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Urgent, stringent steps needed to ensure safety of India’s women athletes
Sport is about sportsmanship and fair play. However not everyone involved with sports, as a player, official or coach, upholds the high principles of sport. Women players have to contend with many…
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Confusion grips AIMIM in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
With the first phase of elections due on April 19 uncertainty seems to be gripping All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen in Bihar. On the other hand, it is not yet clear as to…
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BJP strategy in AP–heads we win, tails you lose
Heads we win, tails you lose. This seems to be the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) strategy in the Lok Sabha polls for 2024 in Andhra Pradesh. Surprised? By the looks of it,…
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Tragic tale of India’s first ever opening batsman Janardan Navle in Test cricket
Since it began in 2008, the IPL has transformed cricket into a high octane, entertainment packed spectacle that attracts millions of viewers worldwide and generates millions of dollars. As a result, IPL cricketers…
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BJP’s ‘India Shining’ poll drive failed so was ‘Chowkidar chor hai’ of Congress; what slogan will work in Poll ’24?
It is election season in 64 countries, such as India, the US, the UK and the European Union. Political advertising is increasing worldwide. Political parties and candidates often use negative campaigns to…
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Rare scientist K R Rao pioneered Remote Sensing in India; he infused music in his unstoppable work
If India has emerged today amongst the global leaders in remote sensing satellite technology and data, a good part of the credit should go to Wing Commander (retired) K R Rao. As…
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Skyroot Aerospace successfully test fires Stage-2 of Vikram-1 orbital rocket
Skyroot Aerospace, the Hyderabad-based, space startup had moved one step closer to realising the development of its Vikram-1 launch vehicle. Vikram-1, expected to be ready by end of 2024 will be the…
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Empowering women: A call to action for inclusive growth
By Moumita Barman and Vajra Zayara The recent National Conference on Gender and Inclusion on 14 March 2024 marked a significant milestone as it convened leaders, experts, and activists to address the…
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India to launch trials on new TB vaccine; Hyderabad firm Bharat Biotech takes lead
TB or Tuberculosis, the once dreaded disease, continues to remain a top killer in India. BCG, the only available vaccine is over a hundred years old. The multi-drug therapy, though quite effective…
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How the last few Seviyah makers of Hyderabad are keeping the craft alive
Hyderabad: In the tiny lanes of Chaderghat, Dabeerpura, Yakutpura, Golconda, and Langer Houz, families work for weeks in the holy month of Ramzan to make vermicelli (seviyah). While branded buying seviyah from…
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Rooh Afza: Soulful saga of iconic summer drink transcends borders
Jeddah: For over a century, people in India and Pakistan have relished Rooh Afza, a cooling squash with rose fragrance and crimson shade. The syrup was developed by Hakeem Hafeez Abdul Majeed,…
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Khalid Ansari, ex-owner-editor of Inquilab and Mid Day returns to Mumbai for charity work
Over three decades ago, I knocked at the office door of Khalid Ansari’s son Tarique Ansari (Tarique Bhai) in Mumbai. Then Khalid Ansari Sahab was too big for a young Bihari boy…
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MP: 17 held for celebrating Pakistan cricket win found innocent after 6 years
Six years after a group of 17 Muslim men, including two minors, who were wrongly accused of celebrating Pakistan’s victory in a cricket match in June 2017, a Madhya Pradesh court found…
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LS Polls: Opportunity for Pakistan to prove responsible neighbor
Lok Sabha elections in India offer a grand opportunity to Pakistan to demonstrate that it is a responsible neighbor, and if it does so it can re-open a door for dialogue with…