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Srinagar: The body of a sarpanch, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen last night, was found in Sopore area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district today. Body of Ghulam Mohammad Mir (62) was recovered from a field in Shalabugh area of…
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Kolkata, Dec 12 (IANS) In a huge blow to West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress, the CBI Friday arrested Transport and Sports Minister Madan Mitra -- a close associate of Mamata Banerjee -- for his alleged role in the…
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Convicted J. Jayalalitha continues to rule Tamil Nadu through proxies and West Bengal Chief Minister dares Prime Minister Narendra Modi to arrest her on being annoyed over the arrest of one of her ministers in infamous Saradha Chit Fund…
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Dear Editor, The recent terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir were an act of sheer frustration by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists. After seeing the massive voter-turnout in the first two phases of the State election, they would have realised…
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Dear Editor, The mentality that one can escape the law with impunity and get away with any crime, is a major factor for the situation that we are confronting with regard to the safety of women. The fixation of responsibility can infuse a…
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Balbir Punj While informing Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif about the US decision to accept Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to President Barack Obama, the American clearly told Sharif that he (Obama) would consider…
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Dear Editor, The demand by Union External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to declare the Bhagawad Gita a national scripture  reminds me of a reference in an article by Suresh Dwadashiwar in the Marathi weekly, Saptahik Sadhana. When JFK, a…
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Vir Sanghvi In late November the government rejected an application filed under the Right To Information Act (RTI) seeking access to documents pertaining to the death of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. The release of these documents, the…
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Dear Editor, It is good to see that Sandeep Patil and his colleagues have displayed no unwanted emotion while leaving out Yuvraj Singh, Virender Sehwag, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir and Zaheer Khan from the squad. The selectors have gone…
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In a country where suicides have emerged as the second highest cause of deaths, the government's move to delete the legal statute that criminalises suicide attempt is a welcome step. There has been a debate on in the country since 1981 for…
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