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The Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of doing away with the requirement of interviews for lower non-gazetted Central Government jobs from 1st January drew accusations of violation of the Model Code of Conduct and attempts at…
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N Janardhan The possible resolution of Syrian and Yemeni conflicts, or otherwise, will determine future relations between the GCC countries and Iran. The hazardous journey of hundreds of thousands of Syrians to Europe epitomised the…
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The recent exposes of several ISI-linked spy rings have brought to light that Pakistan's infamous intelligence agency is floating fake ex-servicemen organisations to lure former forces personnel to ferret "authentic" information about…
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The Union Government is set to roll out the 'free diagnostics' scheme in the New Year. The Health Ministry has written to all states asking them to start providing a basket of essential services for free to patients visiting public…
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Uttam Gupta In a brazen display of 'might is right' in the just concluded World Trade Organisation's (WTO) 10th ministerial meeting at Nairobi, Kenya between 15th-19th December, the developed countries led by the US and the EU literally…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacking Congress and asking the party to take a New Year resolution to allow Parliament to function after a series of stalling exercises for the sake of development is perhaps a stunning example of BJP's…
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Claude Arpi 1st January is a day for new resolutions. It is also a day for predictions. I will abstain from the first, but indulge in the second. The year 2015 will witness a slow takeover of Nepal by China. Here are some facts. In…
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Vinod Mehta In the past week symbolism has received a good press. Usually, it is associated with hypocrisy and humbug. Happily, the sight of our rulers equipped with mammoth Jhadoos has aroused some hope. And to be honest, some laughter.…
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