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Cricket: Rohit Sharma’s batting and captaincy are under fire; needs to improve now
The debacle in the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy series has focussed attention on several hurdles that are facing India. Perhaps the most important of these is the ineffective captaincy…
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Gain for the US, and Israel in Syria, not for Turkey
Only a politically naïve person—or a fool–would believe that the people of Syria and Turkey and not the United States (which has a base not very far away from Damascus) and Israel…
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Maharashtra and J&K: Story of two states, two models of capital shifts
All Jammu and Kashmir political parties want to revive the Darbar move, a biannual shuffling of the state capital between Srinagar and Jammu – the valley and the plains – but it…
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New Hindustan, old Muslim: Beyond annoyance and discrimination
It looks incredible. In the contemporary world of opulence created upon empowerment and entitlement, innumerable people and religious, ethnic, and linguistic communities tend to see themselves as perpetual victims of denial and…
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Blending medicine and mirth: Abid Moiz highlights doctor-writers and Urdu humour
Hyderabad: It is nothing short of a challenge to read what doctors write. Try as much as you can, you can’t decipher their writing. In most cases, one will throw up his…
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Cricket: Each memorabilia belonging to legendary Don Bradman has an interesting story
Cricketing ties between India and Australia got a boost when the cap that was worn by Sir Donald Bradman during a match against India in 1948, was sold at an auction recently.…
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The ‘deputy’s’ is a political office, not constitutional; Maharashtra has two of them
When Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde were sworn in as ‘deputy chief ministers’ of Maharashtra, they were being sworn into positions that had no mention in the constitution. They were, as courts,…
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Telangana State has a new Talli; BRS opposes it
Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who is trying hard to establish his mark in the Congress-ruled State, has installed a new Telangana Talli (mother goddess for the people of Telangana) at the…
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President Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter could open Pandora’s Box
Last week, Americans and people worldwide were stunned by the news that President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden. This clemency controversy was significant because Hunter Biden, a family member, contributed…
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Cricket: Vinod Kambli’s ruined career is a caution for all aspiring youngsters
It is sad to see that a talented cricketer’s life is in ruins today because of a combination of ill health, bad luck, and a drinking problem. The unfortunate man who is…
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Baten Gay to Jeeten Gay: Divided We Win, United You Lose
The unprecedented delay of 12 days in formation of the government by the National Democratic Alliance in Maharashtra has ultimately confirmed that the ruling coalition registered a historic victoryeven though it was…
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Let us look beyond temples, mosques
As I sat at the neighbourhood café (in Mumbai) this December 6 afternoon, sipping black coffee, TV memories of another December 6, 32 years ago, flooded back. The feeling can be summed…
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Is the Congress government in Telangana returning to the days of killing Maoists?
Hyderabad: There have been about 40 alleged police encounters with armed cadres of the banned CPI (Maoist), resulting in the killing of nearly 100 ‘comrades’ since the formation of Telangana State in…
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Prof. Suleman Siddiqui takes people on the journey of Sufism through ages
Hyderabad: With the passage of time Sufism has lost its puritanical spirit. Today it has descended into taifa (saint cult hood) phase. The body remains but the soul is gone. Sufism, with its…
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Nicobar Islanders linked to South Asia; their ancestry is 5000 years old
Andaman and Nicobar Islands fascinate us for two unique features—natural beauty and the ancestry of the inhabitants. Studies, especially based on DNA fingerprinting, suggest that the first group of aboriginals on the…
