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KCR'S GRAND AMBITION
The BRS chief is hoping to win a third term for his party in Telangana even as he has one eye on the throne in Delhi. Is it just empty rhetoric or does the CM have a clear plan?
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May 15, 2023
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BATTLING THE GREENS
THE FOREST (CONSERVATION) AMENDMENT BILL WHICH SEEKS TO EXEMPT STRATEGIC PROJECTS ON THE BORDERS FROM GREEN LAWS IS WELCOMED BY THE MILITARY. WILL ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS SURVIVE IN THE RUSH TO PRIORITISE NATIONAL SECURITY?
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May 15, 2023
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TB THE NEW DANGERS
THE RISE IN THE NUMBER OF CASES AND DEATHS DUE TO DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS IS PROVING TO BE AN IMPEDIMENT TO INDIA'S AMBITION TO END THE DISEASE BY 2025. WHAT MORE DO WE NEED TO DO?
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May 15, 2023
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REFORMS IN ANUTSHELL
The Narendra Modi government had initiated the Make in India programme as 2014, its very first year, as early with the idea of turning the country into a leading global manufacturing and investment destination. But that wasn't going to be easy.
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May 15, 2023
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FIGHT TO THE FINISH
The untimely rains in the national capital have failed to douse the anger of the country's top wrestlers who have been staging a most dramatic protest at Jantar Mantar since April 23. In many ways, it's the fight of their lives.
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May 15, 2023
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A UNIQUE WATER MARK
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made another whirlwind trip to Kerala in the last week of April where he flagged off two pathbreaking projects, the state's first Vande Bharat semi-high speed express train and the inland Water Metro. The latter is an integrated ferry transport system which will cater to the Greater Kochi region.
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May 15, 2023
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DEADLY BUSINESS
On March 16, shortly after 13-year-old Tushar, a Class 6 student, went missing from his house in Patna's Kanhauli village, his father, Raj Kishore Pandit, received a ransom call on WhatsApp.
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May 15, 2023
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THE PAWAR CUT THAT ISN'T?
In what is seen as a battle of wits with nephew Ajit Pawar, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar dropped a bombshell on May 2, saying he intends to quit as party president. The announcement, at the launch of an updated edition of his biography, comes at a time when Ajit is said to be in talks with the BJP, leading to a flux within the NCP.
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May 15, 2023
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SAURASHTRA TAMILS: FROM SALEM TO SOMNATH
A millennium-old connection was revived recently when Saurashtra Tamils visited the old homeland they had migrated from centuries ago, and took in its wonders. Kicked off in mid-April by defence minister Rajnath Singh in the temple town of Somnath, some 5,000 visitors, who still hold on to their customs and even speak a version of Gujarati called Saurashtri, visited the state as part of the Saurashtra-Tamil Sangamam, a quasi-political programme organised by the Gujarat government, between April 17-27.
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May 15, 2023
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MAYA LOBS A GOOGLY
On April 24, when Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar came to meet Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow as part of his efforts to push for Opposition unity, he did not meet Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati.
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May 15, 2023
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THE PRICE OF COMPLACENCY
After a gap of almost four years, a major Maoist attack took place in Dantewada in South Chhattisgarh, where left-wing extremists triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) on April 26, killing 10 security personnel and their civilian driver.
