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Urban conservationist Vijay Nishanth, a man who is determined to preserve what is left of the “Garden City”. Commonly referred to as the “tree doctor of Bangalore” he is the founder of ...
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Investigations
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Why land acquisition has become a tricky issue
|Narendra Kaushik| New Delhi: Despite repeated pleas from officials of Greater Noida Authority(GNA), Mahesh Pandit has not vacated a piece of land in Sector XU-2 he was compensated for about ...
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Mica mining: Cosmetic giants riding on children’s backs In India
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Demystifying Delhi’s Water Crisis
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Tea gardens of Dooars transforming into gardens of death
LetsTalkChange
Medicine Monk’s Free Medicine Bank
[By Narendra Kaushik] New Delhi: Omkar Nath Sharma (79) is a frequent sight in government hospitals and charitable dispensaries across Delhi. Wearing either a bright saffron or maroon kurta, grey trousers ...
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“I had to contribute Rs 50 for a copying license”- Why cheating is becoming legitimate now?
[By Narendra Kaushik] New Delhi: It was sometime in February 1971. Raj Singh (name changed to protect identity), an uncle of mine, was to appear for his 10th board examination. ...
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Support And Sisterhood At India’s First One Stop Crisis Centre
[By Sakuntala Narasimhan] Bengaluru (WFS) – * “Beta, keep an eye on her while I go to the clinic,” said Mona’s mother to the young man, who had rented a room ...
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Roti Bank : A lifeline for the poor in Bundelkhand
[By Narendra Kaushik] Mahoba: Every evening as the clock strikes 7 O’clock, Tara Patkar, a journalist who quit the profession in January 2014 to take up public causes, Haji Muttan, ...
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No candle-lit vigils for raped and murdered girls
|By Mari Marcel Thekaekara | New Internationalist| Another horrendous rape. Two young girls, 14 and 16-year old cousins, were abducted, raped, tortured and hanged from a tree last week in ...
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India’s First Female Surfer: Taming The Tides
|By Sanjay Pandey| India is a country of 1.2 billion people and one that boasts of a 7,000 km of coastline, but ironically enough its beaches largely wear a deserted-look. But thanks ...
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Overcoming India’s Official Homophobia
[By Shashi Tharoor] NEW DELHI – Sixty-six years after adopting one of the world’s most liberal constitutions, India is being convulsed by a searing debate over a colonial-era provision in ...
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In Karanataka’s El Dorado, Former Miners Bite Dust
[By Pushpa Achanta] Kolar – “The main drinking water pipeline and tank has been built because of the relentless efforts of our women’s collective. That is the reason why this ...
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Lord Of The BP 638
|By Col. NN Bhatia (Retd)| The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 is synonymous with liberation of Bangladesh that commenced with Pakistan launching of Operation Chengiz Khan on 3 December 1971 through pre-emptive ...
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Repealing AFSPA – Is that the need of the hour?
By Riti Sinha 55 years ago, in the face of rising political dissent in the North-east, India decided to add to its laws, the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). ...
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Two Iconic Five Star Marshals of The Indian Armed Forces
|By Col NN Bhatia (Retd)| We have had three five star Marshals- late Field Marshal KM Cariappa known as an Officer and a Gentleman, late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw famous for soldiering with dignity and Arjan ...
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Doongar Singh – A Pakistani Brigadier Looks Back to an Indian JCO
|By Brigadier Mehboob Qadir (R)| It was mid 1972. We had just arrived in Ranchi from Agra, badly shaken and bruised, after a fateful train journey, during which we lost ...
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This Policewoman Has Zero Tolerance For Domestic Violence
Ramallah (WFS) — As the head of the Palestinian Civil Police Family & Juvenile Protection Unit, Lieutenant Colonel Wafa Muammar, the highest-ranking female officer in the country’s police force, is ...
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“Do what you love and love what you do”
I fainted in office! and that triggered my journey on a completely new path - path of freedom, happiness and passion, culminating in the founding of ZipOut (ZIP - Zindagi in pajama)
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My journey as a mother and CEO
[By Niyati Shah] Every entrepreneur has that moment- an experience, an epiphany – that inspires them to start their own adventure someday. For me it was the sound of my baby’s ...
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The Force Is Certainly Not For Women
By Taru Bahl Delhi (WFS) – Aruna Bahuguna is not a woman to be trifled with. Apart from being the first female chief of the prestigious National Police Academy in ...
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Men Stand Tall Against Child Marriage
[By Chetna Verma] Agra – The young thrive on dreams for a brighter tomorrow. Most aspire to have a comfortable home, a rewarding career and a loving family – and ...
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Men For Women At The Panchayat
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Meet Men Who Shun Dowry, Share Property With Their Wives
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Woes of men as non-custodian parents
World News
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India and Pakistan fought 3 wars over Kashmir – here’s why international law and US help can’t solve this territorial dispute
The scene in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, after an Aug. 10, 2021, grenade attack by militants that wounded at least nine civilians. Kashmir has experienced sporadic violence for more than ...
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How to Stop Terrorism in Europe
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Since ancient Greece, the Olympics and bribery have gone hand in hand
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Britain votes to leave the EU, here’s what happens next
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Asia’s Troubled Water
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Confessions Of A Pakistani National
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Brussels attacks show just how desperate Islamic State has become
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The Limits of Capitalism with Communist Characteristics