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STATUE BUILDING IN A HURRY
Within a month of its collapse, the Maharashtra Government has initiated a tendering process to build a new statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji on the Rajkot Fort in south Konkan coast and it…
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Which tune will Sri Lanka’s new President sing, Indian or Chinese?
Greetings poured in congratulating the newly elected President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, popularly known as ‘AKD’. The Marxist-Leninist leader was sworn in on Monday as the ninth President by the…
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India-Sri Lanka: Shared heritage and complex challenges
India-Sri Lanka relations date back to centuries. The bi-lateral relationships between the two nations are multifaceted. Language, religion, shared cultural heritage, and traditions play an important role in stitching the bond between…
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History of the birth of chess in India and its world wide proliferation
It is difficult to describe India’s extraordinary twin triumphs in the Chess Olympiad in mere words. Our young men and women have come out on top in a tournament in which 190…
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Ashwin is proving to be India’s trump card in his role of spin bowling all rounder
A cricket fan once remarked that Ravichandran Ashwin has as many blades in his game as a Swiss army knife has in its hilt. That is an apt way to describe the cricketer…
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Cost of control: Government fact-checking and fight for Free Speech
In February 2021, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting [MIB] proposed amendments to the Information Technology [IT] Act 2000 to enhance regulation on online content through Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics…
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Israel: From leading ‘exporter’ to ‘importer’ of arms
If Israel is really a leading exporter of the military equipment of the world where is the need for it to buy arms from India, which till sometimes back actually was among…
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Hyderabad psychologists urge reducing stigma around workplace stress
The death of a 23-year-old fresher at Ernst & Young (EY), just four months into her job, reportedly due to overwhelming workplace stress, has sparked widespread outrage, highlighting the toxic work culture…
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Cost of free speech: Legal battles, fines, and political fallout
How free is ‘free speech’ guaranteed by the Constitution? Or how expensive is free speech in the free world? Do the rights guaranteed for speech in the Constitution come at a price?…
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Ashwin is proving to be India’s trump card in his role of spin bowling all rounder
A cricket fan once remarked that Ravichandran Ashwin has as many blades in his game as a Swiss army knife has in its hilt. That is an apt way to describe the…
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World Rhino Day: The Triumph and Trials of India’s Rhinoceros
Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad, established sixty-five years ago in 1959 and inaugurated in 1963, is a sprawling landscape in 380 acres. It is uniquely located abutting the historic Mir-Alam Tank a wonderful…
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One Nation One Election: Year-long process can stall India’s growth
The only likely impact of the One Nation One Election policy—if ever implemented—is that the ruling party politicians will have to cut the ribbons of various developmental projects on the poll eve once every…
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Rafia Nausheen’s Shaheen Bagh ke Naghme: Power of protest poetry
Hyderabad: The Shaheen Bagh protest has become a powerful symbol of resistance in modern India, transforming the narrative around Muslim women and their role in activism. The peaceful sit-in, which lasted from…
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Arthur Conan Doyle: The sporting life of Sherlock Holmes’ creator
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the famous creator of Sherlock Holmes, wrote 56 short stories and four novels about his intrepid detective. But in the midst of his prolific writing career, he also…
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Cricket against crime: Mexican prisons use the game as a therapy to reform prisoners.
There was a time when cricket was known to be a game that stood for principles of honesty and fair play. A crooked deed used to be described by Englishmen as “not…
