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Doklam or Galwan? What Rahul Gandhi Actually Said in Lok Sabha and Why It Matters

Amid repeated adjournments and heated face-offs in the Lok Sabha over extracts from former Army Chief General MM Naravane’s unpublished memoirs, the political clash has come down to one unresolved question. Was Rahul Gandhi referring to Doklam or Galwan? What Rahul Gandhi said in the House was clear. He was named Doklam. He referred to […]

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Uttarakhand | What’s behind a ghost town

meIn Baingwadi, a small village nestled deep in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district, silence begins long before the houses appear. “Here, only empty houses and hanging padlocks welcome you,” says Pratap Singh, 85, a retired sub-inspector of the Indo-Tibetan border police who lives alone. Of his two brothers, one settled in Pauri village and the other in

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PM’s internship system is insufficient | Prime Minister Internship System

teaOne-year-old Nitin Rathore from Kota is the student the government had in mind when it came up with the Prime Minister’s Internship Scheme (PMIS). A business administration graduate from Career Point University and the first member of his family to run a business, he has been working in the HR department of an Indian multinational

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Pawar on the dock | pune land deal

middleMaharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s political career has rarely been without controversies, including allegations of irregularities in irrigation contracts, alleged corruption in the Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, coalition flip-flops and a split in the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The latest trouble stems from a multi-million dollar disputed land deal in Pune involving his son

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There is no place to rest | Highway amenities

GCyril Nair, a senior software executive based in Urugram, was on his way to Jaisalmer with his family when his young son cried out desperately just an hour into the new, gated highway. “Dad, I need to pee.” They were in the middle of nowhere, seemingly nowhere. Ominous clouds thundered overhead and torrential rain beat

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Bengal floods | Flood of human foolishness

teaHe has ignored warnings raised in recent years that a combination of climate change and human behavior could spell disaster for North Bengal’s fragile ecosystem. The costs were high, as on October 5-6 a disaster of enormous proportions struck this mountainous region, its lush foothills (the Douar Mountains) and alluvial plains fed by fast-flowing rivers.

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Prashant Kishore | PK’s all or nothing

oAs families flocked to Patna’s bustling Durga puja pandals on the afternoon of September 29, poll strategist-turned-neta Prashant Kishor provided a unique spectacle. After convening a press conference, he waved papers in front of reporters as he revealed fresh allegations against some senior leaders of the ruling Janata Dal (U.S.)-BJP government in Bihar. Kishor’s targets

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Narendra Modi @ 75 | man of the moment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 75 on September 17, just over a year removed from his historic third consecutive term. This is an achievement unmatched since the first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. India Today takes a look at the making of ‘Brand Modi’, one of the defining political stories of modern India. Publication date: September

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