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Another Decisive Blow To Red Terror

Another Decisive Blow To Red Terror

Hidma, the elusive CPI (Maoist) Central Committee member, was said to have been behind 26 of the deadliest Naxal attacks, including the Dantewada...

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Railways Must Act Responsibly

Railways Must Act Responsibly

The ill-fated Shravan Gupta, 23, died in May 2013 when he was headed to Maihar but boarded a wrong train and attempted to alight it while it was in...

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When Faith Meets Tragedy

What should have been a time of fulfilment and spiritual serenity turned, in a matter of minutes, into a scene of unimaginable devastation. Saudi...

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Hasina Verdicts Tests India

Hasina Verdicts Tests India

The verdict, delivered by the International Crimes Tribunal after its provisions were controversially amended by the current dispensation, has...

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Greening Nepal’s Election Campaign

Greening Nepal’s Election Campaign

The major elements of the code include the use of electric vehicles in place of conventional ones, prioritising digital campaigning, the use of...

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Menstrual Leave Not Anti-Feminist

Menstrual Leave Not Anti-Feminist

While the policy leaves out, inexplicably and controversially, millions of women working in the informal sector—often with fewer facilities, such as...

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A Mandate Too Clear To Misread

A Mandate Too Clear To Misread

When the state recorded a high voter turnout, many analysts rushed to conclude that the figure reflected a deep anti-incumbency mood. However, the...

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India’s 10/11, A Wake-Up Call

India’s 10/11, A Wake-Up Call

The horrific images of mangled vehicles and terrified bystanders have rekindled painful memories of an era when serial blasts were grimly routine.

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Women’s Quota Deferred, Justice Denied

Women’s Quota Deferred, Justice Denied

The government’s explanation is that the law will come into force only after the next census and the subsequent delimitation of constituencies.

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Brief Winter Session Irks Opposition

Brief Winter Session Irks Opposition

Recent Parliament sittings have been stormy, marked by disruptions and adjournments, with the Opposition benches charging the government with failing...

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Turkey’s Bold, Futile Gesture

Turkey’s Bold, Futile Gesture

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, facing growing domestic discontent and criticism over his own human rights record, is adept at using...

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Red Rules Once Again In JNU

Red Rules Once Again In JNU

The Left’s convincing victory can be attributed to the fact that it fought on a united platform, unlike in the previous election. The victory of the...

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Mighty Pawars In Land Scam

Mighty Pawars In Land Scam

The first pertains to about 40 acres of prime land in Mundhwa, off the posh Koregaon Park, earmarked for the use of the Scheduled Caste Mahar...

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An Urgent Need For POCSO Reforms

An Urgent Need For POCSO Reforms

A Bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan has issued notices to the Centre and the states, opening a much-needed debate on how to...

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Rich vs Poor: The Gap Widens

Rich vs Poor: The Gap Widens

The term “emergency level” is no exaggeration because inequality, in essence, has a severe negative impact socially, economically, politically and...

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Women In Blue Script History

Women In Blue Script History

This is not to say other women’s sports in India have lagged behind. In fact, since the glory days of PT Usha in athletics in the 1980s, our...

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A Failed Attempt At Making Rain

A Failed Attempt At Making Rain

Even IIT-Kanpur, with whom the Delhi government collaborated on the experiment, stated that cloud seeding cannot be a long-term answer to Delhi’s...

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Rules Must For Safe Pilgrimage

Rules Must For Safe Pilgrimage

A small town in Andhra Pradesh, Kasibugga, is the latest to witness one, in which at least nine pilgrims, eight women and a teen, died tragically.

04.11.2025 10

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Powai Hostage Case: Audition For A Real-Life Horror

Powai Hostage Case: Audition For A Real-Life Horror

As is known by now, Arya took 17 children and two adult hostages in a studio in Powai, a posh suburb of Mumbai, this Thursday and threatened them harm...

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Tossing The Problem Back

Tossing The Problem Back

Videos of vehicles tipping the mixed trash back in front of houses may send out the message effectively, but the next act in this play is bound to put...

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Hope: The Missing Link In Justice System

Hope: The Missing Link In Justice System

The court is not rewriting the law; it is exposing a glaring void in it. Under the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS), the police must file a chargesheet...

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Supreme Court Cracks Whip On States

The other states and Union Territories have been found wanting, forcing the apex court to summon their chief secretaries on November 3 to explain...

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SIR Still Sparks Controversy

The process, which involves verification and revalidation of voters’ credentials, has already begun in these states.

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India's AI Labelling Push: A Crucial Step Toward Accountability In The Digital Age

India plans to mandate labelling of AI-generated content to curb misinformation and protect public trust. The proposal, part of IT Rules amendments,...

