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AFTER NIRBHAYA, UNNAO, HYDERABAD INCIDENTS HAVE LET US DOWN In William Shakespeare’s famous drama Julius Caesar, Cassius, a nobleman, speaking with his friend, Brutus, confides in the latter that in the best interests of the public, Julius…
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ALLEGATIONS ABOUT ANTI-MUSLIM BIAS UNFOUNDED There have been many opinions about Indian secularism and constitution being shattered because of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 passed by both houses of the parliament — a bill which will…
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CORBYN FIGHTING ON THE PLATFORM OF SOCIALISM With only two days left for the polling in United Kingdom, the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched the final election push to deny Tories a majority. In spite of Tory candidate Boris…
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ASSETS WORTH NINE LAKH CRORE ARE UP FOR SALE FOR A FRACTION The Modi Government's decision on the privatisation of the public sector oil company BPCL is going to be a major economic disaster for India making the country poorer by lakhs of…
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PEOPLE LOSING FAITH IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM All the four accused in the case of rape-and-murder of a 25-year-old veterinarian were killed by police in an encounter on Friday morning. While the killing of the criminals in encounter was…
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NEGLECT OF THE SURVIVORS STILL CONTINUES With tears in eyes, shouting slogans against central and state government and Union Carbide thousands of gas victims marched on the streets of Bhopal, formed human chain and attended public meetings…
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ANTI-CAB SENTIENT GATHERING MOMENTUM The Bharatiya Janata Party and the party-led Government at the Centre are understandably over the moon. They have every reason to feel elated as they have scored two significant political victories…
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FARMERS ARE HIT AS UREA CRISIS DEEPENS The completion of one year of Kamal Nath government is being marked by several agitations. They include agitation by farmers, by college and school teachers and an agitation launched by the BJP…
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WHY RISING RURAL POVERTY, FALLING MIDDLE CLASS STUMP INDIA? The NDA government is seized of the crucial slowdown. The finance minister accepts it but nobody has fathomed its depth. It is not easy to find out the causes of the myriad…
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KARTARPUR CORRIDOR OPENING HAS SIGNIFICANCE Since the partition of the country, India-Pakistan relationship is marked by continuing mistrust, unresolved issues, broken promises and unending conflicts. In between any thaw in this…
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BETTER AFFORDABLE DIAGNOSTICS ASSURED A shortage of health professionals is a major impediment in handling the current health burden of India, especially in rural areas. Indian scientists have been working on affordable and innovative…
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FOCUS ON EXPORTS IS IMPERATIVE FOR BUILDING A STRONG ECONOMY The Summit on the country's Public Sector Enterprises has called to the PSEs to enhance their geostrategic reach through the implementation of a number of recommendations…
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SAME RACISM IS IN VOGUE IN BRITAIN’S ELECTION CAMPAIGN India’s consul-general in New York arguing for Indian leadership follow the Israeli model of building settlements to take Kashmiri Pandits back to the Valley and suggested that those…
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FDI TO GET A BOOST FOLLOWING DEAL In 2018-19, USA became the biggest trading partner of India, scuttling Chinese predominance for over half a decade. Paradoxically, however, the reasons for the trade buoyancy with two countries are…
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HONG KONG VERDICT IS A SETBACK FOR CHINESE PRESIDENT The defeat has been monstrous for the Chinese president Xi Jinping. The ruling establishment of China has never imagined in its dreams that the young Pro-Democracy candidates of Hong…
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CONGRESS JITTERY AT BJP GOVT’S DETENTION CAMPS For the nuch harassed Hindus and Muslims in Assam suspected of being illegal Bangladeshi settlers, there is now a glimmer of hope: in recent days, authorities have released 20 people held in…
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COMMUNICATION AND FINANCIAL DATA ARE MAIN TARGET German companies are plagued with an increasing number of cyber-attacks and IT security incidents. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, 75 percent of them have been affected by some…
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TALKS WITH BANGLADESH, MYANMAR ARE ON China has come up with a fresh idea to kickstart an organised movement of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to Myanmar. Progress on this critical part of the proposed resolution of the Rohingya…
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CAG AUDIT CANNOT BE AVOIDED The Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala and the Centre are at odds over the Kannur International Airport Limited (KIAL). Tensions have flared up with the Corporate Affairs Ministry rejecting the…
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FEAR OF HORSE-TRADING PEAKS AFTER FADNAVIS SUDDEN SWEARING-IN No political party has come out of the mess in the formation of the Maharashtra government smelling of roses. It sends out a clear message that they are after power and for that…
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LTTE SLAYER’ MUST NOW EMBRACE PEACE, REASSURE TAMIL MINORITIES Sri Lanka People’s Front candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of former President Mahinda Rajapakse, is all set to take over the Sri Lankan presidency. A retired…
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BRITISH PEOPLE WILL BENEFIT AT CORBYN’S PROGRAMME The British left can sometimes worry too much about what bosses’ federation the Confederation of British Industry makes of its plans. Big business always likes the claim that a rising…
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RATE RISE MUST TO SAVE ECONOMY, CHECK EURO-TYPE CRASH, VIOLENCE The latest RBI decision to stagnate rates show semblance of reality has dawned. As prices are rising, economy is slowing down and savings are hit, the decision is partially…
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SWEDISH NGO SCA DEMANDS INVESTIGATION CIA-funded militia forces in Afghanistan have been accused of war crimes including extra-judicial killings and the targeting of clinics, according to health workers on the ground. Soldiers in a…
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i. Issue of inheritance rights of an illegitimate child still not settled-The Supreme Court in a recent case noted that the question whether an illegitimate child had a right to inherit from her father’s ancestral property is yet to be…
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