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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

Court orders FIR against activist who accused Adityanath of hate speech

The court ordered an FIR against activist Parvez Parvaz,...

MHADA confirms 300 houses for Mahul residents, CM Fadnavis still mum

On August 8, the Bombay High Court directed the...

Narrative Has to Change From ‘Hindu-Musalman’ to ‘Kisan-Naujawan’: Sitaram Yechury

In an interactive session with a news channel and...

Bangladesh: Do we need a ministry for religious minorities? (Part II)

The constitution respects all religions equally. This is the...

How The Modi Government is Killing Off MGNREGS

Funding is not keeping pace with demand, and delays...

Drop in women MLA numbers in Telangana stresses need for 33% reservation

The number of women in Telangana State Assembly has...

Massive cuts in central funds for women’s schemes in 2018

Schemes such as Swadhar Greh Scheme, which is aimed...

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