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Uttam Kumar is deeply upset over campaign that he plans to quit Congress and join BRS

Hyderabad: Upbeat Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) planning to replicate a Karnataka type victory in Telangana State is facing hiccups over internal squabbles. Overtly democrat among all the political parties in the…
A thriving democracy requires an effective Parliament

Parliament will discuss the 28th no-confidence motion since Independence shortly. The Speaker has admitted the notice given by the new Opposition coalition (INDIA) last week against the Modi government. It will be…

Grandson of the Nizam Shahamat Jah passes away; he was a lonely poet

Hyderabad: Prince Shahamat Jah, the grandson of the last Nizam of Hyderabad State Mir Osman Ali Khan, passed away at a hospital on Sunday (July 30). He was about 70 years old.…
What made Stallone and Schwarzenegger such bitter rivals? Their charismatic characteristics

Some years ago the rivalry between Rambo (Sylvester Stallone) and The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) was a long and prolonged one. Recently the two of them announced that they had sunk their differences…
China is not immune to India’s cross the LoC warning to Pakistan

There are two ways of looking at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s latest declaration that the Indian troops would cross the Line of Control or LoC that divides the territories of the erstwhile state…
Labour dynamics in India: Impact of population changes

By Mrinmayee Kulkarni India’s population explosion since its independence over 70 years ago has tripled. While this has led to a young and potentially abundant labour force, India’s urbanisation progress has not…
How Andhra philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti’s teachings helped Bruce Lee scale heights

Bruce Lee was only 32 years old when he died. But he accomplished many things within his short span of life. He was a successful martial arts fighter, film star and Kung-fu…

Manipur violence: PM Modi must give statement in Parliament

As a civil war like situation prevails in Manipur with ethnic groups, the Kukis and the Meiteis clashing with each other for the past several weeks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi must speak in…
Kargil war of 1999; changing dynamics of Kashmir issue

Twenty-four years ago, Pakistan launched Kargil War against India in two phases – first, it sent its Gilgit-Baltistan-based North Light Infantry soldiers into the Indian military posts in the winters and then manifested its…
A look into the life of Azim Premji, India’s biggest philanthropist

Azim Premji, one of the wealthiest business tycoons in India, known for his philanthropic causes, turns 78 on July 24. What better time to celebrate and honour the life of one of…
A moment to pause and reflect Kargil war of 1999, years that passed by

The Indian army has begun Kargil victory day celebrations marking the 24th anniversary of the war of the summer of 1999, which scripted a new history in mountain warfare in trans-Himalayas. With these…
Plastic Brain is changing the way humans are evolving

“With AI (Artificial Intelligence) we are building cognitive tools that will supplement humans and not substitute us,” says Dr Anil Seth, a noted neuroscientist from the United Kingdom. The Indian origin, author…
Rectifying fault lines in J-K holds key to idea of India

Within a day after the opposition parties, in their meet at Bengaluru, decided on INDIA as the name of their alliance, Kashmiri leaders saw hope in the revival of the idea of India…
Is PM, BJP rattled with new Opposition alliance INDIA?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned the video inaugural speech for the new airport terminal at Andaman and Nicobar’s Veer Savarkar International Airport, into a fiery and vitriolic attack on the Opposition parties…
Has Manipur changed since 1999 or it is the same? The current situation is moving from bad to worse

With the objective of further developing sports in Manipur, the National Games (which is like a mini Olympics for Indian players) was held in Imphal in 1999. For coverage, The Hindu newspaper sent…