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'Misinformation': Karnataka BJP Deletes Another Social Media Post, This Time on Temple Panel

The Karnataka unit of BJP was on Wednesday, May 8, compelled to delete a second post in as many days from its official accounts on social media...

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Mahesh M. Goudar

Is Mayawati's Mid-Election Purge of Nephew, Candidates Aimed at Rescuing BJP?

New Delhi: Mayawati, the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo, may have developed a knack for delivering political shocks but her sudden decision to...

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Omar Rashid

At 65.68%, Low Voter Turnout Trend Continues in Third Phase of Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi: The trend of low voter turnout witnessed in the first two phases of Lok Sabha polls this election season has continued in the third...

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The Wire Staff

Who’s Accountable for Kotak Mahindra Bank’s IT Fiasco?

For the last five years, the capital market in contrast to the Bank Nifty has been signalling a major concern with Kotak Mahindra Bank (KMB), with...

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Hemindra Hazari

‘Subsidised Food Canteens Create Democratic Spaces in Deeply Divided Societies’

Bengaluru: In 2021, three in four people in India could not afford a healthy diet. In South Asia, the pandemic disrupted work and...

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Shreehari Paliath

India’s OBCs Can't Understand Why Narendra Modi, an OBC PM, Is Against a Caste Census

The 2024 Congress election manifesto has forced the Bhartiya Janata Party leaders, mainly Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to start a defensive...

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Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd

Slow Academia in the Fast Academy

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Alexios Tsigkas And Sinjini Mukherjee

Gujarat Man Goes Live from Polling Booth, Arrested for Alleged Bogus Voting

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The Wire Staff

Civil Society Emerges as Quiet but Formidable Challenger to the Modi Govt in the 2024 Elections

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Parakala Prabhakar

Gahmari Village Had a Thriving ‘Army Culture’, but Not After the Agneepath Scheme

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Ashutosh Kumar Pandey

Despite His Claims, Modi's Rule Has Not Improved India's Image Abroad: Report

New Delhi: A newly released report by two prominent academics has concluded, based on a series of surveys and opinion polls, that India’s global...

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The Wire Staff

With Widespread Complaints of Police Pressure on Voters, UP Concludes Third Phase Voting

New Delhi: Voting for 10 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (May 7) was marred by allegations of police action against voters, especially...

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Omar Rashid

Unable to Fight Anti-Junta Militia, 128 More Myanmar Soldiers Cross Into Bangladesh

New Delhi: A fresh lot of at least 128 Myanmarese soldiers have slipped into Bangladesh with their arms — unable to fight the Arakan Army (AA), a...

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Sangeeta Barooah Pisharoty

Can Gujarat's Valsad Retain its Bellwether Tag in This Lok Sabha Election Too?

Valsad in South Gujarat is a parliamentary constituency that is known for one particular reason. Whichever political party wins the Valsad Loksabha...

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Deepal Trivedi

Narendra Modi Is Right, Adani-Ambani Should Be an Important Poll Issue

New Delhi: At a campaign rally in Telangana’s Karimnagar on Wednesday (May 8), Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought a new issue into his...

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Jahnavi Sen

After Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura, Sangh Sets Eyes on Ajmer Mosque

Jaipur: A delegation of Jain monks accompanied by Sangh parivar outfits visited the Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Rajasthan’s Ajmer on Tuesday (May 7)....

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Deep Mukherjee

'Laapataa Gents', 'Ordering a Spine': EC's Selective Silence Inspires Meme Fest

Anyone found asking votes in the name Caste, Religion, Army, etc. apart from PM Modi, will be barred from elections. Our job is to monitor...

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The Wire Staff

As Israeli Military Strikes Target Rafah, Thousands of Gazans Flee Again

Stranded, their homes demolished, loved ones killed and repeatedly displaced on their land, they had sought refuge in Rafah in the far southern...

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Un News

Modi's Claims on Oppn Giving Quotas to Muslims are Baseless, But Have Spotlit Muslim Backwardness

New Delhi: Only two weeks ago in Rajasthan’s Banswara, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while attacking the Congress, referred to Muslim Indians as...

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Ajoy Ashirwad Mahaprashasta

Congress Slams Narendra Modi For ‘Ambani-Adani’ Jibe

New Delhi: Desperate ailments call for desperate remedies. Little wonder, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accused by the Opposition of often working...

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Sanjay K. Jha

Interview | Secret Pact Between BRS and BJP, Says Telangana Senior Congress Leader

Accusing Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of collusion, Telangana deputy chief minister and Congress senior leader...

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N. Rahul

Haryana Political Crisis: Congress Seeks President's Rule, BJP Plays Down Threat to Govt

Chandigarh: A day after three independent MLAs withdrew support to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana, top party leaders...

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Vivek Gupta

Look Who All the PM Echoes: Hardline Extremists, Spurious YouTubers, Hindutva Popstars

Mumbai: For the last few years, the country has seen openly Islamophobic rhetoric and wild anti-Muslim conspiracy theories from many across the...

