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Needless Debate On Preamble

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s support for RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale’s call to remove the words “socialist”, “secular”, and “...

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Fpj Editorial

Gender Crimes: TMC Must Discipline Malcontents

A guard, who, it appears, abetted by negligence; two male students of the college, who seem to have actively conspired; and the man alleged to be...

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Fpj Editorial

World Peace And Security In The Age Of Converging Technologies

Trade flows, once the bruised arteries of a fractured post-pandemic world, are being reknit with visionary urgency.

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Shailesh Haribhakti

Plagued By Challenges, Indian Cotton Cries For Policy Attention

Acreage for cotton crops has stagnated at around 125-130 lakh hectares, and yields have actually declined from the peak of 500 kilograms per...

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G Chandrashekhar

Is Tharoor Set To Fly Out Of Congress Camp?

Is Tharoor Set To Fly Out Of Congress Camp?

The victory of the Congress candidate may, however, have put paid to the Thiruvananthapuram MP’s chief ministerial ambitions.

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Fpj Editorial

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Needs Transparency

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Needs Transparency

Since the SCO functions on the principle of consensus, the inability to arrive at one indicates that multiple member states were either unwilling...

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Fpj Editorial

Risk To Life vs Jobs: A Dilemma Facing Indians In War Zones

Risk To Life vs Jobs: A Dilemma Facing Indians In War Zones

A fragile truce now holds between the two long-standing adversaries, bringing their twelve-day war to an end. Ravi has spent nearly two decades in...

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Patralekha Chatterjee

Is The World Headed Towards A Nuclear Conflagration?

Is The World Headed Towards A Nuclear Conflagration?

The short-duration India-Pakistan war and the Israel-Iran war, which lasted twelve long days and has caused tremendous damage to both life and...

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Rashme Sehgal

Lessons The Congress Leadership Can Learn From BJP’s Political Strategy And Inclusiveness

Lessons The Congress Leadership Can Learn From BJP’s Political Strategy And Inclusiveness

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s fulsome praise of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s handling of foreign policy earlier this week, coupled with an implied...

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Bhavdeep Kang

Emergency and Aftermath: Why June 25 Must Be Remembered With Historical Balance, Not Political Weaponisation

Emergency and Aftermath: Why June 25 Must Be Remembered With Historical Balance, Not Political Weaponisation

There is no doubt that the internal Emergency imposed on the country on June 25, 1975, remains a dark chapter in its post-Independence history. For...

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Fpj Web Desk

India In Orbit: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Becomes First Indian On ISS With 30 Scientific Missions In Historic Spaceflight

India In Orbit: Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla Becomes First Indian On ISS With 30 Scientific Missions In Historic Spaceflight

Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla said it best when he remarked that the tiny Indian flag he is carrying to space represents each of the 140 crore...

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Fpj Web Desk

From Alleged Underworld Links To Hindutva: The Political Reinvention Of Sudhakar Badgujar

From Alleged Underworld Links To Hindutva: The Political Reinvention Of Sudhakar Badgujar

Badgujar, an anti-national and a supporter of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim according to the BJP and Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde), is now a reformed...

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Abhay Mokashi

Corporate Vs Spiritual Life: A Deep Dive Into Stress, Success And Fulfilment

Corporate Vs Spiritual Life: A Deep Dive Into Stress, Success And Fulfilment

In the corporate world, you raise funds through marketing and selling tangible products or services. In a spiritual setup, you must raise funds...

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Swami Brahmavidananda Saraswati

Iconic To Ironic: Quiet Undermining Of City’s Living Heritage

Iconic To Ironic: Quiet Undermining Of City’s Living Heritage

As global cities pivot toward inclusive, citizen-centric planning, Mumbai appears to be leaning into a tourist-centric model of urban branding....

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Ankieta Kothari

India Weighs Oil, Arms And Outrage: Navigating Foreign Policy Amid US-Iran-Israel Conflict

India Weighs Oil, Arms And Outrage: Navigating Foreign Policy Amid US-Iran-Israel Conflict

The United States of America joined the war between Israel and Iran by bombing three nuclear sites in Iran. President Donald Trump used his...

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Ajit Ranade

Marathi Vs Hindi: Is the 'Marathi Manoos' Sentiment Still Politically Relevant In Maharashtra?

Marathi Vs Hindi: Is the 'Marathi Manoos' Sentiment Still Politically Relevant In Maharashtra?

The BJP-led Mahayuti government's decision to bring in the Hindi language in schools as a mandatory subject from first grade became a big political...

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Rohit Chandavarkar

What’s In A Name? CBFC’s Ban On ‘Janaki Vs State Of Kerala’ Ignores Sita’s Real Strength And Feminist Legacy

When Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name?” He really did not anticipate that it could carry within it a whole argument, especially in India, a...

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Fpj Web Desk

Guiding Light: Global Powers Stockpile Weapons While The World Cries For Peace

Guiding Light: Global Powers Stockpile Weapons While The World Cries For Peace

It’s a fact that the majority of religious scriptures and their preceptors have preached that non-violence is the supreme religion. Therefore, it...

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Rajyogi Brahmakumar Nikunj Ji

DGCA’s Surprise Audits Expose Deep Flaws In Indian Aviation Safety; Urgent Need For Transparent, Zero-Tolerance Oversight

DGCA’s Surprise Audits Expose Deep Flaws In Indian Aviation Safety; Urgent Need For Transparent, Zero-Tolerance Oversight

India’s air safety record appears seriously jeopardised by multiple acts of omission and commission, and a lot of the rot has been exposed by the...

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Fpj Web Desk

India No Stranger To The Chase: A Golden Decade Of Fourth-Innings Feats (1976–1986)

India No Stranger To The Chase: A Golden Decade Of Fourth-Innings Feats (1976–1986)

During a golden period stretching from 1976 to 1986 Indian team pulled off a number of remarkable fourth innings feats, three of which were world...

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Gulu Ezekiel

Just Ceasefire, Not Peace

Just Ceasefire, Not Peace

The situation remains volatile, with Israel accusing Iran of violating the ceasefire an allegation that Tehran firmly denies.

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Fpj Editorial

By-Elections 2025: Voter Backlash For BJP, Congress

By-Elections 2025: Voter Backlash For BJP, Congress

The recent by-elections across Gujarat, Punjab, Kerala, and West Bengal offer insights that major political players would do well not to ignore

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Fpj Editorial

India’s Undeclared Emergency: Democracy Without A Formal Proclamation

India’s Undeclared Emergency: Democracy Without A Formal Proclamation

What unfolded in 1975 with a formal declaration by Indira Gandhi has now returned in a far more insidious form: an undeclared Emergency marked by...

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Ks Tomar

Making Sense Of The Middle East Conflict And Why Peace Remains Elusive

Making Sense Of The Middle East Conflict And Why Peace Remains Elusive

The consequences of the historic dispute over issues including land, borders and rights are still being felt and include the ongoing war between...

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Ali Chougule

Guiding Light: Bramhi Muhurtam

Guiding Light: Bramhi Muhurtam

The day set-in, noon, and evening set-in times are called ‘tri-sandhya’, and ‘sandhya vandanam’ is performed during these three times.

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Prof S Ainavolu

As Assembly Polls Reveal, The BJP Is No Longer Invincible

As Assembly Polls Reveal, The BJP Is No Longer Invincible

Although a sample of just five assembly constituencies is small, the wide geographic distribution of its poll losses in all parts of the country...

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Ajoy Bose