Opinions
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BCCI’s focus on making money is killing cricket; throw out politicians from the game
After the 10 wicket debacle of the Indian team against England in the ICC T20 World Cup, one hopes that there will be some introspection in the corridors of power. The BCCI…
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What is real in Kashmir politics?
Kashmir politics is veering around the narrative and content of new politics of realism which tests itself with all the reality checks as to what will help the youth to look forward…
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Red wave turned into ripple but uncertainty grips US (Analysis)
New York: The expected midterm Republican red wave turned into a ripple that lapped the edges of the US Congress but left flotsam of uncertainties over the 2024 presidential poll and governance…
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‘Untouchable’ Telangana State Wakf Board’s search for a CEO proves elusive
Hyderabad: Wonder which is the government institution that none wants to touch even with a bargepole? No prizes for guessing. It is the Telangana State Wakf Board. It has become a sort…
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Wounded tiger: The history of cricket in Pakistan – Peter Oborne
Books on Pakistan are a perennial favorite of mine. More often than not – these are mostly written by the South Asian correspondents/editors of the more famous newspapers/journals who think it is…
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Pavoor Village has set an example of religious harmony in India
Mangaluru: In the age of anti-Muslim and Anti – Islam rants in Indian media, there is a tiny hamlet called ‘Pavoor,’ in Mangaluru taluk that has set an example of communal harmony…
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Pakistan faced with Bangladesh moment yet again after 51 years
At his Gujranwala rally in the small hours of Wednesday, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently leading a “freedom march” to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, hinted in very clear terms that Pakistan…
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US Islamophobia Bill remains inactive; fails to curb anti-Muslim violence and hatred
Hyderabad: It is more than a year since the US House of Representatives passed a bill to create a special envoy to combat Islamophobia worldwide. But this piece of legislation appears to…
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Nuclear threat: A muscle flexing exercise
Russia definitely requires a face-saving device to get out of the Ukrainian imbroglio. The attack on Ukraine initially undertaken ostensibly as a special operation to keep Ukraine from joining NATO has somehow…
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Hijab: Attempting to conclude an inconclusive debate
Maneka Gandhi “…It is indeed difficult to see on what principle we can refuse to give its plain natural meaning to the expression ‘personal liberty’ as used in Article 21 and read…
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Hyderabad: An anachronism in the modern world, a deeply fractured society
New Delhi: Hyderabad, without doubt like Kashmir, was one of the premier states of India. Though perceived to be medieval and backward, it was an anachronism since it had an ambitious economic…
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Challenges before UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
As Rishi Sunak takes over the reins in Great Britain several issues have cropped up needing his decision as the country’s leader. India’s Prime Minister Modi called him to congratulate and remind…
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Safai Karamchari’s daughter, national level basketball player cracks medical school
Chandigarh: Sector 25 is in Chandigarh. And it is not. Tiny lanes, labyrinths, people sitting on charpoys outside their homes….a sharp contrast to the city’s clinical and brutalist architecture. But it is…
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Harsh realities of PoK exposed, while Kashmir progresses
For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir contrasts are being drawn between this side and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on the other side of the Line of Control, something which was…
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Debating Hijab: A matter of choice
In recent times a political group has been in the news. It has been called names, and there are allegations. The court notes that “suddenly in the middle of the academic term,…
