Kerala's Arabian Nightmare

Hundreds of Keralites are returning home every month after losing jobs in the Gulf, but hopes of starting afresh in India are unravelling

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Economic reform in the Gulf: Who benefits, really?

Policies in Asian nations such as China are focused on social and economic enhancement rather than primarily on regime survival. That may be Asia's lesson for Gulf rulers.

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Congress should apologise for 'Hindu terror theory', says Arun Jaitley after NIA court acquits Samjhauta blast case accused

Union finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the Congress should apologise to the society for propagating the 'Hindu terror' theory which has been categorically discarded by the Panchkula court in its judgment on the Samjhauta blast case.

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Supreme Court upholds life term of Saravana Bhavan owner P Rajagopal for murdering employee 18 years ago

The incident dates back to the 1990s when Rajagopal wanted to marry Jeevajothi, the daughter of an assistant manager at the company's Chennai branch named Ramasamy

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Lok Sabha Election 2019, Odisha profile: BJD prepares to battle dual-pronged Congress, BJP attack; Puri, Cuttack key seats

While endowed with an abundance of natural resources, Odisha continues to suffer from "resource curse".

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The garden that celebrates the many shades of love

A mughal image commemorating a spring evening shared between two male companions leads us to the 13th century, a journey back into the openness of artistic expression

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Frail Blue Dot: Vision of danger from space

Deflecting an incoming asteroid in space from its path or 'killing' it with a nuke exists only in the realm of computer simulations

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New Zealand's hijab gesture is deeply flawed

The biggest flaw of New Zealand's Scarves in Solidarity movement is regarding women as active identity bearers of a community

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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Supreme Court extends deadline for SIT by two more months to complete probe into 186 cases

The Supreme Court on Friday granted two more months to the special investigation team to complete its probe into 186 cases of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

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TBJEE admit card 2019 issued: Check tbjee.nic.in for steps to download admit card, check examination dates

TBJEE 2019 will be conducted in government or diploma colleges. The test centres will be spread across six towns of Tripura district namely Dharmanagar, Santirbazar, Ambassa, Udaipur, Kailasahar, and Agartala

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Cardinal Gracias needs to walk the talk

Cardinal of the Mumbai diocese and said to be in the running for the Pope's position, Oswald Gracias is under a cloud for not cracking down on sexual predators

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'Regrettable' Mission Shakti makes current regional and global scenarios even murkier, warns nuclear disarmament advocacy group

Mission Shakti, which was led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, was aimed at strengthening India's overall security, he said in his address that comes a fortnight before the start of the general election.

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Tales of Homosexuality: Bollywood is learning to come out of the closet

Bollywood as well as streaming platforms learn to treat themes of homosexuality with sensitivity

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India reschedules 2 April talks with Pakistan on Kartarpur corridor, asserts route shouldn't be used for anti-India activities

In a stern response, the government also said that the Kartarpur corridor "should not be used for anti-India activities" and that there cannot be any "let up" in security

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Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: Railways vows action for serving tea 'main bhi chowkidar' cups

Lok Sabha Election 2019; Model Code of Conduct Watch: Ministry of Railways reacted to the controversy over tea being served in Shatabdi train in 'Main bhi Chowkidar' cups. The railway officials said that the incident happened today but the cups were immediately withdrawn. The ministry said that these are not procured from any political party and penal action will be taken against the contractor, and the railways supervisor.

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The new Viagra of terror

Churned out by legal and illegal factories from Punjab to Gujarat, painkiller Tramadol has taken the conflict zones of the world by storm

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Lok Sabha Election 2019, Sikkim profile: SDF, SNC, HSP in poll fray to win state's lone parliamentary seat

The northeastern state of Sikkim, which shares its borders with Bhutan and Tibet, has a lone parliamentary seat and 32 Assembly seats.

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Enemy at the gates, it's time to do battle

The NITI Aayog has suggested electrifying public transport, and banning transit traffic and phasing out private diesel vehicles by 2022 in 10 worst polluted cities

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Nepotism debate: It's all about relative merit in Bollywood

Despite massive criticism from all quarters, nepotism continues to thrive in Bollywood.

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In India, Breathing Kills

In ten years, one in eight of us will be in sick bed, gasping for air even as overburdened hospitals begin to buckle under and medical bills spiral

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