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India, the largest exporter of manpower, does not have a migration policy
Last year (2021-22), India received $ 89 billion worth of foreign exchange (Forex) from NRIs. This is 3 percent of the country’s GDP. The population of NRIs worldwide is 2.5 crore. Most…
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When a wish gets fulfilled
A famous dialogue of Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan from the film Om Shanti Om goes: “Kehte hain agar kisi cheez ko dilse chaho toh puri kainaat usse tumse milane ki koshish…
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Guntur’s Kollur mine: Story of Kohinoor’s most probable home
Kohinoor changes yet another pair of hands with the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, its owner for the last 70 years. King Charles III inherited the world’s most coveted diamond from his…
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Motivational speaker playing tennis without a net
A couple of weeks back listening to a motivational speaker at an educational merit award function in the city the American bard Robert Frost’s quote,” playing tennis without a net” popped out…
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MMA battles lack charisma of Khabib; he was like Muhammad Ali of boxing
Ever since he left the MMA circuit, the absence of Khabib Nurmagomedov has been sorely felt. No one has been able to replace the charismatic Khabib in performance as well as in…
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Hyderabad State: Let’s remember the people for a moment
September 17 feels different this year. Different terms – integration, liberation, surrender – are being used to depict how the curtains came down on the mighty State of Hyderabad. Different dates are…
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Revisiting the saga of Hyderabad State’s integration into India with a fresh perspective
The political parties and social organizations have their own version of politics construed as history. Disciples of history today are subjected to political needs. Ironically, Hyderabad’s history and its integration with Indian…
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Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf is no more but his controversial career will not be forgotten
Former cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday in Lahore where he was running a business. He was 66 years old and had been…
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Asaf Jahi Nizams – The real architects of modern Hyderabad
Ahmed Shareef Askander Hyderabad – The city of Pearls & Diamonds decades before the arrival & boom of silicon industry was worldwide known for its wealth & riches. The credit for laying the…
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Hyderabad: Table Tennis giant-killer in the making?
Hyderabad: Satya Aspathi loves to punch above her weight. The sprightly paddler recently knocked out older rivals to clinch four titles, all in higher age groups. Even 2022 Commonwealth Games mixed doubles…
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Stunning growth of tourism in Kashmir fills strategic gaps
Tourism in the post-Article 370 abrogation has emerged as a strategic asset for stakeholders in Kashmir as more than two million arrivals till ending August have changed the way tourism was looked…
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Muslims arrested, Hindus untouched for violence in MP town
Bhopal: Anti- Muslim violence has come to light from Udaipura town in Raisen district Madhya Pradesh, during the Ganesh idol immersion procession. The incident took place on the night of September 10,…