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Telangana Police Arrest BJP Leader and Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar's Son in POCSO Case

Listen to this article: Hyderabad: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union minister of state for home Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son Bandi...

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N. Rahul

Varanasi Iftar-on-Boat Case: Eight Get Bail, Complainant BJP Yuva Morcha Leader Says 'Muslim Youth Will Learn a Lesson'

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Allahabad high court, on May 15, granted bail to eight Muslim men from Varanasi, who were arrested earlier in...

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Akanksha Kumar

Telangana High Court Denies Arrest Protection to Union Minister's Son in POCSO Case

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Telangana high court on Friday (May 15) denied to grant interim protection from arrest to Bandi Sai Bhageerath,...

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The Wire Staff

Modi’s ‘Opposition-Mukt’ Bharat: How Delhi Durbar Engineered Bengal Regime Change

Listen to this article: Adi Shankara’s sarpa-sutra nyaya (snake-rope analogy) propounds two levels of truth: what the common man perceives and the...

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P. Raman

India's Mountain States Are Ecological Creditors; Finance Commission Has Failed to Pay the Debt

Listen to this article: Gobind Singh watched the sky above his apple orchard in Shantha, Himachal Pradesh, with growing dread through the first week...

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Ankit mishra

It’s the Small Things | Thoughts on Masculinity on an Auto Ride

Listen to this article: I have attended many academic panels on urbanity, masculinity and the modern metropolis as a social construct. Oh, to have...

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Annika amber

The Chief Justice Called Them Cockroaches. History Knows Where That Language Leads.

Listen to this article: On May 15, 2026, Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, presiding over a Supreme Court bench, described unemployed young Indians...

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Gurdeep sappal

Opposition in Parliamentary Panel, Cannot Accept Recommendations: Dharmendra Pradhan

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Facing criticism after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET (National Eligibility cum Entrance...

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The Wire Staff

‘Offends Spirit of Democracy’: Outrage over CJI Surya Kant’s ‘Cockroaches’ ‘Parasites’ Remarks

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Chief Justice of India (CJI), Justice Surya Kant’s remarks on Friday (May 15) when he hit out at unemployed youth...

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The Wire Staff

The Lethal Policy Choice of Inequality: How India's Super Rich Rule Over Democracy

Listen to this article: A 100 years ago, a judge of the United States Supreme Court Louis Brandeis had with remarkable prescience declared, “We must...

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Harsh mander

Unlike Modi, Gandhi Practiced What He Preached

Listen to this article: Leadership begins with self-discipline. It has never been just about holding a position or gaining public attention for moral...

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Mehul Devkala

Day 78 of US-Israel War on Iran: Lebanon 'Ceasefire' Extended as Israeli Strikes Continue on Nakba Day

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A joint statement released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz on Friday...

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The Wire Staff

The Claim of ‘Only 3%’ Hike in Petrol-Diesel Prices is Misleading. Here’s How.

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A widely shared chart posted by many pro-government journalists on social media highlights that India’s recent...

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The Wire Analysis

From Kerala’s Red Rebel Era to Cannes 2026; ‘Purushan’ Remembers John Abraham’s Amma Ariyan

 “He liked drugs, rock music, politics too at times. He was very confused when I met him. We talked politics. I tried to tell him political beings...

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Sreelakshmi soman

Who Owns Public Power? Adani, the State and Resistance in Puducherry

Listen to this article: The proposed privatisation of the electricity department of Puducherry has evolved into one of the most politically sensitive...

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Amir hyder khan

50 Years After Sikkim Joined India, a New Book Revisits the Silence Around the Merger

Listen to this article: As the small Himalayan state of Sikkim readied itself to conclude a year-long commemoration marking fifty years of its...

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Raman mohora

After Jaishankar Meeting, Araghchi Says Iran Committed to Secure Commerce in Hormuz

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday (May 5) sought to reassure India over the security of shipping...

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The Wire Staff

Iran-UAE Deadlock Precludes Joint Statement at BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi ended on Friday (May 5) without adopting a common declaration,...

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Devirupa Mitra

India, UAE Ink Energy Supply, Defence Agreements During Modi's First Visit to West Asia Amid War

New Delhi: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief trip to Abu Dhabi on Friday (May 15), his first visit to West Asia after the US-Israeli...

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The Wire Staff

Elgar Parishad Case: NIA Seeks Cancellation of Activists Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj Bail Over Mumbai Press Club Meet

Listen to this article: Mangaluru: Weeks after the Mumbai Press Club created a controversy over defendants in the Elgar Parishad case visiting the...

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Sukanya Shantha

Accessible Futures, Unequal Present: How Tech Gap Affects Visually Impaired People in South Asia

Listen to this article: Bangla, Hindi and Urdu speakers with visual impairments face major barriers to digital access, despite these languages holding...

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Subhashish Panigrahi

Five Reasons Why Trump’s China Visit Should Worry New Delhi

Listen to this article: The three-day state visit by President Donald Trump to Beijing from May 13–15, 2026, represents a significant shift in the...

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The Wire Analysis

'Comprised PM Struck Adani Release Bargain': Opposition on Reports that US May Drop Fraud, Bribery Charges

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Opposition parties on Friday (May 15) questioned whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi had entered into a bargain...

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The Wire Staff

‘Modi Govt’s Mistake, Public Will Pay Price’: Opposition Slams Fuel Price Hike After Assembly Elections

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Opposition parties lashed out at the government on Friday (May 15) after a Rs 3 per litre hike each in petrol and...

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The Wire Staff

How Pakistan's National Anthem Took Seven Years and Ended Up in Persian

Listen to this article: Chandigarh: A little-remembered, and often overlooked aspect of Pakistan’s founding history, is that it spent seven years...

