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Aitchison College's Honour For Ex-Punjab CM Recalls a Deeper, Fast-Eroding Shared Memory

Listen to this article: Chandigarh: The recent dedication of a classroom at Aitchison College in Lahore to former alumnus Harcharan Singh Brar, the...

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Rahul Bedi

Rebel TMC MPs Announce Merger With Little-Known ‘Nationalist Citizen Party of India’ in Bid to Avoid Legal Hurdle

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In an apparent bid to avoid disqualification under the anti-defection law, the rebel MPs of the Trinamool Congress...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

Faulty Mathematics

Listen to this article: From Ram Madhav to Apollo Tyres, the newspapers are replete with congratulations to Prime Minister Modi for having served...

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Sucheta Mahajan

'Visit Border Districts,' Amit Shah Tells Committee Looking at Demographic Change

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah has directed the high-level committee on demographic change to “study the shift in...

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The Wire Staff

Politic | Nehru and Modi: An Odious Comparison

Listen to this article: Numbers didn’t give glory to Jawaharlal Nehru. Not even 4,398, the number of days that Narendra Modi surpassed this week...

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Sanjay K. Jha

According to the Israeli State Prosecutor’s Office, a Dog Has Higher Status Than a Palestinian Person

Listen to this article: On June 10, the Israeli State Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment against a 16-year-old Jewish minor for a racially...

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Eitay Mack

'Victims, Not Offenders': Group Representing Sex Workers' Rights Welcomes Landmark SC Order on Trafficking

Listen to this article: Kolkata: The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a collective of over 60,000 sex workers in Bengal, has welcomed the landmark...

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The Wire Staff

Days After Reports of 'Allowing' India, US Govt Asks Anthropic to Suspend Foreign Access to New Models

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Days after it was reported that India is among a “select group of countries” granted access to the AI firm...

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The Wire Staff

Remembering Fathers

Listen to this article: Many of us begin objectively thinking about fathers only as ageing daughters and after they are long gone. What propels it?...

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Mrinal Pande

Under Pressure, Yogi Orders SIT Inquiry into Alleged Ram Mandir Donation Misappropriation

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A special investigation team comprising a high-ranked police officer and two senior officials will investigate the...

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Omar Rashid

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay Takes a Cue from DMK on National Education Policy

Listen to this article: New Delhi: At the Eleventh Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, held recently in Delhi, on June 11, 2026, newly elected...

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The Wire Staff

Five Issues Raised by the Modi Govt’s Response to US Military’s Killing of Indian Sailors

Listen to this article: The US military has carried out strikes on three commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman in the past week, resulting in the...

yesterday 10

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The Wire Analysis

Day 107 of US-Israel War on Iran: Will There Be a Peace Deal Today?

Listen to this article: Key mediator Pakistan on Saturday said a deal to end the Iran war was closer than ever and U.S. President Donald Trump...

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The Wire Staff

Why Modi-Shah Got Cold Feet On a Cabinet Reshuffle They Can No Longer Afford to Avoid?

Listen to this article: When a pro-regime writer recently suggested a reshuffle of the Modi Cabinet, to reattune the administration to reality, it...

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P. Raman

'Even Our Apple is Political': Indo-US Trade Deal, Climate Stress and Conflict Threaten Kashmir's Farmers

Listen to this article: Shopian, Kashmir: Amid lines of apple trees glistening in soft sun rays, the fine lines on Shahnawaz Ahmad’s forehead are...

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Tarushi Aswani

As Student Leaders Detained, CJP Joins Lekhpal and Sub Inspector Exam Protesters in Lucknow

Prayagraj: A diaper is stuck on one side of a cardboard placard and a red sketch pen is used to draw an arrow with a one-liner – “This is for...

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Akanksha kumar and

Delhi HC's NewsClick Verdict Boosts Independent Media, Affirms It Cannot Be Silenced or Intimidated

Listen to this article: Coercive action against independent media houses that hold Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government to account, and...

