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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

Karbi Anglong Agreement signed, groups already pan it as a “gimmick”

Assam gov’t to compensate next of kin of those who died during the armed struggle for an autonomous state

Is Indian education being tainted by communal politics?

The last three months recorded many controversies in Indian education that hint at the sectarian attitude of college administration.

Myanmar refugee children can now go to school in Mizoram

The north-eastern state permitted admission to school for the children on humanitarian grounds

Will events following Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death impact Kashmir politics?

Security arrangements, and restriction on the movement of people continued on September 3, Geelani was buried before dawn on Sept 2

FM on Petro Prices: What’s the logic?

Is collecting nearly Rs. 22 lakhs crores to repay just Rs. 2.38 lakhs crore dues justified?

West Bengal man dubbed “foreigner” in Assam!

CJP helps Mrinal Mandal get released on conditional bail from Detention Centre

Firaq Gorakhpuri and his revolutionary legacy

Born in a well-to-do Hindu family, Gorakhpuri became a trailblazer in Urdu poetry and the Indian Independence movement

Uttar Pradesh: Will Kalyan Singh’s controversial legacy help BJP retain power?

Aligarh Muslim University chief gets criticised for condoling Singh’s demise, Akhilesh yadav panned for not paying respects in person

Gauri Lankesh honoured in Canada

The City of Burnaby proclaims September 5 as Gauri Lankesh Day

From ripples to waves: Experts discuss the power of Dalit literature

Dalit literature offers an insight into Indian social and structural realities, but is often missing from mainstream curricula or even discussions among India’s progressive groups

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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