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Wobbly housing sector and smart cities’ dream
Gautam Mukherjee
While the Modi Government may want to provide housing and toilets for all by 2022, and launch 100 Smart Cities shortly, the housing sector today is both in an unregulated mess and in dire financial straits.
Two things…
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Nothing new
The second list released by the Congress comprising names of 69 candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections has nothing new for the voters as the party has retained seniors in their own constituencies. The party has repeated all…
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A way out of the black hole of black money
Joginder Singh
Thanks to the constant prodding of the Supreme Court, the Union Government submitted a list of 627 Indians with foreign bank accounts on 29th October. This was to show that the Government was serious about recovering black…
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India-Israel ties
At a time when India and Israel are exploring to enhance bilateral relations further, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's strong bid for cooperation in the field of cyber security has gone well with the two nations. Singh was earlier…
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Pulling the trigger is not the only option
Ashok K Mehta
If one were to believe television debates orchestrated by some misguided anchors on both sides of the Line of Control, India and Pakistan came pretty close to war following the 10-day long localised firing of small arms and…
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What stopped Congress?
Despite withdrawing support from ruling coalition, Congress has not walked out of the government thus stopping midway in Jammu and Kashmir, creating a situation of uncertainty at a time when the State is getting ready for Assembly…
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Partners in progress
Indians working in different parts of the world should not forget their roots and become partners in their country's progress so that 'Make in India ' campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi turns out a reality. It is the duty of…
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Absolute and the Relative
Mahesh Kaul
Success and failure are relative terms defined by the relatives. Relatives are not absolute so they are relative. What makes them relatives is not that they relate to you but by virtue of being fence sitters. Those who…
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Ensuring an equitable distribution of relief
Sandhya Jain
The Election Commission of India's announcement of poll to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, even as the Chief Minister was pleading for postponement in view of September's natural calamity, and the Supreme Court's startling…
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Af-Pak policy
India's emerging presence in reconstruction of war-torn Afghanistan has given some hope for Americans to exit safely from the situation created by them. This could be the one reason for Americans to come out with a report nailing Pakistan…
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