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SIR 2025-26: Dismantling the very Idea of India?

In this first part of a recent lecture, erudite public intellectual and political economist, Parakala Prabhakar argues that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) conducted by an obviously partisan Election...

New Central laws preventing us from checking prices of onion, pulses: Jharkhand Finance Minister

Minister Rameshwar Oraon says that the state government is working to bring down the prices of onions and pulses that have shot up in the last few weeks.

76 foreign nationals on hunger strike at Delhi detention camp!

Inmates are protesting inhuman living conditions such as lack of proper drinking water

NIA Raids Day 2: Fresh searches conducted in Srinagar and Delhi today

Raids connected to terror-funding investigaiton, former Delhi minorities commission chairman Zafarul Islam Khan raided for associaiton with NGO under NIA scanner

Bengali icon Soumitra Chatterjee: An under-appreciated star of Indian cinema

Actor Soumitra Chatterjee is known most notably for his roles in Satyajit Ray’s films. Yet, here is a fraction of the vast legacy left behind by the famous artist.

President Ram Nath Kovind suspends Delhi University Vice Chancellor Yogesh Tyagi

The President has ordered an inquiry into the allegations of dereliction of duties and lack of commitment and devotion to duty against the VC

Srinagar: NIA raids human rights defenders, NGOs, media house in terror funding probe

The National Investigation Agency is carrying out searches at multiple locations across the state and one place in Bangalore, all in connection with a terror funding probe

100 years later, country still makes the same old demands: Madpaule

Creator of the popular political page Madpaul Diaries tells us what motivates him to talk about social issues and the role of art in fighting social evils.

Farmers organisations announce nation-wide road blockade on November 5

A coalition of farmers’ organisations in Delhi announced two major agitations in November to decry the agriculture laws enforced by the BJP-led government.

Act is being misused against innocent persons: Allahabad HC on UP law against cow slaughter

The High Court was hearing the bail plea of a man who was accused of taking a cow for slaughter

Farmers resolve to continue dissent continues on Dussehra

Punjab and Haryana farmers burn copies of 'anti-farmer laws' and effigies of union government members and business personalities instead of Ravana during Dussehra celebrations.

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