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India Must Take A Stand: Chinese Dissident
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India Must Take A Stand: Chinese Dissident

India seems to have lost its way in managing its ties with China and Pakistan, letting the powerful neighbours set the agenda in bilateral relations.

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May 8, 2016
Brother Who Vanished
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Brother Who Vanished

Who is Shafi Armar? A global terrorist, as America says? Islamic State’s recruiter in India? Meet his brother and others in Bhatkal

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July 09, 2017
India Romancing Israel, Why Arabs Won't Complain!
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India Romancing Israel, Why Arabs Won't Complain!

They provide us military technology; we launch their satellites. For the past 25 years, India-Israel relations have thrived on such mutual, and rather discreet, backscratching. But, now Israel may ask for more—a strategic partnership, which may be too costly for Modi to concede 

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July 09, 2017
Sword, Ploughshare And More
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Sword, Ploughshare And More

Israel can be the lab, and India the factory and the market. But Israelis want stricter patent laws and FTA

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July 09, 2017
The Journey Of The Afghanistan Cricket Team!
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The Journey Of The Afghanistan Cricket Team!

Afghan refugees first got hooked to cricket in camps in Pakistan. Now, they are a Testplaying nation. The ACB and ICC don’t want a repeat of the Bangladesh story. So, the real test awaits

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July 09, 2017
The New Anti-Profiteering Rules Lacks Clarity!
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The New Anti-Profiteering Rules Lacks Clarity!

India Inc is jittery over the new anti-profiteering rules, which, it says, lacks clarity

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July 09, 2017
Rocket And The Racket
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Rocket And The Racket

More than two decades after the ISRO espionage case shocked the nation, it is still making news.

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July 16, 2017
Lotus Eaters
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Lotus Eaters

The frail unity among opposition parties would not be enough to unnerve the BJP

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July 16, 2017
Show Of Strength
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Show Of Strength

China’s aggression at Doklam is in part a test of India’s resilience, and a reflection of a struggle within

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July 16, 2017
Wholly Water From Jerusalem
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Wholly Water From Jerusalem

Irrigation and crops figure in strategic deal; not ammunition and guns

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July 16, 2017
Rip, Off The Ramp
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Rip, Off The Ramp

Indian fashion industry ups the ante against rampant plagiarism

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July 16, 2017
Heights Of Showdown
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Heights Of Showdown

China needles India, bullies Bhutan and opens a new zone of confrontation in Doklam, threatening the strategically critical Siliguri corridor. The Indian response has been calm, yet firm

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July 16, 2017
Who Will Bell Modi In 2019?
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Who Will Bell Modi In 2019?

With Congress becoming increasingly incapable of posing a challenge to Modi, regional leaders are likely to lead the charge to recapture Delhi in 2019.

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June 12, 2016
UP for a Challenge
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UP for a Challenge

From Lutyens Delhi to Lucknow, Sheila Dikshit talks about her political journey, her favourite pastime and what keeps her going.

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September 18, 2016
Deals of the Day
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Deals of the Day

The Modi government is upping the game by clubbing military ties with traditional diplomacy.

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September 18, 2016
Tons of Class
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Tons of Class

Patient and flamboyant, new batting sensation K.L. Rahul is balanced in his cricket and personality

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September 18, 2016
Flipped cart
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Flipped cart

Cut-throat competition and management reshuffles make the road bumpy for Flipkart

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September 18, 2016
Political Stability Is Important For Nation's Growth
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Political Stability Is Important For Nation's Growth

Exclusive interview/Ranil Wickremesinghe, prime minister, Sri Lanka.

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April 2, 2017
The Return Of Tamil Refugees To Sri Lanka
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The Return Of Tamil Refugees To Sri Lanka

As the ethnic war ended in Sri Lanka, the promise of a peaceful future beckoned refugees who had fled the country decades ago. Many have returned home, many more are on their way. But is it the homecoming they hoped for?

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April 2, 2017
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Strategic Retreat

Widespread violence during panchayat elections forces government to arrest Arabul Islam, the Trinamool goon behind the Bhangar crisis

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May 27, 2018
Deal Or No Deal?
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Deal Or No Deal?

Governor Vajubhai Vala offers BJP the first chance to form the Karnataka government, ignoring claims of the Congress-JD(S) postpoll alliance, which had a clear majority. The political drama is likely to continue as the single largest party can prove its majority only by poaching MLAs from its rivals

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May 27, 2018
A Titan, Remembered
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A Titan, Remembered

With his ready wit, theoretical physicist E.C.G. Sudarshan was a great orator, and a listener, too

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May 27, 2018
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We Have Given Nearly 300 Transfer Of Technologies In The Last Three Years

We Have Given Nearly 300 Transfer Of Technologies In The Last Three Years

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May 27, 2018
In The Air
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In The Air

In The Air

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May 27, 2018
Picture Perfect
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Picture Perfect

Anjali Ameer will soon be the first transgender heroine of a south Indian movie

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January 07, 2018
Transcending Barriers
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Transcending Barriers

Manabi Bandyopadhya, India’s first transgender college principal, fought the odds but her war is far from over

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January 07, 2018
The Journey Of A Law
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The Journey Of A Law

The conception to birth of a law is a fascinating journey in a democracy like India, where many factors shape and reshape a draft into an act of Parliament.

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January 07, 2018
Man And The Land
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Man And The Land

On a whirlwind tour of India, I learnt that its people are as colourful as the country

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July 29, 2018
Life On The Cutting Edge
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Life On The Cutting Edge

From walking on a frozen river to getting stuck on the world’s highest road, there was never a dull moment for me in Leh

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July 29, 2018
Buried Truth
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Buried Truth

Restoration of the Qutb Shahi tombs leads to surprising discoveries

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July 29, 2018