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Opinion | No 'Cheers' In Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday (July 1) initiated suo motu contempt proceedings against senior advocate Bhaskar Tanna for allegedly consuming beer during a virtual hearing.
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Blog | 'He Wears The No. 20': Dear Diogo, You'll Never Walk Alone In Our Hearts
Rest easy, Diogo. You found your purpose, and you lived it beautifully. We'll keep singing for you because that's what Liverpool fans do.
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Opinion | Gaza's Final Act: A Handful Of Dust, A Skyful Of Death
A child who grows up amid such relentless trauma carries wounds that no treaty can heal. Even if the guns fall silent, what future can there be for a generation that has known nothing but siege, bombardment and bereavement?
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Opinion | The Dragon-Scorpion Embrace, And Why India Can't Afford To Ignore It
The "two-front" conundrum involving Pakistan and China is not a hypothetical scenario for India; it is a live challenge that necessitates constant vigilance and strategic preparedness.
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Opinion | Ahead Of Air India Crash Report, A Recap Of The Dreamliner's Sketchy Past
Sam Salehpour, a veteran quality engineer with Boeing who later turned into a whistleblower, had revealed how Boeing had begun taking shortcuts to speed up the delivery of 787s, allowing defective parts and installations.
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Opinion | Bihar Poll Run-Up: Is Nitish Kumar King, Kingmaker, Or Just Clinging On?
Having failed at charting a bigger role for himself outside Bihar as part of the INDIA bloc, Nitish knows that this year's election might just be his last hurrah.
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Opinion | RFK Jr Is Playing With Babies' Lives
Robert F Kennedy Jr's decision to withdraw US funding from the global vaccine alliance GAVI, may kill far more children than anything he has so far tried at home.
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Opinion | To Understand Musk-Trump Splitsville, You Must Look At Mamdani
To understand the peculiar three-way conflict involving Trump, Musk, and Mamdani, you have to understand what makes America prosperous and yet the Average Joe or Jane unhappy.
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Opinion | The Strange Reasons Behind Asim Munir's Anti-India Tirades
Glory dissipates fast during peacetime. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is finding that out the hard way. Munir, too, has his own embarrassment to deal with.
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Blog | Goondaism To Corruption, 'Mango' Mishra Is All That's Wrong With Bengal
A priest's son who became a lawyer bunks the courtroom, takes on a handout job, and aims to make money through bribes. This is not just corruption, but a deep rot.
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Opinion | No, Bangladesh's Islamist Descent Is Not Yunus' Doing Alone
The truth is that the shift has been underway in Bangladesh for a long time now, and was visible - even ignored - under the regime of Sheikh Hasina, India's 'great friend'.
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Opinion | Joking Hazards: How A Karnataka Bill Could Kill Online Parody, Satire
A voice-dubbed parody of a political sermon, even if clearly labelled as satire, could be construed under the bill as distorted or fabricated and made liable to prosecution.
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Opinion | Karnataka Crisis Could Be Kharge's Moment Of Reckoning
As Congress leaders in Karnataka openly discuss a possible change of CM, Mallikarjun Kharge has dropped a bombshell by stating that this is a matter for the leadership to decide, adding, "No one can say what is going on in the high command".
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Opinion | US' 'Covert' Operations In Pak, And Why They Should Surprise No One
It has been seen earlier how the US is suspicious of governments in both Iran and Afghanistan. In both cases, there have been direct confrontations. Pakistan provides the ideal listening post, as well as a quick launch pad.
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Blog | Dharavi To Bollywood: Journey Of Jameel Shah, India's Dance Shoemaker
In the heart of Mumbai's sprawling slum, Dharavi, in its narrow but resilient alleys, one man is stitching dreams into leather. The story of Jameel Shah is nothing short of extraordinary.
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Blog | Confessions Of A Superstar: The Aamir Khan We Never Knew
In the last couple of months, the actor, known to be distant and media-wary, has been everywhere. Wearing basic round neck t-shirts and thick-rimmed glasses, he has talked for hours about himself without hesitation or annoyance. But why?
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Opinion | Who Wants Peace, Anyway? On War And The People Who Fuel It
The war industry cannibalises all others, and there's no shortage of hypocrisy in today's global security discourse. Powerful states lament instability while fuelling it through arms sales and proxy wars.
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Opinion | The Story Of Raj Narain, Who Led To Indira Gandhi's Ouster, Then Return
The fall of two Prime Ministers, Indira Gandhi and Morarji Desai - as well as the (short-lived) anointment of a third, Chaudhary Charan Singh - is attributed to Narain.
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Opinion | The Cost of 'Boasting': Trump And India's Post-Op Sindoor Dilemmas
Sometimes, it is not the conflict that changes everything. It is the story told about how it ended. This is one such case.
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Opinion | From Headingley, More Positives Than Negatives For India
The team management needs to stop being defensive, think positive and invest in players with proven potential and a future rather than in those on borrowed time.
