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  Opinion | Minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan can now breath a fresh air of life

  December 12, 2019 11:08 IST

  Indefinite curfew has been imposed and army has been called out in Guwahati and Dibrugarh of Assam after protests against CAB turned violent. Internet has been suspended in most parts of Assam and Tripura.

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  Opinion | Centre must counter falsehood with truth in North-east over CAB

  December 11, 2019 13:42 IST

  People in Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh are protesting against CAB, but the fact is that this Bill will have no effect on these two states. Most of the states are protected under Inner Line Permit and Sixth Schedule of the Constitution. 

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  Opinion | Citizenship Amendment Bill has nothing to do with Indian

  December 10, 2019 10:38 IST

  Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are Islamic states and Muslims living there do not face religious persecution because they form the majority community. Only non-Muslims come to India from these countries because of religious persecution. 

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  Opinion | Hyderabad encounter must serve as a warning to lawmakers, lesson for judiciary

  December 07, 2019 10:48 IST

  As news spread about the encounter, hundreds of people gathered at the spot, showered flowers on policemen and shouted slogans in support of the police. There were similar scenes of jubilation in several other cities of India. The sister and father of the rape victim said, 'justice has finally been done'.

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  Opinion | Strong law enforcement, political will can stop gruesome crimes against women

  December 06, 2019 12:19 IST

  The Unnao incident occurred close on the heels of the infamous incident in Hyderabad, when a lady veterinary doctor was gangraped and then burnt to death by four men causing nationwide outrage. 

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  Opinion | Social media platforms can play big role in ensuring women's safety

  December 05, 2019 10:13 IST

  Concerns have been expressed in several quarters over lack of control on fake and objectionable information dished out on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and WhatsApp. Most of the objectionable information is generally found to be fake, dangerous to national security and patently illegal. 

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  Opinion | The curious case about breach in Priyanka Gandhi's security

  December 04, 2019 8:44 IST

  There is no doubt that the manner in which the vehicle was allowed to enter Priyanka's residence without any physical checks was a serious breach of security and such mistakes must not be allowed to occur again. 

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  Opinion | Rapist killers should not be shown mercy, they must be hanged

  December 03, 2019 13:42 IST

  Whenever such horrendous incidents occur, starting from the infamous Nirbhaya gang rape in Delhi in 2012, there had been outrage, massive street protests, there had been change in laws pertaining to rape, sexual assault and sexual harassment. 

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  Opinion | Sadhvi Pragya has apologized, but what about Rahul Gandhi?

  November 30, 2019 9:23 IST

  BJP MP from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya had to apologize twice in Lok Sabha on Friday for describing the assassin of Mahatma Gandhi as 'deshbhakt' (patriot). In her first apology, she targeted Rahul Gandhi, without naming him, for calling her a 'terrorist' and claimed that her 'deshbhakt' comment was twisted and misrepresented. 

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  Opinion | Why Uddhav Thackeray has a lot to answer?

  November 28, 2019 12:06 IST

  In my long experience as a journalist in the world of Indian politics, I have never seen an individual like Ajit Pawar. He revolted in his family, tried to break the party, attempted to foil his supreme leader's efforts to forge a coalition, and yet coolly returned to the party and family, saying "I was always with the NCP, I am in the NCP and I shall stay in the NCP." 

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  Opinion | How Sharad Pawar emerged as the 'Mahanayak' of Maharashtra politics

  November 27, 2019 13:08 IST

  The outgoing chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who ran the state government for five years commendably, ultimately cut a sorry figure. For five whole years, Shiv Sena criticized his government, made caustic remarks which even the Opposition leaders never made, and yet, during election time, Fadnavis agreed to an electoral alliance. 

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  Opinion | Onus is now on Maharashtra MLAs to decide at the floor test

  November 26, 2019 12:15 IST

  Even in the ruling BJP camp, the party leadership is yet to trust the rebel NCP leader Ajit Pawar, who has been anointed deputy chief minister. MLAs do not trust their own party leaders and vice versa. Nobody knows who will go with whom. 

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  OPINION | How Amit Shah outsmarted Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray

  November 23, 2019 14:40 IST

  ​Anything is possible in love, war and politics. On Friday night, the Shiv Sena camp was elated after NCP supremo Sharad Pawar declared that Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray would head a coalition government for the next five years.   

