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  Opinion | Azam Khan must apologize unconditionally in Lok Sabha

  July 27, 2019 13:50 IST

  In the Lok Sabha, during the debate on Triple Talaq bill, Azam Khan was using objectionable language against ruling party MPs, and the presiding officer, Rama Devi, directed him to address the Chair. Flummoxed, Azam Khan said in Hindi that he liked her very much and he wanted to look into her eyes. 

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  Opinion | Why Triple Talaq Abolition Bill is necessary to ensure gender justice

  July 26, 2019 9:27 IST

  Some Muslim leaders have tried to link this bill with religion. The ground reality is that 22 Islamic countries including Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Bangladesh have outlawed 'triple talaq'.

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  Opinion | Only Congress can tell why it is opposing amendments to UAPA

  July 25, 2019 11:12 IST

  While replying to the debate, Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at those whom he called 'urban Naxals' who provide direct and indirect support to Maoists and other terrorists. Congress and Trinamool Congress members walked out, and the bill was passed by majority vote after division. 

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  Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat July 23 episode: Why India must not trust Trump's offer that is based on lies

  July 24, 2019 11:09 IST

  Several leading US newspapers have published reports on how Trump had been telling lies over the years. The Washington Post published a report based on Fact Checker to say that Donald Trump is the US President who has told the largest number of lies. The report said, in the last 869 days, Trump made 11,769 remarks which were outright lies.

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  Opinion|Aaj Ki Baat July 22 episode: Perfect launch of Chandrayaan2 is a feather in the cap of our space scientists

  July 23, 2019 12:18 IST

  India will then become the fourth country in the world after USA, Russia and China to send a lunar probe. Needless to say, India has already joined the club of major space powers, with its tremendous success with Mangalyaan (the mission to Mars) and Chandrayaan-1 (mission to Moon).

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  Opinion | Why Team India lost to the Kiwis in World Cup semi-final

  July 11, 2019 18:35 IST

  Ravindra Jadeja and Mahendra Singh Dhoni fought valiantly and raised hopes with a surprising comeback, and yet luck eluded them. A fantastic throw by Martin Guptill preceded Dhoni by a few centimetres and the ex-captain was run out. We can only say that it was bad luck for Dhoni, who stood like a rock with Jadeja, amidst the ruins.

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  Opinion | The political drama in Karnataka was bound to happen

  July 09, 2019 10:24 IST

  Kumaraswamy shed tears in public several times and the Congress, itself a house divided, alleged that the main opposition party BJP was 'poaching' its MLAs. There is nothing to be surprised about because any opposition party will definitely try to reap benefits from the infighting that is going on inside the coalition.

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  Opinion | Union Budget outlines PM Modi's dreams about a New India

  July 06, 2019 11:01 IST

  The budget presented by Sitharaman outlines the electoral promises made by Prime Minister Modi, and the main focus is on 'Gaon, Gareeb, Kisaan' (Village, Poor and Farmers). 

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  Opinion | Nitesh Rane must be punished for manhandling engineer

  July 05, 2019 13:47 IST

  This is not the first time Nitesh Rane has indulged in such acts. He had manhandled officials twice in the past. Once he had a dispute with a hotel owner and his men ransacked the hotel. Nitesh Rane had to go to jail for this incident. He had once threatened Gujaratis to leave Maharashtra. 

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  Opinion | Congress lost LS polls because of Rahul's ineptitude and arrogance

  July 04, 2019 13:59 IST

  Rahul must understand and admit that the farmers, youth, women, tribals, Dalits and minorities, after assessing the five-year rule of Narendra Modi made him victorious by a thumping majority, and as the leader of the oldest political party, he should humbly accept the people's mandate.

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  Opinion | Modi has sent the right message by denouncing Vijayvargiya's son

  July 03, 2019 10:18 IST

  The Prime Minister has taken the right step in denouncing such acts of hooliganism. Till now, brats of VVIPs used to openly breach the law and they were given protection and patronage, but Prime Minister Modi has bucked this trend. He has sent a correct message to the nation. 

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  Opinion | Why Amit Shah said, Kashmiri separatists shut schools, but send their kids abroad

  July 02, 2019 13:14 IST

  The Home Minister also said, 'Congress must answer for the historical blunders done by them. Why did Nehru government go to the United Nations despite Kashmir's accession to India? Why did he agree for a plebiscite that is in any case out of question today?'.

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  Opinion | Why Amit Shah said, Article 370 is not a permanent provision

  June 29, 2019 14:27 IST

  For the first time, the Home Minister of India has unambiguously said in Parliament that  Article 370 is not sacrosanct. This has given rise to speculations about fresh delimitation in Jammu & Kashmir that had been put on hold by the Assembly, and the Centre's stand on Article 35A issue, which is presently before the Supreme Court. 

