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OPINION/COMMENTARY

OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: First Test of Ashes 2023 establishes a Paradigm shift in Test Cricket (IANS column)

June 23, 2023June 23, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe first Test of the five-match Ashes 2023 series between England and Australia was a nail-biting affair that

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Partygate crashes Boris Johnson’s political career

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023

By Asad MirzaBoris Johnson’s sudden resignation as an MP has resulted in a crisis both for the UK’s Conservative Party

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: Indian cricket lovers left devasted and fuming (IANS column)

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghIndia’s defeat in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 Final against Australia has quite understandably made their ardent

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

US-Saudi ties: Stalemate sustains (Opinion)

June 12, 2023June 12, 2023

By Asad MirzaThe US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Saudi Arabia, last week in an attempt to restore the

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

New highs wait seems getting longer

June 11, 2023June 11, 2023

By Arun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by made a valiant attempt to make new lifetime highs but failed. The

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

It pays to make propaganda films (IANS Column: B-Town)

June 11, 2023June 11, 2023

By Vinod Mirani‘Bhed Chaal’ is a Hindi proverb very much used in relation to the Hindi film industry. It means

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Ukraine-Russia conflict: World accept India rather than China, as a mediator (Column: The Third Eye)

June 11, 2023June 11, 2023

By D.C. PathakSoon after the launch of military operations by Russia in Ukraine in February 2022, which resulted in an

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: India needed to play a few practice games before WTC Final (IANS column)

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe final of the World Test Championship between Australia and India is presently being played at the Kennington

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: India needed to play a few practice games before WTC Final (IANS column)

June 9, 2023June 9, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe final of the World Test Championship between Australia and India is presently being played at the Kennington

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The Vadodara Bohras of Gujarat

June 7, 2023June 7, 2023

By Arshia MalikThe Vadodara Bohras are a community of Bohra Muslims tracing their origins to Yemen. They belong to the

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Water wars: The new normal? (Opinion)

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023

By Asad MirzaThe recent border clashes between Iran and Afghanistan have a really dreaded portent for the future, both at

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Market momentum signal possibility of new highs this week

June 4, 2023

By Arun KejriwalMarkets last week opened with a bang and gained sharply on the first two days. The rally seemed

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Not crimes of passion, but twisted masculinity (IANS Column: FairPoint)

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023

By Deepika BhanAlmost 15 years ago, in a residential society in Noida in the National Capital Region, a Class VIII

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

We should have zero tolerance for this kind of crime (Column: The Third Eye)

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023

By D.C. PathakThe recent case of the brutal killing of a young girl in public by a ‘jilted’ boyfriend in

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: IPL 2023 was a Perfect 10 (IANS column)

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghA last-ball finish in the IPL’23 was, as one can term it, a perfect 10. The tournament was

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

G20 in Srinagar and Article 370

June 2, 2023June 2, 2023

By Amjad Ayub MirzaWith the inauguration of the three-day session of G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting held in Srinagar (May

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

If one is in northeast, he could be a man ‘divided against himself’ (Opinion)

June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

By Nirendra DevUnion Home Minister Amit Shah has held wide range of discussions with Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh,

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Syria back in the Arab-fold (Opinion)

May 29, 2023May 29, 2023

By Asad MirzaAfter more than a dozen years of ostracism by regional Arab and western leaders, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Cross-currents in the Islamic world (Column: The Third Eye)

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023

By D.C. PathakIn recent years the international scene has been conditioned by new geopolitical trends that were affecting all regions

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Studios claim ownership of rights (IANS Column: B-Town)

May 28, 2023May 28, 2023

By Vinod MiraniIt was since foreign companies entered the Indian film market that filmmakers in the country, especially in the

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

PM Modi in Japan & Papua New Guinea: An assessment (Opinion)

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

New Delhi, May 24 There is merit in viewing the world order today as being in a state of flux.

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

PM Modi in Japan & Papua New Guinea: An assessment (Opinion)

May 24, 2023May 24, 2023

New Delhi, May 24 There is merit in viewing the world order today as being in a state of flux.

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The unresolved Palestinian question (Opinion)

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023

By Asad MirzaNaqba Day marks the beginning of Palestinians exodus from their homeland, but for the last 75 years the

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The OTT space wars (IANS Column: B-Town)

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

By Vinod MiraniJio Cinema, or be it Jio mobiles, they specialise in the art of snaring the consumer. Indian companies

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to remain range bound

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

By Arun KejriwalMarkets had a tough week and failed to cross important resistances. They faltered at the very first level

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 22-28. Aries

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The question of leadership in public life (Column: The Third Eye)

May 21, 2023May 21, 2023

By D.C. PathakDemocracy defines a system by which most people in a country would like to be ruled by leaders

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The ban culture is good (IANS Column: B-Town)

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023

By Vinod MiraniThe ban culture and the jail culture have always existed in India. The British did it and so

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Being ambivalent about faith-based terrorism is harmful (Column: The Third Eye)

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023

By D.C. PathakAmidst the continuing danger posed to national security by the Pak-instigated radicalisation and terrorism, many academicians and even

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

May 14, 2023May 14, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 15-21. AriesThis

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: Cricket by any other name will chirp its way to glory (IANS column)

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe rapidly changing face of cricket is transforming it at a phenomenal pace. The shorter format of the

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Strained Indo-Pak ties to stay (Opinion)

May 8, 2023May 8, 2023

By Asad MirzaIndia taking down Pakistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet is indicative of changing diplomatic might of

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Expect sideways movement with focus on Smallcap and midcap space

May 7, 2023

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had four trading sessions, but it had plenty of action and behaved on expected

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India stood for spread of knowledge (Column: The Third Eye)

May 7, 2023May 7, 2023

By D.C. PathakThere is a debate – set off, among other things, by the review of school textbooks in India

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

‘PS: 2’ mints Rs 150 crore globally in 3 days, ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan’ crosses mark in 9 days

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

Mumbai, May 1 Mani Ratnams magnum opus ‘Ponniyin Selvan: 2, which released recently and also had a special screening attended

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India talks tough at SCO meet (Opinion)

May 1, 2023May 1, 2023

By Asad MirzaLast week at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting, India adopted a very tough stand to

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for May 1-7. Aries

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Home Minister’s initiatives for strengthening internal security (Column: The Third Eye)

April 30, 2023April 30, 2023

D.C. PathakThe arrival of Amit Shah as the Union Home Minister in 2019 sent out clear signals that he would

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: India’s sight is fixed on WTC Final. A win would be a crowning glory to honour the 1971 side

April 28, 2023April 28, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe announcement of the Indian team to play in the World Test Championship (WTC) Final, starting on June

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Protecting five-elements to make India net zero by 2070!

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023

By Pavan KaushikIn our Vedas, the Atharvaveda the three coverings of our surroundings are referred as Chandamsi. The Atharvaveda says,

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

This Akshaya Tritiya is an opportune time for purchasing gold

April 19, 2023

On an auspicious day like Akshaya Tritiya, we Indians always turn to gold. The precious metal’s imperishable and timeless qualities

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Will IT bring about a market correction

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

By Arun KejriwalThe week went by and had four trading sessions and gained on all four of them. What was

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

I&B wants Amazon to promote Indian content (IANS Column: B-Town)

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

By Vinod MiraniThe Government of India now wants to be a part of the OTT revolution. That is, the I&B

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The Chinese challenge and India’s growing global clout (IANS Guest Essay)

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

By Anil TrigunayatChina will be an ongoing challenge for the Indian foreign and security policy establishment. Its hegemonistic ambitions are

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Looking back with amusement (Column: The Third Eye)

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

By D.C. PathakA few of the chiefs of Intelligence in India and abroad have written about their work in the

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 17-23. Aries

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Nitish reprises role played by George Fernandes in forming NDA

April 16, 2023April 16, 2023

By Ajay KumarPatna, April 16 After the successful meeting with opposition leaders in Delhi, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: Lightning seems to have struck the strike rate of batters (IANS column)

April 14, 2023April 14, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe Indian Premier League (IPL) has in all respects gone off extremely well. Crowds are back in full

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

NATO’s expansion (Opinion)

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023

By Asad MirzaFinland formally became a member of NATO on April 4 during a scheduled summit, finalising the fastest accession

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

2023: The First Quarter Is Dismal (IANS Column: B-Town)

April 9, 2023April 9, 2023

By Vinod MiraniThe first quarter of 2023 has come to an end and the Hindi film industry has little to

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Consolidation the need of the hour

April 9, 2023April 9, 2023

By Arun KejriwalIt was a very short three-day week which had trading on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday last week. The

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Cheap publicity: A woman’s Uorfi Javed moment on the Metro (IANS Column: FairPoint)

April 9, 2023April 9, 2023

By Deepika BhanAmid the Adani-Hindenburg noise, the protests and the marches on various issues, the political accusations and allegations, a

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

April 9, 2023April 9, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 10-16. Aries

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Progressing British Muslims

April 3, 2023April 3, 2023

By Asad MirzaSuperficial concerns have been raised both within and outside the UK about the status of the Muslim population,

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Sonali Bendre: I made sure I never let go of any opportunities that came my way

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023

Mumbai, April 2 Bollywood actress Sonali Bendre has shared her learning experience and how she became successful in the industry.

