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BAPS, the Eiffel Tower and the curious silence on secularism
I was a little surprised to see how some of those whom I respect for taking a firm stand on patriarchal issues reacted to the manner in which they...
Faculty Member accuses Appa Rao of bid to shut down HCU
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UPDATE:March 25, 2016Professor Tathagata Sengupta gives an explosive interview...
Appa Rao return bid to thwart Kanhaiya Kumar at HCU?
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Was suspended Vice Chancellor Appa Rao’s surreptitious and sudden...
भगतसिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरू की शहादत पर डा अम्बेडकर
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समसामयिक विचार (जनता, 13 अप्रैल 1931) भगतसिंह, सुखदेव और राजगुरू इन...
फोटोशॉप से पगड़ी का रंग बदला जा सकता है, भगत सिंह के विचार नहीं
भगत सिंह होते, तो संघ के खिलाफ़ होते उस कुर्बानी...
Brussels attacks show just how desperate Islamic State has become
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Image: Ralph Usbeck via AP Photo Islamic State (IS) was...
HCU Erupts: Plan to attack Unsuspecting protesting Students?
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Hydearabad Central University (HCU) Campus errupted with brute violence...
Hindu seer accused of inciting followers to target cow traders in Latehar Jharkand
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UPDATE: March 22, 2016A prominent Hindu seer associated with...
Sangeet, Sapna aur Samvidhan: Diverse Tastes that animate India
Dedicated to Charul and Vinay and their music: the recollection...
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Hindutva’s Hostility to Urdu Evident in HRD Ministry’s New Firman
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