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Kunal Purohit

Some Proof Required: Modi Government’s Abysmal Record of No Jobs

Government economists, especially in the last five years, have taken to leading the analysis of data, not letting the data lead the analysis. The...

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Santosh Mehrotra

Modi Wants ‘400 Paar’ to… Ensure Congress Doesn’t Select More Muslims for Cricket Team

New Delhi: Narendra Modi on Tuesday continued to respond to the opposition’s charge of the BJP asking for “400 seats to finish reservations for...

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The Wire Staff

Remembering Two Unusual Encounters with Tagore, Bookended By War

May 7 is Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary As a teenager, I first encountered Pablo Neruda, the Nobel Prize winner from Chile. His early...

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Dayita Datta

Elections 2024: History Is Replete With Demagogues Staring at Their Own Decline Without Warning

British philosopher Mary Midgley had said, “Hubris calls for nemesis and in one form or another it is going to get it, not as a punishment from...

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M.k. Venu

What Kind of Laws Will Our New MPs Enact? Take a Look Over Last 10 Years

The primary function of Parliament is to legislate. When we elect people to the Lok Sabha, we are choosing who will write and pass our laws. In...

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Aakar Patel

Diaspora Vigilance About India’s Democracy

The right to protest is precious. In many democracies, it’s under threat – governing party politicians in Britain have moaned menacingly about...

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Andrew Whitehead

Don't Want Kejriwal Performing CM's Duties if Released on Interim Bail, Says SC

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (May 6) said that if it grants interim bail to Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, he will not be allowed...

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The Wire Staff

Odisha: As Old Bonhomie Vanishes, BJD, BJP Face-Off in No-Holds-Barred Electoral Battle

Bhubaneswar: The bonhomie that once existed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik whom the former had...

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Ashutosh Mishra

Pics of Bin Laden, ISIS Flags on Phone Not Sufficient to Brand Someone a Terrorist: Delhi HC

New Delhi: While granting bail to a person charged under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), the Delhi high court has said that merely...

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The Wire Staff

Govt-Owned Munitions India Ltd Exported Ordnance to Israel as Gaza Was Reduced to Rubble

New Delhi: The Adani group’s drone sales may be the most high profile weapon export from India to a country accused of genocide at the world court...

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R. Ramachandran

Ladakh: Rivetting Contest as NC Says Will Go With INDIA Alliance

Srinagar: The ongoing crisis for the INDIA bloc in Ladakh is a bitter reminder of the political faultlines dividing the arid desert region where...

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Jehangir Ali

Where Does 'Public Healthcare' Stand in the BJP and Congress Election Manifestos?

This piece was first published on  The India Cable  – a premium newsletter from The Wire & Galileo Ideas – and has been republished here. To...

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Sapna Mishra And Malu Mohan

Mainpuri: Accusations Fly Between BJP and SP Over Maharana Pratap

New Delhi: Ten constituencies in Uttar Pradesh voted on May 7 amid swelling caste tension between the dominant Thakur community and the backward...

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Omar Rashid

Haryana: Setback to BJP as Three Independent MLAs Withdraw Support, Join Congress Camp

Chandigarh: In a setback to the ruling BJP in Haryana amid the Lok Sabha election, three independent MLAs have withdrawn their support to the Nayab...

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Vivek Gupta

In Chambal, Would-Be-Agniveers Now Work as Blacksmiths, Carpenters and Shopkeepers

Gwalior: Not many people are aware that Chambal, known for its ravines, rebels and guns, has another identity. Arms are not taken up only by rebels...

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Deepak Goswami

Third Phase | 'Will the Voters Turn Up?' And Other Interesting Questions

New Delhi: After two rounds of polling registering a significant drop in voter’s turnout, the third phase of 2024 general elections today (May 7)...

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The Wire Analysis

The 'Vishwaguru' Is Realising the World Does Not Dance to His Tune

Throughout the buildup to G20, the Narendra Modi regime had repeatedly used the catchphrases ‘mother of democracy’ and ‘vishwaguru’. The term...

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P. Raman

Election 2024: The Journalist Is Also the Story

Around seven months ago, in a discussion on a documentary on him, journalist Ravish Kumar said that he had initially wondered what there was about...

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Soumashree Sarkar

FSSAI Says Reports on Increased Permissible Pesticide Levels in Spices 'False, Malicious'

New Delhi: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued a statement calling recent reports that the amount of pesticides...

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The Wire Staff

Biden's ‘Xenophobic’ Comment Shows the Steep Decline of the Indian Soft Power Under Modi

According to the Pew Research Center, Indian Americans are a model minority. Even among Asian Americans as a group – long seen as a model minority...

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Omair Ahmad

In and Around Bihar's Darbhanga, Voters' Uncanny Silence Makes This Poll Interesting

Darbhanga (Bihar): In the Darbhanga Lok Sabha constituency, called the ‘Heart of Mithila’, and other neighbouring Lok Sabha seats of...

