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Kashmir: On ‘Navroz’, leech therapy used to get rid of long-time aliments
Srinagar: Every year on this day, hundreds of patients make a beeline outside leech therapy centers here in the hope of getting rid of their long-time ailments. They undergo a procedure wherein leeches…
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Ghazal faces dwindling patronage in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Is ghazal losing its shine in the city of domes and minarets? Not exactly but it has definitely taken a backseat. Although it remains a popular genre of Urdu poetry, there are not…
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J-K parties for polls, Delhi on pause mode
It is more than a consensus. All the parties in Jammu and Kashmir with flags of their own believe that the situation in the territory has improved – the ruling BJP at…
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Hyderabad’s L V Prasad Eye Institute wins Global Recognition; it has served 34.14 million people so far
In the din of politics, cricket and films a unique achievement of an Indian eye care Institution at the global level got swept into the background or virtually went unnoticed in the…
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Parliament needs reforms urgently
Just as we need reforms in many other areas, Parliament needs reforms urgently. The BJP opposed the earlier Congress Governments precisely as the Congress is following now. It includes walkouts, running to…
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India needs to re-strategize, change the narrative of stability at LAC
Given the situation at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, where the standoff between Indian and Chinese armies is nearing for fourth-year, is of no comfort to India and it…
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Nations sign UN High Seas Treaty for Ocean; Is one needed for space debris?
Vast stretches of open ocean cover two-thirds of the globe and the entire space surrounding our earth is virtually no man’s land. There are hardly any rules or regulations applying to the…
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Inside the mind of a champion; qualities that made Virat Kohli an awesome batsman
Virat Kohli has scripted a success story in cricket like no one else had done before him except perhaps the incomparable Sachin Tendulkar. In 2020, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Kohli…
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AMU Old Boys Association Lucknow took lead in forming global association of ex-Aligs
Aziz Hyder This is unique to Aligarh Muslim University that its students feel proud of continuing their association with their alma mater in whatever ways possible, even when they are no longer…
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Who is a Hindu, asks Sir Syed and explains the relationship between Hindus and Muslims
It has become a political fashion for Hindus like Mohan Bhagwat and certain Muslim opinion-makers to either provoke Muslims or laud Hinduism to enter the good books of the RSS and BIP…
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Economy and diplomacy: The writer defends Jaishankar’s ‘Common Sense’ statement on China
Ishrat Aziz India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in an interview a few days ago: “Look they (China) are a bigger economy. What am I going to do? As a smaller…
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Peace in Kashmir – need for Delhi and J&K to be on same page
There appears to be a divergence, though not as much as it may seem, the way Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir look at the definition in definition and reality in the region,…
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Zakia Mashhadi: Bulha Keh Jana Main Kaun
The tantalizing wrack up of the globalization-induced digital age turns in a swift waning of religious, cultural and ethnic identity and sets forth a new narrative of interfaith intimacy and multicultural proximity.…
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As cases against opposition leaders pile up, BJP gets campaign issue for 2024
Patna: Corruption has been a plank for BJP to further its political goals. It happened in the run up of 2014 Lok Sabha election and it appears to be happening in the…
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Fascinating Bull run of Raj Sharma: Himayatnagar, Hyderabad, to wealth corridors of America
Building a career in the US and making big money for an Indian is quite normal. But, advising and helping Americans, especially enterprises in both creating wealth and use it satisfactorily is…