The Wire

23 May 2023 18:28

Karan Thapar spoke to former High Commissioner to Islamabad T.C.A. Raghavan to discuss how concerned India should be about Pakistan's constitutional, political and economic crises. Read the full text. https://t.co/MSSGAyIxdy

The Wire

23 May 2023 17:27

There are increasing instances of the misuse of the law, especially against persons who are vocal critics of the government and its policies, and those who raise issues of the poor and oppressed sections of society, the letter said. https://t.co/QbFpjW2ZuO

The Wire

23 May 2023 17:27

Mamata Banerjee said that the forthcoming vote in Rajya Sabha to convert the ordinance on control of services in Delhi into law will be a "semi-final before the 2024 elections". https://t.co/Bsp0GihcKM

The Wire

23 May 2023 16:27

Why are criminals called ‘Goonda', 'Mafia' or 'Don’?

How and when did these terms enter our common lingo and legal discourse? In what context did they first begin to be used and what connotation do they bear now? | Krishan Pratap Singh

https://t.co/p5vvoy4JEQ

The Wire

23 May 2023 16:27

A part of Alan Morinis's 1979 PhD thesis was edited to claim that a Hindu temple was destroyed to build an Islamic shrine at Tribeni in Hooghly district of West Bengal. There is no conclusive evidence for this claim, he tells @thewire_in | @AjoyAshirwad

https://t.co/ITLulCQ975

The Wire

23 May 2023 15:25

Perhaps PM Modi can win the global sweepstakes in dress-jockeying with his unabashed and nonchalant sartorial swings which he has proclaimed to be his own insignia and brand, writes Vrinda Gopinath.

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The Wire

23 May 2023 15:25

On the occasion of Hamid Dalwai’s 46th death anniversary, @thewire_in reflects on his remarkable contributions and contemplates how he would have perceived present-day India.

https://t.co/uiU3EJCOiV

The Wire

23 May 2023 14:25

#Books | The greatest challenge that every one of us who works with the juvenile justice system faces is keeping the balance between being fair to both the CICL (child in conflict with the law) and the victim, writes @enakshi_G.

https://t.co/KoAi2eiSvX

The Wire

23 May 2023 14:25

After the recurrence of violence in Manipur on Sunday night and during the day on Monday, the situation in the state remains tense, writes @aliyaqut.

https://t.co/ee8lpx8zOr

The Wire

23 May 2023 13:26

Recently, convicted gangster Mukhtar Ansari filed an application in a local court in UP asking the media not to use words like 'bahubali' and 'don' with his name. But how did these words become part of common parlance? https://t.co/p5vvoy4JEQ

The Wire

23 May 2023 13:26

#Watch | Historian @Ram_Guha in conversation with @khanumarfa where he talks about the recently held Karnataka elections and its impact on national politics.

He strongly believes that making Rahul Gandhi the PM face of the opposition will be a wrong move.
https://t.co/YSiG5ac8Vf

The Wire

23 May 2023 13:26

In a 1973 interview, the founder of the Muslim Satyshodhak Samaj talked about his beliefs and the roots of his politics. https://t.co/uiU3EJDm8t

The Wire

23 May 2023 11:26

Confusion abounded on the first day of exchanging Rs 2,000 notes over the requirement of a valid identity proof and official forms, as against what the State Bank of India said on May 21. https://t.co/wrm9MZrVBu

The Wire

23 May 2023 11:26

'It was friendship, ma’am,' is how many children will describe what made them step into the world of crime. | Enakshi Ganguly
https://t.co/iaY1RH7sdy

The Wire

23 May 2023 11:26

In Imphal on Monday, a few houses were set ablaze on Chassad Avenue, Imphal East District under Porompat Police Station, around 2 pm. | @YaqutAli
https://t.co/ee8lpx8zOr

The Wire

23 May 2023 18:28

One of the four cheetah cubs born in Kuno died on Tuesday, May 23, the Madhya Pradesh forest department said. The cub was weak, and the runt of the litter of four that cheetah Jwala gave birth to in the last week of March this year https://t.co/LAadOzHHMF

The Wire

23 May 2023 17:27

'These faded clothes whimper their secrets to each other.''
Read Revika Sangamita's poem for @livewire
https://t.co/N6NyIuAfsc

The Wire

23 May 2023 16:27

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar squandered no time in meeting Kejriwal, along with his deputy and RJD leader Tejaswhi Yadav, JD(U) national president Lallan Singh and RJD spokesman Manoj Jha, to amplify his support for Kejriwal. | @NalinAnant

https://t.co/78WPekXLsG

The Wire

23 May 2023 16:27

Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to hold talks with his Australian counterpart on Wednesday. That same evening, the Parliament House in Canberra is going to be the venue for the screening. https://t.co/l1Z7KTt8hL

The Wire

23 May 2023 16:27

That the gaudy pink unwanted child, born out of the whimsical demonetisation of high-value currencies in November 2016, would have to die early was always expected, writes @sritara.

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The Wire

23 May 2023 15:25

#Listen | In a podcast discussion with @bombaywallah, Congress leader @salman7khurshid said the party's performance was due to both the impact of Bharat Jodo Yatra and the local unit of the party.

https://t.co/g4DW4NjpU3

The Wire

23 May 2023 14:25

Leaders of the G7 countries in Hiroshima pledged to restrict trade in Russian diamonds — worth $4-5 billion a year — including using high-tech methods of tracing to further obstruct Moscow’s war against Ukraine.

https://t.co/8uGnSvTyMi

The Wire

23 May 2023 14:25

Martin Amis, pre-eminent novelist-critic of his generation, has died at the age of 73. His dazzling, pyrotechnic prose dominated the world of English writing from the mid-1970s through the fin de siècle. https://t.co/iABX8RyTJI

The Wire

23 May 2023 13:26

The much-anticipated G20 meeting started in Srinagar on a controversial note after five members of the powerful grouping, stayed away from the gathering, writes @Gaamuk.

https://t.co/m1FdashEjY

The Wire

23 May 2023 13:26

#Politics | Karnataka’s loss is a huge jolt to its top leadership represented by PM Narendra Modi and Shah who relentlessly employed all kinds of strategies to win one state after another in large parts of the country, writes S.N. Sahu.

https://t.co/XqVeAkdbKy

The Wire

23 May 2023 13:26

Just minutes after a ceasefire brokered by Washington and Riyadh, Sudan's warring parties continued to fight each other. Previous truces struck during the past weeks of the conflict have been repeatedly breached. https://t.co/gHrDkK2mAT

The Wire

23 May 2023 12:25

Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is using the BJP's brusque ruling style and reliance on emotive issues to build consensus among the opposition, writes @NalinAnant. https://t.co/78WPekXLsG

The Wire

23 May 2023 11:26

PM Narendra Modi had attended the G7 meeting at Hiroshima as one of the invited guests, others being the leaders of Comoros, Cook Islands, Vietnam, Indonesia, Brazil, South Korea and Australia.
https://t.co/xOb0FCX8Bm

The Wire

23 May 2023 11:26

The All India Petroleum Dealers Association said that people are trying to use the Rs 2,000 note even for small transactions, causing a shortage of change at petrol outlets.
https://t.co/9zyJQ7iGpF

The Wire

23 May 2023 11:26

Defying past conventions, the J&K administration has kept the names of the visiting delegates and their designations under wraps. | @Gaamuk
https://t.co/m1FdashEjY