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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

Farmers protest faces new enemy in the form of winter rains

While farmers’ organisations worry about farmers’ wellbeing, protesting farmers say they will protest in the rain if necessary, until the three laws are repealed!

Haryana: Man stabbed by brothers-in-law for inter caste marriage

Neeraj was stabbed to death allegedly by brothers-in-law who were angry about their sister's inter-caste marriage despite the family’s consent

Karnataka: Youth groups visit villages to spread awareness about anti-farmer laws

Visiting villages from morning till night, three youth groups spread out across the state to warn local farmers against the three laws of the Centre

MHA declares entire Nagaland ‘disturbed area’

AFSPA continues to apply in the region for six more months

Farmers to ride tractors to march on Republic Day to protest farm laws

During a press conference on January 2, farmers leaders announced a plan to march into Delhi following the Republic Day parade if farmers’ demands are not met

I’m also a Muslim, a Christian, a Buddhist, and a Jew: Gandhi’s memo to Mohan Bhagwat

The RSS chief selectively quoted and ‘interpreted’ Gandhi to ‘prove’ his own take that Hindus are ‘automatic patriots’

Farmers chart out January protest plans with a tractor march, Mahila Kisan Diwas and more!

Heartened by people’s continued support for the past month, farmers thank supporters and resolve to intensify struggles for 2021.

Shrey Hospital Fire: Guj HC bats for greater accountability

Responding to points raised about fire safety, court issues a slew of order fixing responsibility on various officials

Nagaland steps one step closer to lasting peace

NSCN (K)’s Sumi faction declares ceasefire in the interest of furthering peace talks

Youth campaign in Bengaluru on Jan 1

Following a youth campaign in Bengaluru, Karnataka peasants will discuss methods to raise awareness about and intensify the farmers’ movement in southern India.

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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