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India ‘Perplexed’ By US Logic Behind Steep Tariffs, China ‘Stands With India’

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The Wire Staff

Operation Sindoor, Disruptions, Limited Discussion on Bills: How Parliament Spent Monsoon '25

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Prs Legislative Research

'Blatant Attack on Press Freedom': MPs Condemn Sedition Case Against The Wire's Journalists

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The Wire Staff

Trump Aide Calls India ‘Laundromat For the Kremlin’, Says Tariffs to Hit on Aug 27

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Seven Unanswered Questions After Wang Yi’s India Visit

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After Seven Days of Trying, Copy of Assam FIR Used to Summon Senior Wire Journalists Surfaces

New Delhi: After several days of effort – both online and in Guwahati – The Wire on Wednesday was finally able to obtain a copy of the Assam...

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The Wire Staff

FIR Against Sanjay Kumar of CSDS Over 'Misleading' Data on Maharashtra Elections

FIR Against Sanjay Kumar of CSDS Over 'Misleading' Data on Maharashtra Elections

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Nagpur police have registered a first information report (FIR) against Sanjay Kumar, a faculty at the Centre...

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The Wire Staff

Dhaka Seeks Closure of Awami League Offices, India Says No Political Activity Against Other Nations Allowed

Listen to this article: New Delhi: After Bangladesh’s interim government alleged that exiled Awami League leaders had established offices in...

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The Wire Staff

Special | Facing US Indictment, Adani Group Has Launched a Massive Lobbying Campaign

Listen to this article: On November 20, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed an indictment against the Adani Group, charging its...

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Anand Mangnale

Amid Threat of US Tariffs, India Flags Soaring Trade Deficit, Russia Assures Oil Flows

Amid Threat of US Tariffs, India Flags Soaring Trade Deficit, Russia Assures Oil Flows

Listen to this article: New Delhi: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (August 20) pressed Russia to address India’s ballooning...

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The Wire Staff

What is China's ‘Early Harvest’ Proposal for Border Talks That Modi Govt Has Now Conceded?

What is China's ‘Early Harvest’ Proposal for Border Talks That Modi Govt Has Now Conceded?

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Modi government’s decision to agree to establish an expert group for exploring China’s ‘early harvest’...

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The Wire Analysis

India-China Border Talks Aim for ‘Early Harvest’ as Modi Confirms China Visit

India-China Border Talks Aim for ‘Early Harvest’ as Modi Confirms China Visit

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India and China on Tuesday (August 19) announced fresh steps on their long-stalled boundary talks, with New...

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Devirupa Mitra

No Conviction Needed, Amit Shah Bill to Let Governors Sack CM, Ministers After 30 Days in Jail

No Conviction Needed, Amit Shah Bill to Let Governors Sack CM, Ministers After 30 Days in Jail

Listen to this article: Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday evening (August 19) wrote to the secretary-general of Lok Sabha notifying him that...

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

Debris in Place of a Village: Three Days After Flood, Chisoti Villagers Wait for Relatives' Bodies

Listen to this article: Chisoti (Kishtwar, J&K): At around 11:40 am on August 14, a group of children were rehearsing for the Independence Day...

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Jehangir Ali

Assam Police Invoke Sedition Law in Second Case Against The Wire, Naming Varadarajan, Karan Thapar

Listen to this article: New Delhi: On August 12, 2025 – the day the Supreme Court issued notice on The Wire ’s petition challenging the...

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Jaishankar Calls for ‘Candid and Constructive’ India-China Ties During Wang Yi Visit

Listen to this article: New Delhi: External affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Monday (August 18) told visiting Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi...

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Putin Briefs Modi on Trump Summit, Mentions ‘Long-Term’ Settlement to Ukraine Conflict

Putin Briefs Modi on Trump Summit, Mentions ‘Long-Term’ Settlement to Ukraine Conflict

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Three days after the first US-Russia summit in nine years, Russian President Vladimir Putin phoned Prime...

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The Wire Staff

Bihar SIR: Amid Bizarre Voter Roll Irregularities, Conflicting Readings and Weather Complicate Scrutiny

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Tushar Dhara

Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan Is NDA's Choice For Vice Presidential Poll

Maharashtra Governor C.P. Radhakrishnan Is NDA's Choice For Vice Presidential Poll

New Delhi: Maharashtra governor C.P. Radhakrishnan is the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s candidate for vice president of India, BJP president...

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The Wire Staff

Oath from Rahul, Not BJP; No Numbers of 'Illegal' Immigrants, Forms with Documents: EC's Seven Non-Answers

Oath from Rahul, Not BJP; No Numbers of 'Illegal' Immigrants, Forms with Documents: EC's Seven Non-Answers

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Facing criticism from opposition parties over allegations of “vote theft” and the contentious special intensive...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

In Photos | Search Continues For Dozens Missing In J&K Village Reeling From Flash Flood

Listen to this article: Chisoti, Kishtwar: Rescue workers are racing against time to locate several dozen persons, mostly pilgrims, who are missing...

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Jehangir Ali

EC Takes Digs at Rahul Gandhi, Claims Opposition Parties Misleading People on Bihar SIR

EC Takes Digs at Rahul Gandhi, Claims Opposition Parties Misleading People on Bihar SIR

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Facing brickbats for its allegedly opaque and partisan functioning, the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday...

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The Wire Staff

Modi’s Three Sudarshan Chakras: From Mythic Precision to Military Confusion

Modi’s Three Sudarshan Chakras: From Mythic Precision to Military Confusion

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The BJP-led government penchant – and the Indian military brass’s support – for christening platforms, projects,...

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Rahul Bedi

Mahagathbandhan Kicks Off Voter Adhikar Yatra; Rahul Says Votes Being Stolen Through SIR

Mahagathbandhan Kicks Off Voter Adhikar Yatra; Rahul Says Votes Being Stolen Through SIR

Listen to this article: Patna: As the debate on irregularities in voter lists has gained ground, Bihar’s Mahagathbandhan in a bid to take the issue...

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Umesh Kumar Ray