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THE BATTLE LINES OVER BODOLAND
Kati Hemram (13) and Chandan Basumatary (14) were lying on adjacent beds in the emergency ward of Tezpur Medical College & Hospital. Except for their ethnic identities, everything else about them...
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INDIAN CYBER CRIME SOARS 350% IN 3 YEARS
With Internet usage soaring in India, so is cyber crime, but India’s laws do not appear to be adequate to tackle the surge. In the three years up to 2013, registered cases of cyber crime were up 350%,...
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FROM A PANDIT TO THE PM – AN OPEN LETTER
Dear Pradhan Sevak of India, On January 19, 2015, that is today, Hindus of the Kashmir valley will complete 25 years of forced exile away from their home. Ah! A Silver Jubilee of Exile! 25 years of...
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THE GIST OF THE GST
Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, on 19th December, 2014, introduced the Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill which, he said, is the “single biggest tax reform” since independence. The Goods and...
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DECIPHERING THE KIRAN BEDI FACTOR: 2015 DELHI ELECTION TRACKER
“BJP needed a pinch hitter for the last few overs and score the winning runs. They needed somebody to give them an impetus. Whether Kiran Bedi provides that or not, remains to be seen, ” said Ayaz...
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THE DOCTOR WHO PLAYED FOOTBALL
The Maharana Athletic Club in Guwahati established in 1907 was the first football club T. Ao played for. Outside the DDSC stadium in Dimapur. Akok Tally, 56 , the second of Dr T. Ao s four children at...
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ZEE MEDIA GETS A MAKEOVER
On January 18th, 2015, I found myself in an uncharacteristic state of despondency – I had just realised that I could never get my dream job at Zee Media Corporation Limited (ZMCL). You see, I’ve had a...
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TO TWEET OR NOT TO TWEET
CNN’s Jim Clancy had worked with the organisation for more than three decades when on January 7, 2015, he got into a late night Twitter spat regarding the Charlie Hebdo episode. Clancy’s tweets...
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9 OF 10 PRIVATE SECTOR RETIREES HAVE NO PENSIONS, HEALTH INSURANCE
Only 8% of employees who retire from the private sector in India are covered by pensions while the remaining 92% have no income security or health insurance, according to a recent report released by...
View ArticleINSIDE THE BLACK BOX
Investigators have recently ruled out the involvement of terrorists in the crash of the AirAsia Flight QZ8501. This information was revealed after the analysis of the plane’s flight data and voice...
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AAP IS UNIQUE BUT NOT INDIA’S BEST POLITICAL DEBUTANT
An IndiaSpend analysis reveals the AAP is exceptional in its main electoral plank, but it is unexceptional in its electoral impact. There is no party in India that has come to power in any state...
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WHOSE WEBSITE IS IT ANYWAY?
“Apni Janakpuri, Apna Sanjey Puri” reads the text on Sanjey Puri’s business card, printed when Puri was still a Congress worker. Things have changed since – Puri quit the Congress on January 19, 2015,...
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THE JAMAWAR – A DYING ART
A young Rafugar boy practices his darning. Atique Ahmed (extreme left) and his fellow weavers working on a Jamawar shawl An antique Jamawar shawl An antique Jamawar shawl An antique Jamawar shawl with...
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BRINGING THE MARGINALISED INTO MAINSTREAM JOURNALISM
Sitting in my New York cubicle 15 years ago trying not to listen to Bill O’Reilly yell at his staff yet again, I was on my way to a promising career in network news. I’d worked at Court TV, CNN and...
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SHOOTING THE MESSENGER
Pankaj Srivastava, Associate Editor at IBN7, Reliance-owned Network 18’s flagship Hindi news channel, would have completed seven years with the organisation this March. However, according to...
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I&B’S SECULAR OMISSION
If print advertisements published by the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry on Republic Day are to be believed, then the people of the country no longer need to solemnly resolve to keep...
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US NOW INDIA’S LARGEST ARMS SUPPLIER, BUT IT ISN’T ENOUGH
Obama is the first US President to be invited to India as Chief Guest on Republic Day. His is also the first serving US President to visit India more than once. The spotlight may be firmly on the...
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Nihalani is a Hindi filmmaker who has made films like Gunahon Ka Faisla (1988), Ilzam (1986), Aag Hi Aag (1987). He has also produced films, and is known for effectively launching the careers of...
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FASHION SENSE AND SENSIBILITIES
The news of Narendra Modi’s personalised pinstripe suit, where the stripes were actually made up of his name, broke the Internet last Sunday. While Modi is a fashion-trendsetter by the standards of...
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