Opinion
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3.8KA History of Abuse at ‘Leading’ Schools of Kashmir
Slap, Kick, Punch, Spit. Oh, these kids. Snap, crack, bang, grunt. Oh, these rogue kids, I tell you. These so-called students and...
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Nuclear apocalypse: Trump and Kim should not hold the world hostage
Not too far away from Seattle, Washington there are eight ballistic-missile submarines carrying the world’s large shipments of nuclear weapons. The 560-foot-long...
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Opinion: When Stones Boomerang
The recent move by the PDP-BJP government to kick-start public water transport facility in Srinagar on trial basis was the second such...
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Triple Talaq must go, but not by a right-wing intervention propagating Hindu supremacy
The welfare of Muslim women is a must, but is the issue of triple Talaq being used to push for Uniform Civil...
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Where villagers are hostage to militarisation: Gurez, the barbed paradise
I didn’t even know that a place called Gurez exists in Kashmir. When my close friend from work offered me a trip...
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Al-Araqeeb village: Palestinian Bedouins refuse to surrender 116 times
On August 1, the Palestinian Bedouin village of Al-Araqeeb was destroyed for the 116th time. As soon as Israeli bulldozers finished their ugly...
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My experiences of the ‘Day of Independence’, and the lack of it
Date: 15th August, some 10 years ago. Place: Kolkata. A schoolgirl wakes up early in the morning. She jumps off the bed...
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The photograph as a feeling: ‘Dangerous Girl’ by Azaan Shah
Azaan Shah’s photograph ‘Dangerous Girl’ is evocative. It’s a simple, but fluent composition. I look at it and I smile. It reminds...
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Is harassment of women becoming a new normal in Srinagar?
A recent Facebook post by Ivana Perkovic, a tourist and a travel blogger from Amsterdam regarding the harassment(s) faced by her at...
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Power to the people: Why Palestinian victory in Jerusalem is a pivotal moment
Neither Fatah nor Hamas have been of much relevance to the mass protests staged around Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem. Neither have...
