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ON THE BLACK MONEY TRAIL
The government on Monday disclosed the names of three Indians, Pradip Burman of Dabur group, bullion trader Pankaj Chimanlal Lodhia and Goa-based miner Radha S. Timblo, following an affidavit filed by...
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HOW MODI’S ANCIENT SCIENCE COULD REWRITE HISTORY
Narendra Modi didn’t disappoint with his speech at the Ambani family event in Mumbai. CNN-IBN’s keen news sense and brilliant editorial discretion not only gave us insights into public health and...
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NARENDRA MODI’S CHALLENGE TO SQUARE PEGGERS: WHY THE WEST DIDN’T GET MODI
Dr. Milind Misra US Dear Naina, In my letter last year I had urged you to invite Narendra Modi to speak at your university. You were then a political science student in New Delhi and he was the Chief...
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FROM BRAWL TO RIOT: REPORTS FROM TRILOKPURI AND MAJNU KA TILA
Trilokpuri in east Delhi and Chandrawal near Majnu Ka Tila in north Delhi – located on different sides of the Yamuna – witnessed what is a ritual in most parts of the country during Diwali: drunken...
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UNFINISHED: 95.8% OF HOMELESS SHELTERS IN INDIA’S RICHEST STATE
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that houses for the homeless by 2022 should be a national mission. IndiaSpend, in an earlier report, had estimated the government needs to build about 60,000...
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THE OH CAPTION! MY CAPTION! CONTEST #5
Fill in the blanks and be part of a Clothesline gag. Enter our photo dialogue contest and you (and your winning dialogue) could be featured in next week’s Clothesline. You wring ‘em clean, and we’ll...
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NAVBHARAT TIMES REPORTER ROUGHED UP BY DELHI POLICE IN TRILOKPURI
Reporting from strife-torn areas can be tricky as Navbharat Times Senior Reporter Rajesh Saroha found out yesterday when he went to report from the violence-hit area of Trilokpuri in east Delhi. News...
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DESPITE WHAT THE POPE SAYS, YOU CAN’T BELIEVE IN EVOLUTION, BIG BANG AND GOD
Ever since Pope Francis spoke on matters bereft of soul, the world seems to have discovered the hidden scientist in him. The press has turned his robe into a lab coat and his staff into a pipette. The...
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ANDHRA PRADESH LAW STUDENT ARRESTED FOR FACEBOOK COMMENT
I am annoyed and inconvenienced. Someone needs to go to jail! Presenting Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act. “Punishment for sending offensive messages through communication service,...
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PUBLIC NOTICE IN ET ABOUT NDTV KEEPING ITS INVESTORS IN THE DARK
On October 30, a certain company, which goes by the name Quantum Security Private Limited (QSL), issued a public notice in The Economic Times. The notice, calling for the attention of...
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PRAY TELL, WHAT ARE THESE ‘ILLEGAL’ MADRASAS
National and international media have been frequently referring to certain institutions as “illegal madrasas” while reporting on the bomb blasts in Burdwan and the subsequent investigation process. As...
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EXCERPTS FROM RAJDEEP SARDESAI’S BOOK, 2014: THE ELECTION THAT CHANGED INDIA
The Big Fight: Amethi and Varanasi Like her mother, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has always been an enigma. She carries the allure of the family surname, yet remains intensely private. Her dressing style is...
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ARE THE CHANGES PROPOSED TO MGNREGA ALL WRONG?
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has been the subject of some high-voltage debates between two ideologically opposing groups over the last few weeks. The Rural...
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WORRY WHEN EVERY FM CHANNEL FALLS IN LINE OBEDIENTLY WITH MODI’S SPEECH.
Welcome to India’s sanctimonious Sundays. They begin at 11 in the morning. Just a little rider here though: the first 20 minutes entail making a choice between the Indian Prime Minister and one of...
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NARENDRABHAI, THE MAN FROM GUJARAT: EXCERPTS FROM RAJDEEP SARDESAI’S BOOK
Narendrabhai, the Man from Gujarat Counting day in a television studio. A bit like a T20 match. Fast, furious, the excitement both real and contrived. The 16th of May 2014 was no different. It was the...
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THE WHYS AND WHATS OF INDIA’S RURAL JOBS SCHEME
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) was enacted in September 2005. It promises up to 100 days of employment per rural household to all adults at the minimum wage. Any adult residing in...
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FAIR AND LOVELY SHOULD PRESENT INDIAN NEWS
The importance of women’s empowerment, aspiration, ambition, skin tone and fairness is back in the news because of a show called Everest sponsored by Fair and Lovely and more importantly this review...
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MAJORITY WINS: MUSLIMS IN BAWANA GIVE IN TO THREATS, SOME FORGO TAKING PART...
This Muharram, majoritarianism won in the northwest district of Bawana in Delhi as many Muslims refrained from participating in the Taziya procession. Despite heavy police and paramilitary deployment,...
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