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Opinion | Labour Day: Remembering A Four-Letter Word Missing In BJP's Campaign

“When the UPA were in power, they said that Muslims have the first right to the country's wealth. This means that they will collect wealth and...

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Opinion | Election Commission: Four Questions To Ask India's 'Neutral' Umpire

Phase 1 done. Six more to go. Over the next few weeks, few institutions across the universe will be under more public scrutiny than the Election...

20.04.2024 20

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Opinion | Fluid Friendships: Over A Quarter Of BJP Candidates Are Defectors

One out of four BJP candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are defectors from other parties. An analysis of the 417 candidates announced shows...

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Opinion | Memes, Politics And The R.K. Laxmans of Today

The election process has started. The Model Code of Conduct is in place. A sitting Chief Minister has been arrested for the first time since...

26.03.2024 20

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Opinion: Calcutta Judge's Political Turn - An Arranged, Love Marriage?

"I approached BJP and BJP also approached me" A sitting Calcutta High Court judge said this on the very same day he tendered his resignation as a...

07.03.2024 10

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Opinion: Calcutta Judge's Political Turn- An Arranged, Love Marriage?

"I approached BJP and BJP also approached me" A sitting Calcutta High Court judge said this on the very same day he tendered his resignation as a...

07.03.2024 6

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Opinion: For My Mother Language - It's Time Bengali Got Classical Status

আমি আমার মাতৃভাষা নিয়ে গর্বিত | मुझे अपनी मातृभाषा पर...

22.02.2024 10

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Opinion: Indian Parliament And Ten Pieces Of Useless Information About It

Goodbye to the 17th Lok Sabha. This was a Lok Sabha of many dubious firsts. (i) In terms of the number of workdays, this was the least productive...

09.02.2024 10

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20 Questions With Derek O' Brien: What's Your IQ Or India Quotient?

As we celebrate India's 75th Republic Day, how well do you know our great nation. Test your IQ or India Quotient with these 20 questions. 1. The...

25.01.2024 20

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Opinion: Let Young MPs Light Up This "Deep, Dark Chamber"

Very happy with the news that Swati Maliwal, the young firebrand chief of the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW), has been nominated by the Aam Aadmi...

12.01.2024 10

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Opinion: An A to Z List For 2023

A random A to Z List for 2023. You too can draw up your personal A to Z List for the year that just slipped by. A: Artificial Intelligence. ChatGPT...

30.12.2023 10

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Opinion: In Parliament, NDA May Well Be 'No Data Available'

Parliamentary questions rarely make the headlines. However, questions raised and answered in parliament are a treasure trove of information. In the...

27.12.2023 7

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Opinion: Gujarat Model Is Glasshouse Model

From Ahmedabad to New York. Is the Gujarat Model export quality? Developments in the last 48 hours may turn out to have major geopolitical...

01.12.2023 6

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Opinion: As A Sports Fan, I Am Angry

In June 2023, the Indian World Cup winning Team of 1983 issued this statement: "We are distressed and disturbed at the unseemly visuals of our...

20.11.2023 10

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Opinion: What Happened To PM's 'People In Chappals In Hawai Jahaz' Dream

"I want to see people who wear hawai chappal in a hawai jahaz." - Prime Minister Narendra Modi Clever line. On 21 October 2016, the Prime Minister...

03.11.2023 20

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20 Questions With Derek: Play The World Cup Cricket Quiz

1. Two Australians are the only players who have appeared in four World Cup finals - in 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2007. One is Glenn McGrath. Who is the...

23.10.2023 7

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Opinion: Sedition Law Being Repealed? Not By A Long Shot

Spin doctors would have you believe that Section 124-A of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), aka the sedition law, is being repealed. Forget about an...

13.10.2023 3

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Opinion: Give Me Back My India

Give me back my India. Give me back my India where I can express myself freely in Parliament without being abused, heckled or intimidated. Give me...

28.09.2023 9

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Opinion: On Women's Quota, A Reality Check

"Woman, I can hardly express My mixed emotions at my thoughtlessness  After all, I'm forever in your debt" - John Lennon  The Lutyens locality is...

08.09.2023 4

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