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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...

yesterday 10

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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...

yesterday 10

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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...

yesterday 10

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At BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meet, Jaishankar Terms Unilateral Sanctions 'Unjustifiable' But Refrains From Naming US

Listen to this article: New Delhi: At the opening of the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, external affairs minister S. Jaishankar on Thursday (May...

yesterday 10

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SIR Third Phase to be Conducted in 16 States and Three Union Territories, EC Announces

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (May 14) ordered the third phase of its Special Intensive...

yesterday 10

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'Attack on Ship Unacceptable': MEA on Indian Cargo Vessel Off Oman Coast

Listen to this article: New Delhi: India on Thursday (May 14) condemned what it described as an “attack” on an Indian-flagged cargo vessel off the...

yesterday 10

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‘If Bengal, Nepal Can Do It’: Kejriwal Urges Gen Z to Seek Accountability in NEET Paper Leak Case

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday made an example of student movements in Bangladesh and...

yesterday 10

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US Court Suspends Sanctions on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A US court on Wednesday, May 13, imposed a temporary injunction on sanctions against the United Nations Special...

yesterday 10

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UAE Denies Netanyahu 'Secretly Visited' its President Amidst US-Israel War on Iran

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The United Arab Emirates has denied that Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made what his office has...

yesterday 10

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Iran Says Gulf BRICS Member Holding Up Joint Declaration

Listen to this article: New Delhi: A “neighbouring country” of Iran’s that is a BRICS member is insisting that the bloc’s declaration condemn...

yesterday 10

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Karnataka Government Reverses BJP's 2022 Hijab Ban, Allows Religious Symbols in Classrooms

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Karnataka has officially withdrawn a controversial February 2022 order passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

previous day 10

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'Flagrant Violations' of Tribal Rights in Great Nicobar Projects: Jairam Ramesh Writes to Minister Jual Oram

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In a letter to Union minister for tribal affairs Jual Oram on May 13, senior Congress leader and former union...

previous day 10

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'Not Afraid of Barbed Wire': Dhaka Responds to New Bengal CM's Border Fencing Call

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Two days after Bharatiya Janata Party’s new Bengal chief minister said that the state government has begun...

previous day 10

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NEET-UG Paper Leak Case: Rajasthan Opposition Alleges BJP Link, Questions Delay in SOG's FIR

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Following the National Testing Agency’s (NTA) postponement of the NEET-UG 2026 examination, the opposition...

previous day 10

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Tamil Nadu Government Revokes Astrologer's OSD Appointment After Backlash

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Tamil Nadu’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam-led (TVK-led) ruling government has pulled back its decision to appoint...

previous day 10

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Union Govt Increases Gold, Silver Import Tariffs to 15%, Raises Customs Duty For Precious Metal Findings

Listen to this article: New Delhi: With the Union government deciding to curb imports of precious metals, India has raised import tariffs on gold and...

previous day 10

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144 Lawmakers Vote for TVK as Vijay Wins Floor Test

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam supremo Vijay has won the confidence vote in the floor of the Tamil Nadu assembly, days...

previous day 10

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SIR Deleted Won't Get Welfare Money, Says BJP Govt, But Cloud Over Those 'at Tribunals'

Kolkata: While the new Bharatiya Janata Party government in Bengal has stressed that it will continue to provide benefits to recipients of Trinamool...

previous day 10

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Day 75 of US-Israel War on Iran: Trump Set to Arrive in China as Fuel Prices Surge in the US

Listen to this article: New Delhi: As the US-Israel war on Iran enters its 75th day, President Donald Trump says US will “win” the war, adding...

previous day 10

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‘Mockery of Process’: Rahul Gandhi Gives Dissent Note in CBI Director Selection

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday (May 12) submitted a dissent note objecting to the...

tuesday 10

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While Modi Pitches Austerity Measures, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri Says No Fuel Supply Issue

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi has on two successive days asked citizens to adopt austerity measures amid...

tuesday 9

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PM Modi Urged the Public to Not Travel Abroad, RBI Data Shows People Are Already Spending Less on Foreign Travel

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In the last two years, the spending of Indian nationals on foreign travels has registered a decline as compared to...

tuesday 10

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Kolkata Police Arrests Activist Garga Chatterjee for Posts on EVM Tampering

Listen to this article: Kolkata: City Police’s Cyber Crime cell has arrested activist Garga Chatterjee on the basis of a complaint registered by the...

tuesday 10

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AIADMK Rift Out in the Open: Rebel Faction Announces Support to Vijay’s Tamil Nadu Government

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Ahead of the floor test in Tamil Nadu assembly, a rebel All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) faction...

tuesday 10

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‘You Dropped Our Film’: Makers of Documentary on Killing of Doctors by Israel in Gaza Slam BBC After BAFTA Win

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Nearly a year after it was shelved by the BBC over what it had termed as “impartiality concerns”, the...

tuesday 10

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NEET (UG) 2026 Cancelled, Re-exam Dates to be Announced

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday (May 12) cancelled the NEET (UG) 2026 exam held on May 3, 2026 and...

tuesday 10

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Manoj Agarwal, Who Oversaw the SIR Exercise as West Bengal CEO, Appointed Chief Secretary in the BJP Govt

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led West Bengal government on Monday (May 11) appointed the state chief electoral...

