Rahul the charismatic

His victory will really matter for Kashmir

Impressions By Binoo Joshi

 Whatever may be the outcome of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, one thing is certain ; these polls  are centred around  a young man, whom we all know as Rahul Gandhi. And, here  I would like to  add  that his performance should not be judged by the number  More

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UP: What next?

Samajwadi Party gears up for a generational shift

VIEWPOINT By Anil Anand

From Mulayam to Akhilesh and from bicycle to laptops, the Samajwadi Party tied in the knots of Ram Manohar Lohia’s strong ideological bonds is struggling for a generational shift. Apart from who governs Uttar Pradesh from 2012 Assembly elections onwards, it will also pave the way for Mr Mulayam Singhi More

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Dog’s Day

----- and these four legged creatures have a message for all

FLIPSIDE By Fida Iqbal

A healthy black dog with prominent white streak, arrogantly wagging his furry tail moves out to address a select audience. This extraordinary meeting of dog council was scheduled to be held at Achen garbage dumping ground on the outskirts of Srinagar but the elite ‘sixth sense’ squad of intelligence More

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Returning Literary Award

Why didn't Agnishekhar accept the award?

LITERATURE By Adarsh Ajit

Agnishekhar, a Hindi poet, who has about four poetic works to his credit, had the right to reject the award in protest. Akhtar Mohi-u-din a prominent Kashmiri story writer and dramatist had also refused to take the award a few decades ago. There are two allegations against Agnishekhar. One, that he More

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