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Falling fertility rates
By Nahia Hussain and Amir Ullah Khan As per the National Family Health Survey released earlier this year, India’s fertility rate has fallen from 2.2 in 2015-16 to 2.0 in 2019-21. The…
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Why upcoming assembly elections in five states are crucial?
Kalyani Shankar By Kalyani Shankar Election Commission has sounded the poll bugle for Assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Punjab, Manipur, and Uttarakhand. BJP is ruling in four of the five states…
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Explainer: Why are people protesting in Kazakhstan?
Over 160 people have died so far in Kazakhstan due to the ongoing crisis in the country. People are protesting over various issues including fuel price hike, inequality among others. Kazakhstan’s president…
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Back to nature: Call from pulpit
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: Was it a Friday sermon or a health talk? This question puzzled the congregation at Masjide Teenposh the other day. Khutba-e-Juma or the Friday sermon is the occasion when…
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Should my child have a COVID vaccine? Here’s what can happen when parents disagree
By Nicholas Wood | The Conversation Sydney: Australian children aged 5-11 are eligible to receive their COVID-19 vaccine from Sunday. For many parents, vaccinating their child is a shared decision with both…
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Hyderabad: This cafe in Tolichowki is run by women for women
Hyderabad: Have you ever heard of a place that is only for women and run by women? Well, there is one in Hyderabad’s Tolichowki’s Aditya Nagar by the name Pearls Square Café.…
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How Hindutva is engulfing little traditions of India
Little traditions like spirit worshiping are prevalent all over India. These spirits do not have a physical form and are not part of the Hindu pantheon of the idol-worshiping tradition. These spirits…
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Former NRI Zafarullah Khan passes away
Hyderabad: Mohammed Zafarullah Khan, a well known social activist of Hyderabad, has passed away on Friday after a series of bouts of illness in the last few months. According to his friend…
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Djokovic’s Australian Open career in jeopardy owing to inept handling of confusing rules
Abhijit Sen Gupta L’Affaire Djokovic has become a huge worldwide controversy that has divided opinions sharply. While fans of the Serbian superstar are fuming with anger at the treatment that has been…
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Google honours educator Fatima Sheikh on her 191st anniversary
On January 9, this year Google Doodle celebrates the country’s first Muslim woman educator, Fatima Sheikh, on her 191st Birthday. Google celebrates renowned personalities on their birthdays dedicating a special doodle to…
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Test that can detect Omicron variant now available in market
Hyderabad: RT-PCR test is on everybody’s mind especially under the current circumstances of a COVID-19 third wave in the country. Taking this a step ahead, an updated technology analyzer is now available…
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Hanif Mohammad and his brothers took Pakistan cricket to great heights
Abhijit Sen Gupta On January 8th, 1959, the legendary Pakistani batsman Hanif Mohammad began an innings that went into the pages of cricket history as one of the greatest innings ever played.…
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Tantalizing not titillating—A whiff of bold narrative from Pakistan
M. Shafey Kidwai Despite being primarily perceived as a demonic, grotesque and religiously and socially deplorable way to seek hedonistic pleasure, promiscuity or voracious sexuality bolsters female power of self-assertion. It is…