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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

“Demand the impossible”: what the left should learn from 1968

The legacy of 1968 is about the future of...

Nepal bans new Indian currency notes above Rs.100

According to a report by Kathmandu post, the government...

Fake Encounters and Mob Lynching in UP: NHRC issues notices

After a 20 year old man, Irshad Ahmed, was...

How Hinduism brought casteism to Manipur

As the pure-impure debate rages on social media in...

The dawn for three state elections should stay till 2019

It is important for Congress to stitch alliances at...

Bangladesh: Why are so few women running for election?

A stark gender disparity remains in the country’s parliamentary...

Islam: Why the Reformist Scholars Cannot Make a Difference

Islamic reform theologians such as Fazlur Rahman and Abdullah...

‘Where will we go in this bitter cold?’ ask Kashmiris after encounter operation leaves them homeless

Mujgund: – Until Saturday afternoon, Ashraf Mir, a resident...

62 Women Among 678 MLAs Elected in 2018, Down To 9% From 11% In 2013-14

Mumbai: There are just 62 women among the 678...

Why I am an Indian – Part II

My previous essay in this series of Essays for...

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