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Maharashtra: Day one of governance–41 ministers without portfolios
It is unprecedented. The Maharashtra State Legislature had its first sitting in Nagpur today where all the 41 ministers including the two deputy chief ministers, Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar occupied the…
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Year 2025 appears good for India, growth to continue; RSS to do better, CPI may weaken further
What does the crystal ball reveal about the upcoming year 2025? The predictions are a mixed bag. Nostradamus, the famous French astrologer and seer, has made significant predictions regarding global affairs and…
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Born in anger or out of deliberate devotion to music, many stories credit origin of tabla
New Delhi: Legend has it that a competition was held in a Mughal court between two pakhawaj players. The losing maestro was so enraged that he smashed his pakhawaj, a two-sided percussion…
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Is the Places of Worship Act under threat? Or is the judiciary on trial?
Obiter is the name of off-the-cuff or casual observations expressed by a court during the course of proceedings and, even though they sometimes can form part of the written order, are not…
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Delhi polls: AAP moves quick, mocks BJP, keeps Cong away
The dates are yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India for the contests for seats and supremacy in the Delhi Assembly, but the Aam Aadmi Party has already moved…
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Conundrum Syria: How history is repeating itself in the Middle East
While welcoming the ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad one needs to be extremely cautious of the Western design because in 1916 many Arabs celebrated the rebellion of the Sharif of Makkah,…
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Chess: An experiment that catapulted the Polgar sisters to spectacular success
Every now and then we come across some individuals with rare talent whose prowess has changed society’s perception of human intelligence and ability. In the game of chess, the three Polgar sisters…
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Prophet’s life through the Quran; a new book sheds fresh light
Hyderabad: It’s rare to find a religious book that is deeply compelling and intellectually engaging, but Seerat in Quran is exactly that. Part biography, part analysis, and filled with fascinating research and…
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Historic triumph of Gukesh heralds rise of India to Superpower of Chess World
On Thursday that little schoolboy (Gukesh), now a talented teenager, fulfilled his ambition and made the country proud. “I won the title for myself, my loved ones, and my country. There is…
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37th annual Hyderabad Book Fair to be held from December 19 to 27
Hyderabad: The much-awaited 37th edition of the annual Hyderabad Book Fair is going to be held from December 19 to 27 at NTR Stadium near Indira Park. The Hyderabad Book Fair Society…
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Cricket: Rohit Sharma’s batting and captaincy are under fire; needs to improve now
The debacle in the second Test of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar trophy series has focussed attention on several hurdles that are facing India. Perhaps the most important of these is the ineffective captaincy…
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Gain for the US, and Israel in Syria, not for Turkey
Only a politically naïve person—or a fool–would believe that the people of Syria and Turkey and not the United States (which has a base not very far away from Damascus) and Israel…
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Maharashtra and J&K: Story of two states, two models of capital shifts
All Jammu and Kashmir political parties want to revive the Darbar move, a biannual shuffling of the state capital between Srinagar and Jammu – the valley and the plains – but it…
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New Hindustan, old Muslim: Beyond annoyance and discrimination
It looks incredible. In the contemporary world of opulence created upon empowerment and entitlement, innumerable people and religious, ethnic, and linguistic communities tend to see themselves as perpetual victims of denial and…
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Blending medicine and mirth: Abid Moiz highlights doctor-writers and Urdu humour
Hyderabad: It is nothing short of a challenge to read what doctors write. Try as much as you can, you can’t decipher their writing. In most cases, one will throw up his…
