The declared goals of ISIS are territorial conquest and the establishment of a worldwide Islamic Caliphate, ahead of a predicted apocalypse of Islamic theology. Is Afghanistan on their radar?
Shrinivasrao S Sohoni Dili
AUGUST 2015
AUGUST 2015
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In light of Subramaniam Swamy's campaign to ensure that RBI governor Raghuram Rajan does not get a second term, Hardnews deemed it necessary to highlight an article from our archives which sheds light on the controversial inflation targetting policy of Raghuram Rajan
Hardnews talks to Sunil Abraham, the executive director of the Centre for Internet and Society (CIS), about the future of the Internet in India
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Exclusive interview with Gholamreza Ansari, Iranian Ambassador to New Delhi, who spoke on ISIS and changing equation between Israelis and Americans following the Iran nuclear deal
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Masaan, Neeraj Ghyawan’s debut film, is an exploration of age-old contrasts and, therefore, of change
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Monetary policy exclusively focused on fighting inflation, in the contemporary Indian context, is likely to attain limited success and instead might even further squeeze growth potential
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Increasing politicisation of content on the big and small screens is glaring, yet precious little noise is being made about it
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The institutions guiding capitalism know little why trade cycles inflict tragedies on people they are supposed to benefit
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It’s now painfully clear: the BJP and AAP firmly believe that pouring tax-payers’ money into advertising and PR is the best way to govern the country, states, Union Territories, et cetera. I don’t know about you, but I flinch when I discover that crores of rupees are wasted on the silliest of ads and unnecessary PR initiatives. Since we cannot dissuade both these parties from engaging in this battle to win our fickle hearts and minds, how about we recommend a few ways they can cut costs?
Lucknow has always been a smart city. Even though somewhere along the way the city lost its sheen and was reduced to a shameful shabbiness, the latest figures released by the Union Tourism Ministry reveal that visitors still love Lucknow.
Last year, Uttar Pradesh, of which Lucknow is the capital, received 2.91 million visitors, which is higher than Delhi’s 2.32 million. It’s safe to assume that a majority of visitors to UP went to the state in order to see Lucknow.
Small towns wake up early. In Dinanagar, Gurdaspur district, Punjab, terrorists woke up India at 5.30 am when they began shooting innocent people. A few minutes later, the news channels had found a juicy bone. They began to run breaking news about how terrorists had struck in Punjab, which had been free of violence for the last two decades. Shortly thereafter, the channels announced that the terrorists had occupied the police station of Dinanagar and were shooting from inside.
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