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Unity of employees is a historical necessity: Why Indian IT sector needs...
IT Sector Organisations prefer readily available low-waged "fresh" college graduates who oblige to sit through 14-15 hour shifts in return for a fancily named award certificate, or even without...
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Ambati Rayudu loses temper again: Has the cricketer not learnt from his past...
OpinionRayudu should have scaled great heights with his skill, but his temperament always has come in the way.Nitin B.Ambati_Rayudu_PTI_Image_750x500.jpgFile photo: PTIIn the 2016 edition of the Indian...
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Spirituality gone awry in India: What is Dera Sacha Sauda, and who is its...
OpinionThe unholy nexus between politicians and spiritual gurus will have to be broken to end the illegal wealth and patronage that such gurus enjoy. gurmeet ram rahim_pti 750x500.jpgPTI / File photo...
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Child with Einstein's IQ? Why the hype about intelligence tests and Spelling...
OpinionThe IQ test, just like many other tests, is restricted to its own closed territory of questions and answers.Schoolchildren750x500-compressed.jpgAswin Sekhar Lately, media is clogged with...
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Why NEET needs to go: From creating an urban-rural divide to not meeting its...
OpinionIn the garb of bringing in uniformity, NEET destroys the golden concept of our Constitution of not treating unequals equally, writes A Saravanan. A SaravananStudents_exam_PTI.jpgPTI File...
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Rupee Rani: Falling into the EMI-trap and other credit card mistakes that you...
Rupee RaniWomen are so easily criticised and stereotyped even for the smallest financial mistakes, so it is important to be aware of what’s going on in your wallet.Lavanya MohanRupee-Rani-6.jpgTop on...
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'Pen may be yours, they decide on the ink': Journalism under siege in India
OpinionIndia figures at 136 in a list of 192 countries in the 2017 World Press Freedom rankings. TS SudhirGauri Lankesh fb 3_BnW.jpgFacebook/ Gauri LankeshKaravali Ale is a Kannada newspaper published...
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Here be dementors: In the face of turbulence, a journalist’s promise to Gauri...
OpinionRIP, Gauri. We will try not to let you down.Prem Panickerprotest-1.jpgCourtesy: PTIDementors are among the foulest creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, and...
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India should take humane view of Rohingya refugees
Rohingya Since the violence began in 2012, approximately 120,000 Rohingyas have been displaced in the various Rakhine state camps and to neighbouring countries.IANSRohingya.jpgImage: European...
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Chronology of events that killed Anitha, a bright student who opposed NEET
OpinionWhy didn’t the TN government prepare students for NEET after OPS gave his consent for the exam last year?Arockia EdwinAnitha-3.jpgThe BJP and the AIADMK claim that it was the Congress and the...
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The young Gauri Lankesh I knew: Former colleague remembers spirited journalist
ObituaryEver chirpy, she could bring a smile on the face of the most surly chief of the News Desk.Shirish Koyalgauri lankesh_fb.jpg“Hello, Koyal. Do you remember me?” Standing among a gathering of...
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Gauri Lankesh: Why the Right and the Left need voices like hers more than...
OpinionIn a nation as diverse as India, it is voices like Gauri’s that governments need to heed. Tara Krishnaswamy36266195263_82b279fa12_o-compressed.jpgDemocracy is by definition a victory of the...
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She asked questions, they answered with bullets: A friend remembers the fiery...
BlogShe stood in extremes, friends would remember that. Not everyone agreed with her line of thought. But everyone listened to her intently.Preethi Nagarajgauri lankesh protest-compressed.jpgPTI...
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'Triple talaq' abolition is only the start of a larger campaign for gender...
Triple TalaqPublic opinion against this practice could not have gathered critical mass if it weren’t for five Muslim women who stood up to the community’s conservative elements and challenged their...
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Gauri Lankesh murder: Media’s unhealthy swiftness to judge at the expense of...
OpinionBravado is mistaken for courage and rude behaviour and language passes off as doggedness and persistence.Chitra SubramaniamGauri Lankesh 11.jpgLike most who may read the following lines, I have...
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Will Palaniswami's Operation ROFL help him win the floor test in Chennai?
SatireOf Dalapathy Munnetra Kattadam and Mannargudi Constructions. Tenali Ramaops eps vidyasagar rao pti.jpgThe Dalapathy Munnetra Kattadam, the Chennai-based construction giant also known as DMK, has...
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Harassment Surabhi Lakshmi faced for beef eating showed me danger is close home
OpinionWhy are we, as a nation, remaining silent and allowing ourselves to be pushed back just to satisfy a few political whims? Priya Menonsurabhi beef (1).jpgI read about the National award winning...
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Trans Persons’ Rights Bill: Ignorant voyeurs are becoming policymakers, and...
OpinionThere is a great deal of interest, spilling into the realm of the voyeuristic and impinging on human dignity and rights, when it comes to the sexuality of trans patients.Dr Sylvia Karpagamtrans...
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Rupee Rani: Here’s everything you need to know before signing up for a loan
Rupee RaniIrrespective of the nature of the loan there will be terms and conditions written in complicated language that you will attest your agreement to.Lavanya Mohanrupee-rani-2.jpgSigning up for a...
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India's film and entertainment industry is a global brand and a massive job...
OpinionThey deserve their place in the sun at home.Chitra Subramaniamfilm-reel-gst-effect.jpgThis is a true story. In a past life, I was consulting for an Indian multinational seeking to expand in...
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