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  Open letter to ISRO: Don’t go gentle into that good night, rage against the dying of the light

  September 08, 2019 21:24 IST

  A letter to ISRO by an Indian, thanking them for their work and achievements with Chandrayaan-2. Every Indian today is proud of what these scientists have achieved. Setbacks are a part of life. We must not hinder our attempts to reach new horizons because of setbacks. We are proud of you ISRO.

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  With Sonia Gandhi at the helm of affairs Cong is back to square one

  August 14, 2019 17:47 IST

  Sonia Gandhi's return in the AICC HQ certainly has energised the Congress worker and has also given it's political opponent an opportunity to attack Congress for being myopic and not being able to see beyond the Gandhi's but her second tenure as the President will be no less than a throne of thorn.

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  Modern Yoga is a misunderstanding: How Yoga’s essence changed across time

  June 22, 2019 16:40 IST

  The world understands Yoga today mainly as a system of physical exercise. Modern yoga is the offspring of 'Hatha' yoga, which we can break down as ‘ha’- the sun and ‘th’-the moon. It is the yoga of balance and harmony in the body-mind, just as the sun and moon balance nature.

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  The right kind of nationalism: Will it happen in Modi 2.0?

  May 24, 2019 16:06 IST

  ​Nationalism has become a bad word. No wonder. It has come to mean not only xenophobia, hating foreigners, but also sectarianism. Intolerance for sections of one’s own country. That is ugly nationalism, and should be shunned at all costs.   

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  Defeat is an orphan: How Rahul Gandhi lost Lok Sabha election plot

  May 23, 2019 23:26 IST

  This is a difficult hour for thousands of Congress party workers as PM Modi-led BJP has stormed to power decimating the Grand old Party in almost majority of India in elections 2019. Modi’s style, charisma and development pitch just uprooted all caste arithmetic as many Congress and Opposition leaders faced humiliating defeat. Rahul Gandhi’s defeat in Amethi is nothing but the last nail in an already bleeding party. For the party to regroup and rise, it needs to realise and accept the mistakes. Brand Modi has literally shattered all caste arithmetic and dynasty blocs.

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  Opinion | Aaj ki Baat May 14 episode: Mamata is worried over huge turnout at Amit Shah's Kolkata roadshow

  May 15, 2019 15:29 IST

  BJP President Amit Shah in a show of strength on Tuesday took out a big roadshow on the streets of central Kolkata, considered to be the impregnable bastion of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress. 

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  Young Indians resist Yogic Sciences: Why they are right, yet wrong

  May 08, 2019 17:30 IST

  The stale retelling of ancient texts with a fervor of holiness fails to inspire you. Why now? What’s the lesson in these millennia-old texts you need to know? Why must the overtone of holiness be enough for not only respect but your trust and attention?

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  No more Modi Vs Priyanka: Election 2019 loses shine

  April 25, 2019 17:28 IST

  At a time when Congress workers were looking at Priyanka Gandhi as their ‘Taranhaar’ (Saviour), the party leaders decided not to field her from Varanasi to fight against PM Narendra Modi.

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  No surprise: Priyanka Gandhi was never contesting elections

  April 25, 2019 20:06 IST

  She has the charisma of her grandmother Indira Gandhi and the charm of her father Rajiv Gandhi. From the time she came into active politics in January, there was a buzz that she will contest in the ongoing polls, from Varanasi.

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  Fake news or propaganda? Story of two letters which were never written

  April 12, 2019 18:44 IST

  Political experts across the globe have been red-flagging Indian Elections for a possible large scale meddling by vested groups via fake news and propaganda. Is it possible that these two letters were part of the fake news propaganda, experts warned us about? 

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  Happy Women's Day to not so strong women

  March 09, 2019 16:51 IST

  Happy women's day to all those women who are not strong. Who did not reach the top. Who struggle every day to just be.

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  Arranged Marriages: No, they are NOT made in heaven

  March 07, 2019 16:45 IST

  My aunt always told me that I must conceal my dark complexion, apply a better shade of lipstick, and tie my hair in a better way. I should wear traditional dress and the dress should make me look a bit tall and slim. I needed to look the best. The boy and his family would judge me on that. Do you have time to listen to my story?

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  Opinion | Pakistan will incur the world's wrath if it carries out any misadventure

  February 27, 2019 17:00 IST

  "History shows that the Pakistani army always lost wars that it waged in 1948, 1965, 1971 and 1999. Our armed forces are on high alert right now and if Pakistan dares to strike back, it will be paid back in the same coin. "

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  Opinion | Imran should know from history that India never attacked Pakistan in the past

  February 19, 2019 20:18 IST

  "It was Modi who took the peace initiative in inviting the then PM Nawaz Sharif to attend his oath-taking ceremony."

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  OPINION | Pandya pinned it all wrong on Koffee with Karan

  January 11, 2019 17:44 IST

  The deeply vulgar portrayal of women that Pandya indulged in, egged on by Karan Johar, who shamelessly giggled, has shaken our senses.

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  Opinion: MJ Akbar asked to quit by Modi Govt to avoid social media embarrassment

  October 17, 2018 22:53 IST

  Akbar's resignation is perhaps the first resignation from the Modi cabinet due to the increasing pressure on social media in favour of the women journalists who levelled charges of sexual allegations against him.

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  Opinion | #MeToo movement: 'Women don't need protection from anyone, what they need is RESPECT from men'

  October 15, 2018 19:32 IST

  In a matter of days, the hashtag #MeToo is trending across social media as women from all walks of life bravely talked about their own experiences with sexual harassment and assault, some for the very first time.

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  Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat July 10 episode: World applauds the daring rescue mission inside a flooded cave in Thailand

  July 11, 2018 15:55 IST

  The international rescue mission set an example before the world to prove how bravery and technology can combine to surmount tough obstacles.

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  Opinion | Aaj ki Baat July 9 episode: Rajat Sharma on the sordid murder of a dreaded gangster inside a UP jail

  July 10, 2018 12:27 IST

  The moot question is: how was a prisoner killed in cold blood inside a jail? And that too, inside the high-security barracks.

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  OPINION: Survival is the first challenge for journalism in Kashmir

  June 20, 2018 13:41 IST

  Shujaat Bukhari was apparently silenced by those who love violence and were unhappy with his efforts for peace in Jammu and Kashmir.

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  Opinion: The Road to 2019

  June 11, 2018 15:25 IST

  The ABP-CSDS Group opinion poll has predicted that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by PM Modi will get around 274 seats (while in 2014 it got 336 seats and the BJP alone got 282) while that of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will get around 164 seats. This clearly indicates that NDA will get a second term and for Congress, it’s a distant dream to make a government at the Centre.

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  OPINION: Pranab Mukherjee breaking chain of ‘politics of untouchability’?

  June 08, 2018 9:37 IST

  In Nagpur, our 82-year-old former President Pranab Mukherjee was the showstopper. His speech, which lasted for 30 minutes, reflected that why he is considered as one of the most respectable politicians of the country.