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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on why state govts must ensure security for screening of Padmaavat

  January 24, 2018 17:19 IST

  It is the duty of each state government, to abide by the Supreme Court order, and provide full security to such cinema halls.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Kejriwal blaming others for disqualification of AAP MLAs

  January 23, 2018 15:36 IST

  It now seems clear that neither Kejriwal nor his party leaders know how to run a government or an assembly.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma's advice to Karni Sena on Padmaavat row

  January 19, 2018 19:03 IST

  The bench headed by Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra reminded the state governments of their obligation to protect the fundamental right granted in the Constitution by ensuring law and order.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on the mystery behind seizure of Rs 97 cr demonetized notes

  January 18, 2018 15:39 IST

  One theory that is being floated is that the demonetized notes might have been kept for exchange through the Nepal, Bhutan routes, but the RBI clarified that demonetized currency notes were no more legal tender in those two neighbouring countries.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on withdrawal of Haj subsidy

  January 17, 2018 14:51 IST

  The Supreme Court had, in 2012, asked the government to completely phase out Haj subsidy. On the face of it, the subsidy was not benefiting Haj pilgrims, but the airlines, who were getting the subsidy directly from the government.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on modernisation of madrasas

  January 10, 2018 12:25 IST

  In his letter, Rizvi has alleged that most of the madrasas are being run by Muslim clerics, who are imparting "misplaced and misconceived" religious education to Muslim children.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on AMU scholar joining militancy

  January 09, 2018 19:53 IST

  It is the responsibility of parents in the Valley to appeal to the misguided youths, because terrorism is a blind alley.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Kejriwal's rude jolt to Kumar Vishwas

  January 09, 2018 20:55 IST

  Vishwas revealed how during the last seven months he was being consistently sidelined by the party leadership.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on why Pakistan is not granting consular access to Jadhav

  January 09, 2018 20:57 IST

  The External Affairs Ministry in Delhi dismissed the video as "propagandistic exercise" which "simply carries no credibility".

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Maharashtra caste clashes

  January 04, 2018 15:29 IST

  Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis chose not to commit the mistake done by his counterpart in neighbouring Gujarat, where police took action against Dalits, and this gave rise to emergence of local Dalit leaders.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Electoral bonds for political parties

  January 03, 2018 18:02 IST

  In the last 70 years of independence, political parties had been taking donations from corporates and individuals, and most of the money was unaccounted.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Donald Trump's threat to Pakistan

  January 02, 2018 17:19 IST

  Clearly, Pakistan is doing this to assuage US concerns, similarly like the cosmetic "house arrest" of Hafiz Saeed last year.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Mumbai rooftop inferno

  December 30, 2017 17:41 IST

  Police is now on the lookout of the absconding restro-bar managers and owners, but the deaths of 14 people have laid bare the venality of the entire system that includes the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, the fire brigade and police.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Pakistan’s ‘PR stunt’: ‘What Pakistan is trying to hide about Kulbhushan Jadhav?’

  December 26, 2017 16:03 IST

  If Kulbhushan Jadhav is alright, he has not been tortured, then what is the problem in providing him consular access?

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Yogi Adityanath breaking Noida 'jinx'

  December 23, 2017 21:30 IST

  For the last 29 years, chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh had been avoiding visits to Noida because of the widespread superstition that any CM visiting Noida loses his or her seat soon after.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on why trial court's 2G verdict runs counter to what SC said in its judgement

  December 22, 2017 16:37 IST

  Few people will try to understand that it was the Supreme Court which had described the 2G licence allotments as "arbitrary, capricious and contrary to public interest", and had cancelled all 122 licences.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on call for stopping immersion of ashes in Ganga

  December 21, 2017 15:46 IST

  The Centre should first concentrate on removing polluting industries from the banks of Ganga, and then think of "revisiting" centuries-old Hindu traditions.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on lessons for Rahul from Gujarat poll results

  December 20, 2017 21:55 IST

  In his speeches, Rahul incessantly attacked Modi's Gujarat model, but 49 per cent of voters in Gujarat voted for Modi.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Gujarat results: 'Entire credit of Gujarat victory goes to Modi'

  December 19, 2017 22:38 IST

  The victory in Gujarat reinforces the trust people had in Modi's leadership, and the hopes of Modi's opponents have been dashed.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on exit poll projections: ‘If Gujarat exit polls proved true on Dec 18, credit for BJP's victory goes to Modi’

  December 15, 2017 14:44 IST

  While it appeared initially that Patidars' anger could harm BJP, it was Modi who changed the atmosphere in the final lap of campaigning.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on FRDI Bill: 'Why PM scotched rumours being spread about bank deposits'

  December 14, 2017 11:57 IST

  Congress leaders like Anand Sharma have been posing questions based on rumours, and one should be aware about the sources trying to create unnecessary panic among bank depositors.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on PM Modi's seaplane ride in Gujarat

  December 13, 2017 15:18 IST

  Modi always thinks originally, has innovative ideas and implements them suddenly. When denied a roadshow, the Prime Minister opted for an airshow to the delight of his fans and supporters.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Pak connect to Guj polls: 'Manmohan Singh, Hamid Ansari should have avoided attending dinner with Pakistanis'

  December 12, 2017 14:06 IST

  One expects experienced administrators like Dr Singh and Hamid Ansari to avoid getting caught in such a trap, and if they do, they should admit the same.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Congress on defensive in the face of an aggressive Modi

  December 10, 2017 20:59 IST

  Right from the time when Sonia Gandhi used the phrase 'maut ke saudagar' to the 'khoon ki dalali' remark by Rahul Gandhi, Modi read out names of almost all senior Congress leaders who had hurled abuses at him.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Mani Shankar Aiyar's atrocious remarks

  December 08, 2017 15:56 IST

  The Congress leadership did the right thing in first asking Aiyar to apologize, and later suspending him from the primary membership of the party.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Kapil Sibal's stand on Ayodhya in SC

  December 07, 2017 16:23 IST

  The question now is under whose pressure did Kapil Sibal tell the Supreme Court that he wanted the hearing to be deferred till 2019?

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on Kapil Sibal’s request in SC: ‘Congress must clarify its stand on Ram temple in Ayodhya’

  December 06, 2017 12:25 IST

  Kapil Sibal's request in SC comes on the eve of polling in Gujarat, where the party is trying to prove Rahul's identity as a devout "janeu" wearing Hindu and a devotee of Lord Shiva.

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  Opinion | Rajat Sharma on 'Aurangzeb raaj' row

  December 05, 2017 13:48 IST

  Mani Shanker Aiyar has this knack of making a funny remark at the wrong time. He sought to compare Rahul's ascension with Aurangzeb.