A joint report by ILO and UNICEF warns that child labour has risen to 160 million – a significant increase in two decades. Governments, corporates, and customers have a responsibility to not remain ...

The proposed division of Delhi into an autonomous National Capital District and the State of Delhi will meet the twin objectives of keeping the national capital in the jurisdiction of the Central ...

The Wire is run by a non-profit foundation and we need your support to keep our newsroom running. The documents hint at more give-and-take in the scribal environment than the one-way “imperial” ...

Last week's controversial memo came as the government negotiates a power-sharing deal with the Taliban, and critics said it recalled rules the group imposed during its 1990s rule, when it banned girls ...

Measures taken to contain the rise in domestic violence cases during the lockdown are grossly insufficient and portray the government’s apathy towards victims.

I cannot speak against the murder of Hayat Baloch or the kidnapping of Taj Joyo's son in Pakistan because it will hurt the fragile pride of the country and I do not wish to partake in the dishonour.

The Wire is run by a non-profit foundation and we need your support to keep our newsroom running. Sticky issues such as delivering on the $100 billion Green Climate Fund are also likely to be ...

India has faced a number of trade restrictions but has also been alleged to have violated the multilateral framework under the WTO.

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Factors ranging from the lack of upkeep of irrigation lifelines to changing climate came together this season to orchestrate ...

While hijabi Muslim women are asked to be secular, practices of Hinduism have been secularised in the name of ‘Indian culture’.

The Wire is run by a non-profit foundation and we need your support to keep our newsroom running. "My ration card is registered in Bihar. It is of no use in Srinagar. What do I do?," a migrant worker ...