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  Opinion | Why former ministers and ex-MPs should vacate their official bungalows

  June 28, 2019 13:27 IST

  When former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee died, his family vacated the government bungalow within four weeks and shifted to their house in Gurugram.  After former PM Chaudhary Charan Singh's death, his son Ajit Singh stayed in that bungalow for several years, but when he lost the LS elections, police had to be called in to forcibly evict him from the bungalow.

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  Opinion | Rahul is yet to learn lessons from electoral defeat

  June 22, 2019 11:36 IST

  Congress leaders, clearly embarrassed over the tweet, declined to react. They are still in the dark about Rahul's present position in the party hierarchy.

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  Opinion | Yogi must find permanent solution to fix the ailing health care system

  June 21, 2019 10:12 IST

  The basic issue is not about an ailing infant's death, it signifies the 'death' of our sick health care system. The saddest part is that though we have hospitals, doctors, medicines and equipment, the basic need called sensitivity is sorely missing.  

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  Opinion | Nothing was done for last 20-25 years to tackle Acute Encephalitis Syndrome in Bihar

  June 19, 2019 12:31 IST

  Just imagine, a hospital that has witnessed the death of more than 100 kids had no thermometers or ORS devices. Cleanliness inside the hospital was in a pathetic condition and a sure invitation to death.

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  Opinion | Why J. P. Nadda was appointed BJP working president?

  June 18, 2019 11:33 IST

  After taking over as Union Home Minister, Amit Shah may not be able to devote much time to the party. The BJP leadership has, therefore, decided to entrust the responsibility of party to its new working president, J. P. Nadda.

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  Opinion | Proud moment as IAF Garud commandos perform brother's duties for martyr's sister at her wedding

  June 15, 2019 11:35 IST

  On the day of wedding, Nirala's sister Shashikala had nearly 100 brothers as a team of Indian Air Force Garuda commandos visited the village. Each commando contributed Rs 500 each and nearly Rs 5 lakhs was collected for the wedding.

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  Opinion | Modi and Imran Khan: A study in contrast

  June 14, 2019 10:09 IST

  Prime Minister Modi has opened his new innings by stressing on personal relationships with world leaders. He always comes up with new and out-of-the-box ideas. 

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  Opinion | Why PM Modi is serious about passage of Triple Talaq Bill in Parliament?

  June 13, 2019 11:03 IST

  Modi has now started taking serious steps for his outreach among the Muslims, and it is in tune with this aim that the Triple Talaq Bill will be introduced again in the 17th Lok Sabha.

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  Opinion | Let politicians refrain from making snide remarks about armed forces

  June 12, 2019 13:15 IST

  The transport plane had taken off from Jorhat on June 3 and then went missing on the radar. Scores of aircraft were involved in the search operations, and the IAF chief Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa himself went to Jorhat to coordinate the operations. 

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  Opinion | President's Rule in West Bengal is not the solution

  June 11, 2019 7:26 IST

  Mamata Banerjee should know that silence of the majority does not mean weakness. It will be a terrible political blunder. 

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  Opinion | Punish the perpetrators of toddler's murder in Aligarh at the earliest

  June 08, 2019 9:07 IST

  The government must identify such people and action must be taken against them. Inciting people in the name of religion and injecting communal poison in a civil society is a crime. 

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  Opinion | Sidhu should be grateful to Capt Amarinder Singh for not being sacked

  June 07, 2019 11:56 IST

  The Chief Minister had earlier alleged that Sidhu's 'inept handling' of the crucial Local Government department resulted in poor Lok Sabha election results for the Congress from urban areas of Punjab.

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  OPINION | Mamata is neither worried about Muslims, nor Hindus, she's worried about her chair

  June 06, 2019 12:02 IST

  The Trinamool Congress chief told Muslims to stay united "so that we can fight for you".  She told West Bengal Muslims: "There is nothing to be scared of. ...Don't be scared, the faster they captured EVMs, the sooner they will go away".

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  Opinion | Why Centre wants to carry out delimitation work in Jammu and Kashmir

  June 05, 2019 14:26 IST

  The BJP had promised in its 2019 Lok Sabha election manifesto that it would work for abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution that gives special powers to J&K, and annulling Article  35A that gives special rights to the people of Kashmir valley. The BJP wants more seats for the Jammu region through the delimitation process. It wants to "correct disparities" with Jammu region and provide representation to all reserved categories.

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  Opinion | Both Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav failed to gauge the mood of voters in UP

  June 04, 2019 8:39 IST

  The BSP supremo, according to sources, said at the meeting that Akhilesh Yadav could not even win his family seats, and his wife and cousins lost the elections.