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Assam: UAPA charged student’s bail rekindles hope for jailed activists

Guwahati: The bail of 19-year-old, Barshashree Buragohain under UAPA on July 20 from Guwahati jail, rekindles hope for many Muslim CAA protesters who are languishing in jail for the last two years…
US, Russia keep space out of their conflict on earth

Satyen Mohapatra Both US and Russia have definitely shown magnanimity and broad heart as far as their relationship is concerned with regard to outer Space. Signing agreements recently to continue their mutual…

Political parties skeptical about assembly polls in J&K

Arun Joshi Despite the repeated reiteration of the Centre that Assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir once the revision of the electoral rolls is complete, political groups do not…
Opinion: Population primacy a boon or bane for India?

Is the population primacy a boon or a bane for India, and will we be able to convert its human resources to productive use? Experts say it could be a boon, but…
Kaleshwaram under water: Learn lessons to move forward

Biksham Gujja Before discussing the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project, KLIP of the Telangana Government it is important to state three fundamental realities across any public spending by any state Government or central Government.…
Opinion: How is KCR different from Modi?

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi doesn’t believe in democracy but in a dictatorship. He is an arrogant Prime Minister, who feels he has no accountability towards the people.” This was the comment made…
Learning from Sri Lankan crisis

Ram Puniyani The crisis in Sri Lanka has shaken not only the citizens of Sri Lanka but also the neighbors and the World as a whole. At one level there is a…

Talks on Ladakh standoff: Indian diplomacy faces unique challenge

Arun Joshi There is some kind of exhilaration in India that next round of talks between the military commanders of India and China is likely to be held on July 17 in pursuit…
Opinion: Secularism under assault in India

As India celebrates the 75th Anniversary of Indian Independence, there is the looming, lengthening dark shadow of the rising spectre of communalism. This is a cause for concern, as it poses an…
Has NDA presidential candidate missed an opportunity by skipping a visit to Kashmir

Arun Joshi When opposition’s presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha visited Kashmir on July 9, he made a statement of his all-inclusive approach and outreach, despite knowing that there were not many votes in…
Mughal princess Roshanara is linked with cricket; Mohun Bagan beat Great Britain team

There have been many unusual incidents and strange facts in Indian sports which have been lost in the mists of history. The passing of the years have relegated these events to the background and the present generation…
Population growth not a bad word anymore

Satyen Mohapatra Population growth is no longer a bad word. At least that is what would seem to be the message being conveyed by UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund). The UNFPA is…
KCR Vs Modi–Are the battle lines drawn for 2023?

‘Best defense is a good offense’, is a popular adage. This perhaps can best describe the frontal attack launched by K Chandrasekhar Rao, Chief Minister of Telangana State on the BJP and…
Advice and dissent – My years in Public Service – YV Reddy

Divakar Kaza I normally stay away from books written by Bureaucrats and other government functionaries. They are so full of themselves, hide more than what they convey due to the covenants of…
Condemnable murder of Kanhaiyalal: Violence and Religion

Mohammad Riyaz Ansari and Ghouse Mohammad, two Muslim youth brutally killed Kanhaiyalal, a tailor, on 28th June (2022). They made a video of this and put it on the net. Nearly two weeks…