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m.thewire.in > article > politics > nehru-patel-protected-hindus-from-razakars-priyank-kharge-hits-back-at-bjps-rss-claim > amp

Nehru, Patel Protected Hindus From Razakars: Priyank Kharge Hits Back at BJPs RSS Claim

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (492+ words) New Delhi: Karnataka home minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday (August 15) hit back at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.L. Santhosh's claim that members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) had protected the Kharge family from Razakars during Hyderabad state's integration with…...

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m.thewire.in > article > government > kanwariyas-muslim-driver-assault-death-hapur-arrested-azeem > amp

Two Weeks After Muslim Man Dies After Alleged Assault by Kanwariyas in UP, Five Arrested

2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (606+ words) New Delhi: Two weeks after a 24-year-old Muslim man was brutally thrashed, allegedly by a group of kanwariyas, following a road accident in Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur, police have arrested five persons. The victim succumbed to his injuries on August 4. The…...

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m.thewire.in > article > books > why-and-how-chapal-bhadhuri-became-rani > amp

Why and How Chapal Bhadhuri Became Rani

4+ hour, 29+ min ago   (858+ words) TheWire.in...

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m.thewire.in > article > diplomacy > dhaka-says-hasinas-press-meet-in-delhi-vitiated-bangladesh-pms-india-trip-seeks-extradition-update

Dhaka Says Hasinas Press Meet in Delhi Vitiated Bangladesh PMs India Trip, Seeks Extradition Update

52+ min ago   (997+ words) New Delhi: Bangladesh on Sunday (August 16) signalled that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India this month could be delayed, asking New Delhi to “expeditiously” act on its request to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and saying her…...

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m.thewire.in > article > society > its-the-small-things-warming-up-to-a-new-rhythm

It???s the Small Things | Warming Up to a New Rhythm

1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (262+ words) I did not expect to spend my first months in London folding cashmere. For students born and raised in Britain, retail work is a normal rung on their career ladder. For me, arriving with a résumé built from leading government…...

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m.thewire.in > article > politics > are-our-bureaucrats-only-busy-putting-lipstick-on-a-pig

Are Our Bureaucrats Only Busy Putting Lipstick on a Pig?

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (421+ words) Having pledged her troth to one of the species, my spouse has scant respect for bureaucrats in general, a measured judgement that is hard to refute. A few days back, she forwarded a piece from The Wire by a civil…...

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m.thewire.in > article > security > why-is-the-govt-still-dragging-its-feet-on-integrated-theatre-command-for-military > amp

Why is the Govt Still Dragging its Feet on Integrated Theatre Command for Military?

5+ hour, 33+ min ago   (251+ words) The functional commands will include the Strategic Forces Command (SFC), which operates India’s nuclear arsenal; the National Air Defence Command (NADC), that will be responsible for protecting India’s airspace; and the Special Forces Command (SFC), which will oversee commando units…...

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m.thewire.in > article > economy > indians-switching-to-cash-transactions-using-upi-less-since-govts-merchant-fee-announcement-report > amp

Indians Switching to Cash Transactions, Using UPI Less Since Govt???s Merchant Fee Announcement: Report

4+ hour, 48+ min ago   (359+ words) New Delhi: While the parliament has passed the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, in the recently-concluded monsoon session that will allow a Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charge to be levied on Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions, data shows that…...

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m.thewire.in > article > economy > 80th-independence-day-is-india-recolonising-itself

79 Years After Independence, Is India Recolonising Itself?

6+ hour, 24+ min ago   (769+ words) Challenges persist because the ruling elite emerging from colonial rule was under the sway of western modernity and wanted to copy it rather than try an indigenous modernity as Gandhi suggested. It adopted a trickle down model which marginalised large…...

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m.thewire.in > article > rights > why-have-there-been-no-polls-commissioned-to-gauge-impact-of-youth-protests > amp

Why Have There Been No Polls Commissioned To Gauge Impact of Youth Protests?

8+ hour, 38+ min ago   (152+ words) No doubt there were a couple of polls asking generic questions, such as 'what is the most important electoral issue today?' or 'who will you vote for?'. But after July’s dramatic developments, these were meaningless – if not irrelevant – questions. We…...