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Sentiment and momentum favour the bulls in a truncated week

April 2, 2023

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had all the emotions one could think of. It had drama, expectation, new vigour,

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Reality Shows: Nothing real about it (IANS Column: B-Town)

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023

By Vinod MiraniThere are all kinds of reality shows on various television channels. And there are a lot of aspirants

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

April 2, 2023April 2, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 3-9. Aries

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Uncertainty and volatility to dominate last week of financial year’s trading

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023

By Arun KejriwalIt was an extremely tough and volatile week at the bourses. Markets were all over the place and

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

March 26, 2023March 26, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for March 27-April 2.

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Tough week ahead for markets; US FED meeting holds the key

March 19, 2023March 19, 2023

By Arun KejriwalMarkets were volatile last week not only in India but globally. There were sharp moves on both sides

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Majoritarianism on March in Israel

March 18, 2023March 18, 2023

By Asad MirzaThe Israeli Parliament has given initial approval to several pieces of legislation, including a Bill protecting the prime

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Anti-women Taliban (Opinion)

March 12, 2023March 12, 2023

By Asad MirzaThe slew of anti-women measures adopted by the Taliban government in Afghanistan has essentially gone against them, further

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: A sparkling start to women’s franchise cricket in India (IANS Column)

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be complimented in organising the Women’s Premier League.

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

North-South is one industry; the media is not one! (IANS Column: B-Town)

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023

By Vinod MiraniWith the super success of a few South Indian films throughout the Hindi-speaking areas, the South is extending

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

North-South is one industry; the media is not one! (IANS Column: B-Town)

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023

By Vinod MiraniWith the super success of a few South Indian films throughout the Hindi-speaking areas, the South is extending

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for March 6-12. Aries

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OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

CLOSE-IN: Test cricket should not be made into a farce (IANS column)

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023

By Yajurvindra SinghThe conventional and traditional form of the game, ‘Test Cricket’ cannot be made into a farce. A 5-day

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

As Cong seeks out allies, Gandhi trio still calls the shots (IANS Column: FairPoint)

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

By Deepika BhanThe more things change, the more they stay the same. This well-known expression, first used by a French

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Playing good cop, bad cop! (IANS Column: B-Town)

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

By Vinod MiraniWriter, lyricist, poet and film encyclopedia in his own right Javed Akhtar is in the news again. He

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for February 27 to

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ OPINION/COMMENTARY 

‘Pathaan’ songs worked; your remixes will backfire (IANS Column: B-Town)

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023

By Vinod MiraniMusic makes or mars a film. Filmmakers all over have lived by this belief and rightly so. In

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, the authentic role model to all leaders

July 5, 2022July 5, 2022

By Ven Lenagala SirinivasaHis Holiness the Dalai Lama lives in exile for over 60 years; having forfeited his active role

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Stubborn Taliban (Opinion)

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

By Asad MirzaThe manner in which the Taliban have been able to retain power in Afghanistan and their latest decisions

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets looking for a trend

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by behaved on expected lines and made marginal gains. It could be called a week

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for July 4-10 Aries

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Politics by proxy is disturbing internal peace (Column: Spy’s Eye)

July 3, 2022July 3, 2022

By DC PathakThe diminished opposition in the second term of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in office has stepped up its

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to remain choppy in expiry week with range bound movement

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by behaved on expected lines and saw a decent recovery in the markets. It initially

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Shinde’s rebellion a wake-up call to all dynasts (IANS Column: FairPoint)

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

By Deepika BhanThe happenings in Maharashtra have thrown up several questions. Is it really a rebellion against a dynasty or

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Business Intelligence is crucial for corporate success in Covid times (Column: Spy’s Eye)

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022

By D.C. PathakIn the age of knowledge ushered in by the IT revolution, success in business is mandated on the

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Calcutta HC turns down GNLF’s plea for postponing GTA polls

June 24, 2022June 24, 2022

Kolkata, June 24 A single-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court, on Friday, turned down Gorkha National Liberation Front (GNLF)’s

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Russia-China ties under stress? (Opinion)

June 20, 2022June 20, 2022

By Asad MirzaRecent events in Ukraine and Taiwan are once again testing the Russia-China ties, as neither has commented upon

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to recover some lost ground

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

By Arun KejriwalIt was a bad week at the markets and they fell quite sharply. Indian benchmark indices fell on

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

As Agnipath fire singes India, some questions for our politicians (IANS Column: FairPoint)

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

By Deepika BhanAgnipath — whenever one comes across this word, one is reminded of the 1990 Amitabh Bachchan film, ‘Agneepath’,

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The world must acknowledge equality of all religions (Spy’s Eye)

June 19, 2022June 19, 2022

By D.C. PathakIndia, the world’s largest democracy, continues to be run on a Constitution that has secularism built into its

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Diaspora INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

US police solve year-old killing of Indian-origin businessman while another shot dead

June 18, 2022

New York, June 17 An Indian-origin businessman has been shot dead inside a store in the US this week while

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

It’s important to set a precedent in acting against religious offenders (IANS Column: Beyond The Headline)

June 13, 2022June 13, 2022

By Kavya DubeyAs Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal were made to relinquish their BJP posts due to their comments that

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Rate hikes and downward pressure to weigh on markets

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets were under pressure on expected lines and lost on four of the five trading sessions. Thursday was

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

We should endeavour to reach our own Enlightenment (Column: Spy’s Eye)

June 12, 2022June 12, 2022

By D.C. PathakGautam Buddha achieved Enlightenment and left behind precious teachings for his followers pertaining to various stages of awakening

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Time to forego religious hatred (Opinion)

June 10, 2022June 10, 2022

By Asad MirzaFor the past fortnight the largest minority in the country has been put at unease due to a

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Will ECB be late(st) to join the central banks’ party?

June 7, 2022June 7, 2022

By Sreejith BalasubramanianEuropean Central Bank (ECB)’s April meeting minutes and the blog post in May by its President seem to

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Tough volatile week with downward bias

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved exactly as expected in the week gone by and opened with an upward gap on Monday.

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

‘Vazul Vaav’: Pakistan rejigs its Kashmir gameplan (IANS Column: FairPoint)

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

By Deepika BhanSome time back, intelligence agencies intercepted a coded message ‘Vazul Vaav’ from Pakistan to its supporters in Kashmir.

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

World endorses PM Modi’s call for economic development for peace

June 5, 2022June 5, 2022

By D.C. PathakAt the core of India’s foreign policy under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the mandate that bilateral relations

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

PoJK/GB: The gathering storm of public discontent (Opinion)

June 2, 2022June 2, 2022

By Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaIn a hurriedly called meeting of the senior executive members of the Gilgit-Baltistan Awami Action Committee

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Taliban in a bind (Opinion)

May 30, 2022

By Asad MirzaThe latest international conference to discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan and also review the response of the

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Quad may be incomparable to NATO, but it can bring together states to secure mutual interests (IANS Column: Beyond the Headline)

May 30, 2022May 30, 2022

By Kavya DubeyThe Quadrilateral Security Alliance may have gone through phases of void and little activity since its inception in

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Kashmir and the sin of silence (IANS Column: FairPoint)

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022

By Deepika BhanTwo days after Rahul Bhat was killed in a government office in Jammu and Kashmir on May 12,

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Democratic India has to have a national identity

May 29, 2022May 29, 2022

By D.C. PathakThe Preamble to the Constitution of India describes maintenance of ‘unity and integrity of the nation’ as its

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

ED to conduct parallel probe to track money trail in WBSSC scam

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022

Kolkata, May 27 The CBI has now roped in Enforcement Directorate (ED) to track the money trail in the West

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Probe & sentence Yasin Malik for crimes against us: Kashmiri Pandits

May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

By Deepika BhanNew Delhi, May 25 As the court sentenced Yasin Malik to rigorous life imprisonment on Wednesday for terror

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Not walking alone: A bond and macro update (Opinion)

May 23, 2022May 23, 2022

By Suyash ChoudharyThe government announced a series of steps aimed at providing some relief against the unprecedented commodity price shocks

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Trade focussed Quad (Opinion)

May 23, 2022

By Asad MirzaThe first in-person meeting of the leaders of the US, Australia, Japan and India, termed Quad, will be

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How much and how often should courts adjudicate matters of religous fervour? (Opinion)

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

By Adeel AhmedNew Delhi, May 22 In the old city of Jerusalem, there lies a 187-foot long ‘Western Wall, built

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Some more steam before the inevitable correction steps in

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by saw markets gain sharply on expected lines. However, the volatility witnessed must have certainly

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Yasin Malik must pay for the genocide he masterminded (IANS Column: FairPoint)

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

By Deepika BhanComing down the stairs of Delhi’s Rouse Avenue courts after being convicted for terror crimes, Yasin Malik wanted

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Cyber security conundrum (Column: Spy’s Eye)

May 22, 2022May 22, 2022

By D.C. PathakSometimes the roots of a problem are obscured by discussions on the ‘enormity’ of its possible repercussions —

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Markets to rally in the short term

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets were under severe pressure and lost sharply during the last week. They lost on all the five

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Lanka Impact: India must prepare for growing Chinese presence, refugee influx (IANS Column: Beyond the Headline)

May 15, 2022May 15, 2022

By Kavya DubeyAs Ranil Wickremesinghe ascends as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for the sixth time, how he takes control

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Of smokes and mirror: Pakistan’s flawed Afghan ambitions (Opinion)

