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BWF World Championships begin today with PV Sindhu-Ayush Shetty: Can India turn home advantage into badminton glory?
BWF World Championships begin today with PV Sindhu-Ayush Shetty: Can India turn home advantage into badminton glory?
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The BWF World Championships begin in New Delhi today, with PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty and rising star Ayush Shetty leading India's medal hopes. For Sindhu, there is ...
Ashok Dham Stampede Explained: What Triggered the Crush That Killed 7 Devotees in Bihar?
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Two trains reportedly delivered a sudden wave of pilgrims, a barricade buckled and rumours of a fallen electrical pole ignited panic. Within minutes, seven devotees were dead. The precise trigger rema ...
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez got married in their living room, but the big wedding is still to come
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Professional footballer Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez have quietly married in an intimate ceremony at their home in Cascais, Portugal. But the private vows were only the beginning: the coup ...
NTA in spotlight again as it orders re-tests after UGC-NET errors
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The re-examination will be held for English, Commerce and Sociology papers on September 9 and 10
Tropical Storm Lala is Leaving Hawaii. Why its Blackouts and Flood Threat Are Not
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The storm never made landfall and has weakened from a hurricane. It still flooded roads, tore into homes and knocked out power to more than 200,000 electricity customers. As Lala moves away, Hawaii is ...
Barcelona just stole Rodri from Real Madrid: The Transfer That Could Change Spain’s Biggest Rivalry
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Barcelona have won the race for Manchester City’s Rodri, with the 2024 Ballon d’Or winner set to return to Spain after seven seasons in England. Real Madrid had also been interested in the midfielder, ...
No Excuses, Few Answers: Cummins Concedes Australia Were Outplayed, Ponting Says Change Is ‘Inevitable'
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Australia arrived prepared and still collapsed for 198, conceded a 228-run lead and lost to Bangladesh by nine wickets. Pat Cummins says there are “no excuses”. Ricky Ponting has gone a step further: ...
Trump Cuts US-South Korea Military Drills: What Changes and Why Kim Jong Un Matters
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Hours before 18,000 South Korean troops were due to begin Ulchi Freedom Shield, Trump ordered the Pentagon to “substantially reduce” the exercises. He cited their cost, his relationship with Kim Jong ...
Farmers’ Delhi March 2026: Why Khanauri Is Barricaded and What the India-US Trade Deal Has to Do With It
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A small group planned to walk 228 kilometres from the Punjab-Haryana border to Delhi. Five layers of barricades stopped it at the starting line. Behind the standoff lies a much larger battle over chea ...
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14 Aug 2026 - Vol 05 | Issue 33

Freedom Issue 2026

Shashi Tharoor on being radical liberal | Ram Madhav on how Gandhi used his Hinduism | TCA Raghavan on a diplomat's travels in history | Sumana Roy on the novel beyond the Booker | Carlo Pizzati on the dissolution of Borders
Behold Gandhi the Hindu: How Sanatana Dharma Shaped India’s Independence Movement and Nationalism
Testament of a Radical Liberal
Freedom Issue 2026: Editor's Note
The Capital of Mobilisation: Delhi and the unfinished argument of the Republic