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A weekly news and current affairs magazine for modern India.
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Joined August 2009
Bloodlust in #Bangladesh: Death sentence for #SheikhHasina deepens Dhaka's existential crisis: The latest issue of the magazine is now available. Enjoy good writing and original arguments ~ @prasannara @Swapan55, Syed Badrul Ahsan, @sudeeppaul @MinhazMerchant @mjakbar, Harsh V
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The silent science powering disaster warnings: From cyclones to tsunamis, cutting-edge computational models now guide early warnings, evacuations and preparedness, turning raw data into life-saving decisions, writes Dr Praveen Sakalya. https://t.co/LMMZeCxlGf
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Prime Minister’s #DharmaDhwaj announces #Ayodhya as a major tourism hub: The Uttar Pradesh city is not just a single destination but a gateway, pulling tourists deeper into India’s civilisational story, writes Moinak Mitra. https://t.co/XWJ2SYLPOW
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The video of my Desmond #TutuMemorialLecture in Cape Town, South Africa, last Thursday on faith, hope, and peace-making: https://t.co/tWqdnY7SAW I put a lot into this oration and hope those interested will take the time to view it. For those who prefer to read, @Openthemag
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Culture is destiny, Lee Kuan Yew once said. @narendramodi places Ram temple completion in the context of India national identity, my take:
#Modi raises a flag at #Ayodhya and rekindles faith in an ancient nation: The central message of the Prime Minister’s speech at Ayodhya on November 25 was that the rejuvenation of national identity and a celebration of cultural traditions and belief lies in a rejection of an
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"The German mystic Jakob Bohme had provided him with a word for something he always felt deep within him. The word was ‘Ungrund’. It meant non-ground or an absence of ground, the ontological nothingness of being. For forty years, he had struggled to discover a ground, to come out
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#Pakistan - With powers concentrated in the hands of a single individual, the propensity of the country to dabble in adventurism could increase, raising the risks for India and also undermining stability in the region, write Harsh V Pant and Shivam Shekhawat
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An unstable #Bangladesh, without a government elected by inclusive adult franchise, will be a danger not only to its people but will also be an invitation to outside forces to derive advantage from the anarchy unleashed last year, writes Syed Badrul Ahsan https://t.co/r0piZfikLH
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IAAC is small but its impact has a multiplier effect. Because it is funded and run by Indian Americans passionate about Indian art, culture, literature, dance, music, and cinema. The best unpaid ambassadors of India’s soft power. Therefore, this was a lit fest to remember, writes
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An #AI Bubble Warning : Predictor of 2008 crisis says valuations of tech firms are inflated, writes @cpmadhavan
https://t.co/F4EtFgIAm8
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Can Foreign-Born Players Solve The Mess In Indian Football? The likely arrival of Ryan Williams and Abneet Bharti to the senior football team opens up a debate on whether reliance on foreign-born players will strengthen the team or hurt the country’s grassroots development,
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How India’s Balancing Act in Korea Defined Modern Peace Making: The month of November marks India’s little known participation in the Korean war where a detachment of paramedics played a heroic role on the front lines. Though not designated as combatants, the Indian soldiers
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The struggle is when you know the job and then lend the job. Nobody put a gun to your head and asked you to join the film industry. It's cutthroat. You signed up for it. You have to keep yourself motivated and keep learning your craft,” Jaideep Ahlawat, actor, tells @Kavereeb
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Yes, #SIR in Congress: On November 17, Congress held a meeting of party leaders from states where the Election Commission is due to conduct the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elector rolls, writes @RajeevDOpen
https://t.co/B0t5gP5dPx
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Openers fall after #SouthAfrica set India an impossible target of 549 runs to save #Guwahati Test, writes @Iyr_Adi
https://t.co/WOl8N0O5UX
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UNESCO’s honour merely affirms what Lucknow has long taught: Indian cuisine is not cacophony; it is craft. Dum is discipline. Patience is poetry. Here, biryani is a love letter, writes @suvirsaran
https://t.co/YZPIEuvjm8
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Con Artist Poses As Professor: A Korean content creator named Walter K is walking around Rajeev Chowk in Delhi when an elderly man with a pleasant disposition approaches him. The man, it turns out, is a professor who offers to show the tourist around. https://t.co/8oDFBda7HW
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Double-Engine Brand Sarkaar: Grab attention and money! For brands and marketers, grabbing attention is well begun, but half done. What makes a brand and business complete is mastering the second part: they need to be boring, functional and repetitive, writes Ashita Aggarwal.
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