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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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Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.