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Evincing change, UP bureaucracy starts changing gears
Kulsum Mustafa Even before the seven-phase assembly elections draws to a close on 7th March, there is a visible change in the mood shift of the state bureaucracy in Uttar Pradesh. With…
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Mamata attacks Yogi, Modi at final phase poll address at Kashi
Kulsum Mustafa Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal chief minister, and star campaigner for Samajwadi Party and Alliance in 2022 UP assembly polls added the requisite gravity to the last phase campaign at Varanasi…
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Gujarat Riots 2002: Lessons to learn
Zafarul-Islam Khan After a lull in the wake of Partition riots (1947), India has consistently seen communal, meaning anti-Muslim, riots since early 1960s. Governments and political leaders have been complicit or complacent…
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A multi-purpose security mechanism for J&K villages is back with renewed vigour
Arun Joshi Union Home Minister Amit Shah has lifted all the shadows of uncertainty in the villages vulnerable to the terror assaults with his decision to revive the Village Defence Committees as village…
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Imperfect times consume much-hyped white paper on Article 370
Arun Joshi Perhaps the leaders of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration who are in race with time to highlight what happened to the people of Kashmir on August 5, 2019, when their…
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Ukrainian refugee crisis could become Europe’s largest this century
By Satyen Mohapatra The devastation and fast deteriorating situation in Ukraine has led to a large section of population fleeing from the country. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi has…
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Opinion: In realm of diplomacy, Congress always proactive
In the Post-War period, when India had attained Independence, the fledgling nation was put to test, as the country had to face eversomany crises on the global scene. At the height of…
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Safety of cultural artefacts in war torn Ukraine
By Satyen Mohapatra The Russian military marching into Ukraine has created serious apprehensions about a large number of priceless art heritage of Ukraine. Protecting the art treasures in view of the continuing…
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Opinion: Truth behind the veil
J.S. Ifthekhar Hyderabad: As the hijab row rages on, views for and against it are being aired freely. Like any other issue, people across the spectrum have jumped into the debate and…
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Do not underestimate the power of Mayawati in 2022 polls
By Kulsum Mustafa Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo, Mayawati is the uncrowned queen of intrigues. Those who have studied her political moves know this much too well. In fact, a vocal Mayawati…
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Opinion: Priyanka pitching for new brand of politics
Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is pitching for a new brand of politics. She has set out her thesis at considerable length during her ongoing campaign in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.…
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Fifty percent increase in wildfires globally by 2100: UNEP Report
By Satyen Mohapatra India which faces a serious threat of forest fires must take the recent report of the UN Environment Programme seriously. The report warns of a 14 percent increase in…
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A united minority cast anti-BJP vote in fourth Phase
By Kulsum Mustafa Lucknow on Wednesday scored its maiden first division in Independent India. The administrative hub of Uttar Pradesh crossed all past records as it attained its highest polling percentage of…
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India needs to redefine its role in defusing Ukrainian conflict
Arun Joshi The Russian invasion of Ukraine, despite repeated pleas by the world leaders, especially the US president Biden of the United States, to refrain from this violent action that would be…
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Elections in JK – Home minister achieves twin objectives
With just one proclamation, nowadays significant announcements are made through TV channels before those appear in the official gazettes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has killed two birds with one stone: announced…
