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Delhi govt Vs LG: A long history of disputes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court order granting the AAP-led Delhi government legislative and executive powers over services has come after years of intense fighting between the Arvind Kejriwal dispensation and the Lieutenant…
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Quarter century since Pokhran-II India consolidates its position as positive nuclear power
May 11 marks the 25th year of India successfully conducting underground nuclear tests in Pokhran, Rajasthan and declaring itself a Nuclear Power State, joining the ranks of nations like the US, Russia,…
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Muhammad Ali is The Greatest in boxing and abundance of unique traits
The Greatest was a name that Muhammad Ali gave to himself back in the days when he was a youthful and arrogant boxing world champion. Over the years he mellowed and matured…
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Terror attacks shift headlines from SCO in Goa to J-K
The headlines on Friday when the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ( SCO) met in Goa India, changed quickly. The killing of five soldiers in the Kandi area of Rajouri, a border…
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Diamonds Are Forever, So Are Morals–Autobiography of Govind Dholakia
Diamonds are Forever is a Sean Connery starred, James Bond runaway hit movie of 1971. Govind Dholakia’s, SRK Diamonds, started in 1970 is among one of the successful diamond companies from Surat, the…
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Rabindranath Tagore loved Hyderabad so much that he wanted to make City his second home
In 1933 the Nizam of Hyderabad, through his administration, extended a formal invitation to Rabindranath Tagore to visit Hyderabad. The poet who had earlier visited some other places in this region, gladly…
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Anointment of Prince Charles as monarch deeply religious
While enlightened intellectuals of India scoff at traditions and rituals it is of interest to note the Coronation ceremony of Britain’s new King Charles III, is full of traditions and religion. A…
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Godfather of artificial intelligence warns against future growth of AI
Science fiction writers have been portraying for a long the doomsday scenario of machines ruling the world and taking over from humans. However, when a person like Geoffrey Hinton who has given…
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Unending story of Prince Mukarram Jah; could he have been the Caliph of Muslim world?
Hyderabad: Like the famous Thousand and One Night (Alf Laila wa Laila) unending episodes, stories from the enigmatic treasure trough of Prince Mukarram Jah keep tumbling out. One is more intriguing than the previous…
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How Sudan’s booming economy attracted Gulf NRIs
Prominent Hyderabadi Afsar Faheem Jeddah: Sudan is one of the mineral rich countries in Africa with abundant water resources that has attracted some Indians who worked in Gulf countries. Some well settled…
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Power play: Sharad Pawar’s eventful political journey
Mumbai: From student politics to becoming Maharashtra’s chief minister four times, and a decade-long stint as a Union minister, Sharad Pawar has been a master at political moves. Pawar’s dramatic announcement to…
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Sultan aur Sulaiman is new book by Manjari Shukla; it offers action, magic and human concerns
It looks incredible that at a time when citizens across the globe have turned netizens and reading has become skimpy, one comes across dog-eared books stained through rereading. It is the world…
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Chanda Mama door kay—Chandrayaan-3 faces tough challenge
Moon landing missions are not having a good run-in recent time. Except for the Chinese all other attempts, including those by India and two by private companies since 2019 have all crashed…
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Cries of women wrestlers for justice getting louder; when will the government act?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Mann Ki Baat programme reached a landmark 100 episodes. But on the same day, there was also an outcry from some of India’s most accomplished sports heroes. “Modiji,…
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America must act with restraint in North and South Korea relations
America must act with restraint and not embroil itself in the duel of words between South and North Korea, because US involvement will necessarily have wider international ramifications. Recently North Korea’s Kim…
