A PART of the jali or railing in front of the tombs of three Mughal emperors, as well as Bahadur Shah Zafar’s empty tomb, at Zafar Mahal in Delhi’s southern…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that now was not the time for war, directly assailing the Kremlin chief in public over the nearly…
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Lot of articles and theories which are describing the current state of Sri Lanka and major factors that contributed towards the deteriorating performance of Sri Lankan economy. The ongoing Sri…
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A convergence of interests (read: opposition to the U.S.) is bringing Iran, China and Russia closer together than ever. As their relations with the West deteriorate, Russia and China are…
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury apologises to President for ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark, calls it slip of tongue; issue rocks Parliament again
by Abbas AdilCornered Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury today apologised to President Droupadi Murmu for his “Rashtrapatni” remark, terming the “incorrect word to describe her position” a “slip of the tongue”. Congress…
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THE Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced that in order to ‘avoid unhealthy competition’ among students, it would stop releasing merit lists for the Class X and XII…
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SHAFAQNA- After the death of Mohammed Sanusi Barkindo, a Kuwaiti who has a lot of experience in the oil field, will begin as the OPEC Secretary-General. Haitham Al-Ghais will be OPEC’s…
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On the one side, there is no challenge to BJP, but there is no alternate of BJP except Congress on the other. The big problem with Congress is that it…
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The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was the brainchild of the late General Zia Ur Rehman, the former President of Bangladesh. He envisioned SAARC as a forum for…
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The 14th BRICS Summit is being held in virtual format in Beijing, China. Under turbulent international situations, the question of whether BRICS should indeed play a significant role in international…
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Just three months after storming to power in Punjab, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) finds itself on a sticky wicket, particularly over the deteriorating law and order situation and the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is in Germany for the G7 Summit, had ‘chai par charcha’ with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday. PM Modi shared pictures of him having…
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The United States has hinted that more Arab nations could take steps to improve ties with Israel, ahead of President Joe Biden’s trip to the Middle East. All eyes are…
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FIVE months after the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act came into force, the Health Ministry has notified the rules governing surrogate pregnancies. Among other things, the rules make it mandatory for couples…
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State brutality and hostility have emerged as the defining factors in BJP’s (Bharatiya Janata Party) policy toward Indian Muslims. From mob lynching and punishment on beef consumption to imposing a…
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The spate of violent protests in Bihar, UP, Haryana and other states against the Agnipath scheme leaves no room for doubt that the unemployment crisis has assumed alarming proportions in…
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Balraj Madhok died on May 2, 2016 ending an era of old guards of Hindutva politics. A senior RSS pracharak till his death was paid handsome tributes by the RSS…
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Muslims in India bear two major burdens: the first is to prove “Jinnah” wrong, who said that Muslims in India would have to prove their patriotism for the rest of…
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Bulldozers in India are being rumbled into Muslim localities to tear down houses and impose collective punishment on alleged rioters — but none of this merits more than a yawn…
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This is the ‘best of times, worst of times’ moment for Indian Muslims. At a time when the whole democratic polity has shamelessly turned against them, they are struggling to…
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Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday concluded a three-day visit to Hanoi. This not only reinforced but showcased how, other than the Quadrilateral Security Framework of Australia, Japan, India…
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In what will expand the arc of choices before the government to appoint a new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), a notification has been issued to alter the rules of…
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Since 2015, according to a database maintained meticulously by The Washington Post, every year around 1,000 people are shot by police officers in the US. Though around 50% of the…
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The Russia-Ukraine war is 100 days old and there are few signs to be hopeful that it will end anytime soon. Instead, the battle lines are hardening, with the US…
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INDIAN economy has been hit hard by the double whammy of the Russia-Ukraine war and the Omicron-fuelled third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. The country’s GDP grew by a dismal…
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According to western media, after lengthy debate the global community has agreed on amendments to reform the rules around disease outbreaks in the world, known as the International Health Regulations…
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As he builds a theoretical explanation of Pakistan’s pursuance and acquisition of Nuclear Weapons, Feroz Hassan Khan in his seminal work on Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons Program, among others, refers to…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said in the last eight years after his government came to power, he did not spare any effort in serving the country and did not…
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In spite of the continued uncertainty with regard to the trajectory of the covid19 pandemic, globally, countries are trying to return to normalcy. Significantly, the performance of United Arab Emirates…
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–Hindu leader calls for mosque loudspeakers to be turned down. Mosques in Mumbai comply with demands after police intervene. Sitting in an office lined with books overlooking a giant prayer…