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On this day in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru promised the country dignity and opportunity, adding that the pledge would be redeemed “not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially”. Seventy-nine years on,…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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Several posts on social media have underlined how the Leader of the Opposition ignored two leading corporate leaders at a private function in Delhi. His constant diatribe against the economy and vilification…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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The police arrested more than 100 workers of the Akali Dal, led by Parkash Singh Badal, on the eve of the party’s protest day. The arrests were made throughout Punjab to ensure…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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The national capital, like cities and towns across India, erupted in celebration on August 15, 1947. The day’s first official ceremony was the swearing-in of Lord Louis Mountbatten as Governor-General, who until…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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A directive issued by Bar Council of India (BCI) chairman and Senior Advocate Manan Kumar Mishra Thursday evening, barring the 2026 graduating batch of NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, from enrolling with…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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The nation has entered its 80th year of Independence. This is an occasion when all Indians, rising above their differences, will join together in paying homage to their freedom fighters, whose endless…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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Does ideology matter in governance? Yes, it does. A case in point is the Jan Dhan Yojana, which marks 12 years this Independence Day and has served the cause of Antyodaya, a…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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Just as the monsoon session of Parliament began on July 20, the student protest demanding the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan, as Union Education Minister, gathered momentum. The BJP had the context and…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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The Union government has summoned Facebook and Instagram parent Meta, and given senior staff from the firm a dressing down. Publicly, the reason is the brief removal, in India, of a video…
By Sohail Khan · 15 Aug
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