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S.n. Sahu

Christie’s Hits Auction Records In London With an Indian Tea Company’s Art

Listen to this article: A rare auction with the entire 93 lots coming from a single collection produced record sales totalling £18,91 million...

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John Elliott

A Letter To David Attenborough: What the Children Must Also Know

Listen to this article: Dear David Attenborough, Belated wishes for your 100th birthday! Last weekend, my kids and I were watching your 2020...

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Anish mokashi

Days After Three Indian Sailors Killed in US Strikes, Jaishankar Lodges Protest with Secretary of State

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Two days after the US strikes in the Gulf of Oman killed three Indian sailors, external affairs minister S....

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The Wire Staff

Explained: The Anti-Defection Law, Exodus of TMC MPs and MLAs and Constitutional Cases

Listen to this article: The post-election Trinamool Congress (TMC) gives an impression that it is breaking up. In the West Bengal assembly, majority...

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P.d.t. achary

Meenakshi Natarajan Gets Relief in Court Case That Played Spoiler in Her Rajya Sabha Nomination

Listen to this article: Hyderabad: A court in Hyderabad on Friday (June 12) returned the controversial private complaint filed by a woman former...

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N. Rahul

Why a Decline In Domestic Violence Cases Hides Persisting Patriarchal Attitudes

Listen to this article: Mumbai: The average day for 31-year-old Ganga (name changed for anonymity) starts at 6 am. She cooks and packs food for her...

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Saumya Tewari

Man Accused of 'Derailing' Noida Worker Protests Gets Bail; Student Who 'Knew Him' Still in Prison

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A court in Gautam Buddha Nagar has granted bail to Anil Kumar, a driver who had been implicated in connection with...

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Shruti Sharma

Nine-Year-Old Dies During BJP Victory Rally in West Bengal; Locals Blame Firecrackers, Party Denies Link

Listen to this article: The tragedy bears a haunting resemblance to the death of nine-year-old Tamanna Khatun, in Kaliganj, Nadia, almost exactly a...

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

How a Gap in Environmental Regulation Enabled NTPC's 4,500-Acre Solar Project Near Gujarat's Wetlands

Listen to this article: On June 16, 2025, India designated Chhari Dhand, a seasonal wetland in Gujarat’s Kachchh district, a Wetland of...

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Apeksha kachhawaha and

Why the State Fears Muslim Prayer in Public

Listen to this article: If you have ever lived in an Indian city, or observed Indian weddings or festivals, you can understand that all conversations...

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Fahad Zuberi

The Case Against NewsClick Fell Apart. Here is How, Step by Step

Listen to this article: The Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) punishes the laundering of wealth that a crime has produced. That earlier crime...

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The Wire Analysis

FIR Against Mamata Banerjee for Inciting Religious Sentiments at Poll Rally

Listen to this article: New Delhi: An FIR has been lodged against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for allegedly inciting religious...

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The Wire Staff

‘Future Riot’: Is it the Title of Joe Sacco’s Muzaffarnagar Reporting That Has the Govt’s Goat?

After all, here is a master of the form, with award-winning work that had delivered difficult conflict zones – Paying the Land, Palestine, Safe Area...

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Seema Chishti

How AI-Powered Weapons Are Engendering War And Erasing Accountability

The use of AI-controlled lethal autonomous weapons is contrary to the principles of a just war. Human judgment must remain central in the...

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Eduardo missoni and

‘Significant Progress’ Made In Ahmedabad Crash Probe But No Clarity on Final Report Timeline

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) issued an interim statement on the Air India flight 171 crash on...

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The Wire Staff

Day 105 of US-Israel War on Iran: Araghchi Says Deal ‘Has Never Been Closer’; Sharif Says Text of Pact Agreed On

Listen to this article: New Delhi: One-hundred-and-five days after the US and Israel launched their strikes on Iran and triggered the ongoing West...