May 11, 2022May 11, 2022

By Chayanika SaxenaThe fall of Afghanistan to a puritanical group, the Afghan Taliban, has brought with it a host of

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Kerala bypoll: Star campaigner Vijayan’s return likely to be delayed

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

Kochi, May 9 CPI-M’s star campaigner for the May 31 Thrikkakara Assembly bypoll, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, currently undergoing treatment

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Why Belgium’s elections will be a test for European values (Opinion)

May 9, 2022May 9, 2022

By Ranjan MukherjeeThe upcoming elections in Belgium have given rise to a political party of Muslims who have acquired citizenship

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Markets likely to recover some lost ground

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

By Arun KejriwalIt was a topsy-turvy week and the good part was that it was for just four days. Markets

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India’s thrust at the global stage (Column: Spy’s Eye)

May 8, 2022May 8, 2022

By D.C. PathakA nation’s strategic approach is by definition meant to take care of the security and economic interests of

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Multi-sectoral development program changing the destiny of Muslims in 90 districts

May 7, 2022May 7, 2022

By Dr. Shujaat Ali QuadriConditions are changing in 90 districts of India because of the developmental plans in the minority-majority

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An intermeeting RBI/MPC surprise: Hits, misses and takeaways

May 5, 2022May 5, 2022

By Suyash ChoudharyNew Delhi, May 4 In a surprising turn of events, RBI / MPC made an intermeeting decision to

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France rejects far-right

May 2, 2022

By Asad MirzaFrench President Emmanuel Macron clinched another five-year term in the Elysee Palace, becoming the third politician to achieve

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Market waiting for global cues to decide trend

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022
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Pit Stop in D.C. (Opinion)

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

By Yashwant RajWashington, May 1 Afghanistan’s former President Ashraf Ghani fled the country last August as the Taliban continued their

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Growing importance of intelligence (Column: Spy’s Eye)

May 1, 2022May 1, 2022

By D.C. PathakEnd of the Cold War marked the beginning of an era of covert offensives, externally instigated insurgencies and

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Allahabad HC judge recuses himself from Ashish Mishra case

April 27, 2022April 27, 2022

Lucknow, April 27 An Allahabad High Court judge has withdrawn himself from hearing the bail plea of Union Minister of

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Indo-UK ties on a new track? (Opinion)

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022

By Asad MirzaIn Persian there is an old proverb: “Amad’an, nashist’am, ghuft’am, barkhas’tam’”, meaning “they came, they sat, they talked

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Weak opening and expiry to dominate markets

April 24, 2022April 24, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets continued their volatile ways in the five-day week gone by. They lost on the first two days,

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Sayani Gupta : It’s funny to be a semi-popular actor in public places

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

Mumbai, April 23 She made her mark in Bollywood as well as in the web space with films like ‘Margarita

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Covid knocks again: Proactive individual approach might knock it out

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

By Pavan KaushikIt was April 2021 when I was also found to be infected with Covid, after a first dose

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China’s military sales in India’s neighbourhood: South Asian nations be wary!

April 23, 2022April 23, 2022

By N.C. BipindraOf late, China has raised security concerns in the Indian Ocean region with strategic military sales like submarines

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Cong LS leader’s criticism of Nagaland CM brings state’s fragile peace back in focus (Opinion)

April 19, 2022April 19, 2022

By Nirendra DevNew Delhi, April 19 Peace has been like an illusion for Nagaland. After decades of violence and subsequent

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Tough Days Ahead for India?

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

By Asad MirzaThe regional economic and political developments may have a near-immediate effect on the Indian economy, apart from the

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Tough Days Ahead for India?

April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

By Asad MirzaThe regional economic and political developments may have a near-immediate effect on the Indian economy, apart from the

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As Modi prepares for J&K visit, rays of hope in the shadow of terror (IANS Column: FairPoint)

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

By Deepika BhanAhead of Prime Minister Narendra Modis visit to Jammu and Kashmir on April 24, the first after the

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Markets precariously poised – looking for triggers

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

By Arun KejriwalIt was a tough week for the markets and contrary to expectations, they lost ground last week. It

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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 18-24 Aries

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Pakistan is back on the US side of the fence (Column: Spy’s Eye)

April 17, 2022April 17, 2022

By D.C. PathakThe April 7 ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan delegitimising the Deputy Speaker’s action of annulling the

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The ‘Haqqani Generals’ and the threat of Fascism in Pakistan

April 14, 2022April 14, 2022

By Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaImran Khan was finally booted out of power on the early morning hours of April 10.

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope confirms largest comet nucleus ever seen

April 13, 2022

Los Angeles, April 13 NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the largest comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers, the agency

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The clash within the civilization (Opinion)

April 11, 2022

By Asad MirzaIt seems as if the Russia-Ukraine war has rendered the seminal work by Samuel Huntington “The Clash of

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Himanshi Khurana: Fitness for me is being flexible and comfortable in my own body

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

Mumbai, April 10 Actress and model Himanshi Khurana went on to become a household name after her stint in season

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‘Azadi’ slogans in Kashmir mosque do not augur well (IANS Column: FairPoint)

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

By Deepika BhanA video that went viral from the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar after the Friday prayers may be

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Markets to continue to gain ground in truncated three-day week

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

By Arun KekriwalMarkets opened with a bang on unexpected news of the HDFC Bank and HDFC Limited merger announcement on

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Mass violence has no place in democracy (Column: Spy’s Eye)

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

By D.C. PathakCrime including a stray incident of violence in public may have a personal motivation but there was nothing

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Astro Zindagi (Weekly Horoscope)

April 10, 2022April 10, 2022

By Neeraj DhankherHere is a guide to the week ahead for you. This is your forecast for April 11-17 Aries

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Apply Newton’s law for a healthy planet and life (Opinion)

April 8, 2022April 8, 2022

By Pavan KaushikThe theme for the world health day, 2022 is “Our Planet, Our Health”. As, the law of Newton

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Imran Khan is the new Nazi of Asia

April 7, 2022April 7, 2022

By Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaImran Khan represents a peculiar phase in politics that emerges during periods of economic contradictions between

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Trust vote in Pakistan – constitutional issues

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022

By Vikram HegdeSunday was a day of tumult for South Asia, with major political developments in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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Transforming gold investments in India

April 5, 2022

By Sameer PatilGold has always been an essential part of the socio-economic-cultural ethos of every Indian. As an investment, it

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India charting its own path

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

By Asad MirzaThe last one-month has shown the tenacity and astuteness of the Indian foreign policy, and the “correctional change”

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EC must dissect manifestos, stop parties asking Centre to fund freebies (Opinion)

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

Assembly elections are not natural calamities or disasters that require central assistance to meet the extravagant promises made by certain

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‘This time for Africa’: Fair writing of and from the continent (IANS Column: Bookends)

April 4, 2022April 4, 2022

By Vikas DattaIt was called the “Dark Continent”, not only due to lack of (European) knowledge of its expansive hinterland,

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There’s change in the air happening in Kashmir (IANS Column: FairPoint)

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

By Deepika BhanOver the past few days, certain events in Kashmir have come as a surprise. Groups from the majority

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Market momentum to propel further gains

April 3, 2022April 3, 2022

ByArun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by behaved on expected lines and gained quite sharply. Markets opened on a weak

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Nepal PM Deuba’s Visit to India: How New Delhi can drive Kathmandu’s policy of strategic diversification

March 31, 2022March 31, 2022

By Bhavdeep ModiNepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is set to arrive in India on a three-day visit on April

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No rocket science! Why science seems difficult and the books that can help (IANS Column: Bookends)

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

By Vikas DattaBrimming over with challenging calculations, daunting data, and formidable formulas, science seems an intimidating prospect for many people.

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Markets to trade with positive bias in the last week of financial year

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by was volatile and saw markets losing on four of the five trading sessions. At

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The drift towards ‘war of resistance’ (Column: Spy’s Eye)

March 27, 2022March 27, 2022

By DC PathakThe month-long Russian military operations in Ukraine — initially aimed at swiftly seizing Kiev after degrading the defence

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India captures only 8% of 4K billion cubic meters of rain

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022

By Pavan KaushikNew Delhi, March 21 Many historians and archaeologi­sts believe that the Indus Valley Civi­lisation that existed about 2,500

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Markets trading higher than Ukraine war beginning – Allow consolidation to happen

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by was a short week with just four trading sessions. Markets saw gains on three

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A critique of the Hijab Judgment – Perspectives and Dimensions examined

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022

By Adeel AhmedWe all know the story of Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani hijab-clad girl who took a bullet

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The Goan election impasse (Opinion)

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022

By Marcellus DSouzaThe results of the Goa Assembly were declared on March 10, along with those of the rest of

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‘The Kashmir Files’ reveals tip of the iceberg

March 20, 2022March 20, 2022

By Amjad Ayub MirzaNew Delhi, March 19 The movie released in India called ‘The Kashmir Files’ is a brave attempt

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Afghan mineral wealth attracts competitors (Opinion)

March 14, 2022March 14, 2022

By Asad MirzaEven when the American occupation of Afghanistan was in full steam and apart from the fighting there were

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After the fall: Is it the end of the road for Cong, or the time to resurrect? (IANS Column: FairPoint)

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

By Deepika BhanThe Assembly elections in the five states had one stunning outcome: the irretrievable downslide of the Congress. Sonia

