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  OPINION | Shocking: Why Punjab Police misled SPG about PM security?

  India | Jan 08, 2022, 02:29 PM

  The DGP spoke to top SPG officials 11 times on phone, during which he initially assured that the route was sanitized for PM’s convoy to move, but in the end, he told the SPG that the situation could turn violent and the convoy should take a U-turn and return.

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  OPINION | How Punjab Police colluded with protesters to block Prime Minister’s convoy

  India | Jan 07, 2022, 10:05 AM

  Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge took a different line. He alleged that BJP was losing popularity in Punjab and was indulging in drama.

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  OPINION | PM Security: Most important, don’t politicize

  India | Jan 06, 2022, 11:20 AM

  Security officials tried to contact CM Charanjit Singh Channi over phone, but the CM did not take the call.

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  Opinion | Nasal booster and anti-viral drug: Rays of hope amidst the gloom over Covid pandemic

  India | Jan 05, 2022, 11:37 AM

  Indian company Mankind Pharma will launch the generic version of Merck’s anti-viral Covid pill Molnupiravir, and it will be available in pharmacies from next week. It will be priced between Rs 28 and Rs 35 per capsule.

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  Opinion | Third wave is here: Utmost caution is a must

  India | Jan 04, 2022, 09:57 AM

  As of now, there are more than 1.5 lakh active cases in India, out of which Omicron variant cases account for only 1,700.

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  OPINION | Take action against hate-mongers who incite Hindus and Muslims

  India | Dec 25, 2021, 11:45 AM

  A Dharma Sansad was held in Haridwar from Dec 17 to 19, where several Hindu sadhus and sadhvis gave provocative speeches asking Hindus to arm themselves with weapons. 

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  Opinion | Punjab blast: Pointing fingers in blame game will not do, take action

  India | Dec 24, 2021, 01:14 PM

  Ludhiana is the commercial nerve centre of Punjab, with its thriving industries, while Amritsar is the cultural capital of Punjab where the highest temporal seat of Sikh religion is located. The incidents of sacrilege and terror seem to be part of a broader game plan.

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  OPINION | Crowds in markets can cause surge of Covid pandemic in India

  India | Dec 23, 2021, 01:15 PM

  Delhi Disaster Management Authority has banned Christmas and New Year gatherings and events across the national capital.

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  Opinion | Fake news factory: How Pakistan is misusing YouTube to spread lies about India

  India | Dec 22, 2021, 04:43 PM

  When India’s Information & Broadcasting Ministry started monitoring these channels and websites, it was found that these platforms were being systematically used to spread hate against the Indian army, and were targeting Indian Muslims in particular.

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  Opinion | Linking of Aadhar with voter ID will eliminate bogus voting

  India | Dec 21, 2021, 12:06 PM

  Multiple enrolments of the same voter at different places is one of the major problems in electoral database management. One of the reasons could be that voters frequently change their residences and get enrolled in their new places without getting their previous enrolment deleted. With the linkage to Aadhaar, this problem of multiple enrolments can be solved easily.

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  Opinion | Why politicians must change their mindset about women

  India | Dec 18, 2021, 12:18 PM

  Women, in India’s Hindu religious ethos, are worshipped as ‘devi’. Devotees perform ‘kanya poojan’ (worshipping girls) at the end of Navratri. Hindu religious scriptures mention, ‘gods reside in places where women are worshipped’.(Yatra Naaryastu Pujyante, Tatra Ramante Devatah). How can people of India tolerate a man who asks women to lie down and enjoy, when facing a rapist?

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  Opinion | For God’s sake, keep army away from politics

  India | Dec 17, 2021, 04:15 PM

  On a day when millions of Indians were celebrating the surrender of 93,000 Pakistani soldiers to the Indian army and were remembering their war martyrs, people in Uttarakhand were watching leaders trying to lure voters by using pictures of war heroes.

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  Opinion | Why Teni must go?

  India | Dec 16, 2021, 12:27 PM

  Ajay Mishra Teni, the BJP MP from Lakhimpur Kheri, came to limelight on October 3, when his son Ashish Mishra alias Monu allegedly ran his vehicle into a crowd of protesters, killing eight people including four farmers.

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  OPINION | How Modi transformed Varanasi

  India | Dec 15, 2021, 11:26 AM

  The holiest city of Hinduism, Kashi, has regained its lost glory. Those living in Varanasi, steeped in spiritualism, philanthropy and devotion, had taken the narrow lanes, crowds and perennial traffic jams as part of their fate. 

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  Opinion | A tearful farewell to General Bipin Rawat

  India | Dec 11, 2021, 02:16 PM

  The General tried his best to bring about coordination between the three Services by beginning the process of creating theatre commands, as the US and China have done.

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  Opinion | Farmers’ agitation withdrawn: Who benefited?

  India | Dec 10, 2021, 12:58 PM

  The farmer leaders claimed they have won a big victory by forcing the government to accept their demands. The letter from the Centre has been signed by Sanjay Agarwal, secretary, agriculture ministry.

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  Opinion | A tribute to General Bipin Rawat

  India | Dec 09, 2021, 12:27 PM

  The nation had got its first Chief of Defence Staff after 70 years of independence. He presided over the induction of modernized weapon systems, next gen jet fighters, warships, submarines, latest assault rifles and state-of-the-art equipment in our armed forces to give them a cutting edge.

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  Opinion | Nagaland killings: Mistaken identity is no excuse

  India | Dec 07, 2021, 11:06 AM

  While demanding the repeal of AFSPA, Nagaland CM Neiphiu Rio, and Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, whose parties are part of BJP-led NDA,  alleged that it was a draconian measure that allows the Army to arrest anybody without a warrant and kill without any accountability. 

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  Opinion | Covid Pandemic: India is fully prepared to meet the challenge

  India | Dec 04, 2021, 03:08 PM

  There are more than fifty cases of people arriving in India from southern Africa, and then vanishing by giving false contact phone number and addresses. State authorities are finding it difficult to trace them and their contacts.

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  OPINION | Omicron variant enters India: Will it prove lethal?

  India | Dec 03, 2021, 11:06 AM

  Omicron variant was detected from a 66-year-old flyer who had come to Bengaluru from South Africa on Nov 20.