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Refer to ‘Mid-air mess in HP’; the death of two paragliders on the eve of the World Cup in Himachal Pradesh is a sad reflection on the safety measures being taken in the sport. The government needs to frame strict...
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Apropos of ‘Senior citizens’ care’; the expansion of the PM-JAY scheme is a landmark decision. Some state governments should not politicise this move and deprive senior citizens of its benefits. Taxpayers and senior citizens used to complain that there were...
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With reference to ‘SC relief for doctors’; this judgment will go a long way in relieving doctors of the immense stress they face. The failure of a surgical procedure and its consequences in the form of violence or litigation put...
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Apropos of ‘Paddy predicament’; it is unfortunate that farmers are being tormented by the Central and state governments, which are running away from the huge promises made by them. Farmers have to bear the brunt of the ill-will between the...
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Refer to ‘Tit-for-tat strike’; attacks and counter- attacks in West Asia have been common since decades. But the present escalation has serious implications for many countries. This has put India in a fix for various reasons. The ruling dispensation has...
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Refer to ‘Amarinder stirs the Punjab pot (The Great Game); Capt Amarinder Singh is a well-read politician who is deeply conversant with the socio-economic problems of Punjab. He is the only surviving stalwart in state politics who knows the pulse...
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With reference to ‘Maharashtra battle’; the prolonged deliberations on seat-sharing among the MVA constituents are an inevitable part of a coalition arrangement where there are conflicting interests. The MVA has almost succeeded in working out a mutually acceptable formula. In...
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With reference to ‘Paddy pangs’; despite being aware of the dire situation due to continuous overexploitation of groundwater for the cultivation of paddy, the governments of Punjab and Haryana seem to be unconcerned. No efforts have been made by the...
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Apropos of ‘Wait and watch’; the agreement on patrolling along the LAC, reached between India and China, is a welcome development. However, going by its track record, China is in the habit of not respecting and following agreements in letter...
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Refer to ‘Ganderbal shocker’; the killing of APCO Infratech workers by Pakistan-based militant outfit People’s Anti-Fascist Front is the first terror attack on a key infrastructure project in the Kashmir valley. This attack, which came days after the new government...
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Refer to ‘Kiwis fly high’; India’s shocking defeat in the Bengaluru Test to New Zealand should not impact the team’s decision-making in the rest of the current season. It’s important to try and make a comeback under pressure. It’s about...
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With reference to ‘The blood on America’s hands’ (The Great Game), the US is ok with certain Canadians of Indian origin rooting for Khalistan. The suffering caused by extremists is best defined by an Urdu couplet, “Bud khaslaton ko rakhta...
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Refer to ‘One Nation, One Election is undemocratic’; it is certainly undemocratic and this idea can be termed as an ill-conceived one as it is not practicable in our country, where we have a federal system. The size of the...
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Refer to ‘Priyanka’s debut’; both Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka have been working tirelessly to revitalise and rejuvenate the Congress, which had plummeted from its once-dominant position in the country to an ignominious low. The contribution of both siblings has been...
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Refer to ‘Farmers refuse to meet Supreme Court panel’, the farmers’ decision is unfortunate as it is not in their larger interest. At the same time, the government and the farmers cannot afford to be at loggerheads for an uncertain...
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Apropos of ‘Kin of migrants who shifted to Punjab decades ago testing poll waters’; ours is a democracy without any bias for rich or poor and migrants or locals. Ludhiana is thickly populated by migrants. Without these migrant workers, industries,...
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Refer to ‘Fix Punjab’s finances’; the worsening financial situation is not new for the state government. One might recall a particularly sensible statement by former Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal, made during his tenure in the Badal government, when...
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Professor Saibaba's tragic passing is a painful reminder of his unjust and torturous incarceration for long years. His life's struggle reminds us both of the power of conviction and the unfairness of our criminal justice system, where the process itself...
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Refer to ‘Gentle Giant’; Ratan Tata was one of the visionary industrialists of India. His family’s contribution in the industrialisation and urbanisation of India is monumental and exemplary. JRD Tata was one of the think tanks of the historical ‘Bombay...
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Refer to ‘Congress in a spot’; all the tales of the Congress coming to power in Haryana have proved false and the BJP has been able to return to power for the third term with an increased tally and a...
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Refer to ‘Against all odds’; exit polls, once keenly awaited by voters before the results, have lost much of their credibility. The key reason for the exit polls getting it wrong could be that voters are now hesitant to reveal...
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Refer to ‘Farmers lose out’; studies by the RBI experts show that the traders skim away the lion’s share of gains from the sale of vegetables and fruits and the farmers are left with a meagre part of it. Vegetables...
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Refer to ‘Jaishankar’s Pak trip’; after a gap of nearly a decade, an Indian foreign minister is going to visit Pakistan. But S Jaishankar has clarified that he is going to attend a meeting of a multilateral organisation and would...
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With reference to ‘When the dice rolls in Haryana’ (The Great Game); the BJP’s loss in the state would signal the fall of a crucial domino, threatening PM Modi’s dominance. The people of Haryana seek to punish the arrogance of...
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Apropos of ‘Doctors targeted’; the killing of a doctor in a Delhi hospital, weeks after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, has jolted the entire nation. It calls for foolproof security measures in and around hospitals...
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Refer to ‘Keep science awards above politics’; there is simmering discontent among the country’s eminent scientists as three names were chosen for the Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar but these were missing from the final list of awardees. They were presumably denied...
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Apropos of the article ‘Centralised setup weighing down MEA’; centralisation is never regarded as a good phenomenon in an administrative setup of a democratic country. The writer has revealed an important flaw in the Ministry of External Affairs and the...
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The recent developments in India-Canada talks are a welcome step towards resolving the diplomatic tensions between the two nations. Both countries share a long history of cultural and economic ties, and it is crucial that they prioritise dialogue to address...
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Refer to the article ‘Nasrallah killing worsens West Asia crisis’; the assassination of the Hezbollah leader has intensified violence in West Asia, turning Israel’s retaliation against Hamas into a genocidal conflict. Iran, Hamas and the Houthis are likely to respond,...
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Apropos of ‘Fighting child porn’; the Supreme Court’s observations about children’s vulnerability to sexual exploitation will hopefully go a long way in protecting them from sexual offences under the POCSO Act. The judgment highlights the perils of ‘child sexual exploitation...
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