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Weight loss: Drinking a gallon of water a day probably won’t help your cause
Birmingham: It’s often claimed that if you’re trying to lose weight, one of the things you should do each day is drink plenty of water with some internet advice even suggesting this…
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The cost of China-India standoff in Ladakh assumes environmental dimension
The 19th round of military commander level talks between India and China to resolve the issues along the Line of Actual Control on Monday concluded, as it is obvious with the available reportage with…
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Lack of respect for the memory of Mohammed Habib is heartbreaking
What will it take to awaken the government officials of Telangana? It has been two days since one of Hyderabad’s most illustrious sons, namely former football captain of India Mohammed Habib, passed…
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Arunachalam—The man who steered ‘Big Ticket’ defence research projects passes away
It was sometime towards the end of May 1989. India had successfully launched Agni, the missile with capability to carry a nuclear warhead. At the packed hall in the DRDL, a defence…
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Who will the Moon welcome first: India’s Chandrayaan 3 or Russia’s Luna 25?
Before India could celebrate being the first country in the world to land a spacecraft on the south pole of Moon, Russia seems to have put a dampener by being ready to…
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India, Russia in race to land on the Moon
Will the ‘slow and steady’, Chandrayaan-3 soft land on the South Pole of the Moon first or the ‘fast flying’, Luna-25 spacecraft of Russia achieve the distinction? This is the question that…
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Bindeshwar Pathak: Toilet Man of India who pioneered public toilets
New Delhi: A pioneer of public toilets in India, Bindeshwar Pathak came to be known as the “Toilet Man of India” long before the Swachch Bharat Mission made toilets a part of…
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Remembering Mohammed Rafi
Hyderabad: As the country celebrates its 77th anniversary of Independence, cities, towns, and villages are reverberating with patriotic songs sung by different singers. Topping the list of singers are the songs rendered…
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Echoes of freedom struggle; former England cricketer Jackson survived assassination attempt by Bina Das
Strange are the ways of destiny. From different corners of the world it can draw two people together, sometimes with the bonds of love and sometimes with the shackles of hatred. One such incident…
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Much vaunted Project Cheetah is tottering on the brink of colossal failure
The highly publicised programme to introduce African cheetahs to an Indian habitat has hit a stumbling block and the project is faltering. Going by the Modi government’s own milestones, the minimum target for short…
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Remembering Mohammed Baig Ehsas – A chronicler of Hyderabad
Mohammed Baig Ehsas was one of the most progressive and prolific Urdu writers of recent times. He made a name for himself through his many short stories that revolve around the heritage,…
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The curious case of Govindraj; Did regional politics keep him out of Test cricket?
Hyderabad cricket has produced several good spin bowlers who have done yeoman service for the Indian team. The names of Ghulam Ahmed, Shivlal Yadav, Arshad Ayub, Venkatapathi Raju and Pragyan Ojha come…
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Meeting legends of West Indies in Hyderabad; memories of an unforgettable evening
Soon after Kapil Dev had led India to a historic victory in the 1983 Prudential World Cup, the West Indies cricket team embarked on a tour of India for a series which involved…
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Manipur violence echoes in UP House: nationalism, women’s rights under scrutiny
The corridors of Uttar Pradesh’s Legislative Assembly reverberated with a matter of national importance on August 7, 2023, when the members gathered in the Monsoon Session. The issue at hand wasn’t one…
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Gaddar–Voice of the people’s revolution goes silent but his legacy will linger on
The name Gaddar is synonymous with a balladeer, a revolutionary folk singer, a Naxalite, the voice of the oppressed, and a failed politician. But, it would be no exaggeration perhaps, if I…
