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Demolition man David Warner gains strength from Hyderabadi biryani; wipes out Pak
David Warner could well be called the Master Blaster of the Australian team. But the Aussies have given him another name. The hard hitting batter is called The Bull. But he has other…
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Iconic Indian writer R K Narayan honed his skills by reading great works of literature
It is difficult to imagine that R.K. Narayan, the author who is hailed as one of the most proficient of India’s writers, once failed an English examination. It happened when he was…
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Imran Pratapgarhi uses Iqbal’s ‘Lab pe aati hai dua…’ to portray plight of Palestinians
Hyderabad: As the Israel-Palestine war rages on, poet, Imran Pratapgarhi, comes out firing on all cylinders. And he does it with the only weapon at his disposal- lyrical prowess. He succeeds in…
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BRS takes Bathukamma to Solapur; Kavitha to head festivities
Hyderabad: Bathukamma, Telangana’s famed festival, goes to Solapur, the land of textiles in Maharashtra for the first time. Bharat Jagruthi headed by TRS MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha is organising the “Bathukamma Sambaralu” at…
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Growing demand for caste census is testimony to deepening democracy in India
Bihar has set a national agenda by releasing caste census and it is being debated all over the country. Though this has been talked about over the years, it has assumed centrality…
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Indian space odyssey: A look into ISRO’s upcoming space expeditions
India cemented its position as one of the leaders in the space exploration when it successfully landed Chandrayaan-3 on August 23. India became the fourth country to achieve successful landing on the…
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Legislature remains exempt from efforts to empower the marginalised
By Tanvi Rupakula In August, the Supreme Court took a step forward in combating gender bias embedded in legal language and court proceedings by flagging a list of terms, stereotypes, and phrases…
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Battle Telangana: KCR pushes KTR, Harish Rao in front to take on Congress and BJP
Hyderabad: With stakes high, a multi-political star cast battle is on in the third election in Telangana State. Unlike in the past when a single leader used to steer the party, all…
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Sir Syed demanded Muslims move forward with times
I wrote the following passages in 2015. This was discovered by a friend in her files. She sent it to me on the condition that I will not be naming her if…
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Upending Male Gaze: Sir Syed
Notwithstanding the widespread admiration for propagating modern education among Muslims and bringing about fundamental and multiple reforms and occasional renunciation for siding with the British too often, Sir Syed(1817-1897) projected as the…
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What is changing in Kashmir politics?
In the middle of campaign for Assembly elections in five states, Kashmir politics is taking a newer shape, in which the separatists of yesteryear are collaging under the banner of the parties…
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Not a single Jew or Muslim killed in first 1,300 years of living together
At this point of time, it is hard for common people to accept the fact that not a single Muslim or Jew lost life in any conflict between them in any battlefield…
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Communal emotions flare up during India-Pak clash in Ahmedabad; vitiate spirit of sports
On the morning of the India-Pakistan clash in the ICC World Cup, the former India international cricketer Mohammad Kaif who represented India in 125 ODI matches and 13 Tests had a word of…
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Telangana Congress quits ‘one family, one ticket’ principle; triggers wars in its fold
Hyderabad: Congress has once again dumped its famed Udaipur Declaration of “one family, one ticket.” Mynampally Hanumanth Rao, Malkajgiri MLA, who quit Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) recently after the party denied ticket…