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Opinion
Building safety audits vital
When the monsoon hits, the condition of old buildings is severely tested.
Trump, Saudis & Iran: Is toppling in the offing?
The measure seeks to authorise the President to suspend US visas of Saudi citizens, including specifically government employees and descendant
Space race notwithstanding, moonwalk a feat of mankind
f the Soviets were reaching for the moon, the Americans were determined to beat them to it.
Mystic Mantra: Gold of character must pass test of fire
God then finds ways of washing and sifting us as thoroughly as possible by providing us His Word and teachings through our scriptures.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Tensions simmer in Tehran, hard times for Bibi
The point is that the Shias latched on to Karbala, a relatively recent event in history, as the ideal for morality and sacrifice.
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Iran deploying proxies to resist US coercion?
How proxies fit into the genre of modern warfare is an important aspect to analyse to assess the emerging threats in the Middle East.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Link between cricket and the nation was neither natural nor inevitable
And why forget that even the West Indies inducted a white player in the squad against New Zealand in the 1970s.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Mystic Mantra: The virtues of tolerance
Tolerance helps us understand humans and build trust with people.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Donald Trump on the warpath ahead of 2020 election
May’s comments reflect the damage that Mr Trump may have caused to US-British relations.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Kartarpur: Flawed strategy?
Pakistan, to India’s surprise, agreed to allow 5,000 pilgrims to visit every day, and 10,000 on special occasions.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
Interview of the Week
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How Kerala flattened the curve, lowest death rates: Health minister Shailaja explains
Health department constituted 18 expert groups in training health care staff for detailed stock-taking of beds, equipment in each hospital
‘I don’t support laws that go against Preamble’
We can’t make people stand in queue again like the way it happened during demonetisation, says Hemant Soren.
‘The attack on JNU was barbaric in the least’
All the claims being made by the AAP in the areas of education and health are hugely exaggerated and we will expose them, says Sandeep Dikshit
Let Muslims be like Franciscans, espousing faith
A totalitarian system would reduce the possibility of a confederation of peoples.
The Age Debate
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Age Debate: A win for BJP and the disqualified, really?
The BJP is elated as it can look to their support - if they win the bypolls - to shore up their numbers.
Age Debate: Rafale - Time to clear the air
A joint parliamentary committee probe is the only way to resolve Rafale controversy.
Age Debate: A new roadmap for Kashmir?
Holding municipal/panchayat polls in J&K amid the NC-PDP boycott will be a farce.
Age Debate: Targeting aliens or citizens?
It will be premature to extend the NRC to the whole of India at this juncture.
Reporter's Diary
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Reporters' Diary: Keeping media at bay
UP Chief minister Yogi Adityanath also does not take questions in his press conferences that are, in any case, few and far in-between.
Reporters' Diary: Angrily yours
As the probe began, the SP chose to turn a blind eye to the development and did not issue a single statement in support of Mr Khan.
Reporters' Diary: EX-CMs in UP go house hunting
The problem is that with the Lucknow skyline going up, bungalows with sprawling lawns are now a rarity.
Columns
Defending the people and fighting for their rights at the ground level became less and less important.
The idea behind the billion-dollar fund is to support media platforms, good journalism and individual journalists.
The Congress as a party would not want to be blackmailing the government.
Our Columnists
Suchi Govindarajan works as a technical writer, and pretends to be a photographer.
Father Dominic Emmanuel, a founder-member of the Parliament of Religions, can be contacted at frdominic@gmail.com
Vandana Shiva trained as a physicist prior to dedicating her life to the protection of India's biodiversity and food security. She is the author of numerous books and the recipient of numerous awards.
Sunanda K Datta-Ray is a senior journalist, columnist and author.
Antara Dev Sen is Editor of The Little Magazine. She can be contacted at: sen@littlemag.com
