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I would wager that nobody in India could spot Havelock island without a bit of help from Google maps
By Suresh Selvaraj
the Secret Diary of
I said to myself: “Hey Shoaib, you are an author now!” And once asleep, I dreamt I am a novelist. My new book is out (aptly titled ‘Conveniently Mine’)
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
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10 Questions
The Rawalpindi Express, on his autobiography Controversially Yours
Movie Review
This story of star-crossed lovers is meant to unfold like some epic romance but collapses under the weight of its own high ambition.
Movie Review
It has little that’s remotely surprising, most of it loaned from countless other sports films.
gossip
Are translations breaking out of their ghetto? Three novels by regional heavyweights appear in a mainstream literary prize shortlist
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upa
A note and the conundrums around it underline the power play within the Cabinet
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probe: cash-for-votes
Despite arrests, stasis stalls the cash-for-votes scam probe
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essay: freedom of media
The Indian state can silence the living, not the voice of the silent
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opinion
Advani’s ambition is forced to take the NDA route—via Bihar
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profile
With G. Janardhana Reddy’s arrest, will the mineshaft collapse on the Bellary brothers?
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pakistan: haqqani network
The force that’s impeding America’s Afghan plans and aiding those of Pakistan
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economy: currency
The falling rupee is no cause for cheer
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kerala: labour
A minister vows to root out ‘nokkukooli’
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opinion
Laud, not lambast, civil society-private sector social initiatives
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history: the rupee
The RBI, in its 75th year, indulges itself in a wistfully nostalgic trip down memory lane
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interview
The Paris you meet in her personal space is not the model "who makes love to the camera" but an ambitious businesswoman
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society: business etiquette
As the new-age executive plays catch up, finishing schools flourish
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tradition: lucknow
A unique Ramlila, organised and acted out by Muslims, won’t be held this year
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Mind your body
Plastic pollutes the adult body too but is more damaging to children
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bcci: transparency
The BCCI has been coddled with many privileges, and no accountability. The RTI Act might change that.
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Review
A history of India’s largest IT employer is laden with unknown detail, with a dash of entrepreneurial wisdom
Rashmi Bansal on The TCS Story...And Beyond By S. Ramadorai
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Review
V.S. Naipaul has called Taseer "a young writer to watch." I am relieved to find something said by Naipaul recently that I can endorse again, fully
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Review
Uneven the collection may be, like collections invariably are, yet well worth reading for some excellent stories.
Shashi Deshpande on Love Across The Salt Desert: Selected Short Stories By Keki N. Daruwalla
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