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What should I supplement Hindu with from the internet?

edited November 2013 in Current Affairs
I am planning on using feedly and youtube(for videos)..so wondering what all should I subscribe to?
1) Can you specify which New Indian Express or Indian Express's columnists should I refer to(or anything else)...and and any specific ones?? or any other newspapers?
2)Should I listen to anything specific from LS TV or RS TV?
3)Any specific blogs
4)Anything besides above three?
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  • edited November 2013
    Well you should often read
    1)Indian express with special focus on C Raja mohan , IIla Pattnaik ,Jaithirth Rao, Isher Judge Ahluwalia , Meghnad Desai and Pratap Bhanu Mehta .
    2)PRS legislative research.
    3)Websites of various ministries of GoI for reports.
    4)Websites of Think tanks for selected reports such as IDSA(Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses) , IPCS (Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies) , ORF (Observer research foundation) , South Asia analysis group etc
    5)Wikipedia for relevant information , try to avoid those articles which are not properly referenced.
    6)EPW (economic and political weekly) if you are not a subscriber.
    7)Scientific websites like Nature , Scientific American , National geographic , Live science etc
    8)Magazines such as Frontline , Yojna , kurukshetra and Down to earth if you are not a subscriber you can visit their websites.
    9)Debates on Lok sabha and Rajya Sabha TV on youtube or if you have access to TV.

    These are some examples which all serious candidates follow , though it is not a complete list as it is quite exhaustive but these will give you a fairly good idea

  • btw...any difference between indian express and new indian express?
  • I prefer to watch the following programs (depending on the relevance of the topic):

    LSTV: Insight, Science this week, 1-on-one
    RSTV: The Big Picture, Law of Land, Colors of India, Policy Watch, Standing Committee

    Enjoy !
  • Both IE and NIE are different in content . I would suggest Indian Express for better reading ..
  • Anyone downloads LS TV programs?
  • edited November 2013
    @sidharth575 your point 7 totally scared me
    Scientific websites like Nature , Scientific American , National geographic , Live science etc
    :-O i don't think so much is necessary since upsc is not looking for experts.

    @abhijeetace may i know the reason why do you want to supplement TH?
  • @Hedge I am new..and not finding too valuable articles in Hindu.(80% of national page is crap)..so to get insight into various topics , so that I have more points in writing an answer I am looking for supplements..(will be using internet for it only)
  • OK Nature magazine is overkill but the rest one can selectively read .
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