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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

Gujarat Covid-19 cases cross 9,000; principal secretary says situation under control

Private hospitals refuse to sign up with Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation over cap on treatment fees

Pelting stones in protest against a failing system is tough on a hungry stomach

Image: Prakash Singh/AFPPeople in some parts of Delhi rushed to...

Army mulling over offering ordinary citizens chance to enlist for Tour of Duty

Will right wing keyboard warriors consider joining actual on-ground action?

Even with e-pass, man stopped at border post in MP dies of heart attack

He was being taken to a hospital in Chhattisgarh

Social distancing rules flouted in Madhya Pradesh as hundreds welcome Jain monk

A case is yet to be filed in the incident and Madhya Pradesh CM has not said a word about the incident

Remembering Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer

May 14 is the seventh death anniversary of Dr. Asghar Ali Engineer, one of the most vociferous defenders of secularism and an inspiring member of Indian civil society. Here are some of his key contributions to protecting India’s composite culture in the words of his son Irfan

Vizag gas leak FIR doesn’t mention Styrene’, company personnel

The Bokaro steel plant also experienced a nitrogen gas leak and a biodiesel reactor exploded in Telangana, killing two

Two Bengaluru activists helping migrants booked for provocation

The activists were allegedly booked under pressure by the builder lobby

Maha govt tells HC it will give foodgrains to ration card holders from 11 states

The state government has reached agreement with 11 states and asked them to port ration cards so that migrants stuck in the state can get ration

Zamser Ali granted bail in Assam

The human rights defender was arrested in a case of defamation

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