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Second Speech in 24 Hours, Modi Invokes Religious Figures But No Mention of Trump Mediation Claims

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The Wire Staff

For Residents of Jammu and Kashmir Near LoC, Homes Have Become Nightmare

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Jehangir Ali

Opp Questions Modi’s Silence on US Mediation Claims, Trade Threats in India-Pak Ceasefire

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Sravasti Dasgupta

The Degradation of Discourse Has Made Indian Online Spaces Fundamentally Unsafe

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Sarayu Pani

Ferozepur Woman Hurt in Pakistan Drone Attack Succumbs to Burn Injuries

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Kusum Arora

As US Steps Back From Tariff War With China, What You Need to Know

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Nik Martin

Trump Says Trade Threat Ended India-Pakistan Conflict; Indian Authorities Refuse to Comment on Record

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The Wire Staff

National Unity Cannot Be Celebrated Merely As a Wartime Gimmick

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Sanjay K. Jha

'Won't Take Any Post-Retirement Assignment,' Says CJI-Designate Justice B.R. Gavai

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice B.R. Gavai who is going to become chief justice of India in two days has said that...

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The Wire Staff

The Latest Episode Is Testament to How Wars Promote Sales for the Military Industrial Complex

Listen to this article: Within days of the beginning of hostilities between India and Pakistan, arms suppliers around the world started evaluating...

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Sanjaya Baru

In Photos: A Weary Lake in Srinagar

Listen to this article: The Dal Lake in Kashmir’s Srinagar is more than a natural marvel, it is a site of paradise itself. For centuries, poets...

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Shome Basu

We Must Assess Sudden Deaths Which Took Place as a Consequence of COVID-19

Listen to this article: What is the statute of limitations for holding a government accountable for deaths that it had been in a position to...

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Abantika Ghosh

Debate | The 'Northeast' and the Mirage of Cultural Assimilation in Indian University Campuses

Listen to this article: Thousands of students from the northeastern states of India flock to the Delhi National Capital Region in pursuit of a...

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George Chakma

Changing Direction: The Wire’s Short Film Festival

Listen to this article: As part of the celebrations to mark ten years since The Wire was launched, and to continue focusing on the importance of...

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The Wire Staff

What Can Modi and His Supporters Learn About Secularism Following the India-Pakistan Conflict?

Listen to this article: “I want to make it clear that India is a secular country and its army is a beautiful reflection of India’s constitutional...

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Apoorvanand

What the Glorification of a Particular Character From Shaurya Tells Us About Everyday Islamophobia

Actor Jack Nicholson’s masterly performance as Colonel Nathan R. Jessep in the movie  A Few Good Men (1992), is among the most popular roles in his...

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Deep Mukherjee

Army Commanders Have ‘Full Authority’ to Counter Future Ceasefire Violations: Military

New Delhi: After Pakistan violated Saturday’s ceasefire agreement by opening fire along the Line of Control and sending drones into Indian...

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The Wire Staff

‘No Further Nuclear Blackmail Will be Tolerated’: PM Modi Speaks for the First Time Since Operation Sindoor

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his first address to the nation after US President Donald Trump said he had...

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The Wire Staff

Ceasefire: Political Reactions in India Strike Note of Caution, Mood More Jubilant in Pakistan

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Moments after both India and Pakistan declared that they agreed to stop all hostilities against each other, a...

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The Wire Staff

Decisions, Hotlines and Mediators: The US-Led Diplomacy That Led to the India-Pakistan Ceasefire

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After a tense four-day military standoff between India and Pakistan with drone and missile strikes, US President...

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Devirupa Mitra

A Decade of Living Dangerously: The Wire Marks its 10th Year with Pressing Unmute in Naya India

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Wire turned ten today (Sunday, May 11, 2025). It was a decade ago that we began our journey as a digital...

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The Wire Staff

India Silent on Trump's Offer to Work Together on 'Solution Concerning Kashmir', Pak Appreciates Move

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day after India and Pakistan agreed to halt their military action, US President Donald Trump doubled down on...

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The Wire Staff

'Give Me My Sindoor Back': Ceasefire Offers No Relief For Family of BSF Jawan Captured by Pakistan

Listen to this article: Rishra (West Bengal): Eighteen days after Border Security Force (BSF) jawan Purnam Sau was captured by Pakistani troops,...

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Joydeep Sarkar And Aparna Bhattacharya

Guns Have Fallen Silent but India's Pakistan Dilemma Remains Unsorted

Listen to this article: The heavy guns had to eventually fall silent on the western front precisely because the fighting between India and Pakistan...

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Harish Khare

After Drone Incursions, Shelling, Calm Prevails in J&K As No Fresh Incident Reported Amid Ceasefire

Listen to this article: Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir woke up to a calm and sunny Sunday morning (May 11) after days of heightened tensions marked by...

