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Freedom Of Religion and Christian Minorities in India

राम पुनियानी - 0
In the recently released report, Freedom House downgraded India from free to partly free due to the atmosphere of intolerance, treatment of journalists, protestors and religious minorities. The events of 19th March at Jhansi station more...
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Delhi Government Bill and Bihar Police Bill hint at a frightening future for the country

N D Sharma - 0
In its manifesto for the Delhi Assembly elections in 2013, BJP promised ‘full statehood to Delhi’. Now it has taken away whatever powers the Delhi Assembly and the elected government of Delhi had. The Government...
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Is Secularism a threat to Traditions of India?

राम पुनियानी - 0
India got independence from British colonial rule on 15th August 1947 after a long struggle which was inclusive and had plural dimensions. Foundation of Indian Constitution is Liberty, Equality, Fraternity and Justice. The values of...
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मिथुन कोबरा हैं, किसान आतंकवादी हैं, दीदी की स्कूटी गिर जाएगी

रविश कुमार - 0
कोलकाता में प्रधानमंत्री मोदी ने ममता बनर्जी के बारे में कहा कि हम हर किसी का भला चाहते हैं, हम नहीं चाहते कि किसी को चोट लगे लेकिन लेकिन जब स्कूटी ने नंदीग्राम में गिरना...
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Open letter to all Bengalis

Shahnawaz Akhtar - 0
To, all the Bengalis out there I am writing this as I love Bengal, its culture and the people. My wife is from Kolkata and she can't believe that I have loved this City of Joy...
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किसानों की बीजेपी पर वोट की चोट भला क्यों?

शिरीष खरे - 0
केंद्र की मोदी सरकार के कृषि क़ानूनों के ख़िलाफ़ किसान आंदोलन के 98वे दिन संयुक्त किसान मोर्चा ने एक बड़ी घोषणा की। घोषणा यह कि वह बीजेपी को वोट के ज़रिए चोट पहुंचाएगा। मोर्चा की...
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Let There Be Light

Around the country on a bike

Aditya Mukherjee - 0
For some, life begins after retirement. There is even a desire to live life dangerously by throwing oneself out of one’s comfort zone. It...
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Durga to be worshipped as a migrant worker in many pujas in Bengal

Biswajit Roy and Aritra Singha - 0
Kolkata: In West Bengal, it’s been a tradition for puja pandals in and around Kolkata to always resonate the present social issues through their...
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Supreme Court directs Centre and State Govt to help sex workers, WB Govt allows them to have ration cards

Biswajit Roy and Aritra Singha - 0
Kolkata: Responding to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Kolkata-based Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) the Supreme Court finally instructed the central and...
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CinemaScope

The legend Soumitra Chatterjee breathes his last at the age of 85

Filmwallah - 1
Kolkata: In the late 80s came a Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay novel 'Nana Ronger Aalo'. Still a school student with a deep desire to make films,...
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CinemaScope

How soccer’s loss became Hollywood’s gain

Filmwallah - 0
For over a month, the 1965 film The Hill was on my watchlist. I kept pushing back, for a variety of reasons. Saturday evening,...
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I wonder where the crowd that had camped at Jantar Mantar for days in 2012 against the rapists has disappeared today-Anubhav Sinha

Shabina Akhtar - 0
Who would know the road to evolution better than filmmaker Anubhav Sinha? A mechanical engineer from Aligarh Muslim University, Anubhav, bit by the film...
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Play On

36-9: Depressing present, ominous future

Pratik - 0
“Bhakti in religion may be a road to the salvation of the soul. But in politics, Bhakti or hero-worship is a sure road to...
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स्मॉल टाउन, बिग ड्रीम की जब भी मिसाल होगी, धोनी उस चैप्टर के नायक बने रहेंगे

नरेंद्र नाथ मिश्रा - 0
कभी सोचा था कि महेंद्र सिंह धोनी चुपके से ऐसे अलविदा कह देंगे? खामोशी से। वक्त कितना क्रूर होता है, बेरहम होता है, हम...
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Even Virat is human…

Diganta Guha - 0
Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli’s match-winning unbeaten 94 (off 50 balls) against the West Indies at Hyderabad on Friday is yet another personification of...
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Go Green

Farming no more a way of life in Mechukha, Arunachal Pradesh

Nabamita Mitra - 0
Shi-Yomi: Mechukha Valley in the newly formed Shi-Yomi district,  west Arunachal Pradesh is over 200 km from Pasighat. The constituency comprising 20 villages with...
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Kolkata Cares: City dwellers take initiatives for a Green Future

Kirti Baheti - 0
Kolkata: There might be alleged violation of National Green Tribunal's rules during the Chhath Puja celebration, at Rabindra Sarovar's green zone but average Kolkatan...
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Puja at Rabindra Sarovar: Religious sentiments vs environmental concern

Simrana Fatima and Ananya Sarkar - 0
Kolkata: Rising pollution and environmental issues might have become a focal point of discussion in many Indian cities, including national capital Delhi, but it...
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