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Understanding failure of Israeli intelligence in recent India-Canada crisis
While discussing the utter failure of Israeli intelligence agencies, one needs to learn a lesson from the recent development in India-Canada Relationship and the role Five Eyes played in sharing information. Five…
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Saurav Ganguly was ‘pulled up’ by President Musharraf for an unauthorized outing in Lahore
Former Indian captain Saurav Ganguly has recounted some interesting experiences of his visit to Pakistan many years ago. The Pakistani cricketers enjoyed Hyderabadi biryani now and back in 2004 it was Ganguly’s turn to…
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BJP government is on the horn of dilemma—to carry out caste-based census or not
Does India need a caste census? If conducted, will it bring positive or negative consequences? There is debate over this issue. The issue is controversial due to differing opinions on potential benefits…
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Telangana, AP politicians making a beeline for Giri Pradakshina at Arulmigu temple in TN
Hyderabad: Think of Arulmigu Annamalaiyar Temple, popularly known as Arulmigu Arunchaleswarar Temple in Tamil Nadu, Giri Pradakshina is the first thing that comes to the mind of devotees. Young and old devotees…
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Kargil Hill Council polls, first since article 370 abrogation
The results of Kargil Hill Council polls, held for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 and the creation of Ladakh as Union Territory, National Conference – a die hard Kashmir-centric…
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AP politics witnessing political family soap opera
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh politics is witnessing an unusual political family soap opera. It pertains to jailed Telugu Desam supremo and ex-CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu, his family, extended family and members of N…
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IIIT H—A golden run in 25 years
In 1998, September 4, the iconic Google Inc., now Alphabet was started in Menlo Park, California by two brilliant techies from Stanford-Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Closer home in Hyderabad on September…
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Here and Now
Say it Maulana before it is too late Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, Chairman of the All India Muslim Personal Board, has spoken to a senior journalist recently. I found some confusion in…
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Disgraceful language used in Indian Parliament
It is more than a week since Ramesh Bidhuri, a BJP member of the Lok Saba abused a fellow parliamentarian Danish Ali from the Bahujan Samaj Party, BSP, on the floor of…
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Pandit Nehru and G D Sondhi played key roles in setting up Asian Games
Indian players at the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou in China are reaping a rich harvest of medals. Amidst all the joyous celebrations it is fitting to remember the men who were instrumental…
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Huge jump in Scheduled Castes, and not Muslim, population in Bihar
The most surprising aspect of the Bihar Caste Survey is that the population of the Scheduled Castes—undoubtedly the weakest of all the social groups–witnessed a huge jump when compared to the 2011…
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Why Opposition in J&K is so desperate for polls
Why Opposition Parties in Jammu and Kashmir are desperate for all sorts of elections? If some think that it is due to their urge to clinch the electoral battles in their favour, it…
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The Nizam and Swaraj: Osman Ali Khan’s ‘Indianness’ was never in doubt
By Mohammed Ayub Khan Toronto (Canada): The characterization of Hyderabad’s integration into the Indian Union as ‘liberation’ is a problematic proposition. It is based on a selective and simplistic understanding of history…
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Frequent elections do not impede pace of development in democracies
If frequent elections come in the way of development of any country and distract the attention of the government machinery (as is being argued by the Bharatiya Janata Party bigwigs) then the…
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Hyderabad’s M R Baig who coached many of India’s famous cricketers is no more
A pall of gloom descended upon cricket lovers of the twin cities when news broke that one of the most widely respected and senior most cricket coaches of Hyderabad, Mirza Rahmatullah Baig…