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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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Dear Editor, Kashmir is known as the paradise in terms of natural beauty. But in reality, it is hell for the people living there. They never know when somebody, from the militants from Pakistan, will take their lives. Kashmir is a political…
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Claude Arpi The Xinhua news agency recently reported that the People's Liberation Army was getting tougher on corruption, "reflecting the Party's resolution to 'purify' the Army," it says. The communist mouthpiece added: "With great power…
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Dear Editor, Millions of people suffer from various medical problems because of immense pollution caused by stubble burning. If the ban is strictly enforced the farmers will be both forced and motivated to seek cost-effective alternatives.…
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Dear Editor, US President Barack Obama's acceptance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to be the Chief Guest at India's Republic Day celebrations on 26th January is Modi's biggest diplomatic success. Obama will be the first US…
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Dear Editor, India can become a clean country only if the government imposes penalties on people who litter public places. There should be dustbins every 200 m at public places. Spreading awareness is a pre-requisite. Rohini Sharma Dinga…
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Rajesh Singh Like Banquo's ghost in Macbeth, the blunders of Jawaharlal Nehru over Jammu and Kashmir continue to return to haunt Nehruvians and others. In the midst of the much-hyped birth anniversary celebrations of the country's first…
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Dr Nirmal Kamal A total of 16 Constituencies in three districts of Pulwama, Baramulla and Budgam will go for polls on 9th of December as scheduled for Phase 3, to elect  legislators for J and K Assembly. By the auspicious day about 60 per…
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Prakash Rimal The 18th SAARC summit concluded in Kathmandu with the signing of a framework agreement on energy cooperation and the adoption of a declaration that keeps hopes alive that the regional body will move on, albeit at a snail's…
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