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A New Age of Empire? Trump, Trade Wars and Global Fragmentation
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Trump’s second term reflects a decisive break in world capitalism – a mutation rather than a collapse.
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'Extra-Constitutional', 'Fascist Tendency': Govt's 'Block' on Vikatan Website Sparks Outrage
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Critics argue that the alleged involvement of a BJP leader in initiating the block also shows the troubling overlap between political interests and state power.
on Feb 17
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Deportees Say They Reached Home After 66-Hour-Long Flight; Anger at Removal of Sikhs’ Turbans
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A total of 116 Indians were deported aboard the flight that landed in Amritsar on Saturday. A third flight landed on Sunday night.
on Feb 16
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'I Long for Freedom': Gulfisha Fatima on Five Years of Incarceration
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on Sun, 7AM
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To Have Genuine Growth, the CPI(M) Must Engage With Tamil Nadu on Its Own Ideological Terms
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The party has shown a refusal to embrace Periyarist critique, its persistent support for Brahminical frameworks and a resistance to reform.
on Sat, 3PM
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Congo Chimps at India’s Vantara: A Case of Capture From The Wild?
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After a similar allegation by a news report in March that its efforts could be furthering illegal wildlife trade, Vantara had told The Wire that the allegations were “entirely baseless” and “misleading”.
on Sat, 3PM
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The Sangh's Sustained Campaign Against Non-Veg Food is a Step Towards Becoming a Hindu Pakistan
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What the Sangh Parivar may not be aware is that the vast majority of Indians are proven non-vegetarians.
on Fri, 9PM
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The offer of peace talks by the maoists and its acknowledgment by the state is a farce. It helps the state to continue its violence and helps the irrelevant maoists to create a stake in a situation in which they do not and should not matter.
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India Has Second Highest Number of WhatsApp Victims Targeted With Pegasus: US Court Documents
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The country with the most WhatsApp hacking victims is Mexico, which has 456 such people. India is second, with 100. In 2019, reports had said that WhatsApp had informed the Indian government that 121 Indian users were targeted by Pegasus.
on Fri, 2PM
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Special | Militant Groups Take Over Kuki Property, Flouting SC Order in President-Ruled Manipur
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Abandoned businesses and residential houses have slipped into the hands of militant groups, who have either occupied them or kept a close watch on how they are being used. Many properties have been 'renamed'.
on Thu, 2PM
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With its Tacit Support For the Waqf Bill, the Catholic Church Has Violated Canon Law
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The church has stayed mired in the past, clinging to the medieval model of one absolute ruler and a few ‘princes’ who makes the decisions for everyone.
on Thu, 1PM
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Special: CCTV, Eyewitnesses Reveal Police Watched as Mob Vandalised Habitat Comedy Club
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The Wire has learnt that policemen were present at the site and even casually sipped chai while the Shiv Sena-affiliated vandals wreaked havoc. The police did not try to stop the mob or arrest anyone on the spot.
on Wed, 5PM
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India Loses Forest Cover Exceeding Areas of Delhi, Sikkim, and Goa Combined
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Madhya Pradesh tops the list with 5,460.9 square kilometers of forest land under encroachment, followed by Assam with 3,620.9 square kilometers.
on Apr 7
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Ram Navami: How to Plan a Season of Riots
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In today’s India, riots don’t happen because of hotheads, but with cool careful planning, funding, ruthlessness and an impunity that plural India could never dream of, just a few years ago.
on Apr 6
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Why the Waqf Bill Passage Is Not a 'Muslim' Issue, It Affects all of India
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There can never be an exception carved out for just some considered as less equals. It will slowly, but surely come after anyone a controlling government wants to turn against.
on Apr 4
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An Unceremonious End to Modi’s Smart Cities Mission
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A decade after the promise to build 100 high-tech cities, and five years behind schedule, the scheme closes and questions linger.
on Apr 1
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Ahead of Eid, a Psychological War is Being Waged Against Muslims
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This is the last phase of the Hindutva-isation of India, in which the state machinery is finding new ways to criminalise Muslims.
