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Keep your immunity in check with 6 flavourful ice teas

New Delhi: As summer approaches, get your sunglasses and sunscreen ready because National Iced Tea Month is quickly approaching. When it comes to chilled beverages, iced tea has always been at the…
Mangoes are here again; they are India’s most delicious gift to the world

What is the national fruit of India? The answer may not be known to most people. But it would not be too difficult to guess the answer. It is none other than…

Post Congress fiasco, where will Prashant Kishor go to next?

Kingshuk Nag Prashant Kishor better known as PK made his appearance in the Indian political firmament circa 2010. A Bihari, a bhumihar, PK was working for an UN agency in West Africa…
Justice must prevail to ensure social and economic development

Dr Mohammad Manzoor Alam The development of any society and country depends on the delivery of justice. Social justice, harmony in society and the prevention of riots guarantee the progress and growth…
Hyderabad: Outside the ‘system’, inter-state migrants make footpaths home

Hyderabad: It is looked down upon by members of Debari community when a girl is unmarried after the age of 16. However, Pooja, 17 years old, has gone against the odds to…
Kangri cancer cases on the rise in Kashmir

Srinagar: Kangri or Kangaer, an earthenware pot containing burning coal encased in a wicker basket, is an inexpensive way to keep warm during the harsh winters of Kashmir. The combination of the…
TRS going national appears to be a gimmick; KCR is unsure of how to take on Congress and BJP

“Desh Kay Neta KCR” – this was the slogan that reverberated in the Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) at Madhapur in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The posters and banners that were put up…

Golden jubilee of Indira Gandhi’s land reforms

Indira Gandhi took the initiative to convene Chief Ministers Conference on Land Reforms in 1969. The idea was to evolve a national consensus and to urge the States to enact Land Reforms…
Irrfan Khan became an international name based on his talents, nothing else

Nowadays it is a trend for most film actors to build muscles and create an image of a macho men. There are very few actors who do not follow this ideology and rely…
M F Husain—I have not decided yet to sell his autograph yet

Yes Bank’s co-founder Rana Kapoor, currently cooling his heels in jail for a Rs 5000 crore fraud, has reportedly revealed to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) that he was forced to buy a…
Once the bulldozer is let loose—everything in its wake is destroyed

By Brinda Karat The bulldozers in Jahangirpuri which flattened shops, the front portion of a masjid, and destroyed the livelihoods of scores of people, have temporarily been stopped. I say temporary because…
Blurry relations between I-Pac and PK worries Congress leaders

Kalyani Shankar Eyebrows are raised at the news of Poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s I- Pac inking a poll strategy pact with the Telangana Rashtra Samithi TRS) even as he is just about…
What next after PM’s call to Kashmiri youth to foster bond of trust

Arun Joshi A question has cropped up, what now after Prime Minister Narendra Modi directly addressed the youth of Kashmir and assured them that they will not have to undergo the miseries…
More than a Hagiographical Account

Shafey Kidwai What binds the fifteen iconic texts, “High school English Grammar and Composition” (Wren and Martin,1935),” Arithmetic” (Jadav Chandra Chakravarty, 1890), “Algebra (Jadav Chandra Chakravarty,1912), ” An Introduction to the study…
With IPL viewership dropping, Indian cricket needs new heroes to retain fans

Recent television viewership surveys have shown a worrying situation for the ongoing IPL cricket tournament. For the second week in succession, the viewership of the IPL tournament has decreased. According to the financial daily Mint, the…