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The Plight of Gig Workers in India
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Backstory | In These Post-Pahalgam Times of Multiple Partitions, Will Media Do the Right Thing?
Abdul Waheed Bhat died on April 30, 2025, even as skirmishes broke out on the border between India and Pakistan. His end recalls the death of Bishan ‘Toba Tek’ Singh – the protagonist of Saadat Hasan ...
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Nine Targets: What the Indian Military Says It Hit on the Pakistani Side and Why
Apart from high-profile facilities linked to the Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and Jaish-e-Mohammed—which were widely expected to be high on the hitlist—Indian sources claim to have targeted camps where the ...
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Trump, the Pope, and the Fundamental Truth About Empires
The pope was put into a plain wooden coffin and taken to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, near a railway station where ...
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Why Putting Indus Waters Treaty ‘in Abeyance’ Has Been Counterproductive For India
This is not the first time that the Modi regime has tried to use legally dubious means vis-à-vis the treaty. Latest ...
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A Satyajit Ray Film That Foresaw India’s Descent Into Dystopia With Remarkable Clarity
Released in 1980, Satyajit Ray’s ‘Hirak Rajar Deshe’ is a powerful allegory of the kind of state India is mutating into – a totalitarian state run amok. Since 2015, The Wire has fearlessly delivered ...
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After Singer Neha Singh Rathore, FIR Against Dr. Medusa Over Posts on Pahalgam Attack
Both the FIRs, against folk singer Neha Singh Rathore and Dr. Medusa, have been lodged under multiple charges including “endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India".
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After Demonstrations, Karni Sena Now Attacks SP MP's Convoy Over Rana Sangha Comments
New Delhi: A group of men linked to the group Karni Sena and other associated Kshatriya outfits on April 27 attacked the convoy of Rajya Sabha member and senior Dalit leader of the Samajwadi Party ...
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In Photos: Protest in Srinagar Calls For End to Harassment of Kashmiri Students Across Country
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Explained: What Does India Suspending the Indus Waters Treaty Mean?
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44% of Student Enrollments Come from 11.20% Re-Inquiries, Reveals Meritto's Enrollment Index's Trends Report
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As the Sangh Attacks Constitutional Order, Will the Supreme Court Steady the Ship?
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