on Apr 1
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Democracy for Sale: Trump, Musk and the Rise of the New Oligarchy
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Trump’s economic war, immigration crackdown and assault on American colleges reveal a deeper threat.
on Mar 30
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Over a Year After It Revoked Her OCI Card, MHA Grants Journalism Permit to Vanessa Dougnac
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Earlier in 2022, the government rejected Dougnac's request for a journalism permit; her OCI status was revoked last year.
on Mar 29
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Mordechai has used eyewitness reports, video footage and articles to conclude that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
on Mar 27
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A Silent Exodus: Bengal’s Education Crisis is Forcing Students Out of Schools and Into Labour
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Once among the best in the country, West Bengal’s education system is in dire state now with rising student dropouts, especially of girls, lack of teachers, school closures and rise of RSS-affiliated schools.
on Mar 23
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‘What Happened to Me Can Happen to You’, Says Columbia Student on US Revocation of Her Visa
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Accused of “advocating for violence and terrorism”, Srinivasan gave her account of the events leading to her leaving campus and the US.
on Mar 22
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Pressing the 'Pause' Button More Than 'Play': Living With Long Covid
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We need support, not sympathy; therapeutics not therapy; cures not contempt; love not betrayal.
on Mar 22
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Why Voter ID-Aadhaar Linkage Fails to Fix Electoral Rolls’ Accuracy, Sparks Disenfranchisement Fear
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Voluntary Aadhaar linkage is already implicitly mandatory, while concerns of duplication are unlikely to be fixed by a technological solution through a database that itself has been prone to duplication, requiring instead a physical solution.
on Mar 22
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Babri Masjid, Aurangzeb's Grave, What's Next For Hindutva?
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The Sangh parivar and Hindutva warriors have discovered a rich vein of causes, one that could keep them in business for years.
on Mar 21
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On Report of it Fuelling Illegal Wildlife Trade Worldwide, Vantara Says All Animals 'Rescued'
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Vantara has termed as “baseless”the report published by Süddeutsche Zeitung last week. The German newspaper has alleged that many of the “rescued” animals brought to the Jamnagar-based zoo and rescue centre may, in fact, be wild-caught individuals plucked out of their native habitats by traders.
on Mar 19
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OCI Card Cancelled After Report on Indian Firm's Mercenary Hacking, Journalist Goes to Court
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A Delhi district court ordered Reuters to take down Raphael Satter's report from its website on December 4, 2023. On the same day, the journalist received the OCI cancellation order from the Indian government.
on Mar 16
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Five Years Since the Riots, Will Delhi Police Be Held Accountable?
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The perception of the police amongst the people, and its ethnic composition directly correspond to its ability to serve the population it represents. There is much work cut out for the Delhi Police on this front.
on Mar 16
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Special: Modi Govt’s Plan for the ‘World’s Largest Museum’ Raises Many Red Flags
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Little is known about the much-touted, controversial Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum set to come up in the North and South Block buildings, or about the future of the existing National Museum. The official proposal – accessed by The Wire – sheds some light on the direction the new museum may...
on Mar 15
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Special | ‘As if Our Entire Families Are in Tihar’: Living in the Shadow of 2023 Parliament Breach
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Fifteen months after the event that shook Parliament, the families of several accused reveal the emotional toll, the unanswered questions and the search for justice in the aftermath of a controversial protest.
on Mar 15
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South African Animal Rights Group Calls for Probe Into Ambani-Owned Vantara
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The 3,000-acre 'conservation and rescue centre' in Gujarat was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this month.
on Mar 14
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During the debate, opposition members raised concerns about increasing railway accidents but Vaishnaw in his reply pointed to UPA years and said that opposition has no right to point fingers at his commitment.
on Mar 11
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Maharashtra: Over 400 Women Turn Up For AIKS’s First-Ever Women Farmers' State Convention
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A total of 515 delegates participated in the convention, including 443 women and 72 men, from 15 districts across Maharashtra.
on Mar 11
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UP: 'Love Jihad' Conspiracy Takes on New Colour as Muslim Women Now Painted as the Villains
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Two cases have come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur and Bijnor where Muslim women and their male relatives have been accused of luring Hindu men to convert to Islam through the promise and allurement of marriage.
on Mar 11
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What Has Gender Got to Do With Misinformation?
