- Opinions
Lessons from Karnataka elections: Perform or perish
The Indian electorate has matured and it is not getting side tracked into caste, communal and other emotive issues raised by wily politicians at time of elections. If you have not performed…
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BJP’s loss would mean rejection of ‘double engine sarkar’ in Karnataka?
Double-engine government (the same party BJP in the centre and the same party in the state), if BJP loses in Karnataka, may lose its only engine (government) in southern India. Actually the…
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Anointment of Prince Charles as monarch deeply religious
While enlightened intellectuals of India scoff at traditions and rituals it is of interest to note the Coronation ceremony of Britain’s new King Charles III, is full of traditions and religion. A…
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Godfather of artificial intelligence warns against future growth of AI
Science fiction writers have been portraying for a long the doomsday scenario of machines ruling the world and taking over from humans. However, when a person like Geoffrey Hinton who has given…
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America must act with restraint in North and South Korea relations
America must act with restraint and not embroil itself in the duel of words between South and North Korea, because US involvement will necessarily have wider international ramifications. Recently North Korea’s Kim…
- India
Pro Khalistan bid nipped in bud: Amritpal Singh arrested
India has shown that it would not tolerate any attempt at insurgency or re-growth of the erstwhile Khalistan demand in its Punjab state. The arrest in Punjab and swift despatch to Dibrugarh…
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Sachin Pilot must enhance his market value
Sachin Pilot’s antics in Rajasthan are making headlines no longer. A constantly aggrieved Sachin on a day-long fast purportedly trying to focus on corruption during Vasundhara Raje’s tenure and pointing out that…
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US: Two black representatives demanding stricter gun control expelled from house in Tennessee
It’s shocking what is happening in the oldest democracy, the USA. Some days back, three nine-year-old children and three adults were killed when a transgender woman with a gun went spraying bullets…
- World
Christina Hammock Koch to be first woman to go around the moon
US astronaut Christina Hammock Koch will be the envy of all women in the world as she becomes the first woman to go around the moon. While men have journeyed to moon…
- World
Michael Schumacher’s formula one Ferrari to be auctioned
Think of fast sports cars and driver. The one name which immediately comes to mind is Michael Schumacher and Formula One Ferrari. That Formula One Ferrari which made Michael Schumacher a household…
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School shootings: Bane of United States of America
The United States of America must make an all-out effort to root out school shootings which are really giving it a bad name globally. In the last two decades, the number of…
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Rahul disqualifiction to haunt BJP
The alacrity with which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from Lok Sabha is likely to haunt the BJP for a long time to come. Already being criticized for their alleged…
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Nations sign UN High Seas Treaty for Ocean; Is one needed for space debris?
Vast stretches of open ocean cover two-thirds of the globe and the entire space surrounding our earth is virtually no man’s land. There are hardly any rules or regulations applying to the…
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Role of women in formation of Telangana
The role of women in any society is no less than men though it is usually not highlighted in the way it should be. Women’s Day, celebrated on March 8, thus gives…
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Australia’s Deakin to set up campus in India; Will Oxford follow?
Australia’s Deakin University has become the first foreign university to have set up its campus in India. This is one of the two Universities (Deakin University and Wollongong University) which have high…