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Legends' Last Dance: Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli Leave Australia With A Century Of Memories

In what was likely their final match in Australia, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli turned a dead rubber into a memorable spectacle at the SCG. Chasing...

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All In The Name Of Development

Last month, after an inexplicable delay of seven years, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) released the draft zonal master plan for the ESZ,...

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Why Modi Avoids Trump

On a previous occasion, while addressing a rally in Odisha, he famously told the crowd that he preferred to spend time with the people of Odisha...

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International Cricket In Choppy Waters

Understandably, the ACB have decided to boycott next month’s tri-nation T20 tournament in Pakistan, which also includes Sri Lanka. In a desperate...

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Ambition Over Arithmetic In Bihar

Far from presenting a united front against the ruling National Democratic Alliance of the BJP and JD(U), the Opposition has splintered into warring...

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UP Law: SC Ruling A Welcome Move

Stating that the law cannot be ‘allowed to be made a tool of harassment of innocent persons’, a bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra...

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Madagascar Slips Into Military Rule

Rajoelina’s long record has, if anything, been reckless and self-serving, starting with his dismissal as mayor of the national capital, Antananarivo.

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Tired Forests Release Carbon

What the scientists at Western Sydney University have found is that trees in the exhausted forests are dying at a higher rate due to heat, releasing...

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When Trump Preaches Democracy

There is little doubt that Maduro, whose regime has presided over political repression and economic collapse, lacks both the moral and, perhaps, even...

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The Fall Of The Mighty Windies

An indication of the low ebb was seen in the second and final Test at New Delhi in which their batsmen, in the follow-on, managed to drag the match...

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Political Crisis In Peru Deepens

Jose Jeri, head of Peru’s unicameral legislature, who was sworn in as the nation’s interim President, has become the country’s seventh head of...

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Taliban's Gender Bias On Display In New Delhi Press Conference, Sparks Outcry

During Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s Delhi visit, women journalists were excluded from his press conference, reflecting the...

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French President Emmanuel Macron’s Minority Govt Stumbles Again Amid Parliamentary Deadlock

France faces deepening political paralysis as PM Sebastien Lecornu resigns after his cabinet collapses just 27 days post-formation. Macron’s...

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FPJ Editorial: A Talibani Diktat In India

The press conference took place after a bilateral meeting between Muttaqi and India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar.

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The Classic French Opera

Underscoring the gravity of the crisis, on October 6, Sebastien Lecornu, a confidant of President Macron and former defence minister, resigned as...

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The Unearned Income Factor Aggravating Rich-Poor Divide In India

At the root of the problem is the phenomenon of unearned income—a hard-working labourer in a farm or factory eking out a paltry Rs 500 a day,...

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Chief Justice Of India BR Gavai's Calm Response In Supreme Court Attack Highlights Dignity & Integrity Of Judiciary

Chief Justice of India BR Gavai won the admiration of the nation not merely by the position he holds but by the calm dignity with which he responded...

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Nobel Prize 2025: Scientists Decipher Immune System's Self-Defense, Opening Door To New Therapies

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi have been awarded the prize for explaining the mechanism by which specialist cells help weed out...

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Japan Gets Its First Woman PM

The conservative hardliner of more than three decades standing on Saturday narrowly defeated the minister of agriculture and a political scion in the...

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Rule Of Law Vs Rule By Force

This ideal, however, has faced a starkly modern challenge: the rise of ‘bulldozer justice’. In states like Uttar Pradesh, governments have...

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Dr GG Parikh, 101, Passes Away: Last Of The Gandhians Leaves Enduring Legacy

Dr GG, or GG-sahab, as he was fondly called by contemporaries and younger generations, lived an enviable life with meaningful work, unwavering faith...

05.10.2025 10

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Judges' Integrity Under Scrutiny: Gujarat HC Upholds Public Interest Retirements

The Gujarat High Court ruled that a single adverse remark or question on a judge’s integrity can justify compulsory retirement, even without a...

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IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025 Final: India Wins Amid On-Field Drama

Whatever be the rights and wrongs of the Indian cricket establishment cold-shouldering Pakistan, there is no denying the fact that India recording...

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A Monsoon Plan For Marathwada

At least 90 people have been recorded dead, with a few deaths occurring over the weekend; nearly 30 lakh acres of farmland stand damaged, with large...

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Karur Stampede: Tragedy At Vijay's Rally Raises Questions On Crowd Management

It is difficult not to feel shock and sorrow at the avoidable loss of 39 lives in the ghastly stampede that swept through a rally of Tamil film...

30.09.2025 10

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US President Donald Trump Labels Climate Change A 'Hoax' At UN, Igniting Global Concern

The denial of climate change is certainly not new, given that climate deniers were hard at work 30-40 years ago when the impacts of climate change...

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