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Despite a rapid rise in its threat perception, the discourse around mis/disinformation, both in media and academic texts, remains surprisingly narrow.
on Mar 11
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'Something Needs to be Done by Law,' Says Fadnavis Post Demand to Raze Aurangzeb's Tomb Using JCB
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The controversy surrounding Aurangzeb's grave has been brewing since the release of the movie Chhaava.
on Mar 10
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India One of Four Countries at UN to Abstain From Voting for ‘International Day of Hope’
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It is not clear for what reason India abstained from the resolution, which was opposed only by the US.
on Mar 9
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Meet the Capuchin Monkey: Curious, Creative and Vengeful
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UCLA’s Susan Perry has devoted decades to studying the fast-motion life of these New World primates and learning how the young acquire the skills they need to thrive.
on Mar 9
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Neighbourhood Lost: The End is Nigh for South Asian University
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Today, for all intents and purposes, SAU is a Hindu organisation.
on Mar 9
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Special | ‘How Will I Fight?’: How the Law Invalidates Married Women’s Experience of Rape
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With petitions seeking the criminalisation of marital rape pending in the Supreme Court and the Chhattisgarh high court only last month acquitting a man accused of rape despite wife's death, this Women’s Day The Wire speaks to survivors of marital rape whose quest for justice remains.
on Mar 8
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ASHA Workers: Two Decades of Service, Still Fighting for Dignity
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Their continued exploitation reflects a deeper failure to recognise and value care work, which is predominantly performed by women.
on Mar 6
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Income Tax Officials Will be Able to Access Your Emails And Social Media Accounts From April 2026
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So far, income tax authorities had the power to conduct searches and seize assets and books of accounts if they had reason to believe that an individual was evading taxes. The new I-T bill extended this power to the
on Mar 6
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'A Dangerous Trend': Global Group of Indian Students' Organisations Condemn Campus Violence
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InSAF has used two recent incidents in two of Delhi’s most reputed and progressive universities to illustrate how the 'now clearly evident patterns of an escalating neoliberal Hindu supremacism are dismantling the fundamental principles of education'.
on Mar 5
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NIA Arrests Raghu Midiyami, Bastar's Vocal Critic of Militarisation and Extra-Judicial Killings
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The camps that Midiyami and other Adivasis from the region are protesting against are notorious for surveillance and atrocities committed against the villagers.
on Mar 2
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Special: Modi Govt’s Plan for the ‘World’s Largest Museum’ Raises Many Red Flags
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Little is known about the much-touted, controversial Yuga Yugeen Bharat National Museum set to come up in the North and South Block buildings, or about the future of the existing National Museum. The official proposal – accessed by The Wire – sheds some light on the direction the new museum may...
on Mar 2
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Science Versus Pseudoscience: What Two Court Judgments on Astrology and Creation-Science Reveal
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Supreme Court verdict relied on outdated dictionary meanings and a questionable argument in support of astrology.
on Feb 28
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Why Scientists Are Enlisting Fungi to Save Endangered Plants
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The mycorrhizae that live among and in plant roots can boost the health of certain species, and even whole ecosystems – but scientists warn against a one-size-fits-all approach.
on Feb 26
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In Maharashtra, a Gram Sabha Has Illegally Passed a Resolution to Boycott Muslim Traders
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The Madhi village, known for a 700-year-old shrine held sacred by nomadic communities of many religions, is now home to unrest over a blatantly unconstitutional move.
on Feb 26
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Compassion in Short Supply: The Unsettling Truth About Indian Healthcare
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While qualities like humility, empathy, and rationality may come naturally to some, they must be taught as vital skills in medical education.
on Feb 25
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Like it Or Not, Ram Did Eat Meat in the 'Ramayan'
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The needless controversy surrounding the Tamil film Annapoorani, which was removed by Netflix, could have been avoided had the 'upper' caste people outraged over a dialogue actually read the very text they were seeking to defend.
on Feb 25