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Global cues and US Fed upcoming meeting hold key for market revival

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had plenty of action and it was from the battleground of Ukraine and the

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Sentinels of the Deep: INS Karanj (Opinion)

March 12, 2022March 12, 2022

By Janhavi LokegaonkarThe efficacy of submarines as a potent military machine was established during the Second World War. Since then,

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A black wall for Ukraine, and a black umbrella over Finland, Sweden

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

By Robinder SachdevThe last 15 days have been intense in view of the Russia-Ukraine war, and related happenings. As an

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‘SuPoshan Sanginis’: Sheroes changing the rural women’s world (Opinion)

March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

By Kavita SardanaMen and women are often differentiated based on “gender role” and the tasks assigned to them. The question

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INS Viraat: The Unfading Legacy

March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

By Amruta Talawadekar & Janhavi LokegaonkarOn March 6, 2017, Indias second aircraft carrier, the mighty INS Viraat, was decommissioned after

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What India can learn from the Russia-Ukraine crisis (IANS Column: FairPoint)

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022

By Deepika BhanAs the US-EU combine came out with a slew of sanctions against Russia and big tech companies followed

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Post war reconciliation, markets need to tackle other issues as well

March 6, 2022March 6, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets were nervous and highly volatile on the back of global tensions between Ukraine and Russia. There has

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Shadows and Spotlights: The curious relationship of espionage and entertainment (Book Review)

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022

By Vikas DattaBOOK DETAILS Title: Star and Spies: Intelligence Operations and the Entertainment BusinessAuthor(s): Christopher Andrew and Julius GreenPublisher: Bodley

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Zelensky & Putin: Can the world make a narrow escape? (Opinion)

March 5, 2022

By Nirendra DevNew Delhi, March 5 It takes two to tango. The proverb is seemingly a failed dictum today. The

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Now, Kerala CPI-M more firmly under Pinarayi Vijayan’s control

March 5, 2022March 5, 2022

By Sanu V. GeorgeThiruvananthapuram, March 5 As the curtains on the 23rd state CPI(M) party conference came down on Friday,

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PoJK inches towards social rebellion

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

By Amjad Ayub MirzaIt was a cold night with subzero temperature on March 2 when a police convoy arrived outside

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Germany’s military renaissance (Opinion)

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022

By Asad MirzaAfter a continuous barrage of criticism for overlooking the Russian aggression dubbed as itsnaivete, Germany has announced new

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Why India needs to pursue neutrality over Ukraine (IANS Column: FairPoint)

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

By Deepika BhanAs pictures of wounded women, bombed buildings, rolling tanks, fighter jet strikes and desperate civilians in Ukraine flood

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Russia-Ukraine transgression hits markets badly

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets were badly hit by the Soviet transgression into Ukraine last week. Though they recovered 50 per cent

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New shades of proxy war (Column: Spy’s Eye)

February 27, 2022February 27, 2022

By DC PathakSecurity is not a one-time event in terms of assessment and response — this is simply because the

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Will Pinarayi be able to stamp his ‘continued’ authority at CPI-M state party conference?

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022

By Sanu .V. GeorgeThiruvananthapuram, Feb 25 With the CPI-M state party conference set to kick-off from March 1 in Kochi,

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Have Big Powers pushed Ukraine to Disaster?

February 25, 2022February 25, 2022

By Major GeneralS B AsthanaBackdrop  Russia has declared war on Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and is executing a plan

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Pakistan and China move to takeover Gilgit-Baltistan

February 24, 2022February 24, 2022

By Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaPrime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan is said to use the occasion of Pakistan Day, observed

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Acid attacks in Kashmir

February 21, 2022February 21, 2022

By Javed BeighKashmir was once again rocked by yet another shocking case of acid attack on a young Kashmiri girl

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Market movement and global cues becoming worrisome

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by had plenty of action and the first two days in particular shook the market.

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Hijab is not about the freedom of choice (IANS Column: FairPoint)

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

By Deepika BhanThe row over hijab has been raging for over a month now. The fact that young women are

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Covid Effect: Reconciling the global with the local (Column: Spy’s Eye)

February 20, 2022February 20, 2022

By DC PathakManagement of business would be written afresh in the phase of post-Covid economic recovery and some significant new

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Muslim youths on the way of innovation (Opinion)

February 19, 2022February 19, 2022

By Dilshaad NoorIn the last few years, the trend of Muslim youth has increased not only in education but also

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Indian Navy’s indigenous sail vessel makes history (opinion)

February 18, 2022February 18, 2022

By Swapna NairOn February 18, 2017, Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini was commissioned with a sole mission to promote

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Continuing suffering of Gujjars & Bakarwals

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022

By Javed BeighAround mid of last month, officials of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) carried out demolition of homes of nearly

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Proper officer under Customs Act, 1962 — will the loose cannon misfire again? (Opinion)

February 17, 2022

By Somesh AroraThe battle lines for a renewed Mahabharata on ‘proper officer under Customs Act, 1962 are being redrawn again

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Why Ukraine is testbed for big power contestation? (Opinion)

February 15, 2022

By Major General S.B. AsthanaUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declares February 16, 2022 as ‘Day of Unity’ apprehending Russian invasion based

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Chinese app ban essential to protect India’s data sovereignty (Opinion)

February 15, 2022February 15, 2022

By Khushbu JainNew Delhi, Feb 15 India once again tightened up its digital borders and asserted sovereignty in the digital

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The Great American Heist (Opinion)

February 14, 2022

By Asad MirzaUS President Joe Biden last week signed an executive order, splitting $7 billion Afghan funds deposited with the

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Markets to remain under pressure in a weak set up

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by saw gains but surrendered all of it to end in negative territory.

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This is All India Radio giving you the news

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

By Pavan KaushikMany of us have set our wrist watch by listening to the 8 a.m. national news on the

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US-India strategic partnership in defence of democracy (Column: Spy’s Eye)

February 13, 2022February 13, 2022

By DC PathakIn a neatly executed intelligence-based counter-terror operation on February 3, the US Special Forces organised a night raid

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Can Hijab be unveiled: A take on ‘Hijab Ban’ pending for adjudication before HC, SC

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022

By Adeel AhmedNew Delhi, Feb 12 The Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, and also regarded as the Father of

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Hijab or no hijab: A fundamental question

February 12, 2022February 12, 2022

By Kumar MihirNew Delhi, Feb 12 On February 5, the Karnataka government, passed an order in exercise of its powers

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Stebin Ben’s latest track ‘Ek Tu Hi Toh Hai’ featuring Arjun Bijlani out now

February 9, 2022February 9, 2022

Mumbai, Feb 9 Popular singer Stebin Ben’s romantic track ‘Ek Tu Hi Toh Hai’ featuring Arjun Bijlani and Sana Makbul

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Pakistan’s diplomatic debacle in China (Opinion)

February 7, 2022

By Asad MirzaPakistans Prime Minister Imran Khan was on a four-day visit to China last week. Apparently the visit was

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RBI policy meet and LIC IPO filing to be key events

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets in the week gone by behaved as if there were two distinct halves. The first three days

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The Importance of All India Civil Services (Column: Spy’s Eye)

February 6, 2022February 6, 2022

By DC PathakPerhaps the most crucial decision of the then national leadership of free India about the strategy of management

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Insertion of new section 135AA in Customs Act, 1962 – Was it a necessity or response to inaction under existing legislations?

February 5, 2022February 5, 2022

By Somesh AroraNew Delhi, Feb 5 The recent budget through Finance Bill has sought introduction of Section 135AA as a

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India’s Central Asian outreach (Opinion)

January 31, 2022

By Asad MirzaIndias ties with Central Asia can be traced back to the ancient Silk Road, along which goods, people,

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Battered by Covid, common folk crave for a miracle budget

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022

By Deepika BhanIf wishes were horses, then ‘Nirmala would lower all prices’. The change in the original proverb may seem

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With Budget due on Tuesday and FII’s as sellers, expect market volatility to remain

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets continued to remain volatile and unsure of which direction they should move. Post the FED meeting what

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Claiming to be a responsible state (Column: Spy’s Eye)

January 30, 2022January 30, 2022

By DC PathakPakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on January 14 unveiled the public version of what is claimed to be

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To solve the organ shortage, we need more awareness, not more animals

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022

By Dr Ankita PandeyAs a scientist and researcher, I am deeply opposed to xenotransplantation – the Frankenscience of transplanting organs

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The need to prioritise a mustard policy

January 24, 2022

By Vivek Puri, Promoter, P Mark Mustard Oil since 1933New Delhi, Jan 24 We would like to start out by

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Pakistan on a new track? (Opinion)

January 24, 2022

By Asad MirzaPakistan after 75 years of its existence has released its first ever National Security Policy (NSP), which it

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India-Russia ties in times of tectonic geopolitical flux

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

By Sumit Kumar Singh“If you ask anyone in India who is our country’s greatest friend, every person, every child knows

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Nationalism and Democracy go together (Column: Spy’s Eye)

January 23, 2022January 23, 2022

By DC PathakIndia got its Independence some 75 years ago but it still looks like a ‘nation in making’, judging

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5 ways to manage childhood allergies (Opinion)

January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

By Dr Nidhi GuptaMotherhood comes with its own mixed bag of emotions; we want to save our child from every

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Putin’s political chess (Opinion)

January 17, 2022

By Asad MirzaRussia has demanded for a new security arrangement in Europe, and threatened war if the US and its

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

New highs are within approaching distance – When would they be crossed?

