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The Ambedkarite Champ: 15-year-old Vandan Sawai defeats chess great Magnus Carlsen

Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

What Should Guide Us, Indian Constitution or Manu Smriti?

From judge to Prime Minister, India’s politicians, judiciary and society must understand, Manu-Smriti’s notions of women and the Constitution’s gender equality are not the same.

The New Idols of the Market Place

Five hundred years ago Francis Bacon, arguably a pioneer...

Aadhaar number mandatory to get govt benefits, subsidies: UIDAI

Latest circular says that over 99 percent of adults in the country have been issued an Aadhaar number

Our Constitution, Our People

Having thrown off the bonds of 200 years of slavery, the Indian people could now decide what kind of country free India would be.

One killed in attack on Kashmiri Pandits in Shopian

KPSS appeals to Kashmiri Pandits to leave the Valley

Vimal Bhai leaves behind an inspiring legacy

The senior activist had worked tirelessly in the field of climate action and justice for people displaced due to developmental projects

Tripura: Hundreds Join SFI, TSF Jatha Against NEP, ‘Save India, Save Constitution’

The jatha, part of an all India campaign, will cross NE region and culminate in a rally in Kolkata on Sept 2.

Whose FREEDOM@75?

 The official propaganda states that, “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav...

75th Anniversary: What Do Indians Want?

Here are some key policies that are needed by the people, but the Modi government doesn’t think so.

Where are Science and Development After 75 Years of the Indian Republic?

A scientific vision of development for all Indians informed the quest for independence. The present regime deploys superstition and politics based on fear to aid just a select few.

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The Ambedkarite Champ: 15-year-old Vandan Sawai defeats chess great Magnus Carlsen

Delhi Class X student beat Magnus Carlsen in an online blitz game after returning from a six-week Europe trip; his parents learnt about the result later from his Chess.com profile

Six-year-old detained during Patna teacher aspirants’ protest, parents allege police assault

Patna Police say the child was ‘rescued’ from a potentially dangerous crowd, while his parents allege that the family was taken to a police station, where they were assaulted and kept for nearly seven hours

The ‘Reservation Hatao Andolan’ Isn’t a Gen Z Uprising. It’s a Rerun

The demand to “remove reservation” is one of the oldest, most recycled slogans in independent India’s political life, and it has failed, in more or less identical form, every single time it has been tried.

112 Years Ago, Raksha Bandhan Stood for Hindu-Muslim Unity

Day after, August 9, 2017 will be 75 years of the Quit India Movement. On August 9, 1942 the Quit India (Chodo Bharat) slogan was given from Mumbai after the Indian National Congress passed the resolution on the agitation on August 7, 1942.

Eid Milad 2026: Processions, clashes and the politics of communal provocation across India

From Mumbai’s Parel-Chinchpokli belt to Bengaluru and Rajasthan, August 26 saw a series of confrontations, disputes and allegations of provocation around Eid-e-Milad processions

Pradip Prabhu, who brought hope to the oppressed, is no more

An academic activist, Pradip Prabhu worked among Adivasis as also contributed to academia and path-breaking legislation for indigenous land rights