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Hyderabad 1948: Military Intervention or Police Action or a Polo Match?
When Dosabhoy Framji Karaka, the Bombay-based veteran war correspondent of British India, wrote about the finer military details of Operation Polo, not only was he implying that the brief war was named…
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Congress used Illegal tactics to destabilise Nizam govt; border raids, economic blockades formed part of the game
Sardar Vallabhbahi Patel, the first home minister of independent India and the deputy PM, was so concerned with Hyderabad to the point he was willing to trade Kashmir with Hyderabad when Jinnah…
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Lucknow’s Firangi Mahal legacy and beyond; it is acknowledged as important centre of learning
By Asim Kidwai An iconic spiritual, literary and cultural space, Firangi Mahal, has been resonating with Lucknow’s awe-inspiring and multilayered heritage. It has stood the test of time. A much-talked-about architectural marvel,…
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Jagan puts Naidu in tight spot; public reaction to his arrest is lukewarm
Hyderabad: Call it “Vendetta” politics or “Karma,” Andhra Pradesh State former Chief Minister and Telugu Desam supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu is passing through toughest time of his life. Seventy-three-year-old Naidu’s arrest and…
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Foodie Virat Kohli’s superb fitness requires big sacrifices
It is no secret that India’s ace batsman Virat Kohli is a fitness freak. With a strict regimen of careful diet and regular gym workouts, he has maintained his weight at a…
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Saina Nehwal on Paris Olympics, injuries and retirement
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal is aware that qualifying for the Paris Olympics will be “tough” for her but the injury-ravaged Indian shuttler has no plans to quit badminton and would do everything…
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Akhilesh’s INDIA signals direction to 2024 Elections
By S Simhadri The historic victory with largest vote share to the winning SP/INDIA Alliance in Ghosi by-election provides direction to the national hope for 2024 elections. The INDIA Alliance headed by…
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Politics on Sanatan Dharma
The kind of political storm that was built up around his single sentence would not have been dreamt of even by Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sports Minister of Tamil Nadu, and son of Chief…
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Congress in Catch-22 situation; will it be able to follow one family, one ticket norm?
Hyderabad: Congress leaders adopt a unique way to seek party tickets for ensuing assembly elections. While applications and lobbying for tickets is quite common, some have put up posters in Gandhi Bhavan,…
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Coco Gauff is an exciting new star in women’s tennis
Like a cloudburst Coco Gauff created a deluge that swept away the opposition. Players who were far more experienced than her were washed away by the flood at the US Open Tennis…
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We must rethink calling Hyderabad’s Integration into India ‘Liberation’
By Tanvi Rupakula A week before India and Pakistan became independent dominions, the Nizam declared, along with a few other princes, that he would not be joining either nation. This was indeed…
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How two tennis legends forgot their rivalry and helped to defeat common enemy
Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova were two of the legendary names of women’s tennis. They were rivals destined to be each other’s fiercest adversaries. They hated each other’s guts, skills and stamina.…
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Widespread demolitions ahead of G20 summit leave poor residents in pitiable condition
Ahead of the G20 summit in New Delhi, a large-scale demolition drive put countless poor families on the streets. These people whose homes were destroyed by bulldozers are now living on the pavements with…
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Role of J-K MPs at time of abrogation of Article 370 comes under scanner
Jammu and Kashmir politics is roiling at the moment as barbs are being exchanged as to who played what role during the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 in the wake…
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Water Warrior Abid Surti should be followed in saving water
Every Sunday morning in Mumbai an 88-year-old man with a bag filled with plumbing tools sets out to repair the leaking taps and pipes in his neighbourhood. Sometimes he is accompanied by a…
