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Interesting journey of Telangana–a barren land 10 years ago to lush green State

By Moumita Burman and Arun Teja Polcumpally Hyderabad: Agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy, and Telangana state is no exception. The state’s agricultural sector has seen significant growth and evolution over…
Master cricketer Durani’s generosity and warm heartedness made him a folk hero

Salim Durani’s exploits on the cricket field are well known. His ability to hit sixes and his penchant for taking crucial wickets, have been extensively reported. But what was the man like off the field?…

Make excellence your habit

I can’t remember for how long I have been telling Muslims in India to avoid confrontation and focus on education. The results of this year’s Bihar 10th Board examination once again prove…
CEC says ‘vacuum’ in J-K, what it means beyond gap between last elections and now?

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar made a significant comment about the Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. He observed: “There is vacuum that needs to be filled,” and it immediately got translated into the widening duration between the…
Journalism is a tool of democracy, was proved by CJI at Ram Nath Goenka Awards

Journalism is a tool of democracy. While I had gone to attend the annual Ram Nath Goenka Awards for the journalists, I thought that it would be just like another five star…
School shootings: Bane of United States of America

The United States of America must make an all-out effort to root out school shootings which are really giving it a bad name globally. In the last two decades, the number of…
Azad brings to light ‘mistakes’ made by Rahul Gandhi in his autobiography

Hyderabad: From devising a strategy with Indira Gandhi to bringing Rajiv Gandhi into politics and convincing Sonia Gandhi to become the party chief, mediation efforts in the tussle between Rahul Gandhi and…

Reduction of AFSPA areas in Northeast – J-K too deserves this

The Centre’s announcement to further reduce areas covered under Armed Forces Special Powers Act ( AFSPA) from Manipur, Assam, and Nagaland has been hailed by the political leadership of the Northeast as a positive step, which has…
Did Uri, Nanje Gowda Kill Tipu Sultan?

By Anuj Rayate The current era is marked by some great stories, which are brought to us by the means of cinema, TV, or OTT platforms. The over-sensitization of information, especially the…
Rahul disqualifiction to haunt BJP

The alacrity with which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has been disqualified from Lok Sabha is likely to haunt the BJP for a long time to come. Already being criticized for their alleged…
The universe follows cause and effect principle; debating what follows what and what does not

Ishrat Aziz Chance is a more appropriate word because it is neutral. Luck means good luck unless one qualifies it with the adjective bad. Chance can be defined as an event that…
NEP could be game changer in improving educational status of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Groups

Hasan Ghias While the details of the NEP 2020 have been discussed at considerable length by many experts, I will look at the Policy from the perspective of the opportunities it offers…
J-K parties for polls, Delhi on pause mode

It is more than a consensus. All the parties in Jammu and Kashmir with flags of their own believe that the situation in the territory has improved – the ruling BJP at…
Parliament needs reforms urgently

Just as we need reforms in many other areas, Parliament needs reforms urgently. The BJP opposed the earlier Congress Governments precisely as the Congress is following now. It includes walkouts, running to…
India needs to re-strategize, change the narrative of stability at LAC

Given the situation at the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, where the standoff between Indian and Chinese armies is nearing for fourth-year, is of no comfort to India and it…