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022

By Arun KejriwalMarkets were on a roll last week and did much better than expected. The only note of caution

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Principles that define success (Column: Spy’s Eye)

January 16, 2022January 16, 2022

By DC PathakMany among the most successful businessmen of our times have written about their experience of what they passed

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Timely Delhi HC reminder to foreign arbitrals respect of sovereign bodies protecting domestic public policy (Opinion)

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

By Hiroo AdvaniA sudden series of new developments in the Amazon & Future Group – Reliance acquisition dispute has paved

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Indian Navy safeguarding country’s economic interests

January 14, 2022January 14, 2022

By Sumit Kumar SinghNew Delhi, Jan 14 Towards the end of last year, the Indian Navy had inducted two ‘potent’

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Amazon deceived CCI, arbitration with Future governed by Indian law can’t continue: Experts

January 11, 2022

By Ruchika RaoA Division Bench of the Delhi High Court has stayed arbitration proceedings initiated by Amazon against the Future

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

American democracy in peril? (Opinion)

January 10, 2022

By Asad MirzaIt seems a paradox. But one of the oldest democracies of the world, the US which has the

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to remain rangebound with positive bias

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe first week of the new calendar year 2022, saw markets in India open with a bang. FII’s

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Xi Jinping’s fallback on cultural nationalism (Column: Spy’s Eye)

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022

By DC PathakIn his New Year message to the nation, Chinese President Xi Jinping carried forward the process of what

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Past and no prejudices: Security breaches of PMs (Opinion)

January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

By Nirendra DevThe fall of the I.K. Gujral government was perhaps the most impactful result of Rajiv Gandhis assassination. Gujral,

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

New Year to take cues from global markets and control of virus

January 2, 2022January 2, 2022

By Arun KejriwalThe last week of calendar year 2021 ended on a high with stock markets registering gains and gaining

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Was Maqbool Bhat a Pakistani ‘Agent’?

January 1, 2022January 1, 2022

By Amjad Ayub MirzaMaqbool Bhat has been given the title of ‘shaheed’ or ‘martyr’ in Pakistan. Maqbool Bhat was hanged

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Turkey’s African outreach (Opinion)

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021

By Asad MirzaRecently, the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit was held in Istanbul from December 16-19. The first Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Year end and expiry to see markets more circumspect

December 27, 2021

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by made us realise the vulnerability that affects our markets. Friday, from the previous week

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

It is Emirate vs Islamic Republic in Afghanistan (Column: Spy’s Eye)

December 26, 2021December 26, 2021

By D.C. PathakThe return of Islamic Emirate in Kabul on August 15 this year, and what is happening in Afghanistan

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Imran Khan sheds crocodile tears at OIC

December 23, 2021December 23, 2021

Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaImran Khan cannot make up his mind about the purpose of the recently held 17th Extraordinary Session

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The Controversial UK Nationality Bill (Opinion)

December 20, 2021December 20, 2021

By Asad MirzaThe controversial Nationality and Borders Bill was introduced by the ruling Conservative Party in the House of Commons

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Tough times ahead, trade cautiously

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021

By Arun KejriwalMarkets were under downward pressure in the week gone by and lost on four of the five trading

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Perfecting the instrument of analysis for security (Column: Spy’s Eye)

December 19, 2021December 19, 2021

By DC PathakIn a world of behind the scene happenings, not only in the area of defence and security, but

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Saudi ban on Tablighi Jamaat: A reality check

December 15, 2021December 15, 2021

By Asad MirzaRecently most of the Indian newspapers and news channels in English, Hindi and Urdu carried a news story

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Saudi ban on Tablighi Jamaat: A reality check

December 15, 2021

By Asad MirzaRecently most of the Indian newspapers and news channels in English, Hindi and Urdu carried a news story

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Expiry week will induce volatility and sharp movements (Market Watch)

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021

By Arun KejriwalThe week gone by was a four-day week with Friday being a holiday. The week began on a

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India’s rise on the world horizon (Column: Spy’s Eye)

November 21, 2021November 21, 2021

BY D.C. PATHAKIn the narrow narrative of domestic politics – marked by minority versus majority controversy whipped up in the

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Truth behind government’s approach to Sikh religious affairs in Pak

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021

By Prof Sarchand SinghPakistan always tries to wash away its stigma of being a pro-terrorist country in the world community.

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Seeds of hope and trust: Here is how India can bend the arc of hunger, optopolitics in Afghanistan

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021

By Robinder Nath Sachdev & Dr. Anand Kumar AgnihotriNew Delhi, Nov 17 The title of this column today is inspired

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to trade with a positive bias (Market Watch)

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021

By Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved during the week gone by on expected lines. It was volatile and choppy and we saw

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Uttar Pradesh on the cusp of economic transformation

November 14, 2021November 14, 2021

By Prof Arvind MohanUttar Pradesh is one of the largest markets in the world, it has over 8 per cent

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The ‘Good’, the ‘Bad’ and the ‘Deobandi’ Taliban

November 8, 2021

By Asad MirzaWhile an effort to classify the Taliban into good and bad is rather easy, the underlying reasons to

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to remain volatile and choppy (Market Watch)

November 7, 2021November 7, 2021

By Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved in the short three-day week on expected lines. There was a dead cat bounce on the

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Diwali fest as a tool of ‘Soft Power’ (Comment)

November 4, 2021November 4, 2021

By Nirendra DevThe move by US lawmakers led by Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney from New York to get a new

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Long term strategic interest demands US to revisit CAATSA (Opinion)

November 2, 2021

By By Maj Gen S.B. AsthanaWhen former US President Donald Trump signed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

When you (and everyone else) expect interest rates to rise

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

By Suyash ChoudharyThe last few weeks have been notable from a global rates environment standpoint, particularly in developed markets. Markets

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY SCIENCE 

Diwali resolution we need in Covid times for a breathable future

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

By Dr Rajat AroraThe much-awaited festival of lights stands at our threshold — the harbinger of peace and prosperity. With

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

TLP is not about the sanctity of Islam (Opinion)

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

By Dr Amjad Ayub MirzaThe Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistans (TLP) long march to Islamabad had camped at Wazirabad for four days before

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BUSINESS OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Short week may see a dead cat bounce (Market Watch)

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021

By Arun KejriwalMarkets behaved on expected lines and gained ground on the first two trading sessions of the week gone

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY TECHNOLOGY 

Social Media: A saviour or a predator? (Opinion)

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021

By Asad MirzaThe details published by The Washington Post of a misinformation campaign pursued by Facebook against the Covid-19 vaccine,

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

US expects no terrorism from Afghanistan but Russia, China, Iran do (Comment)

October 31, 2021October 31, 2021

BY SAEED NAQVITerrorists cannot be trained with the fanciest weapons, pillowed with cash, drugged for violent killing and, after the

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Religious and racial hatred propelled by AI (Opinion)

October 11, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Asad MirzaWe are living in a Digital Age in which more and more complex tasks are being entrusted to

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

With new highs round the corner, expect markets to remain choppy, volatile

October 10, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Arun KejriwalMarkets gained on four of the five trading sessions last week with Wednesday being the sole day of

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

When someone has a stroke, every second delayed is critical (Opinion)

October 9, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Dr Praveen Aggarwal & Dr Manorama BakshiNew Delhi, Oct 9 Where does the Indian government stand on its statement

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Know your immune response post vaccination

October 6, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Nirmal Kumar GangulyAntibodies are proteins produced by the immune system to fight a disease. On exposure to a foreign

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INTERNATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

How feasible is a EU Army?

October 4, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Asad MirzaProposals for a European Union (EU) army have re-emerged after the Afghan fiasco – but many member states

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

China’s aggressive expansionism is no balm for Century of Humiliation (Comment)

October 3, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments
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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Market volatility to continue with some initial surge in markets

October 3, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Arun KejriwalThe week began with a bang with new closing highs recorded on both the BSESENSEX and NIFTY on

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

This World Elderly day, give a pneumococcal conjugate vaccine jab to elderly population (Opinion)

September 30, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Praveen Aggrwal & Dr Manorama BakshiWorld over October 1 is celebrated as World Elderly Day. The main purpose of

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

AUKUS, Quad, China in Sri Lanka, and India’s security concerns

September 29, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

By Asanga AbeyagoonasekeraAlliance gives new meaning to political boundaries on physical maps empowering coalitions with political preferences to work together.

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

What does Taliban’s triumph mean for political Islam?