3 min |
May 15, 2023
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Yogi Leads The Local Charge
What happens at the local level in Uttar Pradesh can hold plenty interest for those outside
4 min |
May 08, 2023
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Karnataka Polls: Fight To The Finish
With the BJP pulling out all the stops, the congress putting up a united front and the JD(s) playing the dark horse, the may 10 assembly election in karnataka is poised for a no-holds-barred battle at the hustings
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May 08, 2023
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Those at the High Table
In a new book, restaurateur Gauri Devidayal chronicles the story of one of Mumbai's most acclaimed dining destinations
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May 08, 2023
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Spreading HER WINGS
Actor Pooja Hegde on working with Salman Khan, the South film industry and pressing ahead despite initial failures
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May 08, 2023
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Perfect Mix
A cappella group Penn Masala return to India with their pioneering blend of Indian and international sounds
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May 08, 2023
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BUILDING A LEGACY
Priyanka Chopra-Jonas talks about touching a milestone with Citadel, her years in the US and making a mark as a South Asian in Hollywood
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May 08, 2023
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AND THE BEAT GOES ON
New Delhi's Peter Cat Recording Co., whose 2019 album Bismillah received rave reviews both in India and abroad, hope that their upcoming US tour is a step towards bigger things
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May 08, 2023
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MURDER IN THE BACKYARD
A web series revisits the dark saga of Shakereh Khaleeli, who was killed by her 'godman' husband Swami Shraddhanand
2 min |
May 08, 2023
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WELCOME TO THE MULTIVERSE
INDIAN PRODUCTION HOUSES ARE GOING THE MARVEL AND DISNEY WAY AND CREATING PARALLEL UNIVERSES POPULATED BY DIVERSE CHARACTERS AND THEMES. INDIAN AUDIENCES CANNOT HAVE ENOUGH
4 min |
May 08, 2023
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METEORIC
ROYAL ENFIELD'S NEWEST CRUISER PUTS A FRESH SPIN ON ITS NEW GENERATION 650CC TWIN-CYLINDER MOTOR THAT DEBUTED ON THE INTERCEPTOR AND THE CONTINENTAL GT
2 min |
May 08, 2023
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FULLY CHARGED
ONE OF THE BEST PREMIUM COMPACT SUVS, THE VOLVO XC40 GETS AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN THAT OFFERS ELECTRIFYING PERFORMANCE AND A PRACTICAL RANGE
2 min |
May 08, 2023
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CROSSING OVER
BASED ON THE OUTGOING BALENO HATCHBACK, INSPIRED BY THE GRAND VITARA, HOW IS THE NEW FRONX AS A STANDALONE PRODUCT?
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May 08, 2023
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PIXELS IN FOCUS
THE HYUNDAI IONIQ 5 MAKES A LOT OF SENSE THE SIZE, THE TECH AND THE COMFORT ALL ENOUGH TO TRUMP ICEPOWERED CARS. WE FIND OUT HOW GOOD THE INDIA-SPEC CAR REALLY IS
3 min |
May 08, 2023
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SIZE MATTERS
BIG CARS WITH A SINGLE OCCUPANT ARE CLOGGING OUR STREETS. COULD A NEW GENERATION OF ELECTRIC MINIS BE THE ANSWER?
3 min |
May 08, 2023
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EYEING A BIGGER BITE
INDIA IS NOT JUST A BIG MARKET FOR APPLE'S SMARTPHONES, BUT CAN ALSO BE A KEY MANUFACTURING BASE FOR THE FIRM, HELPING IT REDUCE ITS DEPENDENCE ON CHINA
8 min |
May 08, 2023
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THE BOXER WHO MADE AN ASS OF HIMSELF
GANGSTER DEEPAK BOXER’S ARREST IN MEXICO RENEWS FOCUS ON THE DONKEY ROUTE’ THAT THOUSANDS OF ILLEGAL INDIAN MIGRANTS TAKE IN THE HOPE FOR A BETTER LIFE IN THE WEST
7 min |
May 08, 2023
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A RAJPUT WALKS FREE BACKWARDS
Life convicts getting their sentence commuted is not news usually but the Bihar law department’s April 24 release order for 27 lifers who have completed 14 years behind bars has set off a furious debate
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May 08, 2023
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A SUICIDE AND A FEW QUESTIONS
Two back-to-back incidents in poll-bound Rajasthan have left the Ashok Gehlot-led government red-faced
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May 08, 2023
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NEW GOVERNOR, NEW ROWS
A stormy three years it had been, from August 2019 to July 2022, when Jagdeep Dhankhar, now India’s vice president, served as governor of West Bengal. Scarcely a week passed without Raj Bhavan and the Trinamool Congress government sniping at each other
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