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Indra Lal Roy, Flying Ace of India, sacrificed his life for Britain during WWI
On a bright summer morning in July 1918, when the first world war was in full fow, a group of fighter planes belonging to the Royal Air Force of Britain was locked in a…
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From fat to fit; success story of India’s most decorated athlete Neeraj Chopra
He is tall, handsome and successful. Now aged 25, Neeraj Chopra, India’s ace javelin thrower and newly crowned world champion, has emerged as the man with the Midas touch. His latest acquisition…
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COVID: Should we start wearing masks again?
By Simon Clarke, University of Reading Reading: One thing that can be guaranteed about COVID is that evolution will provide us with a more or less constant stream of new coronavirus variants,…
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ISRO, now basking in the success of Chadrayaan-3, embarked on 93 launch since 1979
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which is now basking in the success of the Chandrayaan-3 mission that landed on the moon’s South Pole, has embarked on as many as 93 launch…
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Mandela’ of India who gave voice to the Marginalised persons
By Sandeep Yadav Nelson Mandela and B P Mandal were born in the same year in 1918. Mandela fought against apartheid, a system of racial segregation in South Africa, while B P…
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Will ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 success help PM Modi’s mission 2024?
The realpolitik question is how far the ISRO’s successful mission to the moon of Chandrayaan 3, going to help Prime Minister Modi’s mission 2024? After the happiness of the success of Chandrayaan 3 subsides,…
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GOP nomination: Ramaswamy riding wave of popularity; can he pull off Mission Impossible?
A person of Indian origin, namely Rishi Sunak, now occupies No. 10 Downing Street in London. Will another Indian become a resident of the White House in Washington DC? That possibility cannot…
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Remembering Gail Omvedt: An icon of anti-caste, emancipatory politics in India
By Karthika Jayakumar Today, 25th August 2023, marks the second death anniversary of American-born, Indian sociologist, and social activist, Gail Omvedt who is known for her prolific and widely cited writings on…
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C R Rao–The Wizard of Numbers passes away at 102
Legends are those persons who continue to live well past their death through their work and impact they make on society. One such legend- Prof C R Rao, a statistician par excellence…
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India is Over the Moon; What Next?
Yes, India is the first country to land on the South Pole side of the Moon on August 23 and has scripted space history. Even as the nation is ‘Over the Moon’…
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Chandrayaan 3: All eyes are on India’s attempt to land on Moon in the next few hours
Will India’s Chandrayaan-3 successfully soft land on the South Pole of the Moon on August 23? Will it be the first country to land in an area where no nation has so…
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Though Buddhist and Mughal heritage of Aurangabad lies in dire neglect it is still worth a visit
The city of Aurangabad in Maharashtra (recently renamed Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar) was initially the capital of the Asaf Jahi kingdom for nearly 40 years. It was in 1763 that the rulers decided to…
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Remembering legendary Kotwal of Hyderabad state — Bahadur Venkatarama Reddy
Hyderabad’s cosmopolitan essence and storied heritage have indelibly shaped its unique character. Throughout its history, from the Qutub Shahis to the Asaf Jahis, each ruling dynasty has strived to serve the best…
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A ‘sweet’ legacy running in Hyderabad for nearly two centuries
Hyderabad: Nearly two centuries ago, a determined Rajasthani man, Shivnath Sankla, embarked on a journey to Hyderabad that would shape his family’s destiny for generations to come. Driven by the quest of…
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Enter The Dragon, the iconic film that sparked Kung Fu craze in India
The trend-setting martial arts film Enter The Dragon was released exactly 50 years ago in the USA. Thereafter, when it was released in Hyderabad, it became an immediate hit, especially among the…
