at Kashmir Times Office in Jammu; Editors Call it 'Attempt to Silence' Independent Media

Listen to this article: Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) of Jammu and Kashmir Police raided the office of Kashmir Times in Jammu on...

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The Wire Staff

'Stop Depriving Us': Jangal Mahal Tribals Demand Action on Fake ST Certificates, Erosion of Rights

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

SIR in Tamil Nadu Faces Low Response, Technical Hurdles, and Political Clash

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Satheesh Lakshmanan

Maharashtra: Assaulted for Transporting Cow to Uncle’s Place, Minor Dies by Suicide

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Atul Howale

The Unnerving Silence Around UP Govt’s Plan to Let Akhlaq’s Killers Walk Free

The Unnerving Silence Around UP Govt’s Plan to Let Akhlaq’s Killers Walk Free

Listen to this article: As the Uttar Pradesh government moves the court for dropping charges against the accused involved in the lynching of...

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Ashutosh Bhardwaj

Why the Indian Military Can't Ignore Questions on Representation Anymore

Why the Indian Military Can't Ignore Questions on Representation Anymore

Recently, Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi claimed that 10% of India’s population has control over the military, saying, “They (forward castes)...

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Ali Ahmed

Congress Says SIR is Election Commission's 'Sinister' Attempt to Destroy Democracy

Congress Says SIR is Election Commission's 'Sinister' Attempt to Destroy Democracy

Listen to this article: The Congress on Tuesday, November 18, accused the Election Commission of India of a “sinister” design to destroy democracy...

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The Wire Staff

Detained by Assam Police, Missing for Months, Then Found and Arrested in Dhaka: Sakina Begum’s Story

Detained by Assam Police, Missing for Months, Then Found and Arrested in Dhaka: Sakina Begum’s Story

Listen to this article: Dhaka (Bangladesh): Sakina Begum, a 68-year-old woman from Assam, India, who had gone missing, is now being detained in...

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Parvez Ahmad Rony

Bangladesh Court Sentences Hasina to Death, Govt Seeks Her Return; India Stays Circumspect

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Devirupa Mitra

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

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Monday (November 17) announced a special revision (SR) of electoral rolls...

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Pavan Korada

NIA Makes Another Arrest Linked to Red Fort Car Blast Case

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Jehangir Ali

The ‘Business as Usual’ Inertia of the Opposition and the Loss of Bihar

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Anand Teltumbde

Politic | In Bihar Verdict, Victory Masks Democracy

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Sanjay K. Jha

What Good Can COP30 Do? Tuvalu Has the Answer.

What Good Can COP30 Do? Tuvalu Has the Answer.

Belem (Brazil): At this point, the COP30, which is the world’s largest platform to discuss climate change, invites as much derision as it does...

17.11.2025 6

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Soumashree Sarkar

Colonial Legacies and Military Hardware in the India-Pakistan War of 1965

Colonial Legacies and Military Hardware in the India-Pakistan War of 1965

Listen to this article: Chandigarh: As India marks the diamond jubilee of its 1965 war with Pakistan, it is worth recalling that much of the...

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Rahul Bedi

The Dutch Election and the Illusion of the Moderate Centre

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Vignesh Karthik K.r

After Each Incident of Terrorism, I Fear I will Fall Victim to the State's Terror

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Abdul Wahid Shaikh