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The Wire Staff

Foreign Secretary Locks X Account After Vicious Social Media Abuse Blaming Him for Ceasefire

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri locked his X account on Sunday (March 11) after he was viciously trolled on...

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The Wire Staff

‘Losses Are Part of Combat’, IAF Says But Declines to Share Details of What Platforms India Lost

New Delhi: Asked about how many assets the armed forces lost during India’s military confrontation with Pakistan over the last week in light of...

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The Wire Staff

Pakistan's Claim That India Would Attack Its Own Cities a ‘Deranged Fantasy’: FS

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Foreign secretary Vikram Misri on Friday (May 9) rejected Pakistan’s denial of conducting drone attacks on...

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The Wire Staff

Several Feared Dead After Pakistan's Overnight Artillery Shelling in Jammu and Kashmir

Listen to this article: Srinagar: Multiple casualties are feared in Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistan resorted to heavy artillery shelling along the...

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Jehangir Ali

Statement by The Wire on the Government's Blocking and Unblocking of its Website

Listen to this article: Statement by The Wire’s Editors Last night, more than 12-15 hours after The Wire‘s website was blocked in India on...

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The Wire

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

Listen to this article: This timeline is based on transcripts of official media briefings by the government of India, beginning with the first one...

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Pavan Korada

'Lies, Misinformation, Propaganda': India Dismisses Pakistan's Claims of Damage to Airbases, Critical Infra

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India today (May 10) dismissed Pakistan’s claims that several Indian airbases, including an S-400 base, had been...

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The Wire Staff

Amid Claims and Counter-Claims, Concerns over 'Escalation' Reach A New High Today

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Indian and Pakistani authorities both addressed the press this morning (May 10), briefing them about their...

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The Wire Staff

Pakistan Strikes Injure Four in Punjab, Authorities Caution Against Going Near Wreckage

Listen to this article: Jalandhar: Punjab, the border state of the country, was put on high alert after Pakistan’s drone and missile strikes left...

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Kusum Arora

In Photos: Villagers Begin Leaving Amidst Heavy Firing on Poonch Border

Listen to this article: Poonch: Following heavy firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu’s Poonch district for at least three consecutive...

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Nazim Ali Manhas

India-Pakistan Stand-Off: Main Updates of May 10

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After India launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to conduct military strikes to destroy nine terrorist camps in...

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The Wire Staff

In Calls to Jaishankar and Shehbaz Sharif, US Secretary of State Urges ‘Immediate De-Escalation’

Listen to this article: New Delhi: As India and Pakistan exchanged drone and missile strikes for a second straight day, US secretary of state Marco...

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The Wire Staff

Firing, Drones, Missile Attacks: The State of Things in Jammu and Kashmir Now

Listen to this article: Srinagar: Pakistan resorted to heavy shelling and drone and missile attacks on several defence installations and civilian...

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Jehangir Ali

X Says Modi Government Has Asked It to Block Over 8,000 Accounts in India

Listen to this article: New Delhi: X announced on Thursday (May 8) that the Union government has ordered it to block no less than 8,000 accounts on...

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Alishan Jafri

Govt Advisory on Removing Content From Pakistan Is Sweeping Censorship, Doesn't Tackle Misinfo

Listen to this article: The following is a statement released by the Internet Freedom Foundation on the advisory issued by the Ministry of...

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Apar Gupta

Poonch Rallies Around Muslim Cleric Killed in Pak Shelling Who Was Labelled 'Terrorist' By TV Channels

Listen to this article: Poonch: Killed in cross-border shelling from Pakistan and labelled a terrorist by mainstream Indian news channels, the...

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Pallavi Sareen

The Wire's Statement on the Government Blocking Access to Its Website

Listen to this article: On May 9, 2025, readers of The Wire across India found that they were unable to access thewire.in – the website for the...

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The Wire

Opposition Politicians, Journalists' Bodies Condemn Blocking of The Wire's Website, CPI's D. Raja Writes to Ashwini Vaishnaw

Listen to this article: Following the government blocking users’ access to the website of The Wire, Communist Party of India general secretary D....

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The Wire Staff

Consider Kashmir

In the picturesque Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam, the reality of Kashmir caught up brutally with the illusion woven by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...

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Ghazala Wahab

India Says Pakistan Used 300-400 Drones at 36 Locations, Perhaps to 'Test Air Defence Systems'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India on Friday (May 9) said that Pakistan attempted intrusions using about 300-400 drones at 36 locations...

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The Wire Staff

Undercounting of COVID Deaths: Two Million More People Died in 2021 Compared to 2020, Shows Govt Data

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Four years after the deadly delta wave of COVID-19, the government has released a slew of reports that question...

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Banjot Kaur