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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

Statue Of Unity: The World’s Tallest But Here’s What It Could Have Paid For

Mumbai: The Statue of Unity, built at an estimated...

US political candidate Padma Kuppa endorses Hindutva agenda of supremacy

The news that Padma Kuppa, an Indian-American is running...

The Tall Price That Gujarat’s Tribals Are Paying for the ‘Tallest’ Statue

Their land gone and facing displacement, tribals in some...

An Open Letter to Sardar Patel: Medha Patkar

As mass displacement accompanies the unveiling of Sardar Patel's...

UP Police arbitrarily books 80 Muslims under UAPA

Human rights groups Rihai Manch and NCHRO delegation visited...

JICA rules violated to power Bullet Train in India, activists submit memorandum

Bhumi Adhikar Andolan submitted a Memorandum signed by representatives...

Is State co-ordinator Prateek Hajela hell-bent on derailing the NRC?

His 175-page report comes up for hearing on November...

Bullet train: Only one hectare acquired of 1,400 ha required for the massive project

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been shouting from rooftops...

Rights organisations urge Mumbai to rise and save democracy in light of activists arrest

Mumbai saw more than 40 rights organisations, trade unions,...

Statue of Unity: Sardar would have been “uncomfortable” seeing so many laws violated

In a sharp critique ahead of Prime Minister Narendra...

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