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Ayodhya issue may not linger beyond 2019 elections

Seshadri Chari -
Any political opposition to the Ayodhya Ram Mandir issue will only lead to further polarisation.
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With Sabarimala ruling, Supreme Court is doing its bit to push back patriarchy

Maneesh Chhibber -
Supreme Court’s Sabarimala judgment shows that a woman’s fundamental rights are not inferior to that of a man’s
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Where is the pistol that Bhagat Singh used to kill the British police officer?

Jupinderjit Singh -
A new book traces the journey of how I searched for the pistol in Punjab and Madhya Pradesh. It is now on display at the BSF museum, Hussainiwala.
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Lahore archive’s Bhagat Singh treasure on display: Letters, book scribbles & a hat receipt

Ammara Ahmad -
For long, Indian scholars, foreigners and history students have pleaded with the government of Pakistani Punjab for a glimpse of the Bhagat Singh documents.
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India needs to launch a ‘surgical strike’ on IL&FS

Andy Mukherjee -
Shareholders will have to move in to rescue the crumbling IL&FS in their meeting on Saturday.
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Arrest warrant against Cyril Almeida shows why journalism in Pakistan is dangerous

Gul Bukhari -
Charges of treason against journalist Cyril Almeida in Pakistan is a classic act of shooting the messenger.
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New ideas replace superstar scientists when they die

Faye Flam -
A study has found that the death of a scientist leads to an influx of new people with different ideas into the field.
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Stop bothering Amitabh Bachchan with questions on rape & assault. He is a busy old man

Sandip Roy -
Amitabh Bachchan did not answer a question on Tanushree Dutta’s allegations against Nana Patekar while promoting Thugs of Hindostan.
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The middle ground on Aadhaar still eludes us

Shivam Vij -
Aadhaar debate isn’t over yet. The government must improve its implementation if it wants to save the project’s credibility.
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A quick guide for BJP on how NOT to defend the Rafale defence deal

Sandip Roy -
Opposition too has a lesson to learn. When the government is on the defensive, you go for the jugular, not below the belt.
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Stop targeting Galgotias University students. Focus on politicians instead

Akanksha Mishra -
Going through their Instagrams and dissecting their ‘statements’ is not the astute political commentary you think it is—it is time for us to back off from targeting 20-year-olds.

How a North Indian Muslim woman saw Wayanad—inclusive mosques, mangalsutras for non-Hindus

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

Economy

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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