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THE CASTAWAYS
A very predictable ploy to avoid making a difficult decision or taking a stand on anything is to not get into the specifics. It is a strategy more effective than not broaching the subject at all. You...
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INDIANS ABROAD SEND $70 BILLION HOME, NO. 1 GLOBALLY
The Indian diaspora sent home $70 billion (Rs 4.34 lakh crore) in 2014, topping for the seventh year the list of countries receiving money from emigrants, according to data released by the World Bank....
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WHY BHAKTS LOVE TO HATE NDTV
Last night’s top Twitter trend, #ShameonArunJaitley, could be an illuminating case study on the concept of sycophancy. Certain people on Twitter pushing the trend contested that it was wrong to call...
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RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR WRITES TO RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD ON NET NEUTRALITY
April 16, 2015 Sub: Framework for examining and defining Net Neutrality by Government of India Dear Ravi Shankarji, This is with reference to the public statements you have made on Net Neutrality (NN)...
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THE MYTH OF INDIA’S MUSLIM-POPULATION RISE
“In the near future, the Muslim population of India will exceed the number of Muslims in Indonesia and Pakistan, which will result in a cultural and social imbalance of the Hindu nation,” read Shiv...
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DEAR TOI AND FACEBOOK, NET NEUTRALITY IS ABSOLUTE. YOU CAN KEEP YOUR...
It’s not unusual for Times Group’s news properties to take credit for breaking stories they didn’t break or exclusives that everyone else has. But to co-opt a very visible and vocal people-driven...
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View ArticleNAVIN PATNAIK WRITES TO TRAI CHAIRMAN ON NET NEUTRALITY
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WHAT’S THE MEDIA’S AGENDA?
Just read an article in Newslaundry, “Why Bhakts Love to Hate NDTV”. Was amused. I have absolutely no problem with being termed or clubbed with the following: Right Wingers, Bhakts, Chaddis, Sanghis,...
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#SHAMEONDIGVIJAYA COMES A TAD TOO LATE
So Digvijaya Singh is caught in the cross hairs of Times Now and Twitter for adding a “sahab” while referring to Masarat Alam. Kind of harsh I’d say. But then I guess it is karma, considering he got...
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AROUND THE WORLD WITH RAHUL GANDHI
Rahul Gandhi is back. Finally. Or is he really? Well, he has to be, considering Twitter has announced his arrival with #RahulReturns. And Twitter, of course, is the final word on all things....
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FARMED LAND DROPS OVER 25 YEARS, SO DOES FOOD PER PERSON
Cultivated land on India’s farms has declined 15% over 25 years, according to government data analysed by IndiaSpend, reducing foodgrain production and portending new pressures as more land is set to...
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FOR THE LOVE OF CONGRESS
People gathered outside Ramlila Ground for the Kisan Rally Farmers/Congress workers from Haryana cheering Stage set for Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi to arrive People leave by the time Sonia Gandhi...
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TOP SECRET: NO ONE KNOWS THE VALUE OF GIFTS PRESENTED BY PM MODI TO THE OBAMAS
Exchanging gifts is a common practise in diplomacy when leaders go visiting or meet leaders of other countries. Different countries have different rules with respect to the gifts received. In India,...
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ST STEPHEN’S DEVANSH MEHTA IS NOT ALONE
Back in the not-so-long-gone past (last year), I was a student at the School of Communication, Manipal University. During my time at the university, I also worked as a reporter for a student-run news...
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‘800 CONVERSIONS’ THAT NEVER HAPPENED
The under-construction mall. A temple that was also marked for demolition. One of the marked houses in the colony . Vishwa Hindu Parishad Office, Rampur Shaftay Nabi The thing about paranoia is that...
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SHOULD THE MEDIA HAVE REVEALED THE IDENTITY OF AIIMS DOCTOR AND HER GAY HUSBAND?
I heard about the suicide of the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) doctor via a report in Gaylaxy Magazine, a sensitive webzine that covers gay issues. The Gaylaxy story, as you will...
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THE SHAKTI OF PR
We may not have highly-placed sources in the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) or anywhere else (I do in the Aam Aadmi Party but they never tell...
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RTI: GAMES POLITICAL PARTIES PLAY
Last week, on April 14, India celebrated the 124th birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, India’s first law minister and the architect of our Constitution. Rich tributes were paid to the...
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