September 29, 2021 The Freedom Press 0 Comments
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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Trouble brewing over the Middle Kingdom (Opinion)

November 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Fifth Plenum of the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was held between October 26 and

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Business/Economy Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets on cusp of hitting new highs: Diwali festivities already on (Market Watch)

November 8, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets were on fire last week and had a great show, celebrating the upcoming Diwali festival in advance. BSESENSEX was

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY United States 

American democracy loses when most popular candidate is kept from race twice (Comment)

November 8, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

It was nice to receive mails from friends who had assembled at Lucknow boy Nusrat Durrani’s Dumbo apartment under the

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Communal harmony and formation of Akhand Bharat (Comment)

November 7, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

On October 9, jewellery brand Tanishq circulated an advertisement that showed a Hindu woman and her Muslim mother-in-law. This 45-second

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Assam NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Difficulty of bureaucratic reforms in Haryana

November 6, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

A river can erode the biggest boulder in its path, but it does not stop or wait for the erosion,

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

A disturbing polarisation

November 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The beheading of a school teacher in a Paris suburb on October 16 — by a religious fanatic who was

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Diplomacy NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY Religion 

France and Islam

November 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The French attacks on Islam and its Prophet are nothing new, we only have to peep a little bit into

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

US Elections to dominate markets: Increased volatility to continue (Market Watch)

November 1, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets were under pressure last week and lost on four of the five trading sessions. BSESESENSEX lost 1,071.43 points or

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Macron walking around numerous minefields raises Islamophobia to fight Islamic terror (Comment)

November 1, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

One of our major newspapers has, on page one, underlined for emphasis something significant: India became the first “non western

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi Lifestyle/Fashion OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Sudhir Mishra: I have lost a bit of my swag after pandemic

October 31, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) For Sudhir Mishra, the pandemic has left an everlasting impact on his life, and not

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY Politics 

Political parties in Bihar have 2025 in mind while contesting 2020 polls (Comment)

October 31, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The 2020 state election in Bihar is probably the last one where the three Socialist leaders around whom the politics

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Crossing ‘Lakshmana Rekha’ in cricket never a cake walk (Column: Close-in)

October 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The ‘Lakshmana Rekha’, the famous line drawn by Lakshman for Sita not to cross when he went to find Ram

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Govt must support India’s manufacturing sector

October 28, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Though India has emerged as the fastest-growing major economy over the past few years, its growth has primarily been driven

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Human Interest/Society NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

A ‘NREGA’ for artists is need of the hour (Comment)

October 28, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Covid-19 has disrupted human life across the planet like few other modern-era disasters. In India, where the virus ate into

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Diplomacy Indo-Pak/Pakistan NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY Politics 

CPEC core intent is to transform Pak into a ‘Chinese Colony’

October 27, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

“Veni, Vidi, Vici,” said Julius Caesar after his swift victory at the battle of Zela in 47 BC, which translates

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

FII’s inflows to help market register gains (Market Watch)

October 25, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets continued to gain ground during the week gone by with gains registered on four of the five trading days.

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Navaratri, other systems of dieting; but Persian maxim trumps them (Comment)

October 25, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Corona has taken a toll of my discourses on elementary Hindu rituals, like Navratra, because my yoga guru from the

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

As IPL 2020 rounds the final bend, competition heats up (Column: Close-in)

October 23, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Indian Premier league (IPL) has approached its final bend. This now is the business end of the tournament and

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OPINION/COMMENTARY United States 

Trump Twitter thumb has a final ask from America: Virality (Commentary)

October 22, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New York, Oct 22 (IANS) US president Donald Trump has one final ask from America. Imagine that America’s catastrophic coronavirus

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY Politics 

Azerbaijan-Turkey-Pakistan: A New Axis of Evil Against Armenia & India

October 20, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The roots of the conflict in Artsakh Artsakh historically has always been part of Armenia, and when the region was

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to have wilder swings intra-day (Market Watch)

October 18, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets gained on four of the five trading sessions, yet closed with losses in the week gone by. The BSESENSEX

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

There can be no intra Afghan talks unless Ghani steps aside (Comment)

October 18, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

President Donald Trump and his National Security Adviser, Robert C. O’ Brien are aching to announce troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

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Goa NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Improve connectivity for online education: Oppn to Goa CM

October 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Panaji, Oct 16 (IANS) A day after a 16-year-old Class X student committed suicide in North Goa’s Sattari sub-district, reportedly

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

New Paint On Door One: A Bond Update

October 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The government has executed a re-think on the outstanding GST compensation issues by announcing intent to borrow itself under the

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

The bounty on young IPL cricketer’s head should just be a number

October 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Cricket was introduced by the British to be played to imbibe the ways of life. The important traits were to

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Pollution divides urban and rural (Opinion)

October 15, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Expecting others to do the right thing is always a losing expectation. People want everybody else to keep the city

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY United States 

Hand hygiene for all in corona times (Oct 15 is Global Handwashing Day)

October 15, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

October 15 is Global Handwashing Day, a global advocacy day, dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding about the importance of

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Startup3.0: Supporting Entrepreneurs, Building Entrepreneurship through Acquisition & Search Fund

October 14, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Entrepreneurship through Acquisition, also known colloquially as the Search Fund, is an emerging avenue through which aspiring entrepreneurs can quickly

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY Politics 

Expenditure matters more than borrowing

October 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Indian state governments have market loans (SDLs), borrowings of Rs 1.93 lakh crore so far this year, this is 76

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Business/Economy Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Time to take profit off the table or keep trailing stop loss

October 11, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by saw markets on a roll and score handsome gains on every day of the week. BSESENSEX

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Centre okays cinema reopening if states agree (Column: B-Town)

October 11, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Finally, light at the end of the tunnel for the cinema exhibition trade as the Government at the Centre has

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

IPL 2020: A panorama for cricket lovers (Column: Close-in)

October 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The panorama that the Indian Premier League (IPL) brings to a cricket lover is wonderful. Watching matches after matches unfold

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Business/Economy Karnataka OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to continue both sides movement (Market Watch)

October 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by had mere four trading days but had plenty of action in it. It had two days

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY United Arab Emirates 

Vajpayee and Jaswant were friends but could differ like gentlemen (Comment, Ld)

October 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaswant Singh’s final goodbye acquired extra poignancy. Ushered into his study in my mind’s eye by the reliable Thomas, his

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY United Arab Emirates 

(SUNDAY MORNING RELEASE at 10 am in OPINION) Vajpayee and Jaswant were friends but could differ like gentlemen (Comment)

October 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jaswant Singh’s final goodbye acquired extra poignancy. Ushered into his study in my mind’s eye by the reliable Thomas, his

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Primacy of development over politics (Comment)

October 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

This story is from about 20 years ago! A person from Kolkata came to visit our office in Delhi. He

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Chinese Chequers at LAC: Is India making the right moves? (Comment)

October 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The current China-India standoff in Eastern Ladakh has seen multiple rounds of talks failing to ease tensions, with continued troop

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India’s soft power — unrealized potential (Comment)

October 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The term “soft power” was coined by academic Joseph Nye of Harvard University to describe “the ability to attract and

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

IPL 2020 captaincy: A task one is not envious of! (Column: Close-in)

October 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has brought cricket once again into the lives of millions of Indian cricket enthusiasts. Most

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Tamil Nadu 

Farmers shouldn’t worry about MSP and get misguided (Opinion)

October 1, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Farmers shouldn’t worry about the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for their crops as new farm laws will not affect procurement

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Maharashtra NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Advantage agricultural reforms: A turning point for farmers

September 27, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

After retirement from the army, my father took up farming at Village Shahpur, on the Pinjore-Nalagarh Road, in Haryana. After

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets not yet out of the woods (Market Watch)

September 27, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets behaved on expected lines and fell on the first four trading days with a sell-off on expiry day. They

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Bihar Election: What the recent crossovers from one alliance to another indicate (Comment)

September 27, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Leaders changing sides before an election is not an unusual scenario in India. In general, such crossovers are by politicians

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Andhra Pradesh NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Will lockdown wipe out lifestyles built over 30 years? (Comment)

September 27, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The ancient Indian protocol for social distancing is embedded in the lines my yoga guru, from the famous ashram in

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Bollywood CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Lifestyle/Fashion OPINION/COMMENTARY United Arab Emirates 

Preity Zinta misses ski trips amid ‘crazy’ Dubai heat

September 26, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Dubai, Sep 26 (IANS) Actress Preity Zinta is in Dubai for the ongoing Indian Premier League, and the high temperature

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Terrorism and proxy wars in South Asia (Comment)

September 26, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Let me begin by saying that even after 30 years there’s no guarantee as yet of a durable ceasefire in

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

The ‘six inches’ that make the difference (Column: Close-in)

September 25, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Indian Premier League (IPL) has had a wonderful start. This was just the entertainment for the bored and isolated

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Policing a Pandemic: Valour beyond crimson splendour

September 23, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

In his address to the nation, the Prime Minister saluted the corona warriors — the health workers, who passionately treated

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Helping Indian SMEs to achieve scale (Column: Behind Infra Lines)

September 23, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

As the Indian economy deals with the economic impact of the Corona induced slowdown, an opportunity to make constructive changes

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Brazil NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Muslim education in India: Need for private and public sector investment (Comment)

September 23, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Eminent columnist Swaminathan A. Aiyar called upon Wakf boards and wealthy Muslims to finance the development of “a string of

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Diplomacy NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY Politics 

A new bright picture of Saudi Arabia (On the occasion of 90th National Day of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)

September 21, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

This September 23 marks the 90th anniversary of the unification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the founder King

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Andhra Pradesh NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Focus to shift to Primary market (Market Watch)

September 20, 2020September 20, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by had plenty of action and was volatile. While the benchmark indices were just about flat, BSEHEALTHCARE

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Uttar Pradesh 

Antecedents of anti Muslim bias in media including Sudarshan TV (Comment)

September 20, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

There have been many but let me cite just two reactions from the family to Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India at the hairpin bend (Comment)

