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3 Indians win Wikimedia awards for helping provide free, accessible knowledge on the internet

Wikimedia Foundation, that runs the Wikipedia platform among others, annually honours volunteers who contribute to feeding it with credible information in multiple languages. 

Peshawar’s women polio workers accuse seniors of harassment, threaten to boycott vaccine drive

Female polio workers hold protest, urge heath minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa district to take note of situation that has allegedly led to some of them losing their jobs.

‘Vagina’ is top search on Bhojpuri Wikipedia, bringing vulgar songs back under scanner

ThePrint speaks to experts about a recent analysis that revealed ‘vagina’ as top search on Bhojpuri Wikipedia. The analysis comes amid worries about increasingly vulgar content in Bhojpuri songs. 

‘Biased, anti-Hindu’ — campaign begins against Wikipedia after it urges Indians to donate

Wikipedia issued a donation appeal to its Indian users on 29 June. Three days later, campaign against the website began trending on social media.

Ancient Indians most likely did not predict the arrival of bicycle

The viral Tamil Nadu bicycle inscription is probably the handiwork of mischievous restoration.

It’s actually the Drone-Acharya Award: Wikipedia page links modern tech to Mahabharata

Page on Dronacharya Awards given out to sports coaches says ‘award is named after modern day drone technology’, which ‘existed during the Mahabharata era’.

Promote Marathi language on Wikipedia, Maharashtra govt tells its employees

The exercise may give BJP an edge over its bitter ally Shiv Sena, which has projected itself as the custodian of the Marathi language in the state.

On Padmavati, Left-liberals are trapped in a catch-22 situation

Left-liberals first said Padmini wasn’t historical, but they’re the ones who emphasise ‘multiple histories’. It’s inconvenient this time, so they’re silent.

Global Pulse: Trump’s flip flop on Iran nuclear deal

Where exactly is Trump going with Iran, asked The New York Times. His administration is sending mixed messages. Trump called the nuclear deal that...

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Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.