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A NATION COMES ALIVE
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A NATION COMES ALIVE

Never since the early years of Independence has the meaning of India been so keenly contested as now

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February 03, 2020
Unfair Play: The Ball's In The Court
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Unfair Play: The Ball's In The Court

Transparency and accountability are the bugaboos that haunt the BCCI, the IOA and the sports federations. The influential who run them are fighting court orders to resist a fair code for sports administration.

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January 27, 2020
Whose Police Is It Anyway?
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Whose Police Is It Anyway?

On January 14, the Delhi Police got a few admonitory lessons from Tis Hazari judge Kamini Lau.

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January 27, 2020
The Cold Pashmina in a Long Blackout
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The Cold Pashmina in a Long Blackout

A heritage gasps as longest internet shutdown strangles Kashmir’s handicraft industry

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January 27, 2020
Satire's Doughty Donkey
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Satire's Doughty Donkey

The first Tamil political magazine is still going strong after 50 years of poking fun at power

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January 27, 2020
SNAPSHOT - Party Time!
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SNAPSHOT - Party Time!

The traditional bonfires during Magh Bihu this year were fuelled by anger, the raging flames during the mid-January harvest festival turning into a metaphor for the underlying sentiments across Assam.

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January 27, 2020
CHANGING GEARS
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CHANGING GEARS

In the past decade, the SUV has gone from surviving on the fringes to becoming the only kind of vehicle keeping the mainstream afloat.

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January 27, 2020
AVENGERS OF THE STATE
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AVENGERS OF THE STATE

Are the police forces working for the rulers of the day and not for the law of the land? Recent instances point to a worrisome trend in India.

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January 27, 2020
Twice Sworn And Second In Command
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Twice Sworn And Second In Command

Devendra Fadnavis’s deputy CM is now Uddhav Thackeray’s

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January 20, 2020
JNU Violence - Dangerous Minds
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JNU Violence - Dangerous Minds

The relentless attacks on JNU seek to deter the young people resisting this regime’s agenda of establishing a Hindu Rashtra

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January 20, 2020
Why A Football Match Gives Kashmiris So Much Joy...
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Why A Football Match Gives Kashmiris So Much Joy...

Why a football match gives Kashmiris so much joy...

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January 20, 2020
Trumpets: Twitching The Tail of A Serpent
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Trumpets: Twitching The Tail of A Serpent

Iran deplores the killing of its top general, then strikes back at the US. How close are we to the proverbial fuse that lights the train of gunpowder that is West Asia?

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January 20, 2020
JNY Mayhem: Dangerous Course
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JNY Mayhem: Dangerous Course

After crackdowns on anti-CAA protests at many places, rods and stones greet JNUites protesting fee hike

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January 20, 2020
Serving India
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Serving India

ONE unremarkable morning last year, Jhingru died. Shrunken, emaciated and grey, he looked older than his 42 years.

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January 20, 2020
On Their Plates: Fullness
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On Their Plates: Fullness

An indefatigable crusader against rampant wastage of food has vowed to connect the excess with underfed children who need it most

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January 20, 2020
Bundel Bank of Bread
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Bundel Bank of Bread

Tara Patkar in Mahoba, Uttar Pradesh, offers free meals in a region that lacks healthcare facilities and basic infrastructure

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January 20, 2020
Battling Rebels and Social Evils
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Battling Rebels and Social Evils

In Chhattisgarh’s Maoist heartland, a doctor-turned-IPS officer is rebuilding the lives of tribals with love and personal care

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January 20, 2020
For The Reason Of Our Sanity
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For The Reason Of Our Sanity

A rational idea of spirituality can heal the split personality syndrome afflicting humanity. Reason is a country India has always belonged to.

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January 13, 2020
Bhakti Ras That Binds Bharat
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Bhakti Ras That Binds Bharat

One motherland, one country, one people—this has been the perpetual truth of our nationalism. Anything against this ethos is meaningless.

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January 13, 2020
SHARDS OF A BROKEN DREAM
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SHARDS OF A BROKEN DREAM

Once repression and injustice drove Muslims towards the State. This couldn’t last, of course, with the ruling system, in every avatar, punishing Muslims for being Muslim.

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January 13, 2020
WATER'S GREATEST PLAYGROUND
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WATER'S GREATEST PLAYGROUND

Feel the rush of a looping freefall waterslide, surf the waves of excitement, and hang on the Middle East’s longest suspended rollercoaster at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Waterworld, the iconic waterpark promising legendary adventure for all ages with over 40 rides, slides and attractions.

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January 13, 2020
With God At The Non-Striker's End
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With God At The Non-Striker's End

The almighty might be invoked for that final push, but sportsmen have implicit faith in training, coaches and true grit

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January 13, 2020
A NIMBUS RECEIVED
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A NIMBUS RECEIVED

Our Sufis, saints and gurus are Indian culture’s biggest achievement—not gods, whom people across the world created

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January 13, 2020
B Schools Making Business Sense
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B Schools Making Business Sense

Business Management studies continue to have their hold on the aspiring youth, many of whom even after completing professional education and courses are ready to spend another valuable two years to acquire an MBA degree. The reason is simple, at the end, one has to manage one’s profession life well which covers many areas of expertise at the same time be it finance, resources, manpower etc. This can explain the reason why B schools continue to emerge despite a glut in the market.

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December 30, 2019
CAA - India's Streets Say No
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CAA - India's Streets Say No

It’s like a dam had burst: as if a reservoir of anger filling up silently had suddenly breached its bounds.

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December 30, 2019
Wet Nurse In Your Account
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Wet Nurse In Your Account

Human milk banks are sourcing and supplying donated milk to babies whose mothers cannot breastfeed

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December 30, 2019
The Visionary Behind LIBA
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The Visionary Behind LIBA

Magis is the Jesuit value that explains excellence.

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December 30, 2019
Silver Linings Playbook
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Silver Linings Playbook

The pale glimmer of hope notwithstanding, the economy is in a confused flux, with all vital signs direly bleak

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December 30, 2019
No Threat To State's Right To Know You
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No Threat To State's Right To Know You

Proposed data protection law won’t protect personal data from the government

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December 30, 2019
Assam Band
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Assam Band

The past often provides vital context to present turmoil.

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December 30, 2019