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Trump Says 8 European Countries Will Face 10% Tariff for Opposing US Control of Greenland

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Emma Burrows

Politic | In the Name of Hinduism, the Scamming of a Nation

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Sanjay K. Jha

It’s the Small Things | Fireflies at Grandma’s Place 

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Namrata Gohain

Rupee Sees Worst Two-Month Slump

Rupee Sees Worst Two-Month Slump

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The rupee had its worst one-day fall in two months on January 16 to close at 90.8650 per dollar. The news agency...

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The Wire Staff

Here's Why the Union Environment Minister's Words on Delhi's Air Quality Aren't Believable

Here's Why the Union Environment Minister's Words on Delhi's Air Quality Aren't Believable

Listen to this article: Bengaluru: The government is working to ensure that air quality in the national capital will improve by 15% a year from...

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Aathira Perinchery

Gauri Lankesh Assassination Case: Charges Framed, Trial Begun; Accused Now Corporator

Gauri Lankesh Assassination Case: Charges Framed, Trial Begun; Accused Now Corporator

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Shrikant Pangarkar, one of the 17 men accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh in Karnataka almost a...

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Pragya Singh

Classrooms Full, Boardrooms Empty: The Glass Ceiling in Kashmir’s Higher Education

Listen to this article: The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 places gender equity at the centre of India’s higher-education reform agenda. It...

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Bisma Manzoor And

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

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Sharmita Kar

India Makes Preparations to Facilitate Return of Nationals from Iran

India Makes Preparations to Facilitate Return of Nationals from Iran

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India is making preparations to facilitate the return of its nationals from Iran who wish to travel back,...

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The Wire Staff

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

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Supreme Court on Thursday (January 15) stayed the West Bengal Police from taking action against Enforcement...

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The Wire Staff

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

Why People Believe Misinformation Even When They’re Told the Facts

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Kelly Fincham

Why India Can't Close Key Submarine and Fighter Deals

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Rahul Bedi

Trump on the Wrong Side of History, But is India on the Right Side?

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M.k. Venu

The History of Sushruta and the Famous 'Indian Nose Job'

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Kiran Kumbhar

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

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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The Wire Staff

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

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