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One continuous crowded hill with vehicles, crowds, noise and anything but the lovely Kipling’s Shimla...
By M.S. Gill
The Secret Diary Of
In which the prime minister learns the wonders of the dollar economy from Barack Obama
The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news
Random notes, gossip, bitching, angles, conspiracy theories, spoofs, essential fundas
Published feedback from our readers: rants, raves, bouquets, brickbats
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10 questions
A month after his book on Sonia Gandhi raised a storm, the author reflects on The Red Sari
showtime
It doesn’t take long for debutant director Pravesh Bhardwaj’s film to slip into absurd territory, made even worse by abysmal acting
calcutta Restaurant
If you are a discerning eater, your first order at this restaurant will probably be your last.
gossip
L'affaire Davidar: all ears now for the trial expected to start in July while Rujuta Diwekar is stolen from under the nose of her debut publisher
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price rise
Despite the pain, why is people’s protest so muted and netagiri so low-key on price rise?
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kashmir: violence
Eleven boys killed in protests in three weeks. The Valley burns again.
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the evidence: bhopal gas tragedy
Union Carbide’s brazen, criminal disregard for safety nauseates still
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Police forces: maoist attacks
Are our central police forces up to the task in taking the war to the Maoists?
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karnataka: lokayukta
A good man goes, head held high. Ethical cleansing in reverse?
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canada: sikhs
Many Sikhs in Canada nurse the wounds of 1984. India must not see them all as separatists.
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society: honour killings
Will love ever find a place in khap country?
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maharashtra: atrocity
A Dalit woman is insulted in Mumbai. Hardly a voice is raised.
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opinion
Putting your inner life out there on Facebook is therapeutic
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opinion
Muslims must give up parochialism, stop obsessing with the past
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sport: saina/sania
The wildly varying careers of Saina Nehwal and Sania Mirza offer a fascinating study in contrast
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fifa world cup 2010
World Cups are where goals are immortalised and stars anointed. Durable controversies also add to the aura.
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bollywood: art
Pop, art, sociology...the film poster is B’wood’s abiding subplot
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review
Fali Nariman lets memory strike its own patchwork path, and presents his final case on the Bhopal tragedy
Mani Shankar Aiyar on Before Memory Fades: An Autobiography By Fali S. Nariman
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review
If quality prose is the measure, then this debut collection of stories, belongs with the best that the unlikely collision of Indian and American cultures has produced
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