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Yogi Adityanath Promises A Land Without Pain And Brings 'Ram- Sita' In...
In Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath made sure that the "gods" literally descended from the heavens in his attempt to celebrate a grand Diwali in his first year as the chief minister. The lead actors of...
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Spending Time With Family And Friends, Sharing Goodwill Is What Lights Up...
A major cluster of our cherished childhood memories hover lovingly around festivals. And it was our parents, their extra efforts that made these celebrations so special for us. Add to it the innocence...
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Remembering A Subdued Diwali, And Those Who Shared Love To Light Up Our Dark...
In my home, Diwali is a festival that is celebrated with gusto. I am not a very 'festival person', and generally I like to witness the festivities and associated toil from a distance, but not for...
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Two Recent Literary Controversies Have Exposed The BJP's Big Caste Problem
A new day, a new literary controversy in India.Another writer being hounded for causing "offence" to a group of people, the police stepping in to arbitrate in a matter that should ideally be settled by...
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The Broke Person’s Guide to Celebrating The Festive Season
October is everyone's favourite month, there are back-to-back festivals being celebrated all over the country. With those come long weekends, and holidays away from work. This is the time we plan to go...
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What Happened When Women Protested Against Sexually Explicit Songs Being...
When two women in isolated yet similar incidents of sexual harassment in two Bundelkhand districts came forward to lodge complaints with the police, we knew what it meant for them, we knew what it...
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How Community Radios Help Improve Gender Parity In Odisha
By Basudev Mahapatra As news of rampant female feticide in the Nayagarh district of Odisha broke in July 2017, it shocked Usha Patnaik, a social activist and president of Gania Unnayan Committee, a...
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Why Modi And BJP Are Desperate To Revive The 'Hindu Hriday Samrat' Strategy...
No political event, big or small, exists in isolation. Every speech and gesture by a leader of consequence has a context, a subtext, a message(s) and portents that linger long after the dust raised by...
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Why India Ranks As One Of The Highest In The Number Of Reported Adolescent...
"How old are you? What is your age?" I asked Babita (name changed), a young girl breastfeeding her two-month-old daughter."What do you mean by age?", her sunken eyes looked puzzled.Realising we don't...
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Thanks To Lack Of Education, Young Indian Girls Are Unaware Of Their Sexual...
The issue of reproductive health and sexual rights of adolescent boys and girls, under-age marriage, and adolescent pregnancy within and outside marriage remains a policy blind-spot in India. This is...
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Rihanna's Plastic Heels Will Make You Sweat Just Looking At Them
Rihanna’s casual Tuesdays are fancier than our wild, wild thoughts, so it makes sense her street style is also out of this world. The singer stepped out in New York City on Thursday in the ultimate...
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25 Years Later, Madonna's 'Sex' Book Is Still Pop's Most Radical Moment
Twenty-five years ago, Madonna put the world in a trance with the release of Sex. Well, she put some of the world in a trance: During its first day in stores, the $50 coffee-table book, which lived up...
View ArticleWill The U.S. Ever Win The War In Afghanistan?
Once upon a time, an insurgent candidate defeated Hillary Clinton, the most prepared potential president in U.S. history, after a nasty, close and historic race.That’s the story of 2016. But it’s...
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'Mersal' Controversy: Will BJP's Tamil Nadu Strategy Turn Out To Be A Disaster?
That the BJP has been running the AIADMK show from behind the curtains is probably Tamil Nadu's worst-kept secret at the moment. A day ago, Tamil Nadu's dairy development minister Rajender Balaji...
View ArticleMassive Robot Army Is Here To Destroy Your Foolish World Records
This is how it begins. An army of robots has assembled in China and so far they seem content to dance and break records. The move is almost certainly to lull humans into a false sense of security so we...
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Demonetisation Had The Potential To Be An Effective Policy Had It Been...
Demonetisation is likely to go down as one of landmark decisions in history of Independent India. It will serve as a useful guide to countries across the globe in their monetary experiments to counter...
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The Oldest Animal In The World Is Probably Gay
Jonathan, a 186-year-old Seychelles giant tortoise, met the love of his life way back in 1991.His carers decided he needed a special someone after the active 150-ish-year-old became irritable and...
View Article6 Women Wore The Same Dress To A Wedding And No, They Weren't Bridesmaids
What happens when six wedding guests say “yes” to the same dress?A potential fashion nightmare ended with a good laugh after six women wore the same exact dress to a friend’s wedding in New South...
View ArticleA Donald Trump Tweet Has Inspired A Hot New Death Metal Band Name
President Donald Trump has now got the best music group name to go with his best words.While tweeting about the GOP’s latest failed effort to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday,...
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Why Don’t Companies Prioritise Prevention Of Sexual Harassment At Workplace?
Around a year ago one of the richest business conglomerates in the world, Sweetie Pie*, called me for a discussion about Sexual Harassment at the workplace. Although the text of the discussions was...
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