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  Opinion | Let us hope SS, NCP, Congress will provide a stable government

  November 22, 2019 11:08 IST

  NCP supremo Sharad Pawar wants that the coalition government must be stable, but if we look into past records, coalition governments of this nature hardly last their full tenure, because of inherent contradictions. 

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  Opinion | Why Amit Shah said NRC will be implemented across India

  November 21, 2019 10:24 IST

  The NRC process to be implemented across India will take time because the National Population Register(NPR) is not ready. The NPR will be updated during the 2021 Census. 

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  Opinion | How normalcy is finally returning in Kashmir Valley

  November 20, 2019 10:05 IST

  Shopkeepers in the valley were till now afraid of terrorists who had threatened them of retaliation if they opened their shops. Markets have also reopened in the other towns of the valley.

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  Opinion | Why is Sharad Pawar keeping Shiv Sena on tenterhooks?

  November 19, 2019 11:54 IST

  Sharad Pawar is an experienced politician, and he knows the political situation of his state inside out. Pawar first became the chief minister of Maharashtra 41 years ago, at the age of 38, the youngest chief minister of India at that time. 

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  Opinion | Supreme Court verdict on Rafale raises questions over Rahul's credibility

  November 15, 2019 12:22 IST

  Rahul Gandhi and the Congress spokesperson on Thursday, however, quoted a portion of Justice K. M. Joseph's verdict and claimed that the door for ordering an inquiry was still open.

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  Opinion | Uddhav will have to bow to most of the demands of NCP, Congress

  November 14, 2019 11:48 IST

  Amit Shah's clarifications have come at the right time. For the last 18 days, Shiv Sena leaders had gone to town claiming that Shah had promised 50:50 power share, meaning two and a half years each for both alliance partners and that he had agreed to give the CM post to the Shiv Sena. 

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  Opinion | How Uddhav Thackeray overplayed his cards

  November 13, 2019 17:07 IST

  ​With President's rule in force in Maharashtra, all hectic efforts by Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP in the last one week to form a coalition government have now somewhat abated.   

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  Opinion | How Uddhav Thackeray was ‘blinded by affection’ for his son

  November 12, 2019 12:18 IST

  The main reason behind Congress’ refusal to endorse the Shiv Sena-led coalition government was that senior party leaders were apprehensive about losing support of Muslim voters in the event of forging an alliance with the Shiv Sena.

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  Opinion | Lawyers must curb the tendency to resort to violence

  November 05, 2019 13:12 IST

  The Delhi High Court on Sunday directed immediate transfer and suspension of police officers and ordered a probe. On Monday, lawyers in Delhi went on strike, but several video clips that appeared on social media tell a different story. 

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  Opinion | Why Imran Khan is suffering from Modiphobia?

  November 02, 2019 14:25 IST

  On Friday, Prime Minister Imran Khan was in Gilgit Baltistan, where he alleged that the Maulana was speaking like "an Indian national". He vowed to send all corrupt politicians to jail, and recited Islamic verses to seek support from the people. 

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  Opinion | Why PM said, revoking Article 370 was a fitting tribute to Sardar Patel

  November 01, 2019 11:45 IST

  For more than 70 years, none of the governments at the Centre mustered the courage to revoke Article 370 and Article 35A that gave the J&K government special powers under a separate Constitution. J&K continued to exist with a separate flag, a separate Constitution and separate emblem.

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  Opinion | Major shift in Pakistan politics, emergence of a Maulana

  October 31, 2019 12:06 IST

  Imran Khan had promised the people that he would lower inflation, root out corruption and revamp the economy, and the Maulana is now promising the same. 

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  Opinion | Why terrorists in Kashmir Valley are desperate

  October 30, 2019 10:45 IST

  The common people in Kashmir are fed up of militancy and want peace to return to the valley. They want prosperity, peace and development, and it is a heartening sign that the Centre has initiated many programmes for the well being of Kashmiris.

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  Opinion | Significance of European Union MPs visiting Kashmir valley

  October 29, 2019 9:59 IST

  It is true that there are still restrictions in place in the Valley. Internet connections have not been restored because the terrorists have been openly using this channel to communicate. 

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  Opinion | Wise move by BJP to strike coalition deal with Chautala

  October 26, 2019 11:53 IST

  Amit Shah has surely played a wise move to ensure that Haryana is given a stable government, sparing the hassles of dealing with all independent MLAs who had already offered support. In the power game, Dushyant Chautala has emerged as a wise politician.