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The shame of Bhopal, which we all share, is not so much of ‘justice delayed is justice denied’, but the fact that, in 2010, India is still two countries.
By Vinod Mehta
The Secret Diary Of
“Mani sir, Ravana will hit you so hard that even Google won’t be able to find you. Mind it.”
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10 Questions
The style diva on her next film I Hate Luv Storys
showtime
Fails to offer a persuasive portrayal of individuals and relationships, the largely ineffective acting making a further hash of an already tenuous narrative.
gossip
On David Davidar, what’s left to say? But will India’s publishing legend live down the scandal?
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child rights
Does corporal punishment leave a child disciplined or scarred?
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Punjab: mosque
Across rural Punjab, Sikhs and Hindus are helping restore mosques destroyed during Partition
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pakistan: veggie cuisine
Go green. In red-blooded Pakistan, kafir vegetarian food is making inroads.
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politics: somnath chatterjee
Somnath Chatterjee’s memoir promises to give CPI(M)’s skeletons a healthy airing
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opinion
When rape is routine and there’s a paucity of condemning voices
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justice: Bhopal gas tragedy
The GoM belatedly sugarcoats the bitter pill
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congress: gandhis
As always, the Congress closes ranks but was Rajiv really out of the loop on Bhopal?
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bureaucracy: corruption
A cadre change has helped an IAS officer avoid arrest for graft
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opinion
A caste census will only reinforce a reality we’re trying to outgrow
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opinion
The ‘creativity’ of the State can paint innocents black—or red
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diplomacy: china
China gives Pakistan nuclear reactors, defies the NSG, and waits
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ULIPs: irda
IRDA gets final say on ULIPs. Long way to go still.
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business: direct tax code
A new tax code is replete with goodies, but still falls short of its original vision
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Mind your body
Have we all started believing that being fat is a crime and dieting the most suitable punishment for it?
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fifa world cup 2010
A soccer safari romps by, and the world watches hypnotised
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review
This book penetrates China’s armature of success, paints the darkness inside sans greys, is hopeful of India
Pallavi Aiyar on India & China: The Battle Between Soft And Hard Power By Prem Shankar Jha
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review
Thapa has a light touch and maintains an admirable balance between telling a story and making socio-cultural observations
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