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Muddy Water Eddy
Lok Sabha rout strains the seams of Congress-JD(S) stitch-up.
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June 10, 2019
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Hindu, Hinduer, Hinduest
Congress president Rahul Gandhi chose the 14th-century temple of Brahma in Pushkar, Ajmer, in poll-bound Rajasthan, to furnish his Brahminical credentials—a Kaul Kashmiri Brahmin of Dattatreya gotra.
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December 10, 2018
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Killer Instinct Doesn't Mean You Show Emotions
Counted amongst the ‘fabulous five’ of Indian batting along with Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly and Sehwag, V.V.S. Laxman, when in full flow, mesmerised fans with his wristy play and silken, effortless touch. Australia, in particular, bore the brunt of his prowess as he piled up 2,434 runs in 29 Tests against them, with six centuries.
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December 17, 2018
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Odisha Sets A New Benchmark With Hockey World Cup
woos tourists with other festivities as well!
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December 17, 2018
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Beyond Research
Educational institutions must promote community-building, problem-solving and entrepreneurship
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July 29, 2019
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Oxomiya, The Poet
Poetry has become the medium of protest for Assam’s Miya community
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July 29, 2019
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A Flood Of Dry Taps!
It’s official: the worst water crisis in our national history is upon us now. But we also see signs of a fight to save us from a dry future.
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August 05, 2019
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This MP Just Had A Bad Air Day!
How Osmanabad’s Shiv Sena MP benefits from the controversies surrounding him.
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April 10, 2017
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Colonial Coat Tails In Feudal Fabric
Thoroughly liveried, the judge comes across as a maharaja. A time-warp cloaks Indian judiciary’s etiquette.
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April 10, 2017
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Rani & Rogues
The contrast between the way the police dealt with protests by Dalits in UP’s Saharanpur and Rajputs in Rajasthan is part of a pattern of selective aggression and selective silence that goes deep and wide.
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December 04, 2017
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What's To Be Done With Our Cops?
With the world’s largest force, India is not short of police personnel. Free them from provincial satraps, and much of our policing troubles will end.
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December 04, 2017
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The Slow Aarohan Of A Morning Raga
Finally, Rahul Gandhi’s anointment as Congress chief is imminent. Sights set on 2019, his task is to enliven the party.
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December 04, 2017
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A Maritime Arc Of Saptaswaras
Young Carnatic musicians, born or living in the US, are shifting base to Chennai as full-time performers
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December 11, 2017
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Birth Of A New Hindu Nation
It can’t be without reason that the RSS now says a mandir alone will come up at the disputed site. The Sangh has been carving a Hindu India since ’92.
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December 11, 2017
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Disposing Of A Sanitary Fad?
Indian women are warming towards a movement that seeks the return of traditional menstrual car.
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July 17, 2017
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Amarnath Killings: Identify Politics Of Murder And Mayhem
Mehbooba Mufti comes closer to the BJP as Kashmir battles another crisis —the killing of Amarnath yatris
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July 24, 2017
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Her Hand In The State's Grip
If the Rizwanur episode revealed the Left regime’s moth-eaten attitude towards women, Taslima’s banishment confirmed it
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February 26, 2018
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Scoring With A Scoop
Hockey-mad Orissa, new jersey sponsor of the Indian teams, revels in a first
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February 26, 2018
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The Grasping Quicksand
Mohammed bin Salman’s brutal power grab tramples tradition and pushes Saudi Arabia towards the abyss.
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November 20, 2017
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Supervillain In Sin City
In the wake of its deadliest mass shooting, America once again confronts its unending cycle of gun violence
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October 16, 2017
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Saffron Ambivalence
RSS throws cold water on Centre’s overtures to Kashmiris. Not all are amused.
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October 16, 2017
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The Same Old Track
Mumbai’s suburban rail network is still essentially what the British built
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October 16, 2017
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If Wishes Were Houses
Home buyers who paid through the nose seem as distant from their dream homes as ever
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October 16, 2017
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Subramanian Swamy: A Guided Missile
The man is pugnacious but equally unpredictable. So is the BJP taking too big a risk by giving him a stage?
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May 16, 2016
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Can The Congress Ever Revive From Here?
Is it the end of the road for the Grand Old Party of India? Party leaders speak of the decline, the insipid leadership.
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May 30, 2016
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What Worked For Amma And Didi!
A contrast in method and style, Mamata and Jayalalitha have few peers in understanding mass electoral psychology
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May 30, 2016
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The Hand Beckons A Grass Root
The Congress needs Mamata to counter BJP. But its Bengal cadre loathes the TMC. Is an alliance feasible?
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October 23, 2017
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Fresh Trickle Of Teertham
Kerala’s Dalit pujari is a first in the south since Sangam era
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October 23, 2017
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Pluck Egos, Not Just Tea
Lingering misogyny prompts Kerala women to keep fighting for basic rights.
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October 23, 2017
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Snooping In A Salwar
Braving both danger and tedium, women are carving out a niche in the world of private investigation
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