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As we mark the 77th Independence Day, it is necessary to draw lessons from our freedom movement which was mostly non-violent sans acrimony
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While Hiroshima-Nagasaki remain the preeminent instances of the nuclear bomb’s devastating effects, there are other nuked elsewhere
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From the invisible quantum world to incomprehensibly large galaxies, recent discoveries have helped in expanding our understanding of the mysteries of the universe
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The greenback’s hegemony persists because the alternatives fall short and this is not likely to change in the next several decades
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This report highlights a number of deaths of Sikh leaders associated with the Pro-Khalistan movement.
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The noble ideals of the French Revolution — Liberty, Equality and Fraternity — continue to shape the destinies of the people, globally
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Altering past historical facts to suit present-day preferences is denying a generation a strong foundation that stands on truth
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The Marrakesh Treaty, which marked its 10th anniversary recently, ensures that people with print disabilities have equal access to literature, education and culture
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As the visionary Universal Declaration of Human Rights turns 75 this year, it continues to provide the mandate for human futures
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The euphoria over the fast growth in the civil aviation sector is making national security increasingly foggy
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India needs to move quickly to utilise most of the working-age people and maximise its opportunity for accelerated economic growth
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Strengthening Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal Rail Connectivity Infrastructure will enhance subregional trade
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The Gen Z-led new wave of protests in Iran is raging against the heart of the cleric-led country’s identity – the compulsory veil – and is unlikely to fade away.
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By Amit Mishra Last week brought the closure of one of the much-awaited acquisitions in tech history, touted as one of the largest buy-outs of all time in the technological arena. Elon Musk’s $44-billion takeover of the social media platform Twitter buzzed the global mindspace with notes of excitement and agony. The week’s upheaval saw […]
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Telangana has planned 600 charging stations in one-two years which will translate into a charging point below every 2 km.
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By Amit Banerjee ‘Kick Off The Dream’, the official slogan for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup is befitting as it encapsulates the aspirational and empowering urge for the growth of women’s football in the country. In spite of India’s ignominious exit from the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup at the group stage, there […]
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By Dr Rehnamol P R Inder Meghwal, a 9-year-old Dalit boy from Jalore, Rajasthan, was allegedly beaten to death by his upper-caste teacher for drinking water from a pot that was exclusively kept for the upper castes on the school premises. The culprit belongs to the Rajput community. The Dalit child was denied his constitutional […]
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By Amit Banerjee During the last 75 years as an independent democratic country, our nation has had a chequered growth trajectory. Belying the views of sceptics, India has emerged as the world’s fifth largest economy and the third largest contributor to global economic growth. But with the failure of the ‘trickledown effect’ of our much-vaunted […]
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By Mallepalli Laxmaiah Should I hoist the national flag on my residence? This question has been haunting me ever since Prime Minister Narendra Modi exhorted the countrymen to celebrate the national flag in connection with the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav. Independence from colonial rule is a reason for grand celebration in all countries that were […]
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By Rituparna Kaushik Bhattacharyya The morning of June 22, 2022, saw a crowd of journalists and reporters huddled outside a luxury hotel in Guwahati to ensure that not a single nitty-gritty of the horse-trading was missed. While #MaharastraCrisis trended, the entire Assam grappled to breathe out of overflowing rivers, landslides, and disconnected life and livelihood. […]
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By B Yerram Raju “Money begets money,” says Geoffrey Crowther. Absolutely true — whether it is with individuals, institutions, or nations. Why should nations borrow? One should go back to the post-world war economy. People lost all their wealth and assets in the war. To provide money in people’s hands, Keynes propounded ‘dig holes and […]
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By Pramod K Nayar In 2017, the digital humanities research group, Fondazione Bruno Kessler at Trento, Italy, set up the Linked Open Data (LOD) Navigator to trace the Italian victims of the Shoah. Rachele Sprugnoli, Giovanni Moretti, Sara Tonelli mapped date and place of birth, death, dates and routes of deportation, place of detention, in […]
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The Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre is facing a huge diplomatic outrage from Gulf countries after its spokesperson and leader made derogatory references to Islam and Prophet Muhammad. New Delhi is struggling to contain the damaging fallout. Arab nations lodged official protests against India. Pakistan and Afghanistan also reacted strongly to […]
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By V Thiagarajan Nobel laureate Paul Romer writes that “For more than three decades, macroeconomics has gone backwards.” He sees economists no longer being concerned with whether or not their predictive models have any practical relevance and says we have entered an era of “post-real” macroeconomics. He has been proved right beyond any doubt. According to most […]