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LEST WE FORGET
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LEST WE FORGET

Apart from invaluable eyewitness accounts, New Delhi’s Partition Museum also links the historic calamity with the city’s evolution

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2 mins  |
June 19, 2023
NO CHILD'S PLAY
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NO CHILD'S PLAY

Actor Nimrat Kaur is back in a web series with School of Lies on Disney+ Hotstar

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1 min  |
June 19, 2023
POLITICS WITH A HINT OF ROYALTY
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POLITICS WITH A HINT OF ROYALTY

SAMBHAJIRAJE WILL HAVE TO CREATE ROOM IN MAHARASHTRA’S CROWDED POLITICAL FIELD

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4 mins  |
June 19, 2023
FACT AND FICN IN BIHAR
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FACT AND FICN IN BIHAR

On the night of May 22, the police in Patna got a tip-off that liquor was being sold out of a flat in Rajaram Apartments in the posh Srikrishna Puri locality. Bihar being a ‘dry state’, the cops quickly arranged a late-night swoop. The raid yielded a lot more than a few liquor bottles—there was Rs 1.8 lakh in counterfeit currency (in Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations) and banknotes printed on paper sheets, ready to be cut out and circulated. A full counterfeit cottage industry, in fact: printers, paper sheets, a cutting machine and laptop.

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3 mins  |
June 19, 2023
KCR PLOTS ANOTHER PINK WAVE
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KCR PLOTS ANOTHER PINK WAVE

A DIVIDED OPPOSITION AND THE LACK OF A STRONG ANTIINCUMBENCY WAVE ARE THE BIGGEST PLUSES IN THE TELANGANA CM'S BID FOR A THIRD TERM

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5 mins  |
June 19, 2023
Taking India To The World
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Taking India To The World

Exports are already at a record high, and new trade agreements could give it a further boost. But a slowing global economy is cause for worry

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3 mins  |
June 12, 2023
No Child's Play
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No Child's Play

The government has taken several steps for the welfare of women and children, but the real challenges run deeper

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
Sleepy Hollow
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Sleepy Hollow

Cloaked as a suspenseful mystery, Anupama Mohan's debut novel is more concerned with metaphysical matters

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2 mins  |
June 12, 2023
FEMMES FATALE
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FEMMES FATALE

Mariticide as a fast-track fix to may be wishful thinking, but Parini Shroff doesn't let it get in the way of a good story patriarchy

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2 mins  |
June 12, 2023
AUTUMN SONATA
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AUTUMN SONATA

Sound advice from Ruskin Bond on how to live a good life, especially in the twilight years

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2 mins  |
June 12, 2023
A Force Of The Future
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A Force Of The Future

Keeping the Chinese at bay, streamlining and modernising the armed forces, fortifying defence infrastructure and building self-reliance...it has been a long and demanding to-do list

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3 mins  |
June 12, 2023
Bold And Brave
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Bold And Brave

Faced with a polycrisis, Narendra Modi pushed through daring reforms to weather the storm. But the challenge is to stay the course

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June 12, 2023
Water Vows
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Water Vows

The Jal Jeevan Mission has made a commendable effort in trying to ease India's water woes and get functional tap connections to rural households. Much work remains in other projects

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
Mixed Signals
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Mixed Signals

The aim to widen the broadcast coverage is commendable, but the ministry has to shed its 'controller' image

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
A Thinner Canopy
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A Thinner Canopy

India has set ambitious environmental goals for itself. But achieving them will require more than just conviction

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2 mins  |
June 12, 2023
Restoring Balance
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Restoring Balance

The new minister has his work cut out-iron out differences with the judiciary, strengthen judicial infrastructure and help reduce case pendency

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
Wiring Up the Nation
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Wiring Up the Nation

Speedy building of infrastructure and a push for indigenous production of telecom equipment have remained a key thrust

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
Reaching for the Stars
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Reaching for the Stars

The ministry has pushed collaborations, be it private sector in space, PSUs for N-power stations or scientific research

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
ENSURING WELLNESS
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ENSURING WELLNESS

Post-Covid, the health ministry has not rested on its laurels but has actively pursued the priorities that were derailed by the pandemic

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3 mins  |
June 12, 2023
Healthy Progress
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Healthy Progress

Ayush remains close to the government's heart as it works towards reform in education and regulation

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
BHARAT TO THE FORE
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BHARAT TO THE FORE

When it comes to scheme saturation, work continues apace, but the absence of an implementation model mars all good intentions

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
FIELDING QUESTIONS
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FIELDING QUESTIONS

The ministry has had a tough time pushing reform and achieving its aim of improving farmers' incomes

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
Giving Them Credit
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Giving Them Credit

The sector will need some more hand-holding as it strains to recover from the effects of Covid-19 and the Ukraine war

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
GOING GREEN
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GOING GREEN

It is time to phase out the support to electric vehicle makers as sustainable mobility gathers pace

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
Coal Comfort
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Coal Comfort

After the scare last year, coal production and supply have stabilised; liberalisation has removed the key bottlenecks

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
Picking Up Steam
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Picking Up Steam

Criticised for electricity woes last summer, the power ministry left nothing to chance this year

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2 mins  |
June 12, 2023
The Crude Reality
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The Crude Reality

Cheaper crude oil imports from Russia have been a relief, but India has to step up domestic production

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
A LONG HAUL
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A LONG HAUL

The numbers look promising, but the task to take India into the big league in global shipping remains

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1 min  |
June 12, 2023
FLIGHT CAPTAIN
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FLIGHT CAPTAIN

The ministry has had to play facilitator rather than regulator for an aviation sector hit by inclement conditions

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2 mins  |
June 12, 2023
QUIET DOER
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QUIET DOER

Since taking charge of the railways ministry two years ago, Vaishnaw has been busy removing bottlenecks to speed up reforms

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3 mins  |
June 12, 2023