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Indian ragas gave birth to the iconic theme tune of James Bond 007 films
Most of us have watched James Bond films. And we have also heard the iconic theme tune that introduces Bond to the audience. The tune is full of suspense and foreboding. But…
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Australia’s Deakin to set up campus in India; Will Oxford follow?
Australia’s Deakin University has become the first foreign university to have set up its campus in India. This is one of the two Universities (Deakin University and Wollongong University) which have high…
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Assembly poll results in three northeastern states encouraging for BJP
The just released Assembly poll results in three northeastern states – Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Tripura are seen as semi-finals before next year’s parliamentary elections when Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a…
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Islam, not Christianity biggest in the world
By Dr. Javed Jamil If you ask anybody or google which are the largest religions in the world, the answer will be Christianity followed by Islam. But the truth is that the…
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The glory of Charminar never ceases to amaze its admirers
By Younus Farhaan Hyderabad: Each of the Indian monuments signifies the rich heritage of ancient Incredible India, and Charminar upholds the tales and history of Hyderabad. One of the oldest monuments in…
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BJP’s victory in northeast, why no announcement for polls in J-K?
After BJP’s victory in Tripura and Nagaland, and its coalition with NPP in Meghalaya, the party’s hopes have soared very high. Its celebrations reached Srinagar and Jammu, and the BJP leadership said…
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AAP faces biggest crisis since inception
The BJP has struck such a blow to AAP that it has become a life and death situation. No wonder Kejriwal wants to cut all losses and save the party and his…
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Hyderabad must show more respect to its great sportspersons
Last month the legendary footballer of the past Tulasidas Balaram breathed his last in Kolkata. Although he was born in Ammuguda in Secunderabad, he made his name while playing in Kolkata. He…
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Israel is facing twin existential crises; what is Netanyahu doing to solve them?
By Ran Porat, Affiliate Researcher, The Australian Centre for Jewish Civilisation, Monash University Melbourne: Israel is facing one of the most serious crises in its history. And it could be the biggest…
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Press Freedom in India – Foreign correspondent’s survey spills the bean
The Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Delhi has done three surveys with a foreign journalist based in Delhi that has some startling revelation that reflects on the freedom of the press in India.…
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Manish Sisodia’s arrest provokes political slugfest
The arrest of Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi Manish Sisodia by the Central Bureau of Investigation has sharply drawn both Bharatiya Janata Party and Aap Party into a serious political battle. It…
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IOS organises two-day conference on “Indian Muslims and Plural Society”
New Delhi: Institute of Objective Studies, New Delhi, organised a two-day National Conference on “Indian Muslims and Plural Society” in hybrid mode from February 15 – 16. Inaugural session The inaugural session…
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Shoaib Akhtar’s speed record has stood for 20 years; can any bowler break it?
It was 20 years ago, during the 2003 cricket World Cup that Pakistan’s legendary fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar bowled the fastest ball ever in the history of cricket. Bowling to Nick Knight of England, he…
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Hyderabad’s pride—Banga and Montek share enviable global rise in professional life
Ajay Banga nominated by US President, Joe Biden as the next President of the World Bank and Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, the two prominently turban wearing Sikhs,…
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Kunan-Poshpora: 32 years on, justice eludes victims of mass rape
It was the night of February 23, 1991, when Indian Army soldiers conducted anti-insurgency searches in two sleepy twin villages – Kunan and Poshpora – in the Kupwara district of Jammu and…