Jammu & Kashmir: Political parties gearing up to take on t...
December 21 ,2021
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By: Anando Bhakto
Mehbooba Mufti (centre), PDP president, and party leaders protesting against the abrogation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmi...
On MCC, UML sits on the fence as issue threatens coalition
December 21 ,2021
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By: Tika R Pradhan
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An American grant that has been a divisive force in Nepal is becoming such a charged-up issue th...
Delimitation Commission Proposes Six Additional Seats For...
December 21 ,2021
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By: Naseer Ganai
Jammu and Kashmir political leaders during their meeting with PM Modi.(File photo)
The constitution of the Delimitation Commission...
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands: New Delhi’s Bulwark in th...
December 21 ,2021
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By: Ashutosh S. Patki
Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Anirvan Shukla
In 2015, the Indian government drew up a 100,000 million Indian rupee plan funded by...
As crisis drags on, are Beijing and New Delhi digging in f...
December 21 ,2021
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By: Kunal Purohit
India has deployed thousands of troops along its disputed Himalayan border with China. Photo: AFP
Both China and India say they wa...
Spotlight on trade gateway as India hosts talks with Centr...
December 20 ,2021
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By: Kiran Sharma
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Gurgaon controversy
December 20 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Police stand guard as devotees walk to offer Friday prayers in Gurgaon, as dozens of people, many from Hindu right-wing groups, were...
Is the Maoist rebellion on the brink of defeat in India?
December 20 ,2021
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By: Suvojit Bagchi, Kolkata
The seven-decade insurgency is on the wane after a change in New Delhi's military approach has breached several Maoist strongholds,...
The troubled legacy of General Rawat needs to be rolled ba...
December 20 ,2021
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By: Harish Khare
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and General Bipin Rawat in Gorakhpur, December 2020. Photo: Twitter/@neeraj_rajput
No...
China’s new found love for Lankan Tamil fishermen should w...
December 20 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Ambassador Qi Jhanhong with Douglas Devananda examining sea cucumber.
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How Modi’s BJP ensures that the two-nation theory flourish...
December 20 ,2021
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By: Ramachandra Guha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the Kashi corridor in Varanasi on December 13. | @narendramodi via Twitter
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Indian Muslims didn’t block roads for namaaz, image shared...
December 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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Closed Kashmir main mosque belies India’s religious freedo...
December 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
A Kashmiri man performs ablution before prayers outside the Jamia Masjid, or the grand mosque in Srinagar, Indian-administered Kash...
Politics loom behind scrapping of India's farm laws
December 18 ,2021
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By: Kiran Sharma
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the star campaigner of his Bharatiya Janata Party, has given his government something to campaign on&nb...
India among most dangerous countries for journalists, says...
December 18 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
Image for representation. | AFP
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Collaborate or make in India, Rajnath tells French counter...
December 18 ,2021
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By: Shehesh Alex Philip
French Defence Minister Florence Parly meets Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on 17 December. | ANI
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Drug problem in India's Punjab looms over crucial state el...
December 18 ,2021
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By: Henny Sender
An drug user lies unconscious by the side of a road in Kapurthala, Punjab, in October 2019: the use of drugs such as heroin among peo...
India: A mirror image of Pakistan
December 18 ,2021
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By: Aakar Patel
Illustration: Binay Sinha
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1971 war: Getting Soviet help was a challenging task
December 17 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
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On Russia floating possibility of a 'RIC' summit, India ne...
December 17 ,2021
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By: SAM Staff
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