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Rethinking Women’s Reservation Bill–A call for bottom-up empowerment
By Moumita Barman The recent introduction of the Women’s Reservation Bill of 2023 in the Indian Parliament marks a significant step towards gender parity in politics. This legislation, also known as the…
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Skyroot Aerospace, flying into higher orbit
For the Hyderabad headquartered, Skyroot Aerospace, a trailblazer, spacetech startup, October has turned out to be a rollicking month of achievements and action. Three major developments promise to hurtle it into the…
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‘Sky’ was the limit at party hosted by Nizam’s PM Asman Jah in 1890; fun, revelry ruled the night
After the uprising of 1857 against British rule in India, one of the cities where peace and prosperity returned very quickly was Hyderabad. In the second half of the century arts, music and poetry flourished.…
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Hyderabadis weekly work hours are 5X more than average Indian
Hyderabad: Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy’s 70-hour workweek remark has sparked a huge debate online; a graph posted on the subreddit Hyderabad showing recent data from the Time Use Survey has gained…
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Dilip Kumar, sometimes, made silence speak more effectively than words
Unlike other art forms, cinema hardly counts on silence, as movie-goers do not expect a lull. They always look for thrill-filled actions, strong emotion-evoking words, action, to get aesthetic pleasure. The actors,…
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Why this may be the last 50-over cricket World Cup
Speculation is rife that we may be seeing the last 50 over world cup cricket tournament right now. According to a report in The Cricketer magazine of the UK, the ICC is…
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National Museum building must be preserved
The thought that the National Museum building will be demolished by March next year is itself sad and shocking. The officials in the National Museum itself say that no final decision has…
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Backward Castes are on the rise; what would be fate of Rohini Commission report in Bihar?
The biggest challenge with most of the Extremely Backward Castes—whose votes political parties are eying on at the national and state levels—is that the occupations to which they are traditionally linked to…
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Wrestling with diplomacy–The Indo-Canadian state of affairs
By Mohammed Amaan Khan The realm of international relations is a complex web of affairs and intriguing interactions. In this dynamic environment, the article delves into the diplomatic relations between India and…
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Sad day for cricket world: Bishan Singh Bedi leaves behind ‘hard to fill’ a legacy
“Knowing Bishan Paaji from close range was the only way to know about the good things of life and cricket. I am often asked who the seniors I admire are. Bishan Paaji tops…
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How pursuit of beautiful infra ‘ruins’ Hyderabad’s unique identity
Hyderabad: Many people feel the unprecedented building boom in the IT corridor imitates Singapore, the US, Europe and Dubai in a ‘highly misguided’ search for beauty without purpose or significance. Perhaps, it…
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Telangana: Congress shirks Sharmila, shakes hand with TJS of Kodandaram
Hyderabad: While Y S Sharmila failed to merge her YSRTP party with Congress, Telangana Jana Samithi (TJS) headed by Prof Kodandaram has decide to forge an alliance with it. Prof Kodandaram, who…
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Demolition man David Warner gains strength from Hyderabadi biryani; wipes out Pak
David Warner could well be called the Master Blaster of the Australian team. But the Aussies have given him another name. The hard hitting batter is called The Bull. But he has other…
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Iconic Indian writer R K Narayan honed his skills by reading great works of literature
It is difficult to imagine that R.K. Narayan, the author who is hailed as one of the most proficient of India’s writers, once failed an English examination. It happened when he was…
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Imran Pratapgarhi uses Iqbal’s ‘Lab pe aati hai dua…’ to portray plight of Palestinians
Hyderabad: As the Israel-Palestine war rages on, poet, Imran Pratapgarhi, comes out firing on all cylinders. And he does it with the only weapon at his disposal- lyrical prowess. He succeeds in…
