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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

Census is not a priority for the Union government

India has never missed the mark on its decennial census since independence and citing COVID as a reason, the Union is hesitant on carrying out the most important exercise in a democracy

To what extent can an MP’s remarks be removed from Parliament records?

The person presiding over the House is authorized to expunge remarks

If India is the ‘mother of democracy’ should not dissent be the first born child?

For over the two years, with the last bid aimed at white-washing international indictments of its regime, the Modi 2.0 regime has been propagating India as the ‘mother of democracy’

Over 16 lakh Indians renounced citizenship since 2011, 2.5 lakh in 2022 alone: GoI

While canvassing for India as the ‘mother of democracy’ the union government is forced to admit that large sections of middle to high net worth Indians seeking fortunes abroad

A total of 6,775 URLs blocked by the IT Ministry in the year 2022

In the ongoing session of the parliament, the govt. provided that new IT rules, 2021 were introduced, 3 Grievance Appellate Committees formulated to regulate social media.

Jammu and Kashmir on Edge as Fear of ‘Eviction’ Haunts Residents

The J&K administration's demolition directive triggered a row, with many terming it a draconian move that would render lakhs of people homeless.

Fraternity @ Frontiers

Image Courtesy:currentaffairs.adda247.comOn December 21, 2020, the United Nations General...

Can Sanskrit ever be India’s national language?

What the Constituent Assembly debates on the Language Question tell us

Intellectuals Criticise Visva Bharati VC for Accusing Amartya Sen of Occupying University Land

"The allegations are a matter of shame and unfortunately, it is demeaning to Visva Bharati's prestige before the entire world," said Professor Anjan Bera of Calcutta University.

Why and How the Homes of Tughlaqabad’s Workers Should be Protected from Demolition

Thousands of people in Tughlaqabad, Delhi, will become homeless...

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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

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

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KPSS: Kashmiri Pandits need security, not ceremonial brotherhood

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