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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

Afrazul’s family oppose LS ticket to his alleged killer

The family of Mohammed Afrazul, a Bengali migrant labourer...

Should all Nobel Prizes be canceled for a year?

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This Merger is Another Step Towards Bank Privatisation: Thomas Franco

Thomas Franco talks about the recent bank mergers of...

In Pieces: the Right to Peace

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Is a central govt agency manipulating encephalitis-related death data from UP?

Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, claimed...

Shambhulal Regar, who allegedly hacked to death Muslim labourer, may run for LS seat

Last year, Shambhulal Regar allegedly burned and hacked to...

Jharkhand Minister goes on Hunger Strike to force Police to release Hindu rioters

Earlier in the day, the police arrested five persons...

Shelter homes abuse: SC ends ban on reporting from Bihar on the subject

Although the court said that there can’t be blanket...

Power crazy BJP Union minister beat up congressmen with sticks and dragged women

After entering the Congress building in Bilaspur, the police...

How an ancient Islamic holiday became uniquely Caribbean

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