Opinions
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Let’s create youngsters who object to and refuse slapping their classmate
By Asma Anjum Khan #Classroom #Education #Slap #Thappad #Aurangzeb #TipuSultanThat child getting slapped turning into a pulp woke me up again. I know, wake up to sleep again. But while I was…
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Frequent elections do not impede pace of development in democracies
If frequent elections come in the way of development of any country and distract the attention of the government machinery (as is being argued by the Bharatiya Janata Party bigwigs) then the…
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Challenge in Kashmir is to preserve normalcy
At this point in time when the narrative about Kashmir is that it is just inches away from complete peace and the dividends that are on the way to change the whole…
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Dismantling the myth of Muslim population boom in India
By Mohan Rajagopal While at first glance, statistics are considered to be unbiased measures of truth, it remains possible to warp data narratives to suit one’s interests. The politicisation of data is…
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Cops groove on Ganesh immersion: social media remains divided
Hyderabad: Amidst heightened security concerns on Thursday, celestial alignment brought together two significant religious events: Milad-un-Nabi and the Ganesh immersion procession. On this day, observers of the procession were treated to an…
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Dadasaheb Phalke had to overcome host of obstacles to make India’s first silent film
Dadasaheb Phalke award is the highest honour in the Indian film world. Over the years numerous prominent film personalities have received this prestigious award and this year veteran actress Waheeda Rehman has been…
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AIMIM plans to contest polls in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: Amidst political turmoil in Andhra Pradesh, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) plans to make a re-entry into AP politics. Telugu Desam Supremo and TDP chief Nara Chandrababu Naidu’s arrest and…
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Donald Trump may lead as main republican challenger to Biden
The question is will Donald Trump be elected as the president of the United States again? Will the US electorate give him the chance to work towards, ‘Making America Great again’, again?…
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Canada must take strong stand against pro-Khalistani elements
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in a fix. His attempt to nail India down on grounds of “foreign interference” in his country, has turned into a full-blown diplomatic war between Canada…
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Politics on Sanatan Dharma
The kind of political storm that was built up around his single sentence would not have been dreamt of even by Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sports Minister of Tamil Nadu, and son of Chief…
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We must rethink calling Hyderabad’s Integration into India ‘Liberation’
By Tanvi Rupakula A week before India and Pakistan became independent dominions, the Nizam declared, along with a few other princes, that he would not be joining either nation. This was indeed…
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Can INDIA bloc repeat what Opposition did in 1977 and 2004?
The newly formed Opposition alliance INDIA took a positive step last week in cementing a solid coalition in Mumbai. This decision was made during their third meeting, preceded by two previous conferences…
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Role of J-K MPs at time of abrogation of Article 370 comes under scanner
Jammu and Kashmir politics is roiling at the moment as barbs are being exchanged as to who played what role during the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 in the wake…
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China’s mischief its new standard map claiming Indian territories is beyond the lines
China has released its “Standard map “of 2023, in which it has included a high-strategic feature Aksai Chin in eastern Ladakh, and the state of Arunachal Pradesh. This is a big mischief…
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Indra Lal Roy, Flying Ace of India, sacrificed his life for Britain during WWI
On a bright summer morning in July 1918, when the first world war was in full fow, a group of fighter planes belonging to the Royal Air Force of Britain was locked in a…
