Opinions
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BJP government is on the horn of dilemma—to carry out caste-based census or not
Does India need a caste census? If conducted, will it bring positive or negative consequences? There is debate over this issue. The issue is controversial due to differing opinions on potential benefits…
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Kargil Hill Council polls, first since article 370 abrogation
The results of Kargil Hill Council polls, held for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 and the creation of Ladakh as Union Territory, National Conference – a die hard Kashmir-centric…
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AP politics witnessing political family soap opera
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh politics is witnessing an unusual political family soap opera. It pertains to jailed Telugu Desam supremo and ex-CM Nara Chandrababu Naidu, his family, extended family and members of N…
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IIIT H—A golden run in 25 years
In 1998, September 4, the iconic Google Inc., now Alphabet was started in Menlo Park, California by two brilliant techies from Stanford-Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Closer home in Hyderabad on September…
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Here and Now
Say it Maulana before it is too late Maulana Khalid Saifullah Rahmani, Chairman of the All India Muslim Personal Board, has spoken to a senior journalist recently. I found some confusion in…
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Disgraceful language used in Indian Parliament
It is more than a week since Ramesh Bidhuri, a BJP member of the Lok Saba abused a fellow parliamentarian Danish Ali from the Bahujan Samaj Party, BSP, on the floor of…
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Huge jump in Scheduled Castes, and not Muslim, population in Bihar
The most surprising aspect of the Bihar Caste Survey is that the population of the Scheduled Castes—undoubtedly the weakest of all the social groups–witnessed a huge jump when compared to the 2011…
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Why Opposition in J&K is so desperate for polls
Why Opposition Parties in Jammu and Kashmir are desperate for all sorts of elections? If some think that it is due to their urge to clinch the electoral battles in their favour, it…
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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…