September 19, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Covid-19 caught the world off-guard. It is embarrassing. It is embarrassing that the economic distress is more acute in India

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Maharashtra NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Chinese imperialism poses incurable threat to the world

September 18, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Two viruses have taken over the world. One, a minuscule creature called Covid-19, has killed more than 8,00,000 people around

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Cricket Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

The Indian cricket pantomime ready to explode (Column: Close-in)

September 18, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The entertainment that every Indian cricket lover is so anxiously waiting — the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 — is

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Maharashtra NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Duplicitous dragon at the door (Opinion)

September 17, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

More than four months have gone by since the PLA upped the ante on the borders with India resulting in

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Assam HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

100-year-old Assam woman beats Covid-19

September 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Guwahati, Sep 16 (IANS) A 100-year-old woman has been discharged from a hospital here after recovering from Covid-19 on Wednesday,

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Single stock rallying markets, unnerving – Time to be cautious (Market Watch)

September 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by saw markets jump sharply on Thursday and the gains registered on that day were enough to

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Politics by blackmail: Eulalie syndrome in Indian public life (Comment)

September 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

If the Gandhi trio stirred themselves into action as a serious opposition, is there a possibility that they would end

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Harnessing strategic ties with Dhaka (Comment)

September 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Foreign minister S. Jaishankar has recently written a book on India’s position on the implementation of foreign policy. The book

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Delhi Indo-Pak/Pakistan NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Politics 

India must play active role in Baloch freedom struggle

September 11, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) I am often confronted with a question about how to create global awareness about the

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Cricket Maharashtra OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

To retire or not: Ours not to reason why, ours but to do & die (Column: Close-in)

September 11, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Retirement finally hits one in all occupations. The world is getting younger and so should the elders if they want

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Last week’s reversal puts markets under pressure (Market Watch)

September 6, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets were on a roller coaster ride last week and the optimism and bullishness of the previous week just vanished.

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The ogres in the mind (Comment)

September 6, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

A priceless gift from a friend in Kerala, a Namboodiri to boot, is a film to augment my collection which

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Maharashtra NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

It is no longer about fear of Lalu and Nitish’s good governance (Comment)

September 6, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

In general, any state election held in Bihar in the last 15 years has been centered on two issues —

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Why are the Indian and Chinese economies decoupling?

September 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

India has strong geopolitical, historical and economic reasons to disentangle itself from China’s arms By Atul Singh, Manu Sharma &

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Cricket astronauts under pressure (Column: Close-in)

September 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a tournament that cricket lovers are eagerly looking forward to. Although the Caribbean Premier

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Pakistan: A saga of paranoia, denial and cheating (Opinion)

September 3, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) air crash in June that killed 97 people and the circumstances causing it beg a

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

China is not a normal state

September 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

China is not a normal State, but this is a fact that most China ‘experts’ in India have, for years,

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to continue uptrend till blow-off happens (Market Watch)

August 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by began with a bang and markets gained on all five trading days. The BSESENSEX gained 1,032.59

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Jammu And Kashmir NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Congress letter writers: Who’s for business houses, who’s for himself? (Comment)

August 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The late R.K. Mishra, editor of Patriot, founder of Observer Research Foundation, used to tell a delicious story about Indira

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Conscription weakening the resolve of PLA soldiers to fight for nation (Comment)

August 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Conscription into military service and the pitiable standard of living of soldiers are resulting in the People’s Liberation Army being

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China NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Disruptors at the gate (Column: Behind Infra Lines)

August 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Global technology news, of Walmart planning a potential bid for TikTok in the US, or Instagram’s decision to allow buy

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Cricket Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Indian cricket cannot wait endlessly (Column: Close-in)

August 28, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Preparations for Indias premier cricket tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL), are underway in full swing. The eight franchise teams

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The rise and fall of Th. Muivah in Nagaland (Opinion)

August 27, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Thuingaleng Muivah (86) is referred to as master betrayer right from his joining NNC in 1964. He is a Tangkhul

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Education HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Orissa 

Odisha CM seeks postponement of JEE, NEET exams

August 25, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Bhubaneswar, Aug 25 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday urged the Centre to postpone the NEET and JEE

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Links between Beirut blasts, UAE-Israel, oil and gas in east Mediterranean? (Comment)

August 23, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The mother of all blasts at the Beirut port on August 4 would have qualified as the West Asian 9/11

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Unchanging nature of our problems (Comment)

August 23, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Jawaharlal Nehru’s address on India’s ‘Tryst with destiny’ is historic, widely discussed and well studied. In 1947, Nehru announced over

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Cricket Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Chetan Chauhan: ‘Memories of a Rajput warrior’ (Column: Close-in)

August 22, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The cricket fraternity was shocked by the sudden demise of Chetan Chauhan. The deadly coronavirus struck a blow on a

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

How is peace process in Afghanistan affecting India? (Comment)

August 22, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

After the recent release of over 80 hardcore Taliban prisoners, after the Loya Jirga assembled in Kabul gave the go-ahead

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Business/Economy Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India needs to move beyond manufacturing to become product leader

August 18, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The ‘Local ke liye Vocal’ call came after the Chinese aggression at the border forced

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets likely to be under pressure at open (Market Watch)

August 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by continued to be volatile and all gains built up during the course of the first four

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The heart of business (Comment)

August 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Covid Syndrome will haunt us for years. Businesses are bleeding and human misery is escalating and many businesses are

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Facade vs reality of Chinese/Indian politics of growth: Lessons for today (Comment)

August 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

In my first interview on ‘Offensive Defense’, I explained the history of Chinese economic rise, based on my book, ‘Containing

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

For Late M.F. Hussain, Rahat Indori was ‘just the greatest’

August 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Rahat Indori was five-years-old when the much loved poet Majaz died of a stroke after he was found on the

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NATIONAL Nepal OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Of walls, borders and the Chinese (Comment)

August 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

It is easy to associate the Chinese with walls. Not just their famous wall. The opaqueness in their thoughts and

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Indian cricket guidelines – ‘age is just a number’ (Column: Close-in)

August 15, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has come out with guidelines as to how cricket will operate

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Portugal 

What should India do in response to the US-China Rift? (Comment)

August 15, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

US President Donald Trump issued two executive orders on Thursday restricting Chinese social media networks TikTok and WeChat, on the

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Tibetans recruited for Ladakh

August 14, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

What did Xi achieve by attaching Ladakh? Nothing. Can he equate 1962? To achieve National rejuvenation of 1.4 billion Chinese;

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Maharashtra NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Ram temple in Ayodhya and the question of faith (Comment)

August 12, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Let’s go to Ayodhya again. On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to Ayodhya, the birthplace of Ram, in

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Of Walls, Borders and the Chinese

August 11, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

It is easy to associate the Chinese with walls. Not just their famous wall. The opaqueness in their thoughts and

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets to trade in broad range

August 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets continued their volatile movement in the week gone by and manged to close with gains for the week. BSESENSEX

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

As China marches ahead, who will be the winner? (Comment)

August 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

IR 4.0 and 5.0 are on the horizon today. These technologies work on the same medium, wire or wireless, which

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Two brick laying ceremonies for Ram: Which one was kosher? (Comment)

August 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

It reflects on the civilizational power of Lord Rama in this ancient land that independent India’s five Prime Ministers involved

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Andhra Pradesh NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Dual-class shares: Essential for Atmanirbhar Bharat (Column: Behind Infra Lines)

August 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

As India debates the tools and mechanisms to drive the next phase of growth, attention towards mechanisms in the capital

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

‘Cricketainment’ will be back once again (Column: Close-in)

August 8, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The postponement of the T20 World Cup gave BCCI the opportunity to conduct their most popular ‘cricketainment’ tournament — the

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Delhi Lifestyle/Fashion OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Sadhguru: If the world was guided by youth, it would be a better place

August 7, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Spiritual leader and author Sadhguru believes in the potential of the youth. “Youth has enormous

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Breastfeeding an intervention to strengthen baby’s immune system

August 6, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Breastfeeding is an essential factor in reducing child mortality, high level of wasting, stunting, underweight, high levels of anaemia among

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Cricket OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS Syrian Arab Republic 

Time to bring match-fixing law into Indian cricket (Column: Close-in)

July 11, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The time has come for the government of India to bring into effect the law for match-fixing. Although the bill

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Kashmir: Geelani didn’t quit, he was dumped by Pak (Comment)

July 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the patriarch of the pro-Pakistan separatist movement in Kashmir, quit the

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HEALTH/MEDICINE NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Uttar Pradesh 

GB Nagar reports 81 new Covid cases in 24 hours

July 8, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Noida, July 8 (IANS) Even with the national capital struggling to keep its daily Covid-19 tally under the 2,000-mark, its

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Cricket Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Sourav Ganguly: Captain who is still steering the ship of Indian cricket

July 8, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) Many refer to him as the “Bengal Tiger”. For some, he is the “Prince of

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Market momentum likely to take a pause

July 5, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by began on a subdued note losing on the first two trading days and then gaining on

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Sagging electoral prospects behind Trump’s H-1B action (Comment)

July 5, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

On June 22, US President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the entry of a number of non-immigrant work

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Costa Rica NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India set for breaking new space horizons (Comment)

July 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

India has taken a historic stride towards opening up its space sector for private participation with the creation of IN-SPACe.

