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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

Are Hindus in Danger due to rising Muslim Population?

As the election season is in progress the divisive...

ECI granted one week to respond to plea seeking SC’s direction on uploading voter turnout data on its website within 48 hours of conclusion...

Through the plea, the petitioners have highlighted the inordinate delays in uploading data as well as a mismatch in the final voter turnout data from the initial data

BJP Corporator arrested for circulating fake video showing rigged polls

After BJP Candidate Madhavi Latha was booked for using ‘dummy’ EVMs, a BJP corporator has been arrested for sharing a video falsely claiming it to show rigged polls in Telangana’s Hyderabad.

Bassem Yousef and Rethinking Holocaust Exceptionalism

One of the more frustrating debates I’ve seen on...

Accused of not voting for “free ration”, Dalit man beaten brutally in UP

Two home guards beat a Dalit security guard brutally in broad daylight at the tehsil office in Bareilly for not voting for ‘taking free ration.’ The incident has gone viral on social media and is a reminder of the violence that has often been meted out to the Dalit community for exercising their right to vote.

First set of citizenship certificates issued to over 300 under CAA: MHA

While 14 people where physically handed the certificates, more than 300 applicants received digitally signed certificates through email, sources suggest that most applicants were Pakistani Hindus.

Seeking a Leader for Life – A satire

In the fourth of a hilarious series, the author de-constructs the 2024 elections and the issues and campaigns that have emerged

LAPRI files 37 complaints to authorities as on 12 May for violations of MCC and RPA

Out of 37 complaints filed by LAPRI since the MCC came into force, no action taken in 19 complaints, FIR registered in 5

Glaring Mismatches in EVM Numbers Aggravate Concerns on ECI’s Poll Management

As the seven-phased general election process in India entered...

The Ant and the Bee: Two compelling narratives in India’s electoral battle

Caveat: Crafting a compelling narrative is crucial for elections, but...

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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

KPSS: Kashmiri Pandits need security, not ceremonial brotherhood

KPSS says Kashmiri Pandits cannot be expected to return to their ancestral homes while living with the possibility of renewed targeting