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Controversy surrounding ‘Phule’: Are Indian cinegoers becoming more intolerant?
There was a Mahatma before Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was given that honorific by Ravindranath Tagore in 1915. Jyotirao Phule, also known as Jyotiba Phule, was bestowed with that at a public meeting…
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Opinion: MS Dhoni, a legend of his time, has overstayed his welcome
In the emotionally supercharged world of modern sport, it doesn’t take long for a player to be transformed from a hero into a villain. Just a few bad performances can change the…
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Charlie Chaplin had to run away from the US when he was treated as a Communist sympathiser
In the following examples, there is a small comfort for those students who are being dumped into the detention centres of the United States or deported to their respective countries or flown…
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Development or prosperity? Hyderabad’s forests ask a bigger question
By Anjana Divakar Somewhere between the sleek glass towers of Hyderabad’s IT corridor and the ever-expanding urban sprawl lies a vanishing piece of the city’s soul—its forests. The clearing of nearly 400…
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Cricket: Irfan Pathan’s sacking reflects BCCI’s intolerance for ‘contrary’ opinions
The ongoing 2025 season of the IPL has thrown up quite a few surprises, not only in the field but also in the commentators’ box. For the first time, we are seeing…
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MANUU to hold job mela for teachers on April 20
Hyderabad: The Job Mela for teachers will be held at Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) on 20th April 2025. The students of MANUU (Regular & Distance) modes and other qualified candidates…
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Beyond GDP: Building an inclusive India
By Anandini Gupta India is now the 5th largest economy in the world. This narrow GDP-centric metric is often mistakenly understood as a representation of the progress and growth of the country…
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Cricket: Unsung Aussie batsman Johnny Taylor was Don Bradman’s role model
When he was playing, Sir Don Bradman was the idol of every young cricketer. But who was Bradman’s idol? That is a question which many people will find difficult to answer. Well,…
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Punjab Assembly goes live with digital access to its archives
The Legislative Assembly of Punjab has achieved a first of its kind. It has gone live with digital access to the public of all its archives from 1947. Using a search engine,…
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These are stressful times, taking the nation beyond the point of no return?
I remember a movie in which the commissioner of police tells his subordinate to bash up a detainee to get him to confess. The indignant detainee, with full awareness of what the…
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The other side of digital India: Exclusion, inequality and politics of access
By Moumita Barman As India races to digitise everything from welfare delivery to citizenship documentation, the promise of Digital India is proclaimed as a great equaliser—bridging divides, bringing governance closer to the…
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Trump’s latest round of tariffs poised to go into effect. Here’s what we know
New York: President Donald Trump has launched tariff wars with nearly all of America’s trading partners. And there’s no end in sight. A number of sweeping new taxes on goods from other…
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IPL: Sunrisers Hyderabad has sunk to the bottom; can it climb back?
After a brilliant start, Sunrisers Hyderabad has hit a rough patch in the ongoing 2025 IPL tournament. After four losses in a row, SRH is lying at the bottom of the points…
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Masjid-e-Baqi: Where souls rise and burdens fall
Hyderabad: In an era where places of worship are often viewed solely as spiritual sanctuaries, Masjid-e-Baqi in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, stands out as a revolutionary model of holistic community service. Situated on…
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Six AMU Students get placement in major firms
Aligarh: Six students from the Faculty of Commerce and Management, Aligarh Muslim University, have secured placements in reputed companies during the campus recruitment drives organized by the Training and Placement Office (General). The…
