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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

Gaddar: A revolutionary, balladier and changemaker

The Telugu Poet, People’s Balladeer and activist Gaddar passed away in Hyderabad on August 6, 16 days ago

MHA officials top list of complaints received by Central Vigilance Commission

In its annual report for 2022, the commission also listed various instances of non-compliance with its advice, as well as the types of punishment given to officials in penalty proceedings.

The Whys behind a caste-based census point to an urgent imperative

A deep dive into issues and implications of a caste-based census, the outcome of which threatens core propaganda around merits and privilege

PEACE organises a movement for “saving the nation” in Nagpur

Chalo Desh Bachaye, a meeting by civil society organisations on Independence Day marks a turn in attempts to quell hate.

Former Gujarat CM Suresh Mehta launches platform to raise awareness on politics of inflation and hate

The initiative aims to empower voters in address pressing issues while also aiming to train future leaders in civic and constitutional matters.

Manipur Violence: Biggest Barrier to Justice is CM Biren Singh, Says AIDWA Team After Visit

Peace is deeply linked to justice in strife-torn Manipur, said members of the women’s organisation.

What the 2026 delimitation process has in store for Indian Muslims

The Delimitation process in Assam raises concerns about Muslims' rights as all-India delimitation looms in 2026

ECI’s final de-limitation order seals fears of Muslim marginalisation in Assam

The ECI's has not budged from the re-structuring of constituencies criticised in the draft, June 2023 order, especially because it is an attempt to reduce representation of the state’s Muslim community

Draconian not anti-colonial: Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS)

In the name of denouncing “colonial criminal laws” in...

CJP intervenes to assist elderly man and son battling an unjust system

A father-son duo, at the brink of despair, meet CJP to tell the harrowing tale of how they got extorted of money for no reason

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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