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Rahul Bedi

NEET 2026 Re-Examination on June 21, Minister Pradhan Says Exam to be Computer-Based from Next Year

Listen to this article: New Delhi:  The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate) [NEET (UG)] 2026 re-examination for medical admissions...

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The Wire Staff

FactCheck: Modi is Wrong About Nehru on Somnath Temple

Listen to this article: It no longer surprises the intelligentsia in the country when prime minister Narendra Modi utters half truths and distorts...

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Praveen Davar

The MV Hondius Outbreak: An Epidemiological Detective Story

Listen to this article: Epidemiological investigations are detective stories. There is a body (or bodies), the deaths are connected in some way, and...

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Gautam I Menon

CJI Says Some ‘Unemployed Youth’, Like ‘Parasites’, ‘Cockroaches’, Become ‘Media’, ‘Social Media’, ‘Activists’

Listen to this article: New Delhi: While questioning the genuineness of the law degrees of some advocates who had approached the top court over senior...

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The Wire Staff

MP High Court Declares Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Complex a Temple, Quashes ASI Order Allowing Friday Namaz

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Madhya Pradesh High Court has declared the Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Dhar as a temple dedicated...

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The Wire Staff

‘Kartavya’ has Some Radical Ideas, but Isn’t Diligent Enough on the Details

While watching Kartavya, one can spot a pattern in the films Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE) wants to champion. After Atul...

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Govt Hikes Petrol, Diesel Prices by Rs 3 Per Litre, Opposition Slams Move

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Union government on Friday (May 14) hiked petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre each, the first such rate...

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The Wire Staff

Unnao Rape Case: SC Sets Aside Delhi HC Order Suspending Kuldeep Sengar's Sentence

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday (May 15) set aside the Delhi high court order suspending former Bharatiya Janata Party...

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The Wire Staff

From Taking on Pinarayi to Self-grooming, V.D. Satheesan’s Journey to Kerala’s Top Post

Listen to this article: Kerala was in a political stalemate for ten days. The delay in reaching a consensus for the chief minister’s post was...

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Saritha s. balan

World Leaders Mourn As 111 Dead in UP Storm; PM Modi Yet To React

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Powerful hailstorms, accompanied by lightning and heavy rain, swept across several districts of Uttar Pradesh this...

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The Wire Staff

Gautam and Sagar Adani Agree to Pay USD 18 Million Penalty to Drop US SEC's Bribery Case: Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Indian billionaire businessmen Gautam Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani have agreed to a proposed USD 18 million...

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The Wire Staff

CIA Director John Ratcliffe Met Raul Castro's Grandson in Havana, US and Cuban Officials Say

Listen to this article: Havana: CIA director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials including Raúl Castro’s grandson during a high-level visit to...

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Andrea rodriguez and

Day 77 of US-Israel War on Iran: China Offers to Negotiate an End to Conflict, Promises Not to Supply Iran With Military Equipment

Listen to this article: New Delhi: United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday (May 14) that China’s President Xi Jinping offered to help...

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The Wire Staff

The Recent Workers' Protests Point to Grave Incapabilities in the Tripartite Labour Administration

Listen to this article: Recent labour protests and unrest in Manesar, Noida, Faridabad, Panipat and other places clearly manifest the precarity of the...

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Santosh mehrotra and

Recused and Yet Not Recused: Making Sense of Justice Sharma's Twin Orders

New Delhi: On Thursday (May 14), Delhi high court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma did two things that appear, at first, to be in tension.  She initiated...

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The Wire Analysis

US May Drop Fraud, Bribery Charges Against Gautam Adani: Reports

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The US Department of Justice is preparing to drop fraud and bribery charges against billionaire Gautam Adani, the...

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The Wire Staff

At BRICS, Iran, UAE Trade Barbs, Iran Accuses UAE of Direct Role in Attacks

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of direct involvement in...

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The Wire Staff

In Ongoing HC Hearing, Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma Refuses to Hear Delhi Excise Policy Case

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Delhi High Court Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said on Thursday (May 14) she will no longer hear the Delhi excise...

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The Wire Staff

The Sheep Detectives Glimmers with its Sweetness, Sincerity and Sharp Wit

Before we discuss the joys of Kyle Balda’s The Sheep Detectives, we must dwell on the obstacles around it (and there are a few). First, that flat...

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Tatsam Mukherjee

Punjab 2027: Congress Cannot Avoid the Channi Question

Listen to this article: Chandigarh: As Punjab Congress begins positioning itself for the 2027 assembly election, its repeated emphasis on collective...

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Kanwar Deep Singh Dharowali

It's My Life but I've to Pay BJP's Bills

Listen to this article: The world is looking to the Trump-Xi dialogue for signs of temporary relief from the West Asian war and the cascading crisis...

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Pushparaj Deshpande

Ways to Make Voters Disappear: Voter Roll Deletions and 'Consensus' Politics

Listen to this article: Reinhold Niebuhr, an American theologian and public intellectual, famously observed that man’s capacity for justice makes...

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N. K. Sharma

Day 76 of US-Israel War on Iran: UAE Denies 'Secret Visit' By Netanyahu, Iran FM Accuses US-Israel of Expansionism And Warmongering

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A day after Benjamin Netanyahu’s office reported that the Israeli prime minister “secretly visited” the...

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The Wire Staff

Killing of Three Tribal Church Leaders Reopens Manipur’s Wounds

New Delhi: The killing of three tribal church leaders in Manipur on May 13 has once again deepened tensions in the violence-hit state, just days...

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Yaqut Ali

UP Police Invokes NSA Against Student Activist, Journalist Over Noida Workers' Protests

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh police have invoked provisions of the National Security Act (NSA), 1980 against two persons –...

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Akanksha Kumar