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Revisit Indus Water Treaty in light of worsening climate change worries
Arun Joshi The recent Indo-Pak talks on the Indus Water Treaty can become a big source of opening a new chapter of better understanding on the water issues in the larger context…
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Telangana celebrates 8 years of statehood; future of TRS as ruling party is shaky
C R Gowri Shanker Hyderabad: India’s youngest State Telangana turns eight years old today, and so is chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, with eight years in office. Like Telugu Ugadi pachadi, these…
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Biden fighting a losing battle in US mass shootings
Satyen Mohapatra Biden Administration seems to be fighting a losing battle against the surge of gun violence in the US since the beginning of the pandemic despite spending millions to bring about…
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Why are Indians still curious about the British royal family?
Why are the Indians curious about the British Royal family even after India’s Independence? Even the present generation of Indians know of Queen Elizebeth 11. We have listened to the nursery rhyme…
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Piya Haji Ali…Piya Haji Ali… Piya Ho
Few Pirs or Sufi saints in South Asia can match the popularity of the 14th century Pir Haji Ali Shah Bukhari, or simply Haji Ali. I have been to the doors of…
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BJP echoes opposition in JK against bureaucratic setup
Arun Joshi For the first time in four years of the Central rule in Jammu and Kashmir, BJP has come out strongly in favour of having a political government to replace the…
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Historians weigh in on places of worship: Just let the past be!
New Delhi: Be it Delhi’s Qutab Minar or Agra’s Taj Mahal, heritage monuments are lately a hot topic of debate. Mathura’s Shahi Idgah and Varanasi’s Gyanvapi mosque have already made their way…
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Why Davos’ investment projects aren’t enough for Telugu states
The Annual World Economic Forum Summit in Davos has emerged as an attractive platform for Indian leaders. The Central and the State Governments leaders make high-profile visits to Davos, ostensibly to court…
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Here comes Iltija Mufti – Mehbooba’s daughter on political landscape of Kashmir
Arun Joshi Long awaited development on the political map of Jammu and Kashmir has taken place Friday with PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti appearing at the party’s…
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Akhilesh fires verbal missiles at Maurya; the end target was Yogi
He could not have been more blunt or direct. Not mincing words, or softening his tone, Samajwadi Party chief, and Opposition Leader in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Akhilesh Yadav, attacked BJP…
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PM Modi’s visit to ISB raises expectations and controversy
The visit of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Thursday to address the convocation of the Indian School of Business (ISB) and also commemorating its 20th year has raised both heightened interest and…
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Ai Wadi e Kashmir
Syeda Saiyidain Hameed I was born in Kashmir many decades ago. As a child I used to hear from my buzurgs that one returns again and again to the place where ones…
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Cat and mouse game begins in Telangana; KCR is avoiding to meet PM Modi
By C R Gowri Shanker Hyderabad: Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Hyderabad for the ISB function, Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao flew out to Bengaluru! KCR went to Bangalore to…
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“Umran Malik is our boy,” euphoric Jammu hails its cricketing hero
Arun Joshi “Umran Malik is our boy”, the streets of Jammu are reverberating with noisy acknowledgment of the city’s cricketer who has stunned everyone with his fastest bowling during the just-concluded IPL…
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R N Agarwal, the developer of Agni missile living a quiet life in Hyderabad
In India’s missile circles he is fondly called as ‘Agni Agarwal’. An outstanding aerospace engineer, Ram Narain Agarwal should be credited with being the architect of Agni missiles. Agni V, the Intercontinental…
