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Abhijit Iyer-Mitra   Hillary Clinton's protective shield offered to the Muslims and the LGBTs is self-defeating. After all, what exactly has Clinton, the Clinton family, her husband, her daughter or her son-in-law, sacrificed for the…
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Prof Hari Om  The current turmoil in Kashmir in the wake of lawful liquidation of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on 8th July has once again triggered a very intense debate on solutions which could, according to trouble-shooters,…
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Gwynne Dyer  Our country is at war," said French President Francois Hollande after a priest was murdered near Rouen in front of his congregation by two attackers who claimed to be serving the Islamic State (IS). It's the sort of thing…
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Satwant Singh Rissam  Welcome back to 21st century. This welcome address is not incorrect for all those who missed Internet during past weeks in Jammu. For some people it was as if they were back in Stone Age. Interestingly, this revisit…
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Ravinder Jalali No discussion on meditation is complete without mentin of the Vigyan Bhairava Tantra. This is 5,000 years old ancient Indian book on meditation. Vigyan means science in Hindi. Bhairav is an ancient mythological God of Hindu…
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SHIVETA GUPTA The concept of cleanliness is as old as human existence on Earth. It is rightly said by John Wesley, "Cleanliness is indeed next to Godliness". The palace of God is clean where Lord Majority resides but why our heart is…
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Ashok Malik  How times change. In 1992, when Bill Clinton was elected to the White House, the Washington, DC, establishment was surprised. It had been expected that President George HW Bush would get a second term. Part of the reason for…
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Mahadeep Singh Jamwal Since the cat in Kashmir has gone out of bag, it has given an occasion to all political parties, columnist, social organisations, and every Tom and Jerry to comment in his own way, with regard to causes and concern…
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R. K Pachauri  While the Indian economy will benefit by the tailwinds of monsoon rains, attention has not been provided to another godsend for the country, which has been beneficial of late - the downtrend in global oil prices. There is…
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 Mansoor Anwar Fast forward to July 2016. Kashmir has become a ghost place. One has to act dead to stay alive. If you see any movement anywhere, it will only be that of security personnel. All Kashmiris are grounded in their homes. All…
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