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

We shall prevail

July 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a very profound and pertinent statement that under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi,

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Cricket Nepal OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Cricket, oh lovely cricket! (Column: Close-in)

July 4, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The poem ‘The Little Man Cricketer’ written by Frank Jones comes to mind when cricket will finally see the light

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Jammu And Kashmir NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Civilian’s killing in Sopore firing needs to be impartially probed (Comment)

July 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Srinagar, July 2 (IANS) The killing of an innocent 65-year old civilian accompanied by his toddler grandson in Sopore town

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Diplomacy Indo-Pak/Pakistan NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY West Bengal 

Banning Chinese apps not enough, give befitting reply: Bengal CM

June 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Kolkata, June 30 (IANS) Extending ruling TMC’s full support to the Centre on the India-China border issue, West Bengal Chief

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

After the storm expect markets to consolidate (Market Watch)

June 28, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets behaved on expected lines last week and bulls continued to drive home their advantage into June futures expiry. BSESENSEX

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The shadow of the Emergency (Comment)

June 28, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

“Globalization” may not have been part of the discourse 45 years ago when Indira Gandhi shelved civil liberties after declaring

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Of diplomacy and defence (Column: Spy’s Eye)

June 28, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Chinese muscle flexing on LAC over months culminated into the horrific killing of twenty Indian soldiers by PLA in

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Cricket in the days gone by (Column: Close-in)

June 27, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

It was sad to learn of the untimely demise of Rajendra Goel. He was a left-arm slow bowler, who has

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OPINION/COMMENTARY Spain SPORTS 

Marc Gasol sets up first 3×3 professional basketball team in Spain

June 26, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Madrid, June 26 (IANS) FIBA Basketball World Cup winner Marc Gasol has announced that his club of Girona Basket will

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

A post-Covid macro framework for India

June 23, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

“If you’ve never stared off into the distance, then your life is a shame” Counting Crows Drawing inspiration from these

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Maharashtra OPINION/COMMENTARY Religion 

Aditi Rao Hydari’s ‘Sufiyum Sujatayum’ gets release date

June 22, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Aditi Rao Hydari’s Malayalam movie “Sufiyum Sujatayum”, which is going straight to streaming platform instead of

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

India needs ubiquitous IoT connectivity to be truly Atmanirbhar (Comment)

June 22, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The world is witnessing the fourth industrial revolution. Ever newer technologies are changing the way industries and businesses operate. In

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Business/Economy New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Short positions into expiry week could see increased volatility and movement

June 21, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets gained on three of the five trading days last week but registered very strong gains on the last two

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Tamil Nadu 

During standoff in Ladakh, remembering another China, India, Vietnam story (Comment)

June 21, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

A strategy to undermine China beyond recovery has been spelt out by the closest Sinologist in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Premiumisation: Key play for India (Column: Behind Infra Lines)

June 21, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

As the Indian consumer market recovers from the Corona-induced lockdown and the ailing economy gradually heads back to normalcy, the

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Lord Shiva, the Yogi (June 21 is International Yoga Day)

June 21, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Yoga was developed by the Indus-Saraswati civilization in Northern India over 5,000 years ago. The word Yoga was first mentioned

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

It is not just about LAC (Column: Spy’s Eye)

June 21, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The continuing escalation of India-China tension on the border leading to a large-scale physical attack by PLA men on Indian

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Hibernation was never in the DNA of today’s cricketer (Column: Close-in)

June 20, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The lockdown period of cricket has brought to the fore many discussions on the game. There have been several panel

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CINEMA/SHOWBIZ Hollywood OPINION/COMMENTARY United States 

John Legend can see himself in George Floyd’s place

June 19, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Los Angeles, June 19 (IANS) Shocked by the video of African-American man George Flyods last minutes, musician John Legend feels

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The Athirapally ‘conundrum’ that hurts Kerala time and again

June 17, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Athirapally Hydro Electric Project has a history from the 1980s. In 2005, Kerala approved this project based on a

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

US is facing a cumulative socio-political discontent (Column: Spy’s Eye)

June 16, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

For the first time in his tenure, President Donald Trump’s personal image as the leader of the only superpower of

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

A recipe for a $5 trillion economy by 2024 (Dealing with the Dragon-V)

June 15, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

India always had problems in dealing with spectrum. — We wasted valuable wireless spectrum for fixed line services in 1995,

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Volatility in a choppy market to continue (Market Watch)

June 14, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets are witnessing extreme volatility and while day traders may be happy with the kind of movement, it is unnerving

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

A delusion that our lives were better during the Cold War? (Comment)

June 14, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Pictures of unrelieved despair everywhere on TV and, that too, in the course of an extended house arrest (lockdown), does

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Punjab 

Post-Covid paradigm shifts in business management (Column: Spy’s Eye)

June 14, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

It is interesting that both the US and India have apparently chosen a similar strategy of economic revival by way

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ART/CULTURE/BOOKS Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Author Shobhaa De’s attempt to hitch onto lockdown bandwagon, falls flat (Opinion)

June 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Reconstruction Period (1865-77) that followed the conclusion of the American Civil War gave rise

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Costa Rica Cricket OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

The colourful rhetoric of cricket (Column: Close-in)

June 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The racist remark brought to the fore by the West Indians, Jason Holder and Darren Sammy, on being called “Kalu”

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NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY Pakistan 

Hindu sarpanch’s killing: A setback for Kashmiriyat, Modi (Comment)

June 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The killing of Ajay Pandita, a sarpanch from the minority community in Kashmir, has jolted the Kashmiri Pandits who, of

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Where will America go from here? (Comment)

June 13, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Since the brutal death of 46-year-old African American George Floyd at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer Derek

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Health Human Interest/Society Hyderabad India Media NATIONAL National/Politics OPINION/COMMENTARY Politics Telangana 

Understanding Coronavirus pandemic in India

June 12, 2020June 12, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Mohammed Abdul Rahman Khan India went past Spain to become the fifth nation worst hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Coronavirus

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The connection with nature(Comment)

June 9, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Now that the ‘grand reset’ is in place, the world which we always took for granted has started slipping away

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Vedanta flouts rules, bulldoze delisting proposal: Is the regulator watching?

June 8, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Covid-19 has thrown up new challenges in every walk of life and one is seeing various stakeholders reacting to the

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

MGNREGA transfers power to the poorest

June 8, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 2005 is a shining example of a radical and rational systemic

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets on a roll but up your guard (Market Watch)

June 7, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets were on a roll last week and gained on four of the five days of trading. They just did

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Race riots in US and walk of the dispossessed in India (Comment)

June 7, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

A passionate appraisal of the widespread anger at George Floyd’s murder by a white policeman that newspaper columns are full

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Creating global Indian brands: The next frontier (Column: Behind Infra Lines)

June 7, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

As we look to restart the economy and build on India’s competitive advantages in the future, it is time for

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Good policies need competent execution (Column: Spy’s Eye)

June 7, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

It is extremely thoughtful of the Modi government to designate the next phase of counter corona measures as Unlock 1

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Can a country as powerful as the US fall victim to deception (Dealing with the Dragon – IV)

June 6, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The opening lines of the recently-released ‘United States Strategic Approach to The People’s Republic of China’ are: “Since the United

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

‘Just what the truth is I can’t say anymore’

June 2, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Moody’s blues? A macro update Global rating agency Moody’s downgraded India’s sovereign rating by one notch to the threshold of

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Markets at crossroads – Direction uncertain (Market Watch)

May 31, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Markets were on a roll last week and registered sharp gains in tune with the rest of the world. They

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Marketing — In the times of the rogue virus (Comment)

May 31, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Consumers and businesses are in flux, especially during the past many months, as they stagger around trying to react to

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Delhi NATIONAL OPINION/COMMENTARY 

US rush to Afghan peace, for Trump’s reelection or for real? (Comment)

May 31, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

When the US signed the peace agreement with Afghan Taliban on February 29 in Doha, mutual recriminations were obviously brushed

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

The show will go on (Comment)

May 31, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Almost all of us have spent more time during the lockdown watching TV and online entertainment than usual. Amidst several

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

China — Covid unravels economic dimensions of security (Column: Spy’s Eye)

May 31, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The Corona pandemic caused by a new contagion — yet another virus in the form of a ‘non-living’ free-floating protein

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Laying foundation stone for India’s future through ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’

May 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Modiji has led this country successfully for the last six years. This is the first year of the Second term

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Cricket New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY SPORTS 

Anxiety prevails in world cricket (Column: Close-in)

May 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought anxiety not only amongst the cricketers and cricket lovers, but also to

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Covid as an opportunity for India (Dealing with the Dragon – III)

May 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

In most nations, massive economic changes take place every 70-100 years, changing the nations totally. Sometimes these changes destroy the

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

No crisis can determine India’s future

May 30, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

Dear friends, A year ago, a golden chapter was added to the history of Indian democracy. After decades, the people

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

With expiry on Thursday, expect volatility to increase (Market Watch)

May 24, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

The week gone by began on a very ominous note and BSE SENSEX lost almost 1,000 points on Monday itself.

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Memories of being in a war zone (Comment)

May 24, 2020 The Freedom Press 0 Comments

What does one make of it, this singular absence of even a column-inch worth of interest in this land of

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NATIONAL New Delhi OPINION/COMMENTARY 

Taxes, prices and restructurings: Moving ahead in the times of corona (Column: Behind Infra Lines)