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Sub-classification is not in the interest of the SC community
THE WEEK India

Sub-classification is not in the interest of the SC community

THE SUPREME COURT’S judgment on sub-classification of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes has triggered an intense social and political debate.

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September 01, 2024
Flawed script
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Flawed script

Hema committee report highlights unscrupulous trends in Malayalam film industry, but lasting solutions are nowhere in sight

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September 01, 2024
Wilting lotus?
THE WEEK India

Wilting lotus?

In what is expected to be a direct BJP-Congress contest, the latter's fortunes seem to be on the rise

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September 01, 2024
Little brother's handicap
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Little brother's handicap

Congress leaders believe that Uddhav Thackeray's impact is limited and they have to carry his party along

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September 01, 2024
SUPPORTING VILLAGE DEFENCE COMMITTEES TO DETER TERRORISTS
THE WEEK India

SUPPORTING VILLAGE DEFENCE COMMITTEES TO DETER TERRORISTS

ABOUT THREE DOZEN Pakistani terrorists entered the border areas of Samba, Kathua and Hiranagar through tunnels during the three-month-long Lok Sabha elections to carry out attacks in Jammu.

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September 01, 2024
THE VALLEY OF HOPE
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THE VALLEY OF HOPE

A high-stakes contest not just for the BJP and established regional parties, but also for the people

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September 01, 2024
A VOTE AGAINST VIOLENCE
THE WEEK India

A VOTE AGAINST VIOLENCE

As Jammu and Kashmir prepares to hold its first assembly elections in a decade, building a cross-party consensus for ensuring peace and stability can be as radical a step as the voiding of Article 370 was five years ago

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September 01, 2024
THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT WILL GET COMPLETE SUPPORT OF THE LG
THE WEEK India

THE ELECTED GOVERNMENT WILL GET COMPLETE SUPPORT OF THE LG

When Sheikh Abdullah was sworn in as chief minister on July 9, 1977 after the National Conference won the assembly polls, it marked the end of the first spell of governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir.

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September 01, 2024
The Word, A Spark And Nancy's Mission
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The Word, A Spark And Nancy's Mission

America's most powerful woman says she is happy to relinquish that position in favour of Kamala Harris.

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August 25, 2024
America Ready To Elect Kamala Harris Because She Is The Best
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America Ready To Elect Kamala Harris Because She Is The Best

Nancy Pelosi opens her latest book, The Art of Power, describing what was perhaps the most traumatic day of her life, personally.

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August 25, 2024
Peeks into peaks
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Peeks into peaks

A book on the Sherpa community throws light on the arduous and often heroic lives of the mountain climbers.

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August 25, 2024
Show some muscle for Phogat
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Show some muscle for Phogat

Um, are we timid again? There was a time, back in the day, when Indians were timid.

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August 25, 2024
Ikigai in India
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Ikigai in India

With their new book, Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia look to India to find the meaning of life.

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August 25, 2024
When tradition marries technology
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When tradition marries technology

In this digital age, where a tweet flutters away faster than a thought, the tradition of storytelling remains quintessential for our collective consciousness as well as our cultural connections.

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August 25, 2024
MASTER OF LETTERS
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MASTER OF LETTERS

A madrassa-going Muslim boy walks into a synagogue.... The story of how Thoufeek Zakriya became an acclaimed calligrapher and memorykeeper of Cochin Jews.

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August 25, 2024
WE SHOULD NOT JUST CUT-PASTE WHAT ADVANCED ECONOMIES HAVE DONE
THE WEEK India

WE SHOULD NOT JUST CUT-PASTE WHAT ADVANCED ECONOMIES HAVE DONE

Krishnamurthy V. Subramanian has several titles you are free to choose from-the regular 'Mr' to 'Er' for his engineering degree from IIT Kanpur to 'Dr' for his doctorate in financial economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, or the one he seems to personally prefer, 'Prof' from his academic days at the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad. Subramanian, however, would brook no argument on India's prospects of becoming a global economic leader by 2047.

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August 25, 2024
Rules for rule-makers
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Rules for rule-makers

The Hindenburg allegations have put the spotlight on probity of regulators.

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August 25, 2024
KNIVES ARE OUT
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KNIVES ARE OUT

Even as Uddhav Thackeray sharpens his attack on the BJP and the government, his ally, the Congress, hopes it will be the single largest party post polls

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August 25, 2024
HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION
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HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION

Nancy Pelosi has consistently called out China's oppressive policies and advocated the rights of the Tibetan people

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August 25, 2024
START FROM THE GRASSROOTS
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START FROM THE GRASSROOTS

Just like classroom activities, sports has to be a continuous process

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August 25, 2024
TAP THE COLLECTIVE FORCE
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TAP THE COLLECTIVE FORCE

A multifaceted strategy can make health care the fastest growing sector in the next five years.

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August 25, 2024
UPDATE AND UPGRADE
THE WEEK India

UPDATE AND UPGRADE

To be future ready, we need an independent judiciary with more meritorious and socially aware judges

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August 25, 2024
PAVING THE WAY TO A PROGRESSIVE ERA
THE WEEK India

PAVING THE WAY TO A PROGRESSIVE ERA

Our vision for 2029 is ambitious yet achievable

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August 25, 2024
WATCH THIS SPACE
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WATCH THIS SPACE

We should have our own space station in the coming years

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August 25, 2024
TIME FOR ACTION
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TIME FOR ACTION

India is on the threshold of a great possibility. But there is a gap between possibility and reality.

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August 25, 2024
THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN
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THE FIVE-YEAR PLAN

Just as 1929 laid the groundwork for 1947, 2029 could well hasten the road to a developed nation by 2047.

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August 25, 2024
Trump Is Totally Pro-India
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Trump Is Totally Pro-India

Shalabh Kumar is the founder and chairman of the Republican Hindu Coalition, and is seen as Donald Trump's favourite Indian American.

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August 11, 2024
SHAKEN, STIRRED & BOOTED OUT
THE WEEK India

SHAKEN, STIRRED & BOOTED OUT

Bangladesh added yet another chapter to its turbulent political history on August 5 with the overthrow of the Sheikh Hasina government.

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August 18, 2024
LENDER TO LEADER
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LENDER TO LEADER

Bangladeshis are banking on Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus

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August 18, 2024
YOUNG BLOOD AND VIOLENT STREETS
THE WEEK India

YOUNG BLOOD AND VIOLENT STREETS

Violence after Hasina's exit takes Bangladesh away from the liberal ethos advocated by its founders

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August 18, 2024