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 Harsh V Pant India-Russia relationship is a unique one in the Indian foreign policy matrix that just refuses to become a marginal one and was only slightly affected by the unprecedented structural changes ushered in by the end of the Cold…
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The Dowry Act in its present form is here to stay for now as the government had dropped amendments to the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 proposed by the National Commission for Women (NCW). "The NCW had recommended certain amendments in Dowry…
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 B K Chandrashekar 20th November marked the 25th Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). This, along with the Nobel Peace Prize to a person fighting against child labour, and for the Right to Education of all…
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The road accidents have been the biggest life claimers and Jammu and Kashmir where no rules and safety regulations  are followed whether on the road or using a public transport the causality rate is no exception. As far as causes of all the…
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A young law student falls victim to acid attack in Srinagar on Thursday, two women fall prey to acid attack in Siliguri on Friday. Earlier also there have been such incidents in New Delhi and other cities. What is scaring is the victims of…
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At a time when the world economy is slowing down, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan cautioning the government against relying too much on merchandise export-led growth through 'Make in India' and advised to widen the programme…
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 Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (REtd) Attitudinal change is an evolutionary process and it started many winters ago even before the stone throwers appeared on J and K's streets. The inevitable response of many to the title of this piece should…
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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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Kalyani Shankar Four decades after it was inked, it's high time New Delhi does its bit to operationalise the India-Bangladesh land border agreement It is a sad commentary on the state of India-Bangladesh relations that even after more than…
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Rinchen Tundup Leh Congress stands for UT while BJP already announced UT status of Ladakh. Let's look at the Constitution of India. Article 3 gives the power to Parliament to alter the boundary of a State. In normal case Parliament is no…
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