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Bogey of blasphemy must not be allowed to unleash mindless violence, says Sir Syed
Sir Syed (1817-1898) was rarely recognized beyond being the founder of the Aligarh Muslim University. It is hardly known that his narrative of reason, set about more than 150 years ago, can…
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Maharashtra polls: Raj Thackeray punctures promises being made by major political outfits.
In competitive politics which is at its sharpest, politicians seldom tell the people that what is expected is not possible. They promise the moon when on the stump but seldom deliver. It…
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Firoze Shakir: The saffron clad ‘Sufi’ photographer of Bombay
Hyderabad: Street photography today is a lot more accessible thanks to smart phones and also due to social media and the easy access to technology. But back when the internet was still…
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Judging judges: Judiciary should be seen as above reproach or else it would cause dismay
How ought judges to be judged? How ought they to be selected? Why these questions now? Well, on occasion we have learnt of judges who immediately after their retirement became members of…
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Maharashtra polls: Unfolding of unusual contours
Two political parties that split just over two years ago, the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party, are fighting the splinter group and they see it as an existential battle. It…
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Banned drugs continue to be sold, prescribed, and purchased in open market
Earlier in August, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) issued a ban on 156 fixed-dose combination drugs (FDC), citing safety concerns. These included antibiotics, vitamins, anti-pyrectics, and blood pressure medications.…
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Following defeat in Haryana, Congress is cautious in dealing with INDIA partners
The Grand Old Congress Party faces criticism from its INDIA coalition partners for mishandling the recent Haryana Assembly polls, allowing the BJP to win for a third time despite ten years of…
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New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel could be the danger man for India
New Zealand’s cricket team, or the Black Caps / Kiwis as they are called, have arrived in India for a three match Test series which is to begin from Oct 16 in…
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Forgotten legacy of Urdu in modern medicine: Abid Moiz pays tribute to lost heritage
Hyderabad: It now remains just the language of poets and dreamers. Time was when Urdu was the medium of instruction for study of medicine. Usually, people jump to the conclusion that it…
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Who are the men behind Nitish Reddy’s phenomenal rise in Indian cricket ?
The city of Visakhapatnam is known as the Jewel of the East Coast because of its picturesque surroundings and natural beauty. But people in distant corners of India now associate the city…
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Demonization, not just isolation of Jats worked for the BJP in Haryana
More than the Congress Party it was the defeat of the journalistic fraternity and political pundits of all hue and colour in Haryana as almost all of them had till 10:00 on…
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Big cat: Scoop the poop for tales of Tiger tummy
Tigers look alluring in their fabulous striped pelt marvellously coloured in shades of reddish-orange. Their sharp stare can send a shiver of terror into your body. However, their powerful presence is not…
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Chaupal panchayat of WhatsApp University: Why has social media become an addiction?
A long-time journalist friend after a prolonged marathon of playing with words and scribbling hundreds of stories on national and international events had a nagging doubt early in the morning and raised…
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Mental well-being needs to get centre stage in health management
By Seema Kumar and Prachi RaturiAs journalists we often get beats to cover. From politics to education to health to lifestyle to crime to now even social media, we hear. News and…
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Young Shreyas’s chess skills saved his family from deportation
There are plenty of examples where a player’s sports skills enabled him or her to earn a good living and lifted their family out of poverty. But an unusual case has now…
