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History
'We Have to Engage With the Hardness of the World if We Are to Create Something New'
On the sidelines of Kerala Literature Festival 2025, Professor Dilip M. Menon spoke to The Wire about deviating from conventional history writing, the lasting importance of the Constitution of India, and more.
24 Jan
Environment
J&K Forest Dept Opposes Move to Fell Hundreds of Conifers for Gondola Ropeway in Pahalgam
When The Wire contacted the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation managing director Qamar Sajad, he refused to speak on the issue. He also didn’t clarify whether any environment impact assessment was done by the corporation in connection with the project.
24 Jan
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Education
India's Education Landscape Needs an Overhaul – 'No Detention' Is Only a Scapegoat
The more relevant question to be probed is on how accountability can be fixed for ensuring every child is learning.
24 Jan
Caste
'Take Action Against Cops Who Brutalised Dalit People': Hundreds Begin Foot March From Parbhani to Mumbai
A month's sit-in in Parbhani by the families of those hurt in the violence was ignored.
23 Jan
Security
No Takers for Modi's Plan to 'Decolonise' Navy by Introducing Kurta-Pyjama in Dress Code
Such arbitrary endeavours, many said, also prompted a backlash, especially amongst veterans who too comprised the backbone of the services.
23 Jan
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Politics
Manipur: How Misrepresentation of Hmar and Zomi People Made Them Invisible in the Conflict
Politics
Omar Abdullah’s Move to Drop Hina Bhat From Khadi Board Leaves J&K BJP in a Soup
Security
No Takers for Modi's Plan to 'Decolonise' Navy by Introducing Kurta-Pyjama in Dress Code
Communalism
One Year After Modi's Ram Temple Consecration, 'Dispute' Has Become a Continual Process
Health
The Outcast Toilet Cleaners Keeping the Kumbh Mela Going
Law
How an Aspiring Civil Judge's 'Low' Scores in a UP Judicial Exam Led to an Unveiling of Irregularities
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Law
The Wire Talks | Adding Secular and Socialist to the Constitution in the Beginning Would Have Been Superfluous
'It was obvious from the document that it would be a welfare state and a secular state,' Raju Ramachandran says.
24 Jan
Banking
What Kind of Budget Does India's Banking Sector Need?
Banking reform advocate Thomas Franco dissects the government’s claims of a banking ‘turnaround,’ as highlighted in the last Economic Survey.
22 Jan
Labour
Budget 2025: 'MGNREGA Is Essential for the Economy, Govt Shouldn't Use it in Opportunistic Ways'
Anuradha Talwar highlights how MGNREGS is no longer a workers' issue but an economics issue.
22 Jan
World
Watch | Trump’s First Day in Office Will 'Raise Concerns All Over the World About His Policies'
Meera Shankar was referring to Trump’s claim in his inaugural speech that America will “take back” the Panama Canal and rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.
22 Jan
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World
How an Uncertain US Immigration Policy Affects Labour Markets
President Trump’s re-election has reignited debate over H-1B visa policies, a temporary high-skill work visa programme wherein 70% of visas are held by Indians.
24 Jan
Rights
How the Jal Jeevan Mission Failed Maharashtra's Villages
Households in rural Maharashtra complain of having to pay water charges and also spend on buying water from private operators to meet their basic needs.
24 Jan
Society
Fact or Fiction? The Paranormal Tales Surrounding Goa's New Airport
Villagers still visit a giant tree that is revered as a sacred spot, that borders the Mopa airport property, where coconuts and flowers are offered daily.
23 Jan
Government
Kuki-Zo Council Meets MHA: Ceasefire and Demand for Separate Administration on the Table
'Any arrangement with law and order under the control of the State of Manipur would not ensure the safety of the Kuki-Zo people,' the Kuki-Zo Council's note to the MHA said.
23 Jan
History
Full Text | The Extraordinary Legacy of the INA
'I think it is doubly important that we continue to pay tribute to the INA, and also to hold high the banners that Azad Hind Fauj had raised, the banners of national dignity, unity, communal brotherhood, and also secularism.'
23 Jan
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Books
Debate | Can the Role of the Political Class Be Denied in Ambedkar's Iconisation?
Can Ambedkar be coopted, made palatable, hollowed out, made manageable, shorn of substance? This is precisely what Anand Teltumbde warns us about in writing this book.
23 Jan
Film
Income Tax Department Raids Pushpa 2 Director Sukumar's Residence
On January 6, Mythri Movie Makers shared a post on their official social media handles announcing that Pushpa 2 has earned over Rs 1831 crore (gross) in 32 days worldwide.
22 Jan
Books
A Book That is a Remarkable, Quiet, and Yet Devastating Account of An Ordinary Woman’s Life
The book offers those of us who live with privilege, a mirror to the casual cruelty and indifference towards those less privileged, that informs our lives.
22 Jan
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US Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Order to End Birthright Citizenship
This is one among Trump's executive orders which is has led to fear among Indian-origin immigrants in the US.
24 Jan
Diplomacy
Foreign Secretary to Visit China Next Week
Vikram Misri will be in Beijing for a meeting of the foreign secretary-vice minister mechanism between India and China.
23 Jan
World
For Gender-related Persecution, ICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants For Top Taliban Leaders
Karim Khan has sought arrest warrants for leaders including Supreme Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani.
23 Jan
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Politics
The Sanctity of Opposition's Role Is Derived from Struggle, Not Smug Politics
The BRS should know that the opposition can be a critic and also be constructive in its approach.
24 Jan
Women
Should India’s Realpolitik Shift Mean Abandoning Afghan Women by Legitimating Taliban Rule?
Afghanistan is an integral part of our increasingly troubled South Asian neighbourhood. However, the institutionalised system of gender apartheid under Taliban in Afghanistan remains lightweight in comparison to the realpolitik considerations of India’s national interest.
24 Jan
Communalism
2024 Saw 84% Rise in Communal Riots, Religious Festivals Were Main Trigger: CSSS Report
According to the report, 49 out of 59 cases of communal riots took place in states where the BJP is ruling either on its own, or in coalition with other parties, seven took place in Congress-ruled states and three in West Bengal, ruled by Trinamool Congress.
24 Jan
Books
'The King Can Do No Wrong' and Other Poems
'Tell me not of religion,/ O well-meaning friend of mine;/ God and religion are as apart/ As Milkmaid from brine.'
24 Jan
Politics
Dhankharspeak: The Vice-Presidential Art of Evading a Topic While Talking About it
Jagdeep Dhankhar’s address at the inauguration ceremony of the 27th International Congress of Vedanta at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 3 was an illustration of Dhankharspeak.
24 Jan
Communalism
Can a Civilisation Seek Justice?
The fact that the Union government and the government of Uttar Pradesh, both of the Bharatiya Janata Party, are not only permitting the bigots but are actively encouraging them to dig up mosques, shows the perversity of the project
24 Jan
Lgbtqia
Can Thailand's Marriage Equality Law Set the Standard in Southeast Asia?
Thailand has become the first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage. DW looks at LGBTQ+ rights across the region.
24 Jan
Health
Support For Self-Employment Boosts Social Inclusion Among People With Mental Health Issues: Study
The study challenges existing misconceptions and stigma attached to mental illness.
24 Jan