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The Diabetes Epidemic Will Only Get Worse Unless We Act Right Now
The greatest threats to public health are far from shocking or contagious. They are familiar and common. Globally, non-communicable diseases such as cancer, hypertension and asthma account for 38...
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Do You Know What Someone Who Wants To Commit Suicide Looks Like?
Ok, Mrs. Hema Malini, first thing: Not everyone exists to be admired by the world. Some of us exist, even live, because we want to do fun things and experience life in the forms that we can. Some of us...
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How M-Learning Could Bring A World Of Knowledge To India's Palms
Only 49% of all children across the world will attend secondary school. And how many of those who make it to school, stay there? In India, as many as 80 million children drop out before completing...
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Voting In Mamata Was Bengal's Biggest Mistake. Now We Can Fix It
By Aatreyee Ghosh Bengal goes to vote in seven phases, starting from 4 April 2016. These polls, however, are not just about deciding the next government. This time, Bengal votes to answer the question...
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The Strange Case Of Amitabh Bachchan's Ever-Shifting Political Allegiance
The Panama Papers leak has come as a great shock for the fans of Amitabh Bachchan. Son of a legendary poet and a megastar himself for over four decades, Amitabh Bachchan has little to hide. His life...
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Panama Papers Shows Yet Again Why We Need An Intergovernmental Tax Commission...
It is strangely fortuitous that the Panama Papers exposé, revealing how billions of dollars have been hidden by wealthy figures, has happened just before an important discussion involving governments...
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Is Tinseltown Full Of Brave Smiles And Lonely Lives? I Say It Is
"Solitude is fine but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine." ― Honoré de Balzac I've always found the irony of these words a little haunting. Is that really true? Do we really NEED...
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For His Eyes Only: The Devastating Sexual Objectification Of Nepali Women
Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Žižek fervently argues that love by default is the ultimate freedom in the world. And the privilege of choice to question the very notion of freedom itself is the...
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Equal In An Unequal World: The Paradox Of Islam
As I ambled towards the immigration counter I was directed towards at Dulles Airport, Washington DC, I overheard a Black police officer talking about "self-discovery" to his White female colleague. I...
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6 Simple Rules To Eat Healthy For A Lifetime
If there is one thing that is a part of everyone's resolutions, New Year or otherwise, it is to be healthier and fitter. Regrettably, there is no miracle cure for this. The silver lining here is that...
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Podcast: Are Indians Finally Learning To Say "Cheese"?
A delicious food that often represents the epitome of richness, gluttony, and indulgence, cheese has rather humble origins. The earliest evidence of cheese production was found in a hamlet called...
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Ding Dong Bell, Gay Dating Apps Are Hell
Image credits: Arjun Raj Friday morning. You take the day off, you are home, and you are alone. You don't want company because your introverted self craves alone time. You watch episode after episode...
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Dear UPSRTC, More Legroom And Fewer Bums In The Roadside Please
Dear Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (UPSRTC), Today, I happened to travel by one of the Delhi-Bareilly 'Shatabdi' buses started by you. This post intends to hand-hold you through the...
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Forget Bharat Mata, When Will The BJP Chant The Slogans That Really Matter?
The land of the holy cow has taken its holier-than-thou attitude up a notch. I refer to the "Bharat Mata ki Jai" fiasco that has hijacked the headlines in the Indian media for weeks now, shoving other...
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'I'm Not Needy. I'm Wanty': Are Brands Listening?
"I'm not needy. I'm wanty." - via @FunnyOneLiners on Twitter In his 1844 Paris Manuscripts, Karl Marx famously said that human beings are "creatures of need." And ever since--the irony of the world's...
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Why Modi's Idea Of Simultaneous LS And Assembly Polls Is A Recipe For Chaos
Co-authored with Shruti Kedia Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently mooted the idea of evolving a method for holding Assembly and Lok Sabha elections simultaneously. Primarily two reasons stand out...
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The Mapping of Mohalla Sabhas- Beginning of a Silent Revolution
It's generally been business as usual in the past few months in Delhi: high-decibel histrionics, raging national debates, existent anomalies and non existent controversies. From the rise of nationalism...
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The Urgent Need For India To Build A Design Economy
The "Make in India" initiative aims to create 100 million new jobs in the coming 10 years in the manufacturing sector and boost its contribution to GDP from 15% to 25%. (Globally, manufacturing...
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My Fellow Kashmiris, Do Not Let A Small Faction Destroy Years Of Camaraderie
"Even before the Army, the police or anybody from the civil administration could reach us, we were rescued by locals who risked their own lives to save us, death was imminent as the water level...
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Why Policymakers Should Address The Unique Issues Faced By The Disabled In...
On December 13, 2006, the United Nations adopted the first human rights treaty of the 21st century - the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Country after country rushed to...
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