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During my October 2010 club crawl, I counted ten of the best military and civilian clubs, cheek by jowl on the most expensive real estate in the heart of London’s West End.
By Ashok K. Mehta
the secret Diary of
I am literally snowed under with requests from editors and reporters. And, believe it or not, all of them want me to tap their phones!
The page 3 people, the chatterati and those in the news for being in the news
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10 Questions
The cricketer on his musical side and White Shoe Theory, his band that recently toured India
movie review
Bhansali's painterliness wreaks havoc on the subject. The visual excesses distract from the basic emotions. You don’t feel for the central character
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niira radia
Who’s this woman? An unofficial career biography of a lobbyist who flew too close to the sun...
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politics: bihar
Nitish sends across a victorious message of development, one that reaches the worst-off
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Andhra pradesh: congress
New CM Kiran Kumar Reddy is said to be a doer. Tough days ahead.
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karnataka bjp
Despite everything, Yediyurappa stays. How long will it be this time?
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opinion
Except that here it’s been honed to a high art and systematised
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Myanmar: Suu kyi
Suu Kyi has to tread carefully and figure out her politics in the changing scenario
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diplomacy: iran
India, Iran loosen old ties, enter a retaliatory world of suspicion
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iit kanpur: suicides
What’s behind the suicides at IIT Kanpur?
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jews synagogue
The restored Magen David synagogue, built by Sassoon in 1864, is set to open its doors
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opinion
Obama’s visit starts some culinary adventures—real and imagined
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medicine: banking
Cell banking—only a good ‘business’ idea?
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Mind your body
Sitting down for more than 30 minutes at a time is fast emerging as the single biggest factor influencing metabolic syndrome
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sports: athletics
Women athletes have proved their mettle with medals. What m akes them tick—and win.
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bengal film
Graphic sex, Indian movie? Gandu breaks a lot more shackles.
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profile
The Sunset Club, says the indefatigable Khushwant Singh, 96, is his swansong. Or so he says.
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