IT IS LITTLE KNOWN THAT ISLAM GIVES THE THIRD GENDER THEIR OWN NICHE IN HISTORY, AND THAT ENUCHES FREQUENT TWO MAJOR SHRINES TO THEIR PATRON MOINUDDIN CHISTI IN DELHI, BESIDES PRAYING IN MOSQUES AS MEN Faith is important for eunuchs. All their lives, while they face rejection by society, they find acceptance in Islam. They […]

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Raw fruits and vegetables may be better for your mental health than cooked, canned and processed products, a study reveals. Public health campaigns have historically focused on aspects of quantity for the consumption of fruit and vegetables. However, the study, published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, found that for mental health in particular, it […]

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INDIA’S MOST ‘BELOVED’ CROP, CAN DO MORE THAN JUST SATISFY YOUR HUNGER. HERE’S WHY… Rice is the number one staple crop of the world. It is consumed in various ways in different countries. It possesses nutrients, which are of vital importance to human beings. But generally, people are not aware of it and eat it […]

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THE SACKING OF ATISHI MARLENA HAS LEFT EVERYONE WITH A QUESTION: HOW CAN THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SACK AN ADVISOR TO THE DELHI GOVERNMENT? The cancellation of Atishi Marlena’s appointment as advisor to Delhi Education Minister Manish Sisodia is one of those occasions when the Narendra Modi-led central government has taken  direct aim at the Arvind […]

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In a fair election, Nawaz Sharif’s party, the PMLN, would be in a pole position. If it doesn’t manage to get a simple majority, it would at least be the single largest party Despite being badly wounded and pushed into a corner, the tiger (election symbol of Nawaz Sharif’s party and his own image among […]

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Only 3.3 per cent of 1.8 lakh people suffering from renal failure every year find a donor in India. But there’s never a shortage of donors for politicians or the influential Here is an interesting paradox. While politicians and sportspersons make a beeline for the US and Europe for treatment, India has become one of […]

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Encounter killings will hardly be able to decriminalise UP if the chief minister continues to extricate the BJP’s own legislators accused of crimes as heinous as rape and murder The BJP-government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh seems to have been caught into its own web. Taking in turncoats having criminal antecedents […]

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The most horrific example of using rape as a political tool has come from Kathua, where eight-year-old Asifa lost her innocence and her life to serve a diabolical plan Asifa rape and murder case is one of the most grotesque cases of our times and is symbolic for the many ugly truths it lays bare. […]

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