11.05.2026 10

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Daily Wage Earners, Housewives Most Susceptible to Death By Suicide in 2024, NCRB Says

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Daily wage earners constituted the single largest occupational demographic of the 1,70,746 cases of deaths by...

11.05.2026 10

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‘Attempt To Silence My Voice’: PDP Leader Iltija Mufti After X Account Withheld in India

Listen to this article: Srinagar: The X account of Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti was “withheld in India” on Monday (May 11), days...

11.05.2026 10

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Opposition Parties Flag ‘Modi-Made’ Crisis After PM Urges Austerity Measures

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Opposition parties have accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “negligence” and being “inconsistent” after...

11.05.2026 20

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The Wire: Celebrating 11 Years of Fearless Journalism

11.05.2026 20

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Vijay: The Star Who Has Been Rehearsing for Politics

Listen to this article: New Delhi: On May 10, when actor and Thamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Joseph Vijay threw his hands open and raised his...

11.05.2026 10

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Day 73 of US-Israel War on Iran: Trump Rejects Iran's Response To Latest US Proposal, Israeli Attacks Kill 3 in Lebanon

Listen to this article: New Delhi: US President Donald Trump has rejected Iran’s response, delivered through Pakistani mediators, to a US proposal...

11.05.2026 10

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‘Sankat Ka Kaal’: PM Modi Urges Cuts in Fuel Use, Foreign Travel and Gold Buying

New Delhi: In a speech delivered six days after votes were counted in the assembly elections in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry,...

11.05.2026 20

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Sankat Ka Kaal Hai: PM Modi Says There Is a Crisis, Asks Indians to Reduce Fuel Consumption, Foreign Travel and Gold Buying

New Delhi: In a speech delivered six days after votes were counted in the assembly elections in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry,...

11.05.2026 10

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Day 72 of US-Israeli War on Iran: Ceasefire Holds, Tehran Raises Hormuz Stakes, Israel Bombards Lebanon

Listen to this article: A fragile peace framework has held in the conflict in West Asia despite continued strikes into Lebanon by Israel and Tehran...

10.05.2026 20

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Look East Policy? 'Corrupt' Opposition Politicians Become BJP CMs Under Modi

New Delhi: Prime minister Narendra Modi’s high-pitched slogan of “Na khaunga, na khane dunga (I will neither be corrupt nor let others be...

10.05.2026 20

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Project of ‘National Importance' Isn't Immune to Judicial Review: What the Calcutta HC Said on Great Nicobar Projects

Listen to this article: New Delhi: On Friday, May 8, the Calcutta High Court rejected the union government’s objections to Public Interest...

10.05.2026 10

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Tamil Nadu Saga Ends as Vijay, TVK Ministers Take Oath

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In what is a nail-biting finish to a three-day saga engineered by the Tamil Nadu governor, the Tamilaga Vettri...

10.05.2026 10

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‘Special Roll Observer’ of SIR is Appointed Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari’s Advisor

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Eyebrows have been raised at the appointment of retired Indian Administrative Service officer Subrata Gupta as the...

10.05.2026 20

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Vijay Inches Closer to CM Chair as VCK, IUML Extend Support

Listen to this article: New Delhi: With suspense reaching a crescendo amid Lok Bhavan’s days-long refusal to invite Vijay to form Tamil Nadu’s new...

09.05.2026 20

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MGNREGS Witnessed Fall in Workdays in 2025-26, Consistent Decline Seen Across Key Employment Indicators: Report

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) witnessed a sharp fall in scale and reach in 2025-26...

09.05.2026 20

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India's Next CDS is Again From The Army, Straight From Doval's Office

Listen to this article: New Delhi: In a significant move for India’s higher defence management, the Union government has appointed Lieutenant...

09.05.2026 20

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Suspense Persists in Tamil Nadu, No Formal Announcement From Governor Office Yet

Listen to this article: New Delhi: It was a nail-biting finish to the third full day of political suspense in Tamil Nadu on Friday (May 8) for...

08.05.2026 10

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Nikita Naidu Becomes First Indian To Join Gaza-Bound Sumud Flotilla

Listen to this article: New Delhi: Nikita Naidu, a climate activist, has joined the Global Sumud Flotilla’s North African land convoy, becoming the...

08.05.2026 10

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal of All 22 Accused in Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Case

Listen to this article: Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Thursday (May 7) upheld the acquittal of the 22 accused, including 21 police personnel from...

08.05.2026 20

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Breaking: Suvendu Adhikari, Who Said He 'Will Work for Hindus', Named Bengal CM by BJP

Listen to this article: Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party leader, and one-time righthand man of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu...

08.05.2026 20

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TN Deadlock: Governor Arlekar's Role Comes Under Strict Scrutiny, TVK Supporters Protest in Chennai Outside Lok Bhavan

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The suspense over the government formation in Tamil Nadu continued on Friday (May 7) with governor Rajendra Arlekar...

08.05.2026 20

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Deadlock Over TN Govt Formation Continues, Congress Sees Red Over Possibility of DMK, AIADMK Reaching Understanding

Listen to this article: New Delhi: The suspense over the government formation in Tamil Nadu continued on Friday (May 7) with governor Rajendra Arlekar...

08.05.2026 20

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