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The Wire Staff

Modi's Obsession With Headline Management Won't Buy Him the Immortality that He Craves

Listen to this article: The shameless celebration on Wednesday (June 10) projecting Narendra Modi as the ‘longest serving elected uninterrupted...

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N r mohanty

Raakh: A Tale of Stolen Innocence Told with Great Care and Rigour

Prosit Roy’s Raakh takes a big swing in its last episode. After tip-toeing around the crime where two teens—a brother and his sister—were...

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Family of Muslim Hawker Hacked to Death in Bengal's Jangalmahal Blames 'Anti-Muslim Hatred'

Listen to this article: Purulia (Bengal): The family of a Muslim street hawker who was allegedly hacked to death with an axe in Purulia district have...

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Madhu Sudan Chatterjee

Lessons in Living From 'The Wolf'

Listen to this article: The Wolf (Gu Wancheng and Prasad Shetty, 2026) opens with a sequence of heady romance between 60-year-old Yuan (nick-named...

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Shohini Ghosh

Exclusive | 'Not Important What BJP Did, Why Couldn’t TMC Retain its Flock?': Rebel MP Satabdi Roy

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid the disintegration of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) with MLAs and MPs deserting former chief minister Mamata...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

Baba Bharti's Fear Comes True in the RSS's Washing Machine Durbar

Listen to this article: Large-scale political defection is a uniquely Indian institution. Other democracies see the occasional crossing of the floor;...

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Gurdeep sappal

From Mamata to Pawar: How Choice of Political Successors Led to the Decline of Regional Satraps

Listen to this article: Odd as it may sound, many regional satraps in India have bitten the dust or look like they are on the decline. All for the...

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Sunil gatade and

India Summons US Diplomat, Lodges Fresh Protest Over Third Tanker Attack

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Amid mounting outrage over the killing of three Indian sailors in a US military attack on a commercial vessel, the...

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The Wire Staff

A Year After Crash Killed 260, We Still Don't Know Why the AI171's Engines Stopped

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A year after one of the deadliest aviation disasters in recent memory, the families of those killed in the Air...

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Ritvi jain

Exclusive: A Year After Ahmedabad Crash, the DGCA Unit Meant to Keep Planes Airworthy Is Half-Empty

Listen to this article: Mumbai: A year after the crash of Air India 171 in Ahmedabad that killed 260 people, a crucial cog in the country’s aviation...

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Kunal Purohit

Camera over Country: The BJP Model of Governance

Listen to this article: There is a particular kind of political cynicism that doesn’t just spin bad news but deploys the machinery of the state...

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Himanshi yadav

SC Dismisses Congress Leader Meenakshi Natarajan's Petition Challenging Cancellation of Rajya Sabha Nomination

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (June 12) dismissed the petition filed by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan...

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The Wire Staff

Visiting Srishti Gupta, an Artist in Prison for Supporting a Workers' Protest

Listen to this article: I made a trip recently, on a warm Friday morning, on June 29, to the Gautam Buddha Nagar District Prison in Luksar, a...

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Shuddhabrata Sengupta

Full Text | 'Parties Splitting Is Unhealthy, It Keeps the Opposition From Doing Its Job'

A month after elections in West Bengal, the TMC is staring at total disintegration as MLAs and MPs pledge support to the BJP. Just last month, seven...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

India-France Rafale Deal Unlikely to be Announced During Modi's Paris Visit

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A landmark defence agreement between India and France for 114 Rafale fighter jets, estimated roughly at $39...

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The Wire Staff

Delhi Government Renames Hindi Literary Honours After Savarkar, BJP Leaders

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Delhi government’s Hindi Academy has revamped its annual literary awards programme by renaming several existing...

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The Wire Staff

Universities, Higher Education Institutions in UP to Set Up 'Anti-Conversion' Cells

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh governor Anandiben Patel has directed all universities, higher educational institutions including...

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The Wire Staff