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Who’s Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s new Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif, the newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan has replaced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief and ex-PM Imran Khan. Sharif will be taking the oath tonight. About Shehbaz Sharif: Sharif is a Pakistani…
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Speculations about Indian presidential poll
Kalyani Shankar The 2022 presidential election will occur when President Ramanath Kovind’s term ends on July 25. Though it is more of an ornamental post as the real power exists in the…
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Sehriwalas: A part of Ramzan’s fading culture in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The beats of a drum on a steel box, or a religious song followed by the jingling of a Daflii (Tamborine) is what a number of Muslims wake up to for…
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Western Punjab’s imprints on Shiekhpura district of Bihar
Syed Ali Mujtaba I am a native of village Maanay, Panchayat – Chakandra, Block Chewara. I am trying to develop a linguistic theory based on the spoken native words that have huge…
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Muslim tailors are busy stitching Ram Navami flags
At a time when an economic boycott of Muslims is going on in Karnataka, Muslim tailors at Godown Market in Gaya, Bihar are busy stitching flags for the Ram Navami festival that…
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Centre looking for middle-path to resolve issues in Ladakh rife with agitational voices
Buddhists in Ladakh were jubilant and celebrated the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, as also the announcement that the cold desert region spread over to 59, 146 sq. km with…
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Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act 2022 attempts to make India a police state
Syed Ali Mujtaba The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, intends to link demographic and biometric information with the identification of citizens in an attempt to make all the natural citizens of India…
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Nari Contractor is recovering well from his head surgery; But why no focus on deadly bowling
Abhijit Sen Gupta Sixty years ago, India’s cricket Captain Nariman Contractor, better known in cricket circles as Nari Contractor, almost became the first fatal victim of a fast bowler’s bouncer in top…
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Karnataka: Karaga festival, symbol of Hindu-Muslim harmony, being targeted
Bengaluru: Controversy is brewing around the historical Karaga festival celebrated in Bengaluru, seen as a symbol of Hindu-Muslim harmony, as Hindu organisations intensified their campaign to end the 300-year-old ritual of the…
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Hyderabad: Residency Building restored, open for public soon
Hyderabad: The British Residency Building, situated in the Koti Women’s College premises, has been finally restored to its past glory. On Thursday, a memorandum of understanding was signed by four parties, including…
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War in Ukraine: ISS in jeopardy
Satyen Mohapatra The war in Ukraine is now likely to affect one of the major symbols of international unity – the International Space Station. Still under construction the largest space station ever,…
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In 1938 Lord Tennyson, grandson of the famous poet, played a cricket match in Secunderabad
Hyderabad: Before the Lal Bahadur stadium was constructed, the main centre for cricket in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad was the Gymkhana Ground which then lay opposite to the Percy’s Hotel. Later…
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Hyderabad: Meet these four women who have been rescuing abandoned cats
Hyderabad: When seven-month-old Milli lost both her legs in a dog attack, life was uncertain for the grey tabby. For a street cat, it was becoming extremely difficult for her to fend…
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Communal clashes in Rajasthan’s Karauli: What we know so far
Communal clashes erupted on April 2 in the town of Karauli, Rajasthan after a bike rally organised on the occasion of the Hindu New Year, met with stone pelting. The incident occurred…
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Shot five times, revolutionary Telugu poet Gaddar still unnerved
Hyderabad: Twenty five years ago, revolutionary Telugu poet Gaddar was shot five times. The assassination attempt failed but as he remarks, the sole bullet still lodged in his spinal cord works to…
