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Cool Breeze: Bahu Bani Bahubali
What with the BJP reaching out to Mulayam Singh’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav and its own Cabinet minister from Uttarakhand Harak...
Women take charge of their health and nutrition
An unprecedented 80 lakh Self-Help Group (SHG) members in 3 lakh villages held discussions on health and nutrition issues during...
Priorities for Budget 2022-23
Pandemic mitigation, job creation and climate change considerations need better provisioning. With over 80% of the annual budgeted expenditure usually...
Pak’s National Security Policy is designed to deceive
Just as a leopard can’t change its spots, Pakistan can’t become a civilised nation. Pakistan’s “first-ever National Security Policy” (NSP)...
Mann comes under spotlight
By declaring in a dramatic manner comedian turned politician and two-time Member of Parliament, Bhagwant Singh Mann as the Chief...
Indian Ocean Region needs to prioritise UDA framework
The Security And Growth for All in the Region (SAGAR) declaration of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be truly realised...
Traditional healing and modern psychoanalysis
When first fully exposed to words like ‘vibhuti’, ‘jhaadnaa’ and ‘jaagar’ in a rural setting, an urban mind can be...
Raising of age of marriage should not be politicised
Let me state at the outset that the proposed enactment is a potent game-changer for the young girls of this...
Lithuania can stand up to China, but big powers can’t
While supporting the ‘One China’ policy, the Lithuanian PM said, ‘Our government’s programme says Lithuania wants a more intense economic,...
India’s inevitable descent to socialism, once again
So what is wrong in demanding or taking subsidies or freebies and voting for the political party which promises and...
Channi emerges as top contender
By urging the Congress high command to name the Chief Ministerial candidate for the forthcoming Assembly elections, Punjab Chief Minister,...
Revisiting RCEP, world’s largest trade pact
With China facing noticeable international isolation, India must review its stand. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) officially came into...
Post-pandemic, towards a healthier, wealthier world
The more people get vaccinated, the better. However, to penalise those who have thus far not been vaccinated seems a...
Why you should worry when your neighbour is addicted to Yaba
Bangladesh being simultaneously a transit and destination country of the Yaba drug trafficking network, Indian enforcement agencies need to be...
Cool Breeze: POLITICS OVER PM’S SECURITY
POLITICS OVER PM’S SECURITY The Congress is somewhat divided as to how to react to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s security...
