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5 Commandments That I Wish The News Media Could Obey
If the media were to make resolutions for 2016, here are five that would be long overdue. Here, I'm framing them as commandments that if followed could make news coverage far more balanced and pleasant...
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How To Keep Indo-Pak Talks From Failing Again
Only days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's surprise visit to Lahore promised to put India-Pakistan relations back on track, a terrorist attack on an Indian Air Force base in Punjab this week has...
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Podcast: Celebrating The Indian Winter With The Gujarati Undhiyu
For many Gujaratis, winter marks the end of a long, long wait for Undhiyu, a seasonal dish that derives its name from the way it is traditionally cooked - upside down, under the ground. Pinky...
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How An Afghan Provincial Governor, A Former Mujahideen, Took Up A Gun To Save...
A former Mujahideen, Governor of Afghanistan's Balkh province, Ata Mohammad Noor wielded a gun to protect the Indian consulate at Mazar-i-Sharif after it was attacked on Sunday by heavily-armed...
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A Watery Death: My Haunting Visit To A 'Ghost' Village
© Tushar Dhara "Ghosts are a metaphor for memory and remembrance and metaphorically connect our world to the world we cannot know about," the fantasy writer Leslie What once said in an interview. She...
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6 Ways To Make Your New Year's Resolutions Stick
The thing about the New Year is that it's easy to believe that you're back on the starting line and the follies of the previous year don't matter much. You give yourself new goals, roll your shoulders...
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Photo Essay: A Visit With The Children Of St. Jude
BeRevolution is a multi-faceted project and adventure of cousins Andrea (27) and Luca (31) Bonventre, comprising a road trip from Italy to Japan. They hope to raise funds for Forma, a non-profit...
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45 Indians In Forbes List Of Achievers Are Under 30
NEW YORK -- Forty five Indians and Indian- origin people have made it to Forbes' annual list of achievers in the US under the age of 30 who are "changing the rules of the game or creating entirely new...
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Pathankot Attack: 'Little Doubt' That Terrorists Were From Pakistan, Says NIA
NEW DELHI -- The NIA yesterday said there is "little doubt" that the terrorists who attacked the IAF base at Pathankot were from Pakistan and it will be seeking voice sample of the mother of one of the...
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Pathankot Attack: Sachin Tendulkar Pays Tribute To Martyrs
NEW DELHI -- Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday expressed his grief at the loss of lives of security force personnel in the terror attack at the Pathankot Air Base, saying that they were...
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French Soldiers To Participate In Republic Day Parade
In a first, French soldiers will march down the Rajpath on Republic Day along with Indian troops in the presence of President Francois Hollande who is the chief guest for this year's celebrations....
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Head Of PACL Arrested Over Alleged $6.8 Bln Investment Scam
NEW DELHI -- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday arrested the founder of PACL Ltd over allegations the property company cheated investors of $6.8 billion, in what local media is calling the...
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Five Maoists Killed In Bihar's Aurangabad District
PATNA -- Five Maoists have been killed in an encounter with the elite commando unit of the CRPF after a fierce gun battle in the jungles of Aurangabad district of Bihar. Officials said the encounter...
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PM Narendra Modi To Visit Pathankot Air Base Today
NEW DELHI -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting the Pathankot Air Base station on Saturday to take stock of the security situation after the terrorist attack that left seven security...
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Indian To Re-Open Commercial Coal Mining To Private Firms For The First Time...
NEW DELHI -- India is getting ready to open up commercial coal mining to private companies for the first time in four decades, with the aim of shifting the world's third-biggest coal importer towards...
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A Heartful Approach To Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions
If you're like the majority of the population, the New Year probably arrived with great fanfare and plans for the future. This year would be the one you resolved - you'd shed the pounds, you'd be more...
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What Makes Shah Rukh Khan The Brightest Star Of Them All
There is a certain refreshing kind of intellect that one always associates with Shah Rukh Khan. It is significant to suggest that he reflects a particular kind of intellect because in India we...
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Learning And Unlearning To Be A Mom
It was just a few months back when I was tossing and turning, unable to sleep on my makeshift bed inside a darkened cabin, the sky an inky blue outside. I was feeling angry at myself. It had been two...
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Here's What I Found In My Hunt For A Macanese Souvenir
I've travelled to many places but my goal remains the same in every journey -- to bring back a souvenir unique to that place. From Paris, I brought a music box that played "C'est La Vie", a postcard...
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VHP Has Re-Converted Over 7.5 Lakh Muslims, Christians In The Last Decade:...
SURAT -- Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia today claimed that his organisation had re-converted more than five lakh Christians and 2.5 lakh Muslims to Hinduism in the last ten years....
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