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Patriot Bureau -March 22, 2019

The central government proposes to include acupuncture, the ancient Chinese system of curing disease by piercing the body with needles, as a full-fledged medical system. Though some doctors admitted this system promoted by Mao provides limited relief but so far there was no scientific evidence to back this claim. An order to this effect was […]

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Dr Reshma Khattar Bhagat -March 22, 2019

Adequate water intake is just one of the ways in which you can protect yourself from kidney disease. Diabetic and hypertension patients are more at risk Here is what Alonzo Mourning, American basketball pro said, “If I would have listened to other people back in 2000 telling me I should have stopped playing basketball because […]

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Cherry Agarwal -March 20, 2019

This is likely the first time when news beat general entertainment channels in terms of TRP. But there’s a catch between march 2 and 8, two Hindi news channels beat the most-watched general entertainment channel (GEC) in the weekly viewership numbers game. These two were Aaj Tak and ABP News. While the most-watched GEC of […]

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Sreya Deb -March 20, 2019

The 14-hour blackout on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp on March 14 spelt trauma for addictive users. Most of them think there was some mischief afoot “At first I was confused. But then I went straight into panic mode,” confesses 18-year-old Batul, who’s gearing up for college. As she was scrolling through her Facebook feed on […]

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Sashikala VP -March 20, 2019

There are pockets like Gautam Puri in South Delhi where voters have no hope that any political party will keep the promises made with such a rhetorical flourish In Gautam Puri, a JJ cluster in Badarpur, there’s no sign of any MP nursing his constituency. No haste to show ‘development’ by paving a road or […]

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Shaunak Ghosh -March 20, 2019

Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Patriot visits Chandni Chowk to find out how the effects of GST and demonetisation will impact traders’ votes The Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency is one of the major constituencies not only in Delhi, but the whole of India. And at the heart of this constituency lies the […]

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Shubham Bhatia -March 20, 2019

Different areas with divergent issues and an unusual voting pattern makes the New Delhi constituency intriguing Posing a striking contrast to the posh enclave of Lutyens Zone, which first comes to mind when one thinks of the New Delhi constituency, Sujan Singh Park is an area with few redeeming features. The shabby quarters where around […]

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Sreya Deb -March 20, 2019

Three months into the new year, the Capital has seen more than a heinous murder a month. Are the Delhi Police claims of vast improvements in the security environment actually reflective of the situation in the Capital? The numbers suggest that as compared to last year, the cases of heinous crimes and crimes against women […]

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