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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

Who is Vijay Sampla, the new SC Commission Head?

The Centre appointed its former MP and Punjab BJP chief to the Chairman post which has remained vacant for 10 months

Polling dates announced for 4 states and one union territory

West Bengal elections to be carried out over 8 phases, Assam elections over 3 phases; Model Code of Conduct comes into effect

IFF analyses new social media Ethics Code and digital media rules

Raises concerns about how the new rules allow a virtual backdoor entry for government surveillance and censorship

New IT Rules: How Centre is planning to address online grievances  

The Government has set up a strict grievance redressal mechanism for users in a bid to make the online world more transparent and accountable

Ethics Code for Social Media, rules for OTT platforms, online news

Provision for identification of first originator of information on messaging services

Mamata Banerjee rides electric scooty to protest rising fuel prices

Calling the central government “anti-people,” Banerjee said the BJP government only made false promises, while the price of petrol and diesel rose by the day

Move to rename Sardar Patel stadium after Modi, draws flak

Many see it as an insult to Sardar Patel, others view it as a sign of Modi’s possible narcissism

Dismiss false charges against farmers: SKM to President on Daman Pratirodh Diwas

Farmers groups demanded for immediate dismissal of false allegations and condemned local police for oppressing farmers’ protest.

Gurmukh Singh: Beaten but not broken

Veteran soldier says he will never forget being called a “terrorist” after fighting three wars for India. He promises to return to Delhi borders once his health improves.

I feel choked, I have become part of the choking: TM Krishna

In an open letter, the noted musician, urges against staying quiet amidst growing injustice 

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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