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Faiyaz Ahmad Wajeeh

If Prajwal Revanna Isn’t Punished, He Will Do This Again: Rape Survivor’s Sister Speaks Up

The punishment given to Prajwal Revanna should be such that he should never be able to go about with his head held high, says Mala (name changed*)....

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Anisha Sheth And Shivani Kava

Interview | 'North Karnataka Is Mostly Favouring the Congress': Eedina’s Dr. H.V. Vasu

Bengaluru: In the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, the news portal Eedina had accurately predicted a victory for the Congress, which it said...

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Tamanna Naseer

‘People Losing Assets Due to Poverty, Falling Incomes, High Prices’: Congress Sticks to Core Issues

Barely months ago, during the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, when Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra had started her speech at a public meeting in the...

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Sanjay K. Jha

On Board a 'Ghulam Express' of the Indian Railways

Away from the cool coaches of the Vande Bharat trains with their electric blue seats, wide clear glass panels and LCD screens showing government...

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G. Ananthakrishnan

Day Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing, LG Recommends NIA Probe Against Kejriwal

New Delhi: A day ahead of the Supreme Court’s hearing challenging Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest by the Enforcement Directorate in the alleged liquor...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

'Nari Shakti?' BJP Fields Fewer Women in UP Than Previous Two Elections

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party has not quite lived up to its lofty promise of providing women more representation in the Lok Sabha, at least...

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Omar Rashid

‘We Want Peace, Justice, and Growth’: Congress’s Kanhaiya Kumar Files Nomination From NE Delhi

New Delhi: Surprise Congress candidate for North-east Delhi, Kanhaiya Kumar, formerly JNU Students Union President, filed his nomination papers...

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The Wire Staff

Modi, Rahul Gandhi and the Amethi 'Debate': Who Is Running Away from Where?

The Bharatiya Janata Party is askance that the Congress does not play to its script. Smriti Irani is crestfallen that her celebrity candidature has...

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Badri Raina

Which Way Is The Wind Blowing In The Last Phase Of Karnataka Polls?

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief ministers Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar started off their political journeys in vastly different set ups...

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Tamanna Naseer

In Picking Rae Bareli, Rahul Gandhi Signals His Fight Is With Modi, Not One of His Nominees

Rahul Gandhi’s decision to pick up the gauntlet in Rae Bareli marks the end of an era and the beginning of another. Of course, it was clear when...

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Seema Chishti

One Killed, Four Injured in Militant Attack on Indian Air Force Convoy in Poonch

New Delhi: One airman was killed and four injured when militants ambushed an Indian Air Force convoy on Saturday, May 4, in the Poonch district of...

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The Wire Staff

Gratuity Stalled Despite 2 Favourable Orders, Ex IIT Bombay Contract Worker Dies by Suicide

Mumbai: On December 27, 2019, Raman Garase, along with Dadarao Ingale and Tanaji Lad, was served with a “retirement letter” by the administration...

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Sukanya Shantha

Voter Turnout Data Should Be Shared in Numbers, Not Percentages

The voter turnout data for the first two phases of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections published on April 30 by the Election Commission of India (EC) has...

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Poonam Agarwal

H.D. Revanna Arrested in Kidnapping Case, Prajwal's Anticipatory Bail Rejected

New Delhi: Janata Dal (Secular) founder H.D. Deve Gowda’s son and MLA H.D. Revanna was arrested on Saturday (May 4) night by the Special...

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The Wire Staff

Bombs, Jobs, Left-Congress Bonhomie: The View From One of Bengal's Most Violent Poll Seats

Domkol (Bengal): “I am saying this at all workers’ meetings that if you make mischief with guns and bombs out of your love for me, then I won’t...

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Joydeep Sarkar

Congress's Adhir Chowdhury Draws Crowds at 44°C, Language Proves Yorker for TMC's Yusuf Pathan

Baharampur: The temperature is 44°C at Gorabazar in Baharampur. The roads are almost deserted. A man driving an electronic vehicle shouts, “Dada...

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Joydeep Sarkar

Election Commission Mum As BJP Video Openly Incites Hatred Against Muslims Again

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has continued to remain silent almost 24 hours since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Karnataka on...

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Sravasti Dasgupta

Modi’s Boast About 'Giving 70 Muslim OBC Groups Reservation in Gujarat as CM' Comes Back to Haunt Him

“Among Muslims in Gujarat, there are 70 groups, who are OBC. When I was in Gujarat, they used to get benefits in the OBC category “ – Narendra...

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The Wire Analysis

BJP Relies on Fear of Muslims Fuelled via WhatsApp, Polarised Media in Key Karnataka Seats

Belagavi, Hubli (Karnataka): Darshan Hebbare, 27, works at a sweet shop in Khade bazar, Belagavi. He was preparing for government recruitment...

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Tamanna Naseer

Is BJP Unstoppable in the Guwahati LS Seat? Congress's Mira Borthakur Poses Conspicuous Challenges

Guwahati: ‘Juz Ekhon Hobo Bapu Juz Ekhon Hobo’ (There will be a fight my friend, there will be a fight this time), an Assamese song